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As for reading books… you may go on reading any number of them. They can only tell you, ‘Realise the Self within you’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it out for yourself, in yourself.

—Ramana Maharshi⁠1

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South Indian authors are often alphabetized by first name. For example, Suri Nagamma is listed under “Suri” because that’s her familiy name.

Annamalai Swami; Godman, David (ed.)
Final Talks
2nd ed., 2002 EPUB 2024
Annamalai Swami; Godman, David (ed.)
Living by the Words of Bhagavan
1995, 2nd ed. PDF scan 2014
Arunachala, Sadhu (Major Alan W. Chadwick)
A Sadhu’s Reminiscences of Ramana Maharshi
6th ed., 2005 PDF digital 2005
Brunton, Paul
The Maharshi and His Message
12th ed., 2000 PDF digital 2005
Brunton, Paul; Munagala S. Venkataramiah
Commentaries by Sri Ramana Maharshi
Also known as the Red Book or Red Notebook.
1930s manuscript PDF scan and PDF digital
Brunton, Paul; Munagala S. Venkataramiah
Conscious Immortality
Consider reading the source of this book, Commentaries by Sri Ramana Maharshi, instead.
4th ed., 2013 EPUB
Cohen, Sulaiman Samuel
Guru Ramana
8th ed., 2003 PDF digital 2005
Cohen, Sulaiman Samuel
Reflections on Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
5th ed., 2006 PDF digital 2006
Cornelssen, Lucy
Hunting the ‘I’
5th ed., 2003 PDF digital 2005
Frydman, Maurice
Maharshi’s Gospel, Books I and II
13th ed., 2002 PDF digital 2005
13th ed., 2002 HTML
Ganesan, V.
Ramana Periya Puranam
Version 13, 2020 PDF digital 2020
Godman, David (ed.)
Be as You Are
Penguin EPUB
Godman, David
No Mind — I Am the Self
2nd ed. 2021 EPUB 2021
Humphreys, Frank H.
Glimpses of the Life and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
4th ed., 1999 PDF digital 2005
Iyer, T.K. Sundaresa
At the Feet of Bhagavan
4th ed., 2005 PDF digital 2005
James, Michael D.A.
Happiness and the Art of Being
4th PDF ed., 2012 PDF digital 2012
Kapali Sastry, T.V. (pseudonym: K.)
Talks with Maharshi
8th ed., 1993 HTML
Kapali Sastry, T.V. (pseudonym: K.)
Sat-Darsana Bhashya and Talks with Maharshi
4th ed. PDF scan
Krishna Bhikshu (Oruganti Venkata Krishnayya)
Sri Ramana Leela
1st ed. 2003 PDF digital
Kunjuswami
Living with the Master
2nd ed. 2006 PDF scan 2022
Mahadevan, T.M.P.
Bhagavan Ramana
This is the reprinted General Introduction to Ramana Maharshi and His Philosophy of Existence
2001 PDF digital 2001
Mudaliar, A. Devaraja
Day by Day with Bhagavan
5th ed. 2002 PDF digital 2005
Mudaliar, A. Devaraja
Gems from Bhagavan
6th ed. 2000 PDF digital 2005
Munagala S. Venkataramiah (ed.)
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
2006 PDF digital 2006
13th ed. 2013 EPUB
Muruganar; Ramana Maharshi
Guru Vachaka Kovai
tr. Sadhu Om and Michael James, 1st ed. 2007 HTML 2026
tr. Sadhu Om and Michael James, 2nd ed. 2013 PDF digital 2013
tr. Sadhu Om and Michael James, 1st ed. 2007 PDF digital 2007
tr. K. Swaminathan, 4th ed. 2016 PDF digital 2016
Narain, Laxmi
Face to Face with Sri Ramana Maharshi
2nd ed. 2009 PDF digital 2016
Narasimha Swami, B.V.
Self-realisation: The Life and Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
4th ed. 2013 PDF scan 2021
Om, Sadhu
The Path of Sri Ramana, Part One
6th ed. 2005 PDF digital 2007
Om, Sadhu
The Path of Sri Ramana, Part Two
3rd ed. 2006 PDF digital 2009
Om, Sadhu; tr. Sadhu Om and Michael James
A Light on the Teaching of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi
Oiginally named Path of Sri Ramana, Part Three and Essence of Spiritual Practice (Sādhanai Sāram).
1st ed. 2002 PDF digital 2010
Osborne, Arthur
Be Still, It is the Wind that Sings
1st ed., 2000 PDF digital
Osborne, Arthur
My Life and Quest
1st ed., 2001 EPUB
Osborne, Arthur
Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-knowledge
2nd ed., 2002 EPUB
Osborne, Arthur
The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi in his Own Words
8th ed., 2002 PDF digital 2005
Ramana Maharshi
Ramana’s writings
For writings by Ramana on this site, go here. For writings about him on this site by other people, go here.
Ramana Maharshi; T.M.P. Mahadevan (tr.)
Arunachala Siva
Contains translations of Arunachala Aksharamanamalai (Bridal Garland of Letters for Arunachala) and Arunachala Pancharatnam (Five Gems on Arunachala).
4th ed. 2005 PDF digital 2005
Ramana Maharshi
The Collected Works of Sri Ramana Maharshi
Consider reading Michael James’s translations instead.
9th ed. EPUB
9th ed. PDF digital
1st American ed., 1970 PDF scan
Ramana Maharshi; Natanananda (ed.)
Spiritual Instruction • Upadesa Manjari
8th ed. 1974 PDF digital 2006
Ramanananda Swarnagiri
Crumbs from His Table
7th ed. 2006 PDF digital
Sarma, K. Lakshmana (pseudonym: Who)
Guru Ramana Vachana Mala
1st ed. 1960 PDF scan
Sarma, K. Lakshmana (pseudonym: Who)
Maha Yoga
10th ed. 2002 PDF digital
Sarma, K. Lakshmana (pseudonym: Who)
Revelation
Tramslation HTML
Commentary HTML
Sarma, K. Lakshmana (pseudonym: Who)
Sri Ramana Paravidyopanishad
2013 PDF digital
Sri Ramanasramam (comp.)
Centenary Souvenir Commemorating the Advent of Bhagavan Sri Ramana at Arunachala
An anthology of articles about Ramana Maharshi collected by his ashram to mark the hundredth anniversary of his arrival in Tiruvannamalai. Originally published in 1996.
1st ed. 1996 PDF scan 1996
Sri Ramanasramam (comp.)
Golden Jubilee Souvenir
A large anthology of articles about Ramana Maharshi commissioned by Sri Ramanasramam to mark the 50th anniversary of Ramana's Self-realization. Originallly published in 1946.
3rd ed. 1995 PDF digital 2005
Sri Ramanasramam (comp.)
Ramana Smrti
An anthology of articles about Ramana Maharshi commissioned by his ashram to mark his hundredth birthday. Originally published in 1980.
1999 PDF digital 2005
Sri Ramanasramam (comp.)
The Silent Power
A compilation of various articles written by devotees of Ramana reprinted from The Mountain Path and The Call Divine.
1st ed. 2002 PDF digital 2005
Sri Ramanasramam (comp.)
Surpassing Love and Grace
A compilation of various articles written by devotees of Ramana reprinted from The Mountain Path and The Call Divine.
1st ed. 2001 PDF digital 2005
Suri Nagamma
Letters from Sri Ramanasramam Volumes I, II & Letters from and Recollections of Sri Ramanasramam
1st ed. 2003 PDF digital
Viswanatha Swami
The 108 Names of Sri Bhagavan • Ramana Ashtothara
1st ed. 1997 PDF digital 2006

Note

⁠1 Ramana Maharshi quoted by A. Devaraja Mudaliar in Day by Day with Bhagavan, 16 March 1945, Morning.

This page was first published on July 10, 2024 and last revised on February 5, 2026.

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