A.V. Devan Times

Dear Readers, The noble thought for the day was started casually and surprisingly today we have together reached the first mile stone of circulating the 50th Noble Thought. Through Noble Thoughts we tried to capture the sayings of great personalities like Kanchi Periyava, Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sathya Sai Baba, Thirumuruga Krupananda Variyar etc., Similarly we have covered the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Subramania Bharathi, Sri Papanasam Sivan, Sri Sadashiva Brahmendral, Sant Tukaram, Sant Kabirdas, Sant Meerabai to name a few. Additionaly we have also gone through some important quotes from ancient literatures and scriptures like Thirukkural, Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Moothurai, Kamba Ramayanam etc. Though the noble thought looks simple identifying, capturing and reproducing the same with meaning involves a considerable amount of time and at times even a small sloka takes a long time as we need to produce them without a

Dear Readers/Seekers , I am delighted to present the maiden article on the new series of article about Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. Arpanam means offering since the article is an offering to Sri Ramana I thought it would be apt to title it as “ Ramanarpanam ”. The issue contains the excerpts from the biography, teachings, miracles and experiences of the devotees, of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. In this issue under the biography we can read Bhagavan’s birth details. You will be surprised to find an old lady who was in the labor room after seeing the bright face of the child predicted that the baby was an avatar!. Sri Ramana’s teachings were not given in general. In fact, the Sage had no use for “lectures” or “discourses”. His words were primarily addressed to the particular aspirant who felt some difficulty in his spiritual path and sought to have it resolved. But as the same difficulties arise in the quest after the Self and as the method of resolving them is the same, the Maharshi’s

Dear Readers/Seekers, I am delighted to present the article Guru Samarpanam [Issue # 8]. The issue contains the excerpts from the biography, teachings, miracles and upadesa of Pujyashri Sri Sri Chandrasekarendhra Sarasvati Swamigal fondly revered as “Nadamadum Theivam” [Walking God], Mahaperiyaval, Paramacharya etc. Under the biography we can see our Paramacharya’s first Vijaya Yatra to Tiruvanaikkaval a holy place situated near Tiruchi. The visit was to see the Kumbabhishekam being performed at the Temple. Later Periyava visits his Paramaguru’s (Maha Devendra Sarasvati) Adishtanam at Ilayathangudi. In the section teachings of Mahaperiyava talks upon the “Ways to reduce Crime” explains the responsibility for every citizen and those who are in the Government, which is relevant in the current situation. Under the Mircales of Mahaperiyava we are going to unravel the experience of North Indian Setji which I believe reveal the significance of our dharma shastras. Finally the sayings of Peri