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Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, authored by his influential follower Sri Munagala Venkataramiah, is an inspiring and enlightening chronicle about the life of Ramana Maharshi, and his addresses and conversations with people about spirituality. Summary of the Book Ramana Maharshi was aware his calling when he was only sixteen. After this enlightening time of six weeks, he left his home and went to the Arunachala Mountains where he lived there for the rest of his life. His life as a recluse, in due course, earned him many followers. He always believed that silence was the best and the purest form of preaching and teaching and followed the same for the rest of his life. He was initially named as Venkataraman. The name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi was given by one of his first admirers Ganapati Muni. He strongly advocated the Advaita Vedanta, which simply asserts that the cognizance of God is within us – Aham Brahmasmi. This book is about that saint of India who was known for his intense thoughts, yet simply taught. Ramana Maharshi listened, heeded and gave patient answers to people from royal families or other spiritual leaders or even a layman. He was a scholar on several religions. About Sri Munagala Venkataramiah Sri Munagala Venkataramiah is a veteran follower of Sri Ramana Maharshi. He is also an esteemed author who compiled several talks of Ramana Maharshi under his guidance. He also translated many Tamil books written by Maharshi into English. Some of them are Tripura Rahasya, Advaita Bodha Deepika, and Kaivalya Navaneeta.