Being caught by Ramana's gaze

Agreed, agreed, and agreed. Ramana placed me on the path of Self-Inquiry with his gentle eyes a few years ago. The development from simply being exposed to his revelation was amazing. I read his writings and began reading Talks, but it became too much and I had to let the inquiry sit below the surface for a time. Still, I alway see mount Arunachala in my heart now, even though I have not been lucky enough to go there yet. Some day. Recently the inquiry was re-awakened by finding John Sherman online. His transmission of Ramana's path is astounding. I;ve begun reading Talks again, an love it.

That's really great. And I am sure you will get a chance to visit this holy soil sooner or later. Blessed are those who get introduced to his teachings. Blessed are those who even get a chance to tread the soil on which he set his foot. :) And if you ever visit India, just drop a line.:)

I am feeling blessed to be in company of such people as yourselves! I have read little Ramana Maharishi, save for the excerpt found on www.nisargadatta.net, but I'm an avid reader and disciple of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj as well as J.Krishnamurti. Trust me when I say I know it's invaluable; God it's... are you crazy? These people are eye-openers and they open our eyes and our hearts to reality! I mean it's YOUR LIFE! These people are blessed and blessed and blessed again. I know few will understand this. What they teach cannot be expressed. I'm on an emotional climax! I'm so happy to have met you!

Ramana Maharshi has nothing whatsoever to do with New Age beliefs. Nor, is his message Buddhist. It's more closely associate with Vedantic teachings. You should do just a little bit of research before jumping onto conclusions handed to you by modern dogmatic opinions. And, for the record, Buddhism has nothing to say about worshiping. Ramana (who is not buddhist) never advised for, or against, any type of worship. All he proposed was that before you go trying to figure out the most perfect thing to do with your life, you should actually figure out who you are. The very core of Ramana's teachings is that one should never take what one reads, sees, or experiences at face value. One should, at all times, question, consider and think. To make the blanket statement that we should worship God, but not follow Eastern Religion, is contradictory. Eastern Religions (in fact all religions) are about the worship of God, or Gods. Religion and science are separate issues. Belief systems do not have to be scientifically accurate to be beneficial, or useful. There is no scientific proof of God, if there were that would be physics, not God. I read the reviews on material that I study extensively. To think that if someone's opinions differ from yours indicates a lack of consideration on there part is prejudicial, and kind fo silly. ;-) By the by, that review of Ken Wilber's book is kind of a crook. The statement that Ken is weak on physics is belied by the fact that Ken holds a PhD in Optical Physics and a Masters in cellular biology. He is also only a thesis short of a handful of other Doctorate degrees. The common tactic of Ken Wilber's critics to poo-poo his physics knowledge has always given me great giggles.