Sri Poonjaji was born on October 13, 1910, in a part of the Punjab that is now in Pakistan. He had his first direct experience of the Self at the age of eight. He met his Guru, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, in 1944. Shortly afterwards he realized the Self in the presence of his Master.

Papaji: Interviews

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Avadhuta Foundation

Hariwansh Lal Poonja, nowadays called 'Papaji' by his many devotees, lived in Lucknow, India. In his presence and through his dynamic transmissions countless people have been made aware of the impersonal reality that underlies the world and all phenomenal experiences. The first volume of this major new biography covers his early years in the Punjab, his dramatic meetings with his Master, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and other spiritual luminaries, his work as a mining manager and his teaching with South Indian devotees in the late 1960s. --- from book's back cover

Nothing Ever Happened, Vol. 1

Biographies & Memoirs

GODMAN, DAVID

Leaders & Notable People

Hariwansh Lal Poonja, nowadays called 'Papaji' by his many devotees, lived in Lucknow, India. In his presence and through his dynamic transmissions countless people have been made aware of the impersonal reality that underlies the world and all phenomenal experiences. This second volume begins with his life in Rishikesh and his adventures in the Himalayas in the late 60s and 70s. It moves on to describe the events of his first two foreign tours and concludes with an illuminating record of teaching dialogues that took place in India in the mid-1970s. --- from book's back cover

Nothing Ever Happened, Vol. 2

DAVID GODMAN

Hariwansh Lal Poonja, nowadays called 'Papaji' by his many devotees, lived in Lucknow, India. In his presence and through his dynamic transmissions countless people have been made aware of the impersonal reality that underlies the world and all phenomenal experiences. After describing his later foreign trips, the focus of this third volume shifts to the stories of devotees who met him in India during the 70s and 60s. Extracts from his personal diaries are followed by Papaji's detailed explanations on how the Guru-disciple relationship works. --- from book's back cover

Nothing Ever Happened, Vol. 3

By David Godman Published by Avadhuta Foundation, Colorado After Papaji had read the account of his early life that David Godman had written for the Papaji Interviews book, he invited him to Lucknow to be his official biographer. Papaji gave David full access to all his papers, answered many of his detailed questions, and encouraged all his devotees to contribute stories to the project. Papaji read and checked all the chapters, and most of them were read out by him during the daily satsangs that were taking place in Lucknow. This 1,200-page three-volume account is unlikely ever to be challenged as the definitive account of Papaji’s extraordinary life. Vol. 1 417 pages The first volume of this major new biography covers his early years in the Punjab, his dramatic meetings with his Master, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and other spiritual luminaries, his work as a mining manager and his teaching enconters with South Indian devotees in the late 1960s. Vol. 2 411 pages This second volume begins w

Nothing Ever Happened

An inciteful and exciting series of edited talks (satsangs) given by the Advaita master and devotee of Ramana Maharshi, HWL POONJA, affectionately called PAPAJi, in his home and at Satsang Bhavan in Lucknow, India, in the early 1990's.

The Fire of Freedom, Satsang with Papaji (The Fire of Freedom, Volume 1)

This is an English translation of the Tamil work Padamalai (A Garland for Padam). It contains almost 2000 teachings statements by Sri Ramana Maharshi. They were recorded by Sri Muruganar in two-line couplets.

Padamalai

Politics & Social Sciences

Robert Butler (Translator)

David Godman (Translator and Editor)

Dr. T.V. Venkatasubramanian (Translator)

Philosophy

Annamalai Swami Final Talks

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