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- I had lived in India almost continuously for more than twenty years, mostly in Tiruvannamalai, a medium-sized town at the southern end of the country.
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David Godman (born 1953) has written on the life, teachings and disciples of Ramana Maharshi, an Indian sage who lived and taught for more than fifty years at Arunachala, a sacred mountain in Tamil Nadu, India. In the last 30 years Godman has written or edited 16 books on topics related to Sri Ramana, his teachings and his followers.
David Godman is best known for his anthology of Ramana Maharshi’s writings, Be As You Are, which has become a popular reference book on the great sage’s teachings. But few people know that David has written nine other books, and each one is equally remarkable in its own way.
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Despite his intention to stay for only six weeks, he has been there almost continuously ever since, residing mainly in Thiruvannamalai where Ramana Maharishi’s ashram is located. From 1978 to 1985 he was the ashram’s librarian.
Jun 28, 2016 · David Godman has lived in India since 1976, mostly in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. He spent his time there studying and practicing the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. His anthology of Ramana Maharshi’s teachings, Be As You Are, is probably the most widely read book on Sri Ramana’s teachings.
David Godman talks to John David JD: Can you begin by telling us something about Ramana Maharshi’s early life? How he woke up as a young boy in Madurai. DG: His given name was Venkataraman and he was born into a family of South Indian brahmins in Tiruchuzhi, a small town in Tamil Nadu. He came from a pious, middle-class family.
David was born in 1953 in Stoke-on-Trent, a city in England. He was educated at local schools and in 1972 won a place at Oxford University. During his second year at Oxford University, while reading Sri.
