The Maharshi was born to guide sincere seekers, not just for those of his own generation, but for our generation and generations to come. It is the Universal Awareness of our eternal Divine Nature as the Self of all selves. That Truth is ever-present, both within and without. The resident devotees of Arunachala Ashrama feel blessed to have witnessed, as his instruments, this gradual unfoldment of his grace.Īt some point in a sincere seeker’s life, he or she comes to realize that the reason that they are born, that they die and are reborn again and again, is to experience the one essential Truth of their existence. Thoughout the history of Arunachala Ashrama, we have observed how the Maharshi’s life and teachings, like a gentle shower of rain, has steadily seeped into the awareness of sincere seekers, not only in North America but the world over. And of late, a few other devotees in the USA have expressed interest to open Ramana Centers in their towns. Lawrence River, on the border between Canada and the USA in the town of Ogdensburg, New York. Also, a devotee from Ottawa, Canada has built a new Sri Ramanachala Mandiram, overlooking the St. In 2013, a devoted couple in Elgin, Illinois, near Chicago, opened a beautiful Ramana Center where they have daily meditation and monthly satsangs. Rathinasamy prior to visiting for the first time will insure the Hall will be open when you arrive (813 685-8843). All devotees are welcome to visit this new holy site of pilgrimage at 5919 Lynn Road, Tampa, FL. The inauguration of the Old Hall replica took place during the fourth Annual Sri Ramana Jayanti Retreat in Tampa. In 2016, during the celebration of Sri Ramana’s 137th Jayanti in Tampa, Florida, eighty devotees gathered for the griha pravesham of a newly-constructed replica of Bhagavan’s Old Hall, which served as his abode in South India for over 20 years. He then had a meal, smiled and conversed with the Ashrama friends who had gathered, but showed no signs that this was his final night.
In the night he had been quietly absorbed in listening to both the morning and evening Veda Parayanam, one after the other.
From all appearances on the previous day no one could have guessed that he was about to depart. On closer examination it was found that his life breath had left the body. In the New York Arunachala Ashrama, on Monday morning, April 10th, 2000, Arunachala Bhakta Bhagawat looked as if he were asleep. This house, also a townhouse, was only a few blocks from the rented house and was in a quieter location with similar but improved facilities. A newer edition with restored photographs continues to find an appreciative audience.Īfter nine years of renting a town house in Forest Hills, Queens, the Ashrama was finally able to purchase a building in 1996.
This pictorial biography was immensely popular before the explosion of digital media which has since been broadcastiing the life and teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi around the globe. The Greenblatts worked on this for more than a year and it was released in commemoration of Bhagavan Ramana’s 100th birth anniversary. About a year later they were sent to Ramanasramam to fulfill a long-cherished dream of Arunachala Bhakta Bhagawat - to publish a high-quality pictorial biography of Bhagavan. Joan and Matthew Greenblatt decided to move back to the New York City area in 1977. Meanwhile in the Nova Scotia Ashrama, a stream of visitors and long-term residents engaged in the daily meditation and work. Devotees were now welcomed into a home-like atmosphere, as family members in an ever-widening circle connected by the thread of the Master’s inscrutable ways. All the bedrooms were on the second floor and the basement became the Ashrama office.
The living room was made into a shrine where the morning and evening Vedas, chanting and meditation were conducted. Now there were rooms for residents and a better place for Arunachala Bhakta Bhagawat and his wife Yogamayaji to live in. However, this turned out to be fortuitous because it precipitated a move in 1987 to the residential borough of Queens where a house could be rented for much less than $2000. Business properties in New York City are not rent controlled. It might have continued there longer if the rent had not been raised from $400 a month to $2,000 overnight! The property manager was sympathetic to the Ashram and, despite the continued retail demand, waited a couple of years before he raised the price to reflect the demand. A modest storefront rental property at 342 East 6th Street in Manhattan served as the home for Arunachala Ashrama for nearly 20 years.
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