The Ramana Shrine and Meditation Hall is the fulcrum of the Ramana Maharshi Centre, the physical focus of connecting with Bhagavan and the devotees, here at Bangalore. There can never be any doubt that Ramana’s presence is available everywhere at all times. At the same time, so long as one is bonded to one’s body, one often needs a physical anchor to keep one’s ship from drifting meaninglessly on the inward path and from floundering in the many storms that life whips up.

It is for this reason that the Supreme Truth has been embodied as Sadguru Ramana, for this reason that he allowed himself to be photographed in hundreds of aspects and for this reason that he has made his presence palpable in places where devotees congregate to dwell on his life and teachings. Evidently this current of grace flows here in full measure at the Ramana Shrine and Meditation Hall in Bangalore. Many have entered its portals and found themselves enveloped by the love and peace. They often wonder why it was so long before they came and it is not unusual to ponder that one comes only when Ramana calls.
 

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“Some come to meditate, others to pray and some simply to drink in the peace and joy. All see it as a spiritual oasis in the very midst of the hectic 'madding crowd'. They wonder whether the location that Sri Ramana Maharshi has chosen typifies his teaching of combining work and wisdom. Does it signify keeping the hands busy in work while the 'head is cool in solitude', functioning from the silence of the heart?”

Driving down from the Begaluru International Airport on Bellary Road, soon after one drives past the underpass of Mekhri Circle, the Shrine stands to the right on a stretch of road now called the ‘Ramana Maharshi Road’. To reach it from this side of Bangalore one has to go straight through to the Cauvery Circle, take a U- turn and drive back, taking a left at the 10th Main of Raj Mahal Vilas Extension just before the Shrine to enter the gate. If one comes from the South of Bangalore, one drives past Windsor Manor, right past Cauvery Circle and just before going down into the underpass in Mekhri Circle, branches into the left in the 10th Main of RMV Extension. The Shrine is opposite the Palace Grounds on its Western side, called the ‘Tripura Vasini’ entrance.

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