Huge Arunachaleswar temple and Arunachala Hill are located at Tiruvannamalai town in Tamilnadu state. At the foot of the Arunachala hill Sri Ramanasramam is located and the road surrounded by the hill and Ashram is extended to 14 KM and all the devotees Indians and foreigners used to perform ” Giripradakshina “around the hill throughout the year which is a wanderful experience The great sage Sri RamanaMaharshi lived on the hill and come down after establising Sri Ramanasrmam and lived till April 1950 the day on which Bhagavan attained samadhi. Visits to Arunachaleswar temple , Sri Ramanasramam , including Griipradakshina are very important and auspicious and sacred for every one who believes in self -realization or moksha. The Sage Sri Ramanamaharshi stayed near Arunachala over a period of 60 years till April 1950 and used to give valuable messages on religious matters. Most of the people from local and non local used to visit Sri Ramanasram to have darshan of Ramanamaharshi and interact with him. During the period when Ramanamaharshi was alive most of the religious gaints , yogis , Swamijis, great personalities used to visit him and had self realization. The Ashram accommodation is available on free of cost and having food in the Ashram is also a memorable occassion. Sri Ramana Bhagavan used to say that Arunachala is the axis for the entire world and source for Self realization.
Bhagavan told to Kunju Swami about Giripradakshina
There is nothing better than Giripradakshina that alone is enough. If you do japa or meditation sitting in one place the maind may wander. But during giripradakshina the limbs move but the mind will be STILL.
Bhagavan gave this instruction to Frank H Humphreys Asst Supdt of police Madras about correct Meditation practice. SEE THAT WHICH SEES ALL …Give yourself a quarter of an hour a day keep your eyes open and try to keep the mind unshakenly fixed on ‘THAT WHICH SEES ALL ” It is inside yourself. Do not expect to find that THAT is something definite on which the mind can be fixed easily it will not be so Though it takes years to find that THAT the results of this concentration will soon show themselves in 4 or 5 months time….in all sorts of unconscious clairvoyance in peace of mind in power to deal with troubles, in power all around—always conscious power.
