Guest guest Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 THE GREAT TRANSITION PART SEVEN and Last LIFE MEMBERS - SRI RAMANASRAMAM H. C. Khanna, Kanpur. D. Subbanna, Bangalore. K. S. N. Rao, New Delhi. M. Sadasiva Setty, Chikmagalur. A. R. Narayana Rao, Madras. V. Venkatakrishniah, Nellore. C. Padmanabha Rao, Tirupathi. G. Sesha Reddi, Nellore. Y. Ramakrishna Prasad, Madras. Narendra C. Amin, Mangalore. A. R. Natarajan, Bangalore. Vegi Venkateswara Rao, Visakhapatnam. G. V. Subbaramayya, Nidubrolu. Penmacha Jegannatha Raju, Jinnur. A. K. Ramachandra Iyer, Madras. Bh. Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Raju, Jinnur. Rayavarapu Sankarayya, Nellore. A. Dasaradha Rami Reddi, Nellore. M. Suryanarayana Iyer. Nellore. R. V. Raghavan, Calcutta. S. Krishnamurthy, Neyveli. T. R. G. Krishnan, Bangalore. Tupili Ramana Reddy, Nellore. Mr. & Mrs. Suresh Chandra Khanna, Kanpur, THE JOURNAL, ITS BIRTH A short note might be added on the genesis of ‘The Mountain Path’, since this also is Ashram news. It had been felt long back, even in the lifetime of Bhagavan, that there should be an Ashram journal. It was even suggested to him, but he did not respond; his face showed no interest, so the matter was allowed to drop. Bhagavan very seldom said no, but so tremendous was the power of his presence that if he did not show interest and encouragement none would presume to undertake a project. After he left the body the idea was again considered but again came to nothing. It was mentioned to the present editor who replied, as he then felt, that he had neither the ability nor the interest to undertake such a task. As late as September 1963 it occurred independently to both the editor and the managing editor that there should be an Ashram news bulletin published annually at the time of Sri Bhagavan’s Jayanti birth anniversary and distributed free to devotees, as so many who were not able to come here liked to be kept in touch with developments. A preliminary draught of this was written and shown to a member of the Ashram managing committee, and he immediately suggested that it should be not an annual but a quarterly and should contain articles also. That, of course, raised questions of writing, organization and finance. In a clear intuition from Bhagavan it occurred to these concerned that this was the solution, that the time had now come and an Ashram journal was now appropriate, and before the end of September the project of ‘The Mountain Path’ was agreed upon. There are times when nothing goes right, the wheels are not greased, a project cannot move forward; this was just the opposite. From the very beginning every one co-operated, and gladly, not grudgingly. Blessings and messages of goodwill flowed in, the immediate financial problems were surmounted, the printer took the work up in a spirit of service to Bhagavan, with a short but impressive puja a newly constructed office was opened for the journal at the Ashram, people contributed articles, encouragement came from all sides, hundreds of people took out advance subscriptions, purely on trust, so that in December, a bare three months from its first conception, it is already a full grown reality. If we feel confidence now that it is due to come before the public, it is not confidence in our own work or powers but in the Grace of Bhagavan which we feel so strongly to be on this venture. THE MOUNTAIN PATH LIFE SUBSCRIBERS V. Subramanian, Durgapur. B. S. Ranganathan, Nellore. Dr. T. N. Krishnaswami, Madras. Miss Elizabeth Merston, Sri Ramananagar, K. K. Nambiar, Bombay. Dwarakanatha Reddy, Chittoor. A. S. K. R. Trust, Madras. Satyanarayan Tandon, Kanpur. M. A. Chidambaram, Madras. M. M. Varma, Jaipur. S. S. V. S. Muthiah Chettiar, Tiruvannamalai. A. R. Narayana Rao, Madras. D. S. Sastri, Madras. Bhupen Champaklal, Bombay. Mukund M. Thakore, Ahmedabad. G. J. Yorke, Gloucester, England. N. Balarama Reddi, Vutukuru. Mrs. Banoo J. H. Ruttonjee, Hong Kong. Ashok Pal Singh, Bombay. Dinshaw S. Paowalla, Hong Kong. Rani Padmawati Devi, Bhopal. Miss Gertrude Fugert, Munich, Germany. Miss Mahalakshmi, Madras. Trudel Elasaesser, Waldhof, Germany. K. Gopalrao, Bombay. Prof. Dr. Friedrich W. Funke, Seelscheid, Germany. V. Seshadri, Calcutta. Louise Trachsler, Coppet, Switzerland. Lieut. D. Subbanna, Bangalore. Henri Hartung, Paris. SRI RAMANASRAMAM CHARITIES SRI RAMANASRAMAM TIRUVANNAMALAI AN ANNOUNCEMENT “SRI RAMANASRAMAM CHARITIES, TIRUVANNAMALAI” is a newly registered body under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 with the following objects: 1. To construct an Auditorium and Library and a Reading Room. 2. To hold discourses periodically, sometimes daily, on Indian Philosophy and Culture including those relating to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. 3. To be a centre for the diffusion of Spiritual Knowledge. 4. To house books and periodicals on Eastern and Western Philosophy and depicting different cultural aspects of life in India and other countries. 5. To run a school where the students are taught Sanskrit, English, Tamil, Vedas and Upanishads, and Mathematics etc. and lodging. 6. To run a dispensary where medical attention is given free of charge. In carrying out the above objects of general public utility, the Association shall not undertake the carrying on of any activity for profit. The benefits of the Association will be open to all without any disqualifications by reason only of religion, community, caste, creed, race or sex. On this body being registered on 28-10-1963, the Central Board of Revenue, Government of India, New Delhi, in their Notification, F. No. 68/17/63-I.T. dated l9th November 1963, have decided that donations made to SRI RAMANASRAMAM CHARITIES, TIRUVANNAMALAI, MADRAS STATE, would be entitled to the benefit of the exemption under Sec. 88 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in the hands of donors, subject to the limits specified therein and the donations will also be exempted from Gift Tax. The Management of Sri Ramanasramam appeal to the public in general and to the devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi to contribute liberally to the “SRI RAMANASRAMAM CHARITIES, TIRUVANNAMALAI” so as to enable them to carry on the objects specified above, particularly item (1), the construction of which is on hand. It may please be noted that all remittances to Sri Ramanasramam Charities by Cheques, Drafts or Money Orders should be made payable to SRI RAMANASRAMAM CHARITIES only. T. N. VENKATARAMAN, President. The End THE MOUNTAIN PATH (Quarterly) Editor: Arthur Osborne L1 JANUARY 1964 No 1Do You ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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