Talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi: Narrated by David Godman - Lakshmi the Cow

Lakshmi was of of the most outstanding devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi. In this film David Godman narrates the story of her life and explains why Sri Ramana and his devotees hold her in such high esteem.
A full account of her life can be read in The Power of the Presence, part three, by David Godman.
I plan to add English, French, Spanish, German and Italian subtitles to these talks on Sri Ramana Maharshi. I have English transcripts of the talks. If anyone feels inspired to translate them into other languages, other subtitles can be added as well.
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  • @arunachulashiva
    @arunachulashiva9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, David, for offering us the fruits of your passion and interest in Bhagavan's life. These videos are rare gifts.

  • @paul-on9py
    @paul-on9py7 ай бұрын

    Thank you David. This is such a lovely series on Lakshmi. Your words and stories are so comforting. I never tire of listening to you. A special person you are. Chosen by Ramana to continue the message.

  • @ploopieflooper
    @ploopieflooper8 жыл бұрын

    Lakshmi! How blessed your life is. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story David! My love for Ramana deepens every moment of every day.

  • @ramanagal
    @ramanagal4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, David! One of the strongest avenues Baghavan found into my heart is through a shared love of animals. This video you’ve compiled is one of the best cases for acknowledging what is called the rights of animals, for which I have long campaigned but no longer find the anger useful. This love is beyond any body and his loving examples, even if sometimes including the appearance of anger, is the kind of movement for all creatures I dearly want to realize. These tears of joy are the start.

  • @rasucha
    @rasucha9 жыл бұрын

    I express my sincerest gratitude for posting this.

  • @kamesh5846
    @kamesh58468 жыл бұрын

    it's amazing to see the cows standing behind you sit down when you start narrating the story of how lakshmi started living in ashram permanently...!!!!

  • @bhajandaniel9771
    @bhajandaniel97715 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, David, for these wonderful talks. I've been a Ramakrishna devotee for awhile and have become very interested in Bhagwan Ramana. I wanted a corollary to (but could not find) The Gospel Of Sri Ramakrishna which, way back when, allowed me to get to know Thakur (Ramakrishna) as a person who walked the Earth. These talks of yours are the delightful corollary I sought. Thank you for this wonderful introduction to the life of Sri Ramana Maharshi.

  • @Bjarku
    @Bjarku2 жыл бұрын

    I love these. Listen to them every night as I fall asleep. Just wish there were more Ramana stories from David.

  • @YoginiLindaMadani
    @YoginiLindaMadani8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for for all these talks. I love it. I am in Tiru right now so I feel I have personal tour with you. Bless you.

  • @embracethepresencepierre3144
    @embracethepresencepierre31447 жыл бұрын

    Blessings to you for gifting us with these treasured messages of Self Realization

  • @HarilalPoonja
    @HarilalPoonja9 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @madhusudhang.a1892
    @madhusudhang.a18925 жыл бұрын

    These videos of Ramana Maharshi are a life time asset for all of us to learn from the teachings of a Realised Guru

  • @jtr12265
    @jtr122659 жыл бұрын

    Dear David Godman, First of all, thanks for relating the story of Lakshmi and her life in the Presence of Sri Bhagavan. I like your way of telling. I admire your efforts in collecting details and presenting them to us May Bhagavan bless. Thyagarajan

  • @sjain8111

    @sjain8111

    3 жыл бұрын

    🌺🤍🌺🌿🙏🌿

  • @shadcrow522
    @shadcrow5225 жыл бұрын

    Your so good to listen to and relaxing. Thank you David.

  • @parvathiakkaraju3381
    @parvathiakkaraju33816 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr. David. Your devotion is incredible.🕉🙏

  • @Alephkilo

    @Alephkilo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Parvathi Akkaraju I concur. These videos uplift the soul and prepares one for meditation and self enquiry. David, you help us in our Sadhana and listening to your videos is tantamount to Satsang for the soul.🙏🏽

  • @AthenaSeven
    @AthenaSeven7 жыл бұрын

    Thank You David Godman...wonderful video & narration...only an enlightened being has the power to 'see' the 'unseen'...& 'hear' the 'unspoken'...Namo shree Gurudevaya.

  • @parvathiakkaraju3381
    @parvathiakkaraju33815 жыл бұрын

    Davidji ... I love your narration. I am living in that time with your thorough description of the situations at that time . 🙏

  • @maneeshchhabra
    @maneeshchhabra3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David, your videos are a true Satsang

  • @kaeon4155
    @kaeon41555 жыл бұрын

    The most peaceful looking cow I've ever seen

  • @ramesh1sethumadhavan
    @ramesh1sethumadhavan8 жыл бұрын

    Excellent and touching story with great narration. Great work of dedication. Thank you Sir for this posting!!!

  • @kathleensutherland6593
    @kathleensutherland65938 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David, wonderful story telling.

  • @witness64
    @witness649 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all these beautiful stories and background information!

  • @_jurk
    @_jurk2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David, I loved it. Also great footage of Ramana together with Lakshmi ❤️

  • @OMindsstuff
    @OMindsstuff3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for narrating this heartfelt story.

  • @freedomom614
    @freedomom6146 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this hearttouching story about Lakshmi, the soul in form of a cow. Namasté -

  • @horserider6895
    @horserider68954 жыл бұрын

    I just subscribed. I think your role is extremely important in this era. So wonderful to hear about Lakshmi and Bhagavan

  • @coronaborealis1096
    @coronaborealis10962 жыл бұрын

    What a great teaching - by Sri Ramana and by Lakshmi as well. Thank you, David!

  • @sandeepsatti6922
    @sandeepsatti69228 жыл бұрын

    Hi sir, Thanks for all of your videos on Bhagavan...

  • @kandyreddiar983
    @kandyreddiar9833 жыл бұрын

    Very moving. Thank you David.

  • @malizina1
    @malizina18 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David !

  • @patriciat5323
    @patriciat53232 жыл бұрын

    This story is so beautiful,so magnificent,I can't find words to express myself further. Thankyou David Goldman. ❤️

  • @josefromspace
    @josefromspace4 жыл бұрын

    Great narrative, shared directly from the cowshed, thank you so much Dave. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. All of your videos are of great great value.

  • @tinamarie9809
    @tinamarie98097 жыл бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoyed listening :) Thank You very much

  • @Pualn08
    @Pualn087 жыл бұрын

    This is a great historical documentary Thanks for posting.

  • @jenniedevereaux2696
    @jenniedevereaux26962 жыл бұрын

    What lovely stories. Thank you ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @vasud1995
    @vasud19957 жыл бұрын

    Iam lucky to see this video to virtually walk through the golden past when Bhagawan was physically present in the Ashram.What a great work by Sri David !! . Excellent presentation ,very structured. I suggest knowledge seekers to watch other slides of Sri David to progress furthur towards self realisation.

  • @Turiya77
    @Turiya778 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @prasadp8265
    @prasadp82653 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much David.

  • @filoblack
    @filoblack9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much again.

  • @andriano22
    @andriano229 жыл бұрын

    Thank you dear David

  • @pilarzamora5705
    @pilarzamora57058 ай бұрын

    Gracias infinitas por este reportaje tan conmovedor de Laksmi y su Liberacion..... Sri Ramana Mahjara....un Ser Unico.

  • @WichalRangai
    @WichalRangai9 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU...!

  • @letsdoit3976
    @letsdoit39763 жыл бұрын

    Now understood, why not only cow slaughter but also killing any animal is a notorious sin. I am a pure vegetarian, thank God

  • @denissullivan5571
    @denissullivan55715 ай бұрын

    Thank you, an amazing and beautiful story !!!

  • @prema5046
    @prema50462 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! Thank you.

  • @tobias13100
    @tobias131009 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much.

  • @wally3086
    @wally30869 жыл бұрын

    thank you for this video

  • @martinshannon7632
    @martinshannon76322 жыл бұрын

    Thanks david

  • @filoblack
    @filoblack9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David. Om peace

  • @martinkuba6476
    @martinkuba64765 жыл бұрын

    Děkuji za české titulky:)

  • @vivekanandhanramachandran3220
    @vivekanandhanramachandran32207 жыл бұрын

    thanks david

  • @cooldwnload
    @cooldwnload2 жыл бұрын

    Though Bagavan teachings are in silence. Your collection of contents helps to clarify ourselves 🙏 thank you

  • @NagarajanRV
    @NagarajanRV5 жыл бұрын

    Love.... Love.... Love....

  • @simonebisol8485
    @simonebisol84852 жыл бұрын

    Gratidão Infinita!

  • @lalalaXify
    @lalalaXify6 жыл бұрын

    This is such a beautiful story... I love it.

  • @jaganmohan3682
    @jaganmohan36824 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir

  • @dnail
    @dnail5 жыл бұрын

    The story of an amazing cow

  • @notoddbuttoddwho2550
    @notoddbuttoddwho25507 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @sukhadiakamath8405
    @sukhadiakamath84059 жыл бұрын

    Great....Sachithanandam....

  • @amanitamuscaria7500
    @amanitamuscaria75004 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @MrTamilindian
    @MrTamilindian4 жыл бұрын

    👌💚David God man super........

  • @1971taran
    @1971taran8 жыл бұрын

    Dear David , thank you for posting these clips. Pure Gold! I plan to be in India(delhi) in late dec/jan, I am indian, settled in Australia. Any chance to chat with you about Bhagwan, as I feel a keen desire to visit Arunachala?warm regards, taran

  • @carlamastrangelo8852
    @carlamastrangelo88522 жыл бұрын

    Grazie di Cuore è una storia bellissima !!!

  • @richardconner15
    @richardconner157 жыл бұрын

    On the surface of this information you must admit that it seems a little farfetched.But after you have analyzed the purity & spiritual stature of RAMANA MAHARSHI,you have to conclude that he knows more about the TRUTH of this information,its backstory,than I do.SAINTS OF ALL RELIGIONS I SALUTE YOU ALL.

  • @janetownley
    @janetownley11 ай бұрын

    So maybe my great respect and love for my dog, and desire to give her all good things, is not foolishness as everyone seems to suggest. I communicate with her in a very similar way and depth as is described with Bhagavan and Lakshmi. To be fair, I think many people do

  • @carlavela7106
    @carlavela71067 жыл бұрын

    Es un buen recuerdo y si creo que los animales pueden trascender...son iguales que nosotros también tienen Conciencia y Amor. ♡♡♡

  • @amritamishra8791
    @amritamishra8791 Жыл бұрын

    Moving story, what a lucky 🐄

  • @LuAr1982
    @LuAr19824 жыл бұрын

    Lakshmi lived 22 years

  • @Gerua108
    @Gerua1089 жыл бұрын

    Please Upload subtitle for this video also like you uploaded for Old Hall video...Regards

  • @rarmai8004
    @rarmai80047 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful. Thanks so much. David, in this video you quote from what you had written earlier about Lakshmi. I would be interested in reading that. Is it available anywhere?

  • @David_Godman

    @David_Godman

    7 жыл бұрын

    There is a chapter on Lakshmi in The Power of the Presence, part three

  • @anoopmondal8327
    @anoopmondal83279 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a ton David. All these videos are pure gold. Would like to know, Is there any way to meet you in Tiruvanamallai, to learn more about Bhagvan's teachings.

  • @David_Godman

    @David_Godman

    9 жыл бұрын

    Anoop Mondal Next time you come to Tiruvannamalai, email me just before you come and we can arrange to meet.

  • @AshokKumar-rj9pj
    @AshokKumar-rj9pj5 жыл бұрын

    Arunachala Siva Arunachala Siva Arunachala Siva Om namo Bhagavathe Sri Ramanaya.

  • @piamp1454
    @piamp14542 жыл бұрын

    🕉♥️🙏🏻♥️🕉

  • @sofiaor1
    @sofiaor12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this story. i heard you saying in one of your videos that Ramana said that only his mother and Lakshmi were enlightened while being in his presence i wonder what about all of his devotees who loved him and followed his teachings? What about Papaji who considered Ramana his Master?

  • @jasonlattrulo6047
    @jasonlattrulo60474 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @ronyfedrer1
    @ronyfedrer19 жыл бұрын

    david where i can get that song in between the video "namo ramanaya nalam" ?

  • @David_Godman

    @David_Godman

    9 жыл бұрын

    rony fedrer It's Ramana Puranam. Full details are given at the end of each film. You can order either from the Sri Ramanasramam Book Depot (which is where I got my copy) or directly from the Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning in Bangalore

  • @rohitchhillar9330
    @rohitchhillar93304 жыл бұрын

    ♥️

  • @user-zj6wn7zg1f
    @user-zj6wn7zg1f3 жыл бұрын

    Holy cow,

  • @2010RSHACKS
    @2010RSHACKS2 жыл бұрын

    David I’m curious if you’ve ever had 5-MeO-DMT or sapo from the Sonoran desert toad and your thoughts about it. Does it really facilitate a direct experience with the self?

  • @CusJah
    @CusJah8 жыл бұрын

    Lakshmi Ma Ki Jay

  • @Anuradhagoldie
    @Anuradhagoldie6 жыл бұрын

    Thanq David for the enlightenment. Wish every Hindu knew to spread the word avoiding conversions

  • @esneliamunoz4475
    @esneliamunoz44752 жыл бұрын

    🕉🕉🕉🙏

  • @TheJessierb
    @TheJessierb8 жыл бұрын

    The cows behind David are tethered on very short leads on dry land - is this usual or was this just done to provide background for the talk?

  • @mayurnayudu3376

    @mayurnayudu3376

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice observation..these cows are let out most of the day and come back for food..they are free. But I appreciate your concern

  • @chandrasekharnaik206
    @chandrasekharnaik2067 жыл бұрын

    Sri sad Guru Krupa

  • @venkatraman9699
    @venkatraman96995 жыл бұрын

    From what I have read, on one occasion, Sri Ramana told"" Realisation is possible in animals but exceedingly rare; even in Puranas how many examples have we heard like Gajendra Moksha??"". David, your narration seem to imply that realization is possible in animals(without any condition ); in my view , that may not be an unqualified truth, from what I have stated above.

  • @Jivanmuktishu

    @Jivanmuktishu

    4 жыл бұрын

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajendra_Moksha

  • @ChiefCowpie
    @ChiefCowpie3 жыл бұрын

    Namo Namah Lakshmi Devi Cow

  • @soniagolan2774
    @soniagolan2774 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this story.In one of your videos you said that Ramana said that only his mother and Lakshmi were enlightened while being in his presence so I wonder what about all of his devotees who followed his teachings,what about Papaji?

  • @sangeeta963

    @sangeeta963

    Жыл бұрын

    When a drop merges in an ocean it becomes the same..Papaji was one in That ..

  • @user-xp6wv4kt5b
    @user-xp6wv4kt5b9 ай бұрын

    The white cow in the background has such an uncomfortably short leash. Hope they keep it longer.

  • @lkd982
    @lkd9823 жыл бұрын

    I have to laugh, that Bhagavan "did it all [i.e. build the extravagant expensive cow shed building, even though he was extremely frugal] for Lakshmi" (the cow). After all, as he said, the cow was enlightened. But after all, he Bhagavan knew that money and growth of the ashram would follow from the initiative - not that he was apparently interested in that outcome.

  • @johnretired8213
    @johnretired8213 Жыл бұрын

    All animals already realized.

  • @sangeeta963
    @sangeeta963 Жыл бұрын

    He was able to Intuit any thing..cow birth means last one as an animal.. next one is as a human..but Laxhmi was released ..no more births.❤

  • @mesamadhi
    @mesamadhi5 жыл бұрын

    It makes sense the Green Granny reincarnated to Lakshmi because she wanted to live near Ramana

  • @rameshkoilpillay2639
    @rameshkoilpillay26397 жыл бұрын

    "அருள் கடவுள்"

  • @cevinhe
    @cevinhe4 жыл бұрын

    Ca a person with a spinal cord injury realized the self?

  • @kr7475

    @kr7475

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely Yes. If you're alluding to kundalini. The physical body has nothing to do with it. It's the etheric body. Moreover, energy can rise in astral and other bodies as well.

  • @peterquest6406
    @peterquest64066 ай бұрын

    Do those cows have rope through there noses?And they are on a very short leash,what's with that?

  • @alandunlap4106
    @alandunlap41063 жыл бұрын

    “When in the body of a donkey, enjoy the taste of grass.” Tibetan

  • @nevkarma
    @nevkarma Жыл бұрын

    i do hope the ahsram improves the goshala, last time i went it was not very ethical seeming, the ashram should be dairy free and serve as a place of seva for the cows instead of extraction, the current ashram feels off from ramana’s energy, i stated this to the accountant/manager there and was waved off.

  • @user-si7bk5qw6e
    @user-si7bk5qw6e23 күн бұрын

    Next please talk about Ramana's toilet habits. It will be interesting to know about our Avvatar's daily activities. Do Bhagavans ( God) need toilets.

  • @user-pm4ft2oh3s
    @user-pm4ft2oh3s3 жыл бұрын

    Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох Астагфирулох

  • @summer12151
    @summer121516 жыл бұрын

    Except for the loud music with jarring notes , the production of these videos are excellent. Please can you remove or tone down the volume of the music interludes ?

  • @Alephkilo

    @Alephkilo

    5 жыл бұрын

    The musical interludes are beautiful. Try to understand the meaning even if it is not your Mother tongue language and perhaps you might appreciate it.