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After the second world war got over, Osborne was released. Osborne's wife and children were praying for Osborne's release. For some unknown reason, the Japanese released him and sent him to a concentration camp.ġ6. When he was taken in front of the firing squad, he closed his eyes and Ramana Maharshi's/Bhagavan's picture came to his mind then. In prison, Osborne was once taken to be shot (executed). Osborne's wife and children continued to have Ramana Maharshi's darshan and seem to have been based in India while Osborne was in prison in Thailand.ġ5. Osborne's only solace in prison was Ramana Maharshi's picture and 2 books.ġ4. The Second World War broke out and the Japanese arrested Osborne (in Bangkok) and imprisoned him for three and a half years. His wife and children were taken by the above mentioned member of Rene Guenon group to Ramana Maharshi/Bhagavan but Osborne had to go back to Bangkok (they had come to India for a few weeks) for this job.ġ3. Both Osborne and his wife were captivated by the photograph of Ramana Maharshi and wanted to go to India to meet him.ġ2. A member of Rene Guenon group sent him a photo of Ramana Maharshi and two of his books. He got a job in the University of Bangkok in Thailand and took his family of wife and three children there.ġ1. He got married to a lady who had similar quest for the truth.ġ0. He came under influence of French philosopher Rene Guenon,, and his teaching of "Being is one".ĩ. He was inspired by Jesus Christ's words, "He who seeks shall find."Ĩ. From childhood, Osborne sought the deeper and higher purpose of life, and the meaning of life.ħ. From his mother, Osborne inherited great interest in gardening and poetry.Ħ. Osborne was born in London in 1906, and studied in Oxford where he did brilliantly winning ten gold medals. All these he gave without any reserve and without any thought of himself."ĥ. Arthur Osborne's devotion to Bhagavan was complete and he gave to Bhagavan his whole life together with his many and varied talents.
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It was as though the direct teaching of Bhagavan was broken and simplified in the prism of this chosen direct disciple's true understanding and handed down to all those who have a lesser capacity to grasp it. The article states, "He (Arthur Osborne) had the rare combination of intellectual clarity, intuition and poetical ability to express what he had already experienced. After Ramana Maharshi gave up his body, he instructed Osborne through dreams.Ĥ. Osborne played a major role in spreading Ramana Maharshi's spiritual message of Atma Vichara - Self Enquiry - all over the world through his writings in English.ģ. Arthur Osborne came to Ramana Maharshi/Bhagavan in 1945 (and so was with living form of Ramana Maharshi/Bhagavan for only 5 years as Ramana gave up his body in 1950). Ganesan, grand nephew of Ramana Maharshi.
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The extract seems to have been authored by Shri V. The Facebook post, has a large extract from Ramana Periya Puranam about Arthur Osborne. But there were quite a few good English and other British folks who really liked India and did good work in India.Īrthur Osborne, (writer), and family is one such English family who have made great contributions to spiritual literature in English in India, mostly about Ramana Maharshi as the family were his devotees, but also about Shirdi Sai Baba. Yes, it was British imperialism that materially exploited South India, like it exploited all of India. South India's relationship to the English and British in general, is quite fascinating.