Sri Ramana Maharshi
The most famous Indian wisdom teacher of the 20th century was gripped by fear of death at the age of 16 and decided to seriously investigate the question: “Who is dying?” This led him to the essential question: “Who am I?” He realized the answer was that while the body may die, the consciousness does not. Six weeks after this transformation, he made his way to Mount Arunachala, revered as sacred by the Hindus, where he spent the rest of his life. After a long retreat, he began to work directly through his presence and an ashram grew up around him. He is regarded as the embodiment of modern Advaita Vedanta.
