In 1948, when Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar stayed for a couple of months at Sri Ramanasramam, he spent most of his time in the Old Hall in the presence of Sri Bhagavan. He did not then know Tamil, the local language, in which most people conversed with Him, often at great length. He did, however, notice that Bhagavan, in His responses, quite often used only a single word, almost rhetorically ('seri' : 'yes', 'okay'). It did not necessarily mean that -He agreed with His interlocutor or gave His approval for what was expressed. Rather, it was more a sign that he had listened. Sri Yogi says, 'Astutely I learned that one word from Him and am even today using it, following in the footprints of my Master!'

Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar refers to God as 'my Father'. His oft repeated yet deeply profound statement is. 'My Father alone exists, indivisible, total, absolute. Nobody else, nothing else. Beyond birth, beyond death. He alone is. Everything is my Fattier only ! He also adds, 'Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi used to say : Self alone ever is. There are no others.' "

This sirnple, hurnble siddha purusha fortunately lives in our mids, shedding joy and peace. He asserts, "I have three Fathers, Sri Aurobindo, Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi and Swarni Ramdas. They are my Masters!'

The following was uttered by him during one of his rare, ecstatic Ramana-reminiscent mood. I feel proud and privileged to carry there words in this issue, especially when Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar's Ashram is coming up in front of Sri Ramanasramam, reminding one of the golden days of yore when the vicinity of Holy Arunachala abounded with the Ashrams of great rishis.

Around Yogi Ramsuratkumar there is always a fragrant atmosphere of tenderness, beauty, a perennial flow of godly love. He has found inner bliss and the radiation of that bliss to those around him Is palpable; it seems almost as though one could touch it. His words may be forgotten, but never his presence and the deep unfathomable power of his personality. Often after speaking or lifting a devotees worldly burdens, he fills him with the vibrant chanting of Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama. His sweet voice reverberates in the air. And one knows that here before him is a man who has freed himself from all the fetters of the world and lives in that divine state of union, oneness with the entire creation.