Many a disciple finds that scriptures serve as lamps lighting the silence within. Recorded teachings reveal that Sri Ramana Maharshi regarded the Self as the ultimate scripture—yet certain texts can act as faithful companions on the journey. Passages in the Upanishads, especially the Mandukya with Gaudapada’s Karika, and the Bhagavad Gita often come up in conversation.

He pointed to the Ulladu Narpadu (Forty Verses on Reality) by Sri Vachaspati Mishra and the Ribhu Gita for their razor-sharp pointers to ever-present awareness. Yoga Vasishta earned special mention, its poetic tales echoing non-dual insight like a cool stream on a hot day. Even the Kashmir Shaiva Sutras and the Shiva Sutras were held up as useful—texts to dip into when the heart feels parched.

Rather than treating these works as lifeless tomes, Ramana encouraged letting their words gnaw gently at the ego until it dissolves. Viewed through the lens of self-inquiry, the Bhagavad Gita shifts from a manual of duty to a guide that turns attention back onto itself. Sri Ramana Gita, distilled from his own talks, provides bite-sized verses that land as though written for each individual traveler.

In today’s pop-up online satsangs or lively Instagram threads debating Advaita, it’s easy to lose sight of the direct path. Scriptures act like fingerposts on the road, not the destination. Reading can stoke the embers, but probing “Who am I?” plunges right into the flame.