S. S. Cohen
Sulaiman Samuel Cohen was a Jew born in Basra, Iraq, but went to India in his early youth (1927) and settled down for life. He worked in Bombay for a few years as an accountant. He joined the Theosophical Society and lived at its headquarters in Chennai (then Madras) for five years. He was one of the founders of the Association of Hebrew Theosophists.
Connection to Sri Ramana Maharshi =
Cohen became On February 3, 1936 he visited the Ashram of the Hindu sage Sri Ramana Maharshi, intending to stay for two weeks. Instead, he fully embraced life in the ashram and built a cottage in Palakothu, with the other sadhus. He remained there until the Maharshi's death in 1950.
Cohen wrote several important books on his guru.
- Guru Ramana. It has been published in English, German, Spanish, French, Korean, and other languages.
- Reflections: On Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi.
Final years
After Ramana Maharshi passed, Cohen lived in Tiruvannamalai for some years before retiring to Vellore, where he died in 1980. Cohen is buried in the Koranug Thottam compound of Ramanasraman. He is said to have been a realized jnani.[1]
Additional resources
Video
- As I Saw Him: SS Cohen's Divine Experience with Ramana Maharshi. The words of S. S. Cohen read by Chakravarthi. Posted on YouTube on June 18, 2020.
- S. S. Cohen and Ramana Maharshi. Posted on YouTube by Ashrams of India on January 18, 2023.
Audio
- Guru Ramana as audiobook narrated by Virtual Voice. 4 hours, 49 minutes.
Notes
- ↑ S. S. Cohen and Ramana Maharshi. Posted on YouTube by Ashrams of India on January 18, 2023.