Arthur Osborne (1906 – May 8, 1970) was an English writer on spirituality and mysticism, and an influential disciple and biographer of

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Biography

Osborne studied history for two years at

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, but left the university dissatisfied with the academic culture. In 1936, he set out on a spiritual quest, which eventually brought him to Ramana Maharshi in 1942. From 1964, Osborne served as the founding editor of ''

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'', a journal published by Ramanasramam, the ashram founded by the devotees of Ramana Maharshi. He died on 8 May 1970 in

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, aged 63.

Works

Osborne published several books on Ramana Maharshi, including ''Ramana Maharshi and the path of self-knowledge'', one of the principle publications on Ramana Maharshi. Other publications include a biography of

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. Thirty years after Osborne's death, his autobiography was discovered among his papers and published by Ramanasramam as ''My Life and Quest''.

Selected bibliography

* * * * Arthur Osborne The rhythm of history 1959 Arthur Osborne Indica Varanasi * *

References

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Arthur 1906 births 1970 deaths English writers English spiritual writers