Who it is for
For readers of Nisargadatta Maharaj and Siddharameshwar Maharaj who want another voice from the same line.
Life and places
- He was born in Bombay on 4 January 1913. 1
- He was one of the Mumbai disciples of Siddharameshwar Maharaj. 2
- According to his devotees, he was taken to Siddharameshwar Maharaj in 1924 and initiated by him at twelve; he initiated his first disciple only in 1983, at seventy, and from 1996 to 2000 he taught in Europe and the United States. 5
- He died in Bombay on 15 November 2000; his samadhi mandir stands at Banganga in South Mumbai, at the same site as the memorials of his teacher and of Nisargadatta Maharaj. 1, 2
Where to start
- Illusion vs. Reality, a book of his teachings published by Sadguru Publishing in 2010. 4
Works
-
Illusion vs. Reality
Book · 2010 · Sadguru Publishing
A book of his teachings in English, published by Sadguru Publishing; an international edition followed in 2023.
The short summaries are ours.
In their own words
Short passages in the words of Ranjit Maharaj, each with its source. Where the quoted text is not in the language of this page, a translation follows and says whose it is.
-
I am not the body. The body is a neighbor.
The Way of the Bird, saying 2.13 (February: The Nature of Reality) · SelfDefinition.org Recorded: Saying collected by his student Andrew Vernon, who gives no occasion or date. -
I never change. Circumstances change.
The Way of the Bird, saying 2.15 (February: The Nature of Reality) · SelfDefinition.org Recorded: Saying collected by his student Andrew Vernon, who gives no occasion or date.
Documented teaching relationships
-
Learned personally with Siddharameshwar Maharaj
The trust that maintains the memorials at Banganga names Ranjit Maharaj among the Mumbai disciples and the four direct disciples of Siddharameshwar Maharaj.
Stated by an institution · nisargadattasamadhi.in
Teaching relationships are documented statements. They confer no trust and do not attest realisation.
Sources
- Ranjit (1913-2000 ; maharaj) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, authority record National library authority record with dates and places of birth and death accessed 13 Oct 2026
- About Us · Shree Nisargadatta Samadhi Charitable Trust Trust of disciples that maintains the memorials at Banganga, Mumbai accessed 13 Oct 2026
- The Way of the Bird: Quotations of Ranjit Maharaj, Commentaries by Andrew Vernon (PDF) · selfdefinition.org Sayings collected by his student Andrew Vernon, with Vernon's own commentary; copy on a private reading site accessed 13 Oct 2026
- Illusion vs. Reality (Sadguru Publishing, 2010) · Open Library Library catalogue record accessed 12 Oct 2026
- Shri Ranjit Maharaj · sadguru.com Website of his devotees; biography with dates, in devotional language accessed 18 Oct 2026
Compiled by us from the sources listed. Last checked 18 Oct 2026.