In addition to a profound study of the great traditions, Ravi Ravindra has had a longstanding and serious engagement with spiritual search. He has been nourished by his close association with Krishnamurti, with the traditions of Yoga and Zen, and with the ongoing responsibility in the Gurdjieff Work.
Ravi met Mrs. Louise Welch, his spiritual mother, who had been a student of Gurdjieff, in New York in 1968 and he worked closely with her and with Dr. Welch from that time. He established a group interested in the practice of the Gurdjieff teaching in Halifax. In 1980, he also began to work closely with Madame de Salzmann, the closest associate of Gurdjieff who became the spiritual head of the Gurdjieff Work after his death in 1949. Ravi continued working with her until her death in 1990. Since then he has worked with many different individuals and groups in Europe, in North America and he has guided the formation of several groups in India i.e. in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai.
The book, Heart Without Measure, is a collection of excerpts from Ravi’s journals in the 1980s based on his meetings with Madame de Salzmann. It gives a glimpse of the extraordinary teaching of Gurdjieff as lived and taught by Madame Jeanne de Salzmann, and some idea of Ravi’s own struggles.