{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sacred Earth Journeys","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog","author_name":"Sacred Earth Journeys","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/author\/sacredearthjourneys\/","title":"Arunachala: When the Mountain Becomes the Guru - Sacred Earth Journeys","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gg5byaK8wT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/arunachala-when-the-mountain-becomes-the-guru\/\">Arunachala: When the Mountain Becomes the Guru<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/arunachala-when-the-mountain-becomes-the-guru\/embed\/#?secret=gg5byaK8wT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Arunachala: When the Mountain Becomes the Guru&#8221; &#8212; Sacred Earth Journeys\" data-secret=\"gg5byaK8wT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Ramana Maharshi, Self-Inquiry, and the Consciousness That Watches There are sacred places we travel to in search of something. And then there are places that seem to turn the search back upon us. Rising above Tiruvannamalai in South India, Mount Arunachala has been revered for centuries as a manifestation of Shiva, not represented by an... Continue reading","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.sacredearthjourneys.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01_arunachala_tiruvannamalai.png","thumbnail_width":1335,"thumbnail_height":307}