[5] Philip Renard included a biography in his “I” is a Door,[6] a summary of the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj and Menon.
[7] He was born as P. Krishna Menon in 1883 at Cherukulathu House, in Peringara, near Tiruvalla, in the state of Travancore, now a part of Kerala.
[11] His disciple, Nitya Tripta (S. Balakrishna Pillai), compiled his teachings from 1950 to 1959 into a large volume titled Notes on the Spiritual Discourses of Sree Atmananda (of Trivandrum), which appeared in 1963.
[13] Jean Klein, Francis Lucille, Rupert Spira and Stephan Bodian are prominent members of Menon’s spiritual lineage.
Nitya Tripta (S. Balakrishna Pillai), one of his disciples, included a bibliography and publication history toward the end of a collection of Menon’s teachings.
They are for private circulation only, and on no account are they to be published.” Nonetheless, according to Tripta, a corrected and approved version was ultimately published that same year.
[21] The title page indicates that the book was compiled, edited and Malayalam portions translated by his son, K. Padmanadbha Menon.
Nair noted, “Sri Atmananda composed many verses and hymns in Malayalam, giving spiritual instructions to disciples and expounding the Truth from various angles of vision.
[5] Nair stated, "[A]s His instrument I continue to narrate these anecdotes, to distribute the hoarded wealth I cherish, and to share it with others who are less fortunate in that they did not have the opportunity to listen to the great Master directly.