Upadēśa Sāraḥ verses 1 to 3
January 12, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Ramana Kendra, Delhi, on 9th January 2022 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verses 1 to 3 of Upadēśa Sāraḥ:
Appaḷa Pāṭṭu verse 1 Q&A
January 11, 2022
In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 11th January 2022 Michael James first discussed in detail the pallavi, anupallavi and first verse of Appaḷa Pāṭṭu, and that first portion of this meeting has been posted here as a separate episode: Appaḷa Pāṭṭu verse 1.
Appaḷa Pāṭṭu verse 1
January 11, 2022
In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 8th January 2022 Michael James discusses the pallavi, anupallavi and first verse of Appaḷa Pāṭṭu:
Love for self-investigation and love for others
January 10, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Ernesto and Carlos of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 5th January 2022, Michael James answers the question:
Self-investigation, purification and behaviour
January 10, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Ernesto and Carlos of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 5th January 2022, Michael James answers the question:
Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu maṅgalam verse 2
January 10, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Ernesto and Carlos of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 5th January 2022, Michael James discusses the second maṅgalam verse of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:
Clarity revealed by self-investigation
January 6, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 2nd January 2022 Michael answers questions about various aspects of Bhagavan’s teachings, including prārabdha, grace, love, effort, ‘I am’, clarity and the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender.
The Ramaṇa mahāvākya: ‘I am I’
January 6, 2022
During the global celebration of Bhagavan Ramana’s 142nd Jayanti (birthday) organised by Arunachala Ashrama in New York on 2nd January 2022 Michael James discusses the significance and meaning of ‘I am I’, about which he had recently written an article entitled The Ramaṇa mahāvākya: ‘நான் நான்’ (nāṉ nāṉ) or ‘अहम् अहम्’ (aham aham), ‘I am I’.
Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai introduction
January 5, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 1st January 2022, by way of an introduction to Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Michael James answers several questions about it, explaining a little about its very deep significance.
Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu maṅgalam verse 1
January 4, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 1st January 2022 Michael James discusses maṅgalam verse 1 of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:
