The nature of ego

During the international celebration of Bhagavan Ramana’s 125th Advent (anniversary of the day he came to Arunachala on 1st September 1896) organised by Arunachala Ashrama, New York, on 5th September 2021 Michael James discusses how Bhagavan clarified the nature of ego and why and how it can be eradicated only by means of the simple practice of self-investigation and self-surrender.

While discussing this, Michael discusses or refers to the following passages from Bhagavan’s writings:

The maṅgalam verse that he wrote for his Tamil translation of Vivēkacūḍāmaṇi

Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu maṅgalam verse 1 and verses 5, 24, 25, 26 and 40

Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 1

Upadēśa Undiyār verses 16 and 18

Nāṉ Ār? paragraph 13

This episode can also be watched as a video: 2021-09-05 Sri Ramana Advent: Michael discusses how Bhagavan clarified the nature of ego.