Sri Ramana Teachings

Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham, Maṅgalam (benedictory verse)

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 17th June 2023 Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham, Maṅgalam (benedictory verse):

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How to yield to grace to have love to be pulled inwards constantly?

In this video filmed in Kensington Gardens on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following questions asked by Geetha:

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Āṉma-Viddai verse 2 (continued)

In a Zoom meeting with Ramana Kendra, Delhi, on 11th June 2023 Michael James continues to discuss the meaning and implications of verse 2 of Āṉ𝘮𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘪.

Verse 2: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2023/05/anma-viddai-verse-2-thought-i-am-this.html

ஊனா ருடலிதுவே நானா மெனுநினைவே நானா நினைவுகள்சே ரோர்நா ரெனுமதனா னானா ரிடமெதென்றுட் போனா னினைவுகள்போய் நானா னெனக்குகையுட் டானாய்த் திகழுமான்ம — ஞானமே; இதுவே மோனமே; ஏக வானமே; இன்பத் தானமே. (ஐயே)

Padacchēdam (word-separation): ‘ūṉ ār uḍal iduvē nāṉ ām’ eṉum niṉaivē nāṉā niṉaivugaḷ sēr ōr nār eṉum adaṉāl, nāṉ ār iḍam edu eṉḏṟu uḷ pōṉāl, niṉaivugaḷ pōy, ‘nāṉ nāṉ’ eṉa guhai uḷ tāṉāy tikaṙum āṉma-ñāṉamē. iduvē mōṉamē, ēka vāṉamē, iṉba-tāṉamē. (aiyē, ati sulabham, ...)

English translation: Since the thought ‘this, the body composed of flesh, itself is I’ alone is the one thread on which the various thoughts are strung, if one goes within thus: what is the place from which I spread out, thoughts ceasing, in the cave ātma-jñāna alone will shine spontaneously as ‘I am I’. This alone is silence, the one space, the abode of bliss. (Ah, extremely easy, ...)

Explanatory paraphrase: Since the thought ‘this, the body composed of flesh, itself is I’ alone is the one thread on which [all] the various thoughts are strung, if one goes within [investigating] what is the place from which I spread out [or: who am I, what is [my] place], [all] thoughts [including the root thought, ‘I am this body’] will cease [or depart], and in the cave [of one’s heart] ātma-jñāna [pure self-awareness] alone will shine spontaneously [or as oneself] as ‘I am I’ [that is, as awareness of oneself as oneself alone]. This alone is silence, the one space [of pure awareness], the abode of bliss. ([Therefore] ah, extremely easy, ātma-vidyā, ah, extremely easy!).

This episode can also be watched as a video here and a more compressed audio copy in Opus format (which can be listened to in the VLC media player and some other apps) can be downloaded from here.

How to distinguish self-attentiveness from quietness of mind?

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha:

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Is being aware of thinking the awareness I AM or not?

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 10th June 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.

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The relevance of studying and thinking for self-investigation

In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 4th June 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.

This episode can also be watched as a video here, and a more compressed audio copy in Opus format (which can be listened to in the VLC media player and some other apps) can be downloaded here.  

How to ignore the mind and know oneself, its base?

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha:

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Why does Bhagavan advise us to investigate only ourself, not anything else?

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 27th May 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.

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How to cultivate the sharpness of mind to hold onto oneself?

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha:

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Āṉma-Viddai verse 1 (concluded) and verse 2 (commenced)

In a Zoom meeting with Ramana Kendra, Delhi, on 14th May 2023 Michael James concludes to discuss the meaning and implications of verse 1 of Āṉma-Viddai and begins to discuss verse 2:

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