Sri Ramana Teachings

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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Does the idea of prārabdha exist only to help us to let go of ego?

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 13th May 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.

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Does the world truly disappear during self-investigation?

In a Zoom meeting of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 10th May 2023, Michael James is first asked, ‘In Path of Sri Ramana p. 156, Sadhu Om says "It is normal for one who is truly engaged in the practice of self- attention to frequently experience as if one’s true nature of absolute self shines at times and then obscures. On such occasions, one will be able to understand very clearly from one’s own experience how the world’s appearance vanishes and how it again comes into existence". Is he talking about subsiding in laya or does the world really vanish when a deep vairagya is combined with a strong love to turn within? Does this happen in the advanced stages of practice?’, so he answers this and several other related questions.

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How to do self-enquiry and what to observe?

In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 7th May 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.