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Philosophy and practice of self-investigation (ātma-vicāra) and self-surrender (ātma-samarpana) as taught by Bhagavan Ramana.
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Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 7th January 2023 Michael James discusses verse 10 of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
In an online meeting on 5th January 2023 to celebrate the 143rd Jayanti of Bhagavan Ramana, Michael discusses an important teaching given by Bhagavan, namely ‘Bhakti is the mother of jñāna’, meaning that love or devotion is what gives birth to true knowledge, which is awareness of ourself as we actually are.
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 1st January 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender, after discussing Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?) paragraph 20:
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 31st December 2022 Michael James discusses how to investigate who am I and then answers questions about this and other aspects of Bhagavan’s teachings.
Read the rest of this entry »Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
In a Zoom meeting on 21st December 2022 Michael answers several questions asked by Indira about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly about ego, vāsanās, living in the world and the eventual dissolution of the world-appearance.
Read the rest of this entry »Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 18th December 2022, Michael James answers the question “Many of those who come to this path interpret that having as a priority the practice of self-inquiry implies a stop to living joy and relationships with others, abandoning professional projects or losing interest in them and a fear that vairagya will lead to start having different kinds of problems. What suggestions and clarifications can you give us from Bhagavan's Teachings and from your own experience in applying the Teaching in your life?” and other questions about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender.
Read the rest of this entry »Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 10th December 2022 Michael James first discussed the meaning and deep implications of verse 18 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, and that first portion of this meeting has been posted here as a separate episode: Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 18.
Read the rest of this entry »Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 10th December 2022 Michael James discusses verse 18 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai:
Read the rest of this entry »Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with Ernesto, Carlos and José of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 7th December 2022, Michael James is first asked, ‘What does following Bhagavan’s path seriously mean and imply?’, so he answers this and various other related questions.
Read the rest of this entry »Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 4th December 2022 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender, after discussing Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?) paragraph 19:
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