Sri Ramana Teachings

Can we reconcile planning and expectation with surrender?

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 September 2022, Michael James discusses the question: ‘Is it possible to reconcile some form of planning with surrender and a life without expectations?’

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‘If we unrealise the unreal, the real alone will remain’

In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 7th September 2022 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender, and concludes by quoting what Bhagavan sometimes said about the English term ‘realisation’, namely: ‘What is real is always real, so there is no need to realise it. The problem is that we have realised what is unreal, so all that is necessary is for us to unrealise the unreal, then the real alone will remain’.

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Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verse 6

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 3rd September 2022 Michael James discusses verse 6 of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:

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What advice did Bhagavan give about how to sharpen our self-vigilance?

In this episode Michael James answers the question: “Did Bhagavan give any advice on sharpening one’s vigilance, so that one can reduce the gap between attention drifting outwards and one becoming aware of it? I understand that this is dependent on the strength of one’s viṣaya-vāsanās. Although this gap has reduced considerably over a period of time, instant awareness still eludes me”.

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Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 11 Q&A

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 27th August 2022 Michael James first discussed the meanings and deep implications of verse 11 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, and that first portion of this meeting has been posted here as a separate episode: Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 11.

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Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 11

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 27th August 2022 Michael James discusses verse 11 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai:

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Practising self-investigation

In a Zoom meeting with ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 21st August 2022, Michael James answers questions about the practice of self-investigation and self-surrender and other aspects of Bhagavan’s teachings such as the cinema analogy and whether or not a physical guru is necessary.

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Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10 Q&A

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 20th August 2022 Michael James first discussed the meaning and deep implications of verse 10 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, and that first portion of this meeting has been posted here as a separate episode: Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10.

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Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 10

In a Zoom meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 20th August 2022 Michael James discusses verse 10 of Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai:

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Why are Bhagavan’s teachings always so fresh and well suited to each of us?

In this episode Michael James answers the question: “Why is it that Bhagavan’s teaching always appears fresh and suits almost everyone, at any stage of life?”

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