Sri Ramana Teachings

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 1st July 2023 Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham verses 1 to 3. ----more---- Verse 1 சத்திணக் கத்தினாற் சார்பகலுஞ் சார்பகலச் சித்தத்தின் சார்பு சிதையுமே — சித்தச்சார் பற்றா ரலைவிலதி லற்றார்சீ வன்முத்தி பெற்றா ரவரிணக்கம் பேண். sattiṇak kattiṉāṟ sārbahaluñ sārbahalac cittattiṉ sārbu sidaiyumē — cittaccār baṯṟā ralaiviladi laṯṟārjī...

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 24th June 2023 Michael is asked, "It still feels like there is something missing because where does the 'desire' or 'love' to practice come from? I understand the love grows in relation to how much we practice but what can we do to increase our practice? Its so easy to not bother and spend all day being busy turning outwards. Plus our lov...

In a Zoom meeting of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 21th June 2023, Michael James was asked about "pride, arrogance and spiritual envy and the effects they have on the sadhaka along the path'’, so he answers this and several other related questions. ----more---- This episode can also be watched as a video here , and a more compressed audio copy in Opus fo...

In this video filmed in Kensington Gardens on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following two questions asked by Geetha: ----more---- "Verses 942 and 943 of Guru Vācaka Kōvai talk about severance of the knot. Does severance of the knot indicate the complete destruction of the ego?" and: "In verse B19 of Guru Vācaka Kōvai [verse 16 of Upadēśa Taṉippākkaḷ], Bhagavan writes: ‘The state of sleep in wa...

In a Zoom meeting of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 18th June 2023, Michael James is asked, ‘What kinds of experiences have you had going inwards and how have you been able to come out of it? Please Michael, I would like to know all the types of traps I will have to face as I turn more and more and how I can transcend these traps. On the other hand, how c...

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 17th June 2023 Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham, Maṅgalam (benedictory verse): ----more---- எதன்கண்ணே நிலையாகி யிருந்திடுமிவ் வுலகமெலா மெதன தெல்லா மெதனின்றிவ் வனைத்துலகு மெழுமோமற் றிவையாவு மெதன்பொ ருட்டா மெதனாலிவ் வையமெலா மெழுந்திடுமிவ் வெல்லாமு மெதுவே யாகு மதுதானே யுளபொருளாஞ் சத்தியமா மச்சொருப மகத்தில் வைப்பாம். edaṉkaṇṇē nila...

In this video filmed in Kensington Gardens on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following questions asked by Geetha: ----more---- "You defined grace beautifully in one of your talks the other day when you said ‘grace is the act of attention being pulled inwards’. This is sometimes very perceptive and sometimes not. How does one open oneself up to grace so as to be pulled inwards constantly? Or is...

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;...

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha: ----more---- “When the mind is quiet but alert, how does one ensure that one is not attending to the quiet mind but rather to the self? The difference between the two is very subtle."  This episode can also be watched as a video here  and a more compressed audio copy in Opus format (which can be liste...

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

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 .  

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha: ----more---- “On good days, the current of self is strong, and thoughts appear and disappear automatically. But on most days, thoughts take shape and attention drifts away from the self before one realises that attention has moved from the self to the thought, and pramada or inattention has occurred....

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

In this episode recorded on 23rd May 2023 Michael answers the following question asked by Geetha: ----more---- “Bhagavan talks about holding on incessantly to the self in several places in Who am I. In verse 130 of Guru Vacaka Kovai he provides the lizard analogy to illustrate how tightly one should hold on to the self. Elsewhere in Who am I he says that as soon as a thought appears, one should en...

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 : ----more---- Verse 1: மெய்யாய் நிரந்தரந்தா னையா திருந்திடவும் பொய்யா முடம்புலக மெய்யா முளைத்தெழும்பொய் மையார் நினைவணுவு முய்யா தொடுக்கிடவே மெய்யா ரிதயவெளி வெய்யோன் சுயமான்மா — விளங்குமே; இரு ளடங்குமே; இட ரொடுங்குமே;...

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

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...

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 .  

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana group, Helsinki, on 1st May 2023, there was a very special gathering with the guests Swami Sarvapriyananda and Michael James who discussed the essence of Advaita Vedanta and the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, and how to put these teachings into practice. The event was broadcasted live on Zoom/YouTube and reached hundreds of participants. The discussion brought...

During the international celebration of Bhagavan Ramana’s 73rd Aradhana (anniversary of the day he left his body) organised by Arunachala Ashrama, New York, on 30th April 2023 Michael James discusses the law of karma as taught by Bhagavan. ----more---- 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 playe...

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 29th April 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings. ----more---- 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 .

In a Zoom meeting of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 16th April 2023, Michael James is first asked, ‘I would be grateful if you could talk to us about how to cultivate patience and recommendations so as not to slacken easily in order to persevere and persist on this slow path of self-inquiry where, because our minds are so impure, there is so little recogn...

In a Zoom meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 8th April 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings. ----more---- 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 .

In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 2nd April 2023 Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings, particularly about the practice of self-investigation in daily life. This episode can also be watched as a video, 2023-04-02 San Diego Ramana Satsang: How to practice self investigation during our daily life , and a more compressed...

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 1th April 2023 Michael James discusses verse 13  of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu: ----more---- ஞானமாந் தானேமெய் நானாவா ஞானமஞ் ஞானமாம் பொய்யாமஞ் ஞானமுமே — ஞானமாந் தன்னையன்றி யின்றணிக டாம்பலவும் பொய்மெய்யாம் பொன்னையன்றி யுண்டோ புகல். ñāṉamān tāṉēmey nāṉāvā ñāṉamañ ñāṉamām poyyāmañ ñāṉamumē — ñāṉamān taṉṉaiyaṉḏṟi yiṉḏṟaṇiga ḍāmpalavum poymeyyām poṉṉaiyaṉḏṟi yuṇ...