Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about seeking Self-Realization. Dialogues about happiness and heaven, seeking and finding, thought and the “I,” illusion and the one Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 20 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the nature of happiness and the Self. Dialogues on happiness and freedom, the bliss of Being, the nonobjective Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Self’s nature of Being-Consciousness-Bliss. Dialogues on ego-dissolution is the essence of spirituality, repetition and actual inquiry, karma and reincarnation, devotion and Rama, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Brahman’s nature of Truth-Knowledge-Infinity. Dialogues on the spiritual practice of Self-inquiry, freedom from limitation, the source of belief, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-inquiry. Dialogues on knowledge, the knower, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 18 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Reality of the Self, Being-Consciousness-Bliss. Dialogues about certainty, devotion, sincerity of purpose, the illusory nature of the ego, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 18 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nonobjective Knowledge of the Self. Dialogues on who Sri Ramana is, distraction and happiness, the sacred, what is needed for Self-Realization, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 17 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the perfect fullness of the Self. Dialogues on the dissolution of the ego-ridden personality, why one cannot be both the Self, or Brahman, and something else, everyday experience and God, thought and Self-inquiry, the intense desire for Self-Realization, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 17 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on certainty in Self-Knowledge. Dialogues on reflection and meditation, depth of spiritual practice, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Sivasankalpa Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 16 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of the Self and how there is nothing similar to it and nothing different from it. Dialogues on the dreamer and the dream, identity and experience, belief and Self-inquiry, thought and true Being, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Amrta-bindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 16 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the egoless nature of Reality. Dialogues on nonobjective inward inquiry, illusion, renunciation in wisdom, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Amrta-bindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 15 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the knowledge of the Self. Dialogues on the Brahman nature of the Self, sensations and mental imagery and Self-inquiry, the nonobjective knower and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 15 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about what is assumed to be real and the self and what truly is the Reality of the Self. Dialogues on direct experience in contrast with mere thought, nonobjective Being and clear knowledge, grace and the power of Self-inquiry, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 14 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about Release and the Self. Dialogues on the “I” and the dreamed scene, jivanmukti, Self-inquiry and existence, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 14 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the existence and knowledge of the Self. Dialogues on the fourfold sadhana, clear discrimination and inquiry to know the immutable Consciousness transcendent of the three states of mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Svetasvatara Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 13 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by dialogues on the nondual meaning of “pure,” perseverance and happiness, thought and the Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Svetasvatara Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 13 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the bodiless and egoless nature of happiness. Dialogues on complete elimination of the ego, Self-inquiry, spiritual practice and nonattachment, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Svetasvatara Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 12 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Truth of the Self and the mystery, wonder, and self-evident nature of Self-Knowledge. Dialogues on freedom from the ego, the silence of Sri Ramana in the “old hall” and the timeless opportunity that the wise cherish, freedom from misidentification with the body and Self-inquiry, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Svetasvatara Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 12 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on what the Self truly is contrasted with what one may consider it to be. A dialogue, if it can be called such, on the ineffable nature of the Truth, with a silent response. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Svetasvatara Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 11 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-Knowledge and destruction of the ego-notion. Dialogues about the repetition of ignorance, the fleeting nature of delusion, one Self, destruction of the tendency to misidentify with one’s ideas, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 11 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about how identity determines experience. Dialogues on freedom from misidentification, the imaginary nature of the ego, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 10 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Knowledge of our very Existence. Dialogues on belief in existence, the quest for happiness, reality, and oneself, continuity and depth of Self-inquiry, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 10 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction in Self-Knowledge. Dialogues on the Self’s transcendence of the three states, freedom from “mine,” and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 9 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Self free from imaginary differences, such as jagat-jiva-para, and its true nature of Being-Consciousness-Bliss. Dialogues on the three states of mind and the unreality of their content, Consciousness, God-Guru-Self, misidentification with a body and misperception as a world, supreme simplicity, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 9 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about Self-inquiry and true Knowledge. Dialogues on the mind, doer-ship, freedom from a wandering mind, determination and discrimination, freedom from desire, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Ashtavakra Gita and in Tamil from chapter 8 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the nature of the Self. Dialogues on the cause of illusion, casual instruction, the uncaused Reality, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 8 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about what abidance as the Self truly is. Dialogues on knowledge, freedom from fear, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 7 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by silent spiritual instruction. A dialogue on negation. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 7 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the true nature of Existence. Dialogues on the nature of thought, God, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 6 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the knower of Brahman being Brahman. Dialogues on the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, knowledge and ignorance, freedom from the mind and compassion, temporary dissolution and complete destruction of the mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 6 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about Self-Realization. Dialogues on spiritual assurance, freedom from obstacles, precision and clarity of Self-Knowledge, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 5 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the undivided Reality of the Self. Dialogues on the nondual Consciousness, destruction of false assumptions, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 5 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Self of all and steady Knowledge. Dialogues on Existence and spiritual practice, the elimination of ignorance, the uncaused, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 4 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the bodiless, egoless Existence of the Self. Dialogues on pure Consciousness and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 4 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the nature of the Self and Self-inquiry. Dialogue on ineffable direct experience, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 3 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the eternal Self. Dialogues on Self-inquiry, the knower free from the known, freedom from misidentification with a body, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 3 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial spiritual instruction is completely in silence. Dialogues on steadiness of Knowledge, desire for liberation and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Avadhuta Gita and in Tamil from chapter 2 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Knowledge of the truth of the Self.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the true nature of the Self and its inconceivability. Dialogues on Consciousness free of difference, action and God, happiness and Self-Knowledge, humility and pride, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 1 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about Brahman’s nature of Truth-Knowledge-Infinity and the Existence of the Self. Dialogues on the solid mass of space-like Being, doubtless Existence-Consciousness, the infinite, freedom from the idea of being the performer of action, detachment and happiness, egolessness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 1 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Existence of Brahman. Dialogues on for whom objects appear, the reason for illusion, thoughts and the “I,” and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 1 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about Brahman and the Self being identical and the elimination of illusory differentiation by Self-inquiry. Dialogues on the witness of all minds, the comparison of the waking and dream states, the non-arising of the ego “I,” and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 44 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the nature of the Self and the discriminative inquiry that frees one from illusion. Dialogues on the cause of misperception, the desire for happiness and Self-Realization, the importance of Self-Knowledge and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 44 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial spiritual instruction is given entirely in silence. Dialogues on the significance of silence, familiarity and the Knowledge of Existence, happiness-reality-identity, freedom from the body and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Chandogya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 43 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Self-evident nature of Existence, which is Consciousness. Dialogues on inquiry and the destruction of delusive tendencies, conditioning and memory, Self-inquiry, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 43 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the nature of the Self, Being-Consciousness-Bliss. Dialogues on the nonobjective Knowledge and freedom from misidentification with the body, undefined Being, Knowledge of God and morality, the Self and the body, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 42 of the Song of Ribhu.
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the true nature of the Existence of the Self. Dialogues on nonobjective Consciousness, austerities, transcendence of the body, prana, etc. and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 42 of the Song of Ribhu.