2016-10-07: Ribhu Gita, Ch 9, Verses 16 to 18
Chapter 9 - Description of the Topic of Liberation Outside the Body, Verses 16 to 18
Recordings
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2016-10-02: The Knowledge of Consciousness
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Consciousness and Self-Knowledge. Dialogues on the purpose of illusion, the Knowledge of Consciousness, the undisturbed peace of the Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Taittiriya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 38 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-09-25: Silence
Silent spiritual instruction. Dialogues on the changeless existence of the Self, vows, the transience of the body and immortality of the Self. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Taittiriya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 38 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-09-23: Talk 359 to 362 - Mukti
Darshan, mukti, peace, no bondage, jnana and upasana, no externality, transcendent of motion.
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2016-09-18: Continuous
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the continuity of the Self. Dialogues on the abolishment of ignorance by realizing the nonexistence of the ignorant individual, thoughts and knowledge, the unreality of objects, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 37 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-09-11: Consciousness
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Consciousness and Self-Realization. Dialogues about the beginningless and endless, freedom from doer-ship, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 37 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-09-09: Ribhu Gita, Ch 9, Verses 12 to 15
Chapter 9 - Description of the Topic of Liberation Outside the Body, Verses 12 to 15
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2016-09-04: Remover of Obstacles
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the removal of ignorance by Knowledge. Dialogues on the solidity of Existence, fearlessness and the abandonment of the ego, the removal of obstacles, beneficial practices, death and immortality, illness and freedom from misidentification with the body, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 36 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-08-28: If You Imagine
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of the Self and the necessity of Self-Knowledge if you imagine otherwise. Dialogues on transcendence, freedom from thoughts, the world and ego dissolution, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 36 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-08-14: What You Are
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of the Self. Dialogues on the elimination of ignorance, freedom from vasanas, the source of belief, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 35 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-08-07: Silent Instruction
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction in silence. Dialogues about the ineffable nature of the nonobjective Self, freedom from the ego and the world, liberation from imagination and steady inwardness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 34 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-08-05: Ribhu Gita, Ch 9, Verses 9 to 11
Chapter 9 - Description of the Topic of Liberation Outside the Body, Verses 9 to 11
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2016-07-31: No Other
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the one Self, Brahman, without another. Dialogues on freedom from possessions, Self-Realization, Consciousness and states of mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 34 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-07-24: Seek the Eternal
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about knowing the eternal Brahman by the Knowledge of one’s existence. Dialogues on the eternal, knowledge, discrimination and detachment, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 33 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-07-22: Talk 354 (1st part) - The Self
The Master, the personality, lower and higher self, sleep and waking, unity and variety, Realization, and Grace.
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2016-07-17: Sri Ramana’s Self-Realization
This satsang was part of longer celebration of the Realization of Sri Bhagavan. Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-Realization. Dialogues on Self-inquiry, Existence and happiness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Tamil and English of Sri Ramana’s Atma Vidya (Self-Knowledge) and Five Verses on the One Self and in Tamil from chapter 33 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-07-10: This Self is Brahman
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Self, Existence, as one’s sole identity. Dialogues on ignorance and the ego, the source of happiness, peace and love, the unreality of the world, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 32 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-07-08: Ribhu Gita, Ch 9, Verses 5 to 8
Chapter 9 - Description of the Topic of Liberation Outside the Body, Verses 5 to 8
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2016-07-03: Our Very Existence
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Existence and Self-inquiry. Dialogues on Existence and “I,” beyond the intellect, free from “I” and ‘mine,” none bound, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 32 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-06-26: Why Imagine?
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the true nature of the Self and the unreal nature of ignorance. Dialogues on ego dissolution, Knowledge of the Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Aparoksanubhuti and in Tamil from chapter 31 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-06-19: By What Light?
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Knowledge of Existence. Dialogues on discerning the Self and happiness, spiritual practice and distractions, thoughts and nonobjective Knowledge, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 31 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-06-12: Changeless Existence
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of the Self’s existence and “asparsha.” Dialogues on Self-inquiry in the midst of sensory experience and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 30 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-06-05: Self-inquiry
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-inquiry. Dialogues on silent peace and Self-Knowledge, spiritual effort and the thought-transcendent, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 30 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-06-03: Ribhu Gita, Ch 9, Verses 1 to 4
Chapter 9 - Description of the Topic of Liberation Outside the Body, Verses 1 to 4
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2016-05-22: Existence
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the true nature of Existence and Self-inquiry. Dialogues on Existence, time and the jivanmukta, removal of the ego by Self-inquiry contrasted with thought, sensations and reality, the unreality of the world, infinite Consciousness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 29 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-05-20: Talk 350 to 352 - Guru and Reality
The Guru and the removal of ignorance, the eternal Reality of the Self, “I” and the various schools of thought regarding the genesis and existence of the world.
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2016-05-15: Silence
Initial silence is followed by dialogues on penetration of illusion, peace and freedom from ignorance, Existence and Self-inquiry, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 29 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-05-08: Happiness
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the identity of Being and happiness. Dialogues on the knowledge of the Self and happiness, Sivo’ham, ignorance and wisdom and diminishing of the ego, abandonment of misidentification and the confusion of attachment, karma, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Adhyatma Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 28 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-05-06: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 61 to 66
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 61 to 66
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2016-05-01: Knowledge of the Self
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-Realization. Dialogues on the peace of the Self, purusha, grace, the ego and good and bad, the immutable nature of Consciousness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Gaudapada’s Karika of Mandukya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 28 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-04-24: No Need of Thought
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-Knowledge and its non-dependence on thought. Dialogues on happiness, use of an analogy, the one Self, the imaginary nature of the ego, Self-Realization, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Gaudapada’s Karika of Mandukya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 28 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-04-17: Identity of the Self
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Knowledge that reveals one’s identity as the Self. Dialogues on Brahman’s transcendence of the triads, the source of identity, Reality, freedom from ignorance, the one Self, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Gaudapada’s Karika of Mandukya Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 27 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-04-15: Talk 348 to 349 - Vivekacudamani
Consciousness and peace, diving within, egoism and imagination, Sri Ramana’s introduction to Sri Sankara’s Vivekacudamani.
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2016-04-10: The Self Alone Exists
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction in silence. Dialogues on the eternal, Self-inquiry, ignorance and the one Self and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Mandukya Upanishad and Gaudapada’s Karika and in Tamil from chapter 27 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-04-03: Self-evident
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the self-evident nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss. Dialogues on the uniqueness of Self-Knowledge, the nature of experience, transcendence of states and conditions of the body and the mind,and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Mundaka Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 26 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-04-01: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 58 to 60
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 58 to 60
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2016-03-27: Grace
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of Sri Bhagavan’s Grace. Dialogues on Self-inquiry, freedom from misidentification, images in the mind and Consciousness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Prasna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 26 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-03-20: Ever-Existent
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the Existence of the Self, which is not attained anew, ego-loss by Knowledge, and the nature of Brahman as Truth-Knowledge-Infinity. Dialogues on reality, Self-inquiry, the mind and certain Knowledge, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 25 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-03-18: Talk 345 to 347 - The Mind
Seeking the mind, the source of the mind, breath and “I,” free will and destiny, the ego.
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2016-03-06: Illimitable
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of all and the Self. Dialogues on intellectual ideas and actual experiential Self-inquiry, “Who am I?”, being beyond all, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 25 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-03-04: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 52 to 57
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 52 to 57
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2016-02-28: Beyond the Mind
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Consciousness, which is the Self, beyond all states of mind. Dialogues on world-less and “I”-less, Self-inquiry beyond thought, meditation, the Self free of states of mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 24 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-02-21: Not Few, Not Many
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the indivisible nature of the Self. Dialogues on diving within, memories, freedom from externality, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 24 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-02-14: The Unmoving
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Reality in silence. Dialogues on the destruction of ignorance, freedom from a wandering mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 23 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-02-07: Self-Realization
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of Self-Realization transcendent of a conception of a state. Dialogues on the imagining of objects, nonobjective vision and Self-inquiry, doing all yet doing nothing, desireless and resolute, “not for me,” and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Kena Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 23 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-02-05: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 48 to 52
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 48 to 52
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2016-01-31: Abide as the Self
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Self-abidance. Dialogues on misidentification with the body, the false assumption of an ego and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Kena Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 22 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-01-24: One Being
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the one Self. Dialogues on the mind, certainty, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Isa Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 22 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-01-22: Talk 341 - Resolved in the Self
The Self is distinct from thoughts though thoughts do not exist apart from the Self, all is resolved in the Self, freedom from the body and its difficulties.
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2016-01-17: The Inward Mind and the Peace of the Self
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction revealed in silence. Dialogues on wisdom’s power and removal of the thorn of delusion, freedom from illusion, the inward, peaceful mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 21 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-01-10: Supreme Knowledge
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about supreme Knowledge. Dialogues on the return and the immovable, Existence and Knowledge, the purpose of spiritual instruction, elimination of the ego and the revelation of Knowledge, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 21 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2016-01-08: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 44 to 47
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 44 to 47
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2016-01-03: Existence
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Existence of the Self. Dialogues on discriminative inquiry and direct experience, eloquent silence, states of mind and bliss, Self-inquiry and turning the mind inward, inquiry that eliminates the ego as it emerges, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from Tejobindu Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 20 of the Song of Ribhu.
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2015-12-27: The Sought
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.
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2015-12-20: Happiness
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.
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2015-12-13: Neither Thing Nor Action
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.
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2015-12-06: The Infinite
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.
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2015-12-04: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 40 to 43
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 40 to 43
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2015-11-29: Who am I?
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.
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2015-11-22: Of What Existence?
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.
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2015-11-08: Nonobjective Knowledge
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.
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2015-11-01: Purnam
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.
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2015-10-30: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 33 to 39
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 33 to 39
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2015-10-25: Certainty
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.
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2015-10-18: Nothing Like It
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.
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2015-10-11: Egoless
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.
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2015-10-04: How Do You Know?
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.
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2015-10-02: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 27 to 32
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 27 to 32
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2015-09-27: Reality of the Self
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.
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2015-09-20: Moksha
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.
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2015-09-13: Just Existence
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.
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2015-09-06: Pure
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.
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2015-08-23: Endless Happiness
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.
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2015-08-16: The Simple Truth
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.
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2015-08-09: As the Self
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.
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2015-08-07: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 23 to 26
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 23 to 26
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2015-08-02: Complete Freedom
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.
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2015-07-26: Supposition and the True Self
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.
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2015-07-19: The Real Self
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.
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2015-07-12: Self-Knowledge
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.
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2015-07-10: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 17 to 22
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 17 to 22
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2015-07-05: Free From Difference
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.
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2015-06-28: In the Self, as the Self, by the Self
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.
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2015-06-21: Being-Consciousness-Bliss
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.
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2015-06-14: Abide as the Self
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.
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2015-06-12: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 13 to 16
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 13 to 16
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2015-06-07: Silent Spiritual Instruction
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.
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2015-05-31: A Child’s Prattle
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.
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2015-05-17: Brahman-Knowledge
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.
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2015-05-10: Self-Realization
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.
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2015-05-08: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 8 to 12
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 8 to 12
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2015-05-03: Undivided Reality
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.
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2015-04-26: The Self of All
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.
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2015-04-19: Bodiless Existence
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.
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2015-04-12: Ineffable
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.
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2015-04-10: Ribhu Gita, Ch 8, Verses 1 to 7
Chapter 8 - Topic of the Liberated while Alive, Verses 1 to 7
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2015-04-05: Always
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.
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2015-03-29: Silence
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.
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2015-03-22: Truth
Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction about the Knowledge of the truth of the Self.
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2015-03-08: Inconceivable, Timeless, and Perfectly Full
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.