An audio copy of this video can be listened to on Sri Ramana Teachings podcast (ramanahou.podbean.com) or downloaded from www.podbean.com/eas/pb-jdvx6-178a0dd and a compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from www.mediafire.com/file_premium/psrbwwqcgapbjni . Sri Arunachala Aksharamanamalai, sung by Sri Sadhu Om and translated by Michael James, can be accessed at vimeo.com/ramanahou/am000 .
1:31:40 I can confirm that no one that I know even gets close to Bhagavān. I don't name names here, but listened to tens of hours of their talks. And specially seen some of them abuse people's trust and their need of a spiritual teacher, and deceiving them, financially, sexually and in other ways...😐😔
Thanks for this careful translation of this beautiful verse. In comparison to the older version shown in the book Sri Arunachala Stuti Panchakam, it seems a few English words have been refined to reflect less doership (‘heart’ rather than ‘mind’ and ‘bereft’ of rather than ‘given up’), yet our single required effort is more precise and useful with ‘steadfast’ rather than ‘longing’, as just as a few examples. ‘The joyful marriage garland of syllables, which gives light like a series of rays of the newly risen sun, is what the noble sage Ramana, the abundant giver of grace, sang with joy for the sake of singing praise so that the delusion of good devotees who seek clarity may be cleared away. As a means, those who sink in the heart with awareness as ‘Arunachalam’ will certainly rule the world of Siva.’ [Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Introductory Verse (composed by Sri Muruganar) translated by Michael James] 🙏🙏🙏 Namo Ramanaya
Sometimes I lose strenght and power, love, for proceed in my practise of self investigation. More and more my bonds and interest to external world, people and relations are weaker. I am sort of not in heavens and not on earth, floating in between with no way to grab hold on anything. Sometimes I think I am going mad and insaine as the outside world have less and less meaning, but still my inner world dont shine bright. The more I practise there are more mind/ego resistance. Is it normal to feel like I am loosing battle, is this only my experience or someone can relate to this. Is it this why it is often said that this path is not "walk in the park" Namo Ramanaya❤
My humble question: What exactly is an "inner world"? What would shine bright? Is that not all also an adjunct? Is not that what we truly are always the same? It never changes. It cannot become brighter or shine more clearer. All seeming changes and improvements are imaginations of ego as are all drama and experiences.
@@markocvrljak3681 I was not implying that vichara is easy, however pointing to the steady never changing "I am" we can attend to. If we are troubled with doubts the only true remedy is vichara. If vichara feels difficult, again, the only remedy is to attempt another redirection of our attention to 'I am". Also let's not forget that every experience before manonasa like peace and bliss and other "good" experiences are not "I am", these are subtle experiences of mind/ego and a reminder for more vichara. Since "I am" never changes, how can "we" feel better? "We" (that what we currently identify with) will never feel better but as an imagination which some even confuse as an advanced state. If we seek to feel better we are on the wrong track! That what likes to be happy can never be happy because it can experience happiness only as a fake imagination. That what likes to be happy needs to die and only then there is true happiness. "I am" never changes and we seemingly will get more familiar with it in surrendering all adjuncts. And that is a continuous painful process for ego/mind. Bhagavan assured us it will get better but we should also be clear that this might only be in a future life time after practicing for a number of life times. For "I am" there is no time and all these concerns are only for mind/ego. Same 'ol theme, vichara is the answer for everything. We can commiserate here about how difficult vichara is and share our struggles, but is that really helpful? Maybe, maybe not.
An audio copy of this video can be listened to on Sri Ramana Teachings podcast (ramanahou.podbean.com) or downloaded from www.podbean.com/eas/pb-jdvx6-178a0dd and a compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from www.mediafire.com/file_premium/psrbwwqcgapbjni . Sri Arunachala Aksharamanamalai, sung by Sri Sadhu Om and translated by Michael James, can be accessed at vimeo.com/ramanahou/am000 .
Your answers on dream and the waking state is clear. It always confuses one and now we have better clarity
🙏🙏🙏 thank you, sir. Michael James, for taking us into the internal journey and answering my question why sages are not coming in this age
1:31:40 I can confirm that no one that I know even gets close to Bhagavān. I don't name names here, but listened to tens of hours of their talks. And specially seen some of them abuse people's trust and their need of a spiritual teacher, and deceiving them, financially, sexually and in other ways...😐😔
Thanks for this careful translation of this beautiful verse. In comparison to the older version shown in the book Sri Arunachala Stuti Panchakam, it seems a few English words have been refined to reflect less doership (‘heart’ rather than ‘mind’ and ‘bereft’ of rather than ‘given up’), yet our single required effort is more precise and useful with ‘steadfast’ rather than ‘longing’, as just as a few examples.
‘The joyful marriage garland of syllables, which gives light like a series of rays of the newly risen sun, is what the noble sage Ramana, the abundant giver of grace, sang with joy for the sake of singing praise so that the delusion of good devotees who seek clarity may be cleared away. As a means, those who sink in the heart with awareness as ‘Arunachalam’ will certainly rule the world of Siva.’
[Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Introductory Verse (composed by Sri Muruganar) translated by Michael James]
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Namo Ramanaya
Indeed, this is a very beautiful verse, one of my favourites!
It seems like a potent medicine when our mind is confused and deluded running after the world, because it teaches us that true clarity is only within
@@rajat3311Yes, like Michael nicely points out, ‘grace manifests in the form of clarity’.
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Sometimes I lose strenght and power, love, for proceed in my practise of self investigation. More and more my bonds and interest to external world, people and relations are weaker. I am sort of not in heavens and not on earth, floating in between with no way to grab hold on anything. Sometimes I think I am going mad and insaine as the outside world have less and less meaning, but still my inner world dont shine bright. The more I practise there are more mind/ego resistance. Is it normal to feel like I am loosing battle, is this only my experience or someone can relate to this. Is it this why it is often said that this path is not "walk in the park"
Namo Ramanaya❤
My humble question: What exactly is an "inner world"? What would shine bright? Is that not all also an adjunct?
Is not that what we truly are always the same? It never changes. It cannot become brighter or shine more clearer. All seeming changes and improvements are imaginations of ego as are all drama and experiences.
@@Chad-vo8pz easy to say
@@markocvrljak3681 I was not implying that vichara is easy, however pointing to the steady never changing "I am" we can attend to.
If we are troubled with doubts the only true remedy is vichara. If vichara feels difficult, again, the only remedy is to attempt another redirection of our attention to 'I am".
Also let's not forget that every experience before manonasa like peace and bliss and other "good" experiences are not "I am", these are subtle experiences of mind/ego and a reminder for more vichara. Since "I am" never changes, how can "we" feel better? "We" (that what we currently identify with) will never feel better but as an imagination which some even confuse as an advanced state. If we seek to feel better we are on the wrong track!
That what likes to be happy can never be happy because it can experience happiness only as a fake imagination. That what likes to be happy needs to die and only then there is true happiness.
"I am" never changes and we seemingly will get more familiar with it in surrendering all adjuncts. And that is a continuous painful process for ego/mind. Bhagavan assured us it will get better but we should also be clear that this might only be in a future life time after practicing for a number of life times. For "I am" there is no time and all these concerns are only for mind/ego. Same 'ol theme, vichara is the answer for everything.
We can commiserate here about how difficult vichara is and share our struggles, but is that really helpful? Maybe, maybe not.