A collection of articles discussing the philosophy and practice of the spiritual teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana, written by Michael James and forming an extension of his main website, www.happinessofbeing.com.
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Labels: 1898 note for his mother, Arunachala, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, ego, Nāṉ Yār? (Who am I?), sat-sanga, self-investigation (ātma-vicāra), self-surrender, śravaṇa-manana-nididhyāsana, Sri Muruganar, Sri Sadhu Om, Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu, Upadēśa Undiyār
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Until December 2015 I was able to carry on writing this blog without needing to accept any of the kind offers of financial support that I received from friends and well-wishers, but I eventually reached a point where I seemed to have no option but to accept whatever support may be offered. Translating Bhagavan’s Tamil writings, writing articles for this blog, replying to emails asking questions about his teachings, discussing his teachings with fellow devotees by Zoom and other such means, and making videos of such discussions to share on my YouTube channel, Sri Ramana Teachings, is my full-time occupation (and one that I do solely for the love of this subject), so I have no other job and I receive only a small pension and some royalties from my book sales, which amount to far less than I need for rent, food and other essential expenses, so any financial help that any of you may be able to offer would be much appreciated.
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