Sri Ramana Teachings
Sri Ramana Center of Houston
Philosophy and practice of self-investigation (ātma-vicāra) and self-surrender (ātma-samarpana) as taught by Bhagavan Ramana.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 27min
Keeping our attention on our being, our fundamental awareness 'I am'
In an online meeting with Johanne, Michael answers questions about Bhagavan Ramana's teachings.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Ad-free videos on the original writings of Bhagavan Ramana with explanations by Michael James can be accessed on our Vimeo video channel.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston
Jun 10, 2025 • 1h 53min
How can we hold on to self-attentiveness uninterruptedly?
In an online meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 1st June 2025, Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Advertisement-free videos on the original writings of Bhagavan Ramana with explanations by Michael James can be accessed on our Vimeo video channel.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston
Jun 4, 2025 • 2h 39min
Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 5
In an online meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 31st May 2025, Michael discusses Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 5.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Michael's explanations on all the eleven Padigam verses can be watched free of advertisements on Vimeo.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston
May 31, 2025 • 2h 5min
Other than the base, ‘I am’, everything is a superimposition
In an online meeting with the Chicago Ramana devotees on 25th May 2025, Michael answers various questions about the teachings of Bhagavan Ramana.
This episode can watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Songs of Sri Sadhu Om with English translations can be accessed on our Vimeo.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston
May 27, 2025 • 2h 33min
Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 4
In an online meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 10th May 2025, Michael discusses Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 4.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Michael's explanations on all the eleven Padigam verses can be watched on Vimeo (with no advertisements).
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston
May 25, 2025 • 2h 9min
Ego is pure being-awareness, ‘I am’, conflated with adjuncts
In an online meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang (ramana-satsang-sd@googlegroups.com) on 4th May 2025, Michael answers various questions about Bhagavan’s teachings.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Advertisement-free videos on the original writings of Bhagavan Ramana with explanations by Michael James can be accessed on our Vimeo video channel.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
May 21, 2025 • 1h 30min
Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham verse 30
In an online meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 3rd May 2025, Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham, verse 30.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube, and a compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. This video can also be watched ad-free on our Vimeo video channel.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
- Sri Ramana Center of Houston.
May 16, 2025 • 2h 12min
We should meditate on ourself, not on the thought ‘I am brahman’
In an online meeting with the Chicago Ramana devotees on 27th April 2025, Michael answers various questions about the teachings of Bhagavan Ramana.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Songs of Sri Sadhu Om with English translations can be accessed on Vimeo.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
May 11, 2025 • 2h 57min
Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 3
In an online meeting with the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK on 26th April 2025, Michael discusses Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 3.
This video episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Michael's explanations on all the eleven Padigam verses can be watched free of advertisements on Vimeo.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
May 5, 2025 • 56min
Liberation is achieved not by doing but by just being as we are
In an online meeting with Anshu Bahanda, Michael discusses Bhagavan Ramana’s Upadēśa Sāram, explaining that its central import is that liberation cannot be achieved by doing anything but only by just being as we are, which means being without rising as ego.
This episode can be watched as a video on YouTube. A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from MediaFire. Detailed explanations by Michael James on each verse of Upadēśa Undiyār can be accessed free of advertisements on Vimeo.
Books by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon:
By Sri Sadhu Om:
► The Path of Sri Ramana (English)
By Michael James:
► Happiness and Art of Being (English)
► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish)
► Anma-Viddai (English)
Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide.
