2026-05-20 Steve and Michael: Be without letting go of yourself

In an online meeting with Steve on 20th May 2026, Michael answers questions about Bhagavan Ramana's teachings. This video can be listened to or downloaded from our podcast: https://ramanahou.podbean.com/e/be-wi.... A more compressed audio copy in Opus format can be downloaded from https://www.mediafire.com/file_premiu... . Ad-free videos on the original writings of Bhagavan Ramana with explanations by Michael James can be accessed on our Vimeo video channel: https://vimeo.com/ramanahou/albums . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Books on Bhagavan Ramana's teachings by Sri Sadhu Om and Michael James that are currently available on Amazon: By Sri Sadhu Om: ► The Path of Sri Ramana (English) https://a.co/d/0UniBwu ► El camino de Sri Ramana (Spanish) https://a.co/d/0ipnMoU3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Michael James: ► Happiness and Art of Being (English) https://a.co/d/b8J51pW ► Lyckan och Varandets Konst (Swedish) https://amzn.eu/d/jaRDGc6 ~~~ ► Anma-Viddai (English) https://a.co/d/j3vv0oz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Above books are also available in other regional Amazon marketplaces worldwide. Sri Ramana Center of Houston 0:00 Introduction — The Spiritual Thread & Seeking Since Age 19 3:01 Instruction given to Akhilandammaiyar — "Be Without Leaving Yourself" 5:49 One Supreme Power — Surrendering to What Is 9:40 Practise in Daily Life — The Train Luggage Metaphor & Physical Vulnerability 13:00 Intermittent vs. Continuous Effort — The Fairground Scale Analogy 15:56 Ego's Nature vs. Grace — Grasping Form vs. Holding on to Being 17:47 Ānanda as Permanent Peace, Not Fleeting Bliss 19:36 Subsidence, Humility & Divinity 21:56 Turning Within — Dissolving the Subject-Object Dichotomy 23:34 Dṛg-Dṛśya-Vivēka & the Practice of Sahaja Samādhi 29:48 The Power and Meaning Behind Reciting Bhagavan's Words 34:53 The Universal 'I Am' — Bhagavan Shining in all from Ant to God 38:43 Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Verse 23 — Contemplating Where the "I" Rises 40:02 The Two Dreams — Recognising Waking Life as One Long Dream 44:00 Ēka-Jīva-Vāda — The Paradox of a Singular Projecting Ego 47:05 Unreal Form of Guru, Real Awakening — The Lion & Elephant Analogy 49:53 Śraddhā — Conviction Born of Clarity, Not a Leap in the Dark 55:05 Sleep as Perfect Knowledge — Awareness Without Phenomena 1:00:00 Practice Has No Conditions — Liking Over Circumstance 1:02:18 Michael's 20 Years in Tiruvannamalai — Disruption as Grace 1:04:46 The Trio of Tiruvannamalai — Muruganar, Natanananda & Sadhu Om 1:13:47 Coconut, Jackfruit & Banana — Three Personalities, One Bond 1:15:49 The Paramount Importance of Self-Attention — Notes on Sadhu Om 1:19:44 Current Project — Revising the Stray Verses (Tanipakkal) 1:20:42 Closing — The Joy of Two Devotees Meeting