Kumar: Hi, James.
I read your How to Attain Enlightenment and The Essence of Enlightenment and see a lot of your YouTube videos about enlightenment. You say that enlightenment is knowledge, not experience, but this…
Dominik: Hi, James.
I’m so happy you pointed out my problem: I’ve felt “half cooked” the whole time and could not find the problem. I was confused and used Vedanta like…
Nick: I am writing you because I am very confused right now – after already having a solid knowledge and experiences of the self.
Three years ago (afters years of listening…
Kumar: Dear James, thanks for your answers. I think I am not doing a good job communicating what I am thinking. I need to be more precise in my writing.
For…
Peter: Hi, James.
I note from your talks and interviews you have had many “spiritual” experiences. I have never had any spiritual experience as a monk other than a deep sense…
Bob seemed rather perturbed by my post about mystic and non-mystic Advaita. I didn’t have any feelings about his reaction, because I know that most conflicts are born of misunderstanding…
If reality is non-dual existence as the Upanishads claim, then ultimately there is no difference between experience and knowledge. For instance, if you see a tree you know the tree. If this…
Seeker: Dear Ram, to continue our discussion about the self, do you also think that experience is a necessary part of self-realization? I am thinking that experience confirms our thinking… that…
Maris: Dear Ramji, thanks for this email. I especially enjoyed the section on living a dharmic life, since it is what I need the most reminders about – “to respond to every life…