Mary: Dear James, in Berkeley we started to discuss whether or not there are many clear descriptions about the nature of the self in the Yoga Sutras.
Below are some verses in…
Seeker: Okay, yeah, I see where my confusion lies. Before I also didn’t know I was hopping much when I looked into stuff. I thought a lot related to Vedanta even…
Carl: I don’t think anyone can accuse Vedanta of not being complex! Just read some of the Vedantic commentaries if you want to be exposed to some mind-boggling displays of logical…
Tom: Dear James, thank you for you detailed comments.
Since you clarified that there has not been much misunderstanding among your students because of agreed-upon terminology, I have to assume that…
James: Note: This email was from a person with firm self-knowledge who is in the nididhyasana phase. Nididhyasana, a phase that follows firm self-knowledge, popularly known as “enlightenment,” produces the fruit of self-knowledge – direct…
Ken: So you are saying that I still have more work to do. Please… no!
James: As long as you are a doer, doing never ends. However, if you are the…
Mica: I have been studying Vedanta for the last year, enquiring as much as possible. I have been using Ram’s lectures on Vivekachudamani and the Gita, plus the book How to Attain Enlightenment and your website. Before…
Helmut: Dear Sundari, I have some need of clearance concerning the understanding of jiva, Isvara and awareness.
I heard James often say that the self (awareness) is limitless, i.e. it is not modified.…
James: The person in this email has been writing for a long time, trying to make sense of his past. I finally got tired of listening to it, as it did…
Seeker: Hey, Ramji.
I thought I’d give a dream description to see if you can cull something out of it. It felt vibrant and at a time when feeling I was…