The Spiritual Heart

These early Satsang dialogs with Ramaji are direct and to the point. The modern Advaita and non-duality community has largely neglected the master technique of Self-inquiry provided by the undisputed great Sage, Sri Ramana Maharshi. Ramaji would like to remedy that.Aligned by destiny and joy with first Ramesh and then Ramana, Ramaji speaks from his own experience with this most ancient of spiritual paths, Self-inquiry ("Who am I?"). He addresses the hopes, fears and fantasies of...
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These early Satsang dialogs with Ramaji are direct and to the point. The modern Advaita and non-duality community has largely neglected the master technique of Self-inquiry provided by the undisputed great Sage, Sri Ramana Maharshi. Ramaji would like to remedy that.Aligned by destiny and joy with first Ramesh and then Ramana, Ramaji speaks from his own experience with this most ancient of spiritual paths, Self-inquiry ("Who am I?"). He addresses the hopes, fears and fantasies of spiritual seekers and redirects his listeners to the reality that spiritual realization requires hard work, dedication and earnest effort.He teaches Self-inquiry in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi with a non-dual Kundalini Tantra twist. This includes investigation of the arising I-thought, the revelation of the Heart on the right and the illumination of Amrita Nadi.Ramaji cuts through to the truth with surgical precision in the spirit of his late Advaita guru Ramesh Balsekar and his divine salvatrix, Kali Ma. Ever since Kali spoke to him in 1982 in the meditation hall at the Vedanta Temple Society in Hollywood, California, the great Hindu goddess of ego death and liberation has guided his personal and spiritual life.Topics covered include how to dissolve the ego (I-thought), the role of Kundalini and the Heart on the right in enlightenment, the "I am the body" thought, non-doership, living in the natural state, non-dual intimate relationships, Tantric Advaita, the art and practice of Self-inquiry meditation, the power of Grace and the importance of the thought-free state.The talks collected here are from private Satsangs about enlightenment and the process of awakening with individuals and small groups in Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon, Las Vegas, Nevada and Toronto, Canada. Ramaji led his first non-dual Satsang retreat in Toronto in 1994.Ramaji teaches Advaita and non-duality in the San Diego, California area. The easiest way to reach him is via his web site Ramaji.org. Ramaji works with students all over the world via email and Skype. He currently has students in Australia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, India, Canada and the United States.TABLE OF CONTENTSJourney to The Heart Of TruthSri Ramana Maharshi on Self-Inquiry, the I-Thought and the Heart on the RightHow to Do Self-Inquiry MeditationThe Two Stages of Self-InquiryThe I-Feeling Is More Than Just a Feeling!What Is Advaita or Non-Duality?The "I Am the Body" Idea (Part One): From Spiritual Incarnation to Physical IncarcerationThe "I Am the Body" Idea (Part Two): How the I-Thought Dictator Rules the WorldThe Amrita Nadi ("River of Immortality") and the Sacred Heart on the RightYou Cannot Get Enlightened (Because You Already Are)Do You Sincerely Want To Be Free?Enlightenment Is Simple (But That Doesn't Mean It's Easy)Are You Sensitive Enough?Who Do You Think You Are?How Will I Know I Have Found My Real "I"?If God Offers You Enlightenment Or a Billion Dollars, Take the Billion DollarsEnlightenment Is for Royal FoolsHow the Sage Experiences the WorldWhat Does Love Have To Do With It?Mother Nature Is Doing EverythingNotesMind-Blowing BooksMeet the Author