2021-02-07 San Diego Ramana Satsang: Michael James discusses Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu and self-investigation

In a Zoom meeting with the San Diego Ramana Satsang on 7th February 2021 Michael James responds to the request: ‘Last week our group started studying Ulladu Narpadu, Mangalam verses 1 & 2. As you can imagine, our discussion varied considerably in our understanding of these verses. We were wondering if you would talk about Ulladu Narpadu in general and the introductory verses specifically. Also, please share with us your thoughts on how to best study these grand works’.

While discussing this subject and answering related questions Michael discusses or refers to the following passages from Bhagavan’s writings:

Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu:

Pāyiram: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#unp
Maṅgalam verse 1: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#unm1
Maṅgalam verse 2: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#unm2
Verse 4: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un04
Verse 5: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un05
Verse 9: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un09
Verse 10: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un10
Verse 11: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un11
Verse 12: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un12
Verse 13: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un13
Verse 14: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un14
Verse 19: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un19
Verse 24: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un24
Verse 25: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un25
Verse 26: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un26
Verse 32: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/10/ulladu-narpadu-tamil-text.html#un32

Upadēśa Kaliveṇbā (the extended version of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu):

Lines 108-112 (verse 26): https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/12/upadesa-kalivenba-extended-version-of.htm #uk26

Upadēśa Undiyār:

Verse 23: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/09/upadesa-undiyar-tamil-text.html#uu23
Verse 27: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/09/upadesa-undiyar-tamil-text.html#uu27
Verse 28: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2017/09/upadesa-undiyar-tamil-text.htm #uu28

Aruṇācalaramaṇaṉ: https://youtu.be/DeQ1qd0Nwoc and https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2016/11/why-does-bhagavan-sometimes-say-that.htm #arunacalaramana

Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai:

Verse 101: https://happinessofbeing.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-role-of-grace-in-all-that-ego.html#aamm101

Nāṉ Ār?:

Paragraph 1: https://www.happinessofbeing.com/nan_yar.html#para01

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