David Godman

Ramana Maharshi's life, teachings and devotees

  • Sri Ramana Maharshi
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      • Annamalai Swami
      • Lakshmana Swamy
      • Muruganar
      • Papaji
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Nothing Ever Happened, Volume One

The following weekend I was scheduled to have a half-day holiday on Saturday afternoon. Sunday, of course, was a holiday every week. I took the train on Saturday and made my way once more to the hall where the Maharshi sat. As on my first visit, I felt that my business was private, so I […]

An Introduction to Sri Ramana’s Life and Teachings

This extended interview chronicles the life and teachings of Ramana Maharshi. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know the basics of who he was and what he taught.

Talks on Sri Ramana’s devotees

This is a collection of videos in which I speak about devotees of Ramana Maharshi – how they came into his presence, how they were transformed by it, and how, in some cases, even liberated by it.

A Youtube talk on Lakshmana Swamy’s life

This is a talk I gave on Lakshmana Swamy in 2014. It was filmed outside the room he stayed in after he realised the Self in Ramana Maharshi’s presence in 1949.

Annamalai Swami on Youtube

Two Annamalai Swami films are featured here. The first was an interview he gave to Jim Lemkin in 1993. The second is a talk I gave on him in 2014.

A Youtube talk on Muruganar

In 2014 I gave a series of filmed talks on Bhagavan, his teachings and his devotees. This one, recorded in Annamalai Swami’s ashram, was about Muruganar

Youtube talks on self-enquiry

These are filmed talks or dialogues on which I attempt to explain Bhagavan’s teachings on self-enquiry.

Youtube talks on Papaji’s life

Here are two films in which I talk about the principal events in Papaji’s life, and one in which I speak about Papaji’s relationship with the Buddha.

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