Ramana Maharshi and Muruganar, part one, presented by David Godman

A few weeks ago I was invited by Dr Sarada Natarajan of the Bangalore Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning to give a talk on Muruganar. I was not able to do it live, so I made this recording. I will complete the series later by adding two more installments. The talk was recorded in a studio at the University of Western Australia.
If you want to find more information on Murugnar or read translations of his extensive poetic output, I can suggest the following publications:
www.davidgodman.org/book/the-...
www.davidgodman.org/book/guru...
www.davidgodman.org/book/pada...
www.davidgodman.org/book/rama...
www.davidgodman.org/book/arun...
www.davidgodman.org/book/sri-...
Each link will take you to a page that gives a summary of the book's contents. There is also an option to read excerpts from the titles listed.
The original Tamil verses of some of these texts have been uploaded on the Sri Ramanasramam site:
www.sriramanamaharshi.org/res...
www.sriramana.org/guruvachakak...

[@mjnathan3730]

I am originally from Tamilnadu. Now married and have been living in the United States for 12 years. I have been to T'malai once and had a profound experience of bliss. It wasn't realization or enlightenment but just an experience. I was very young at that time. I wanted to go back now. However family life, job and stuff is not permitting me to travel. I do self inquiry meditation everyday. Even though I am unable travel to T'malai, you Mr. Godman bring T'malai to me. I have read your book Be as you are. Thank you David. Appreciate everything you do

[@anoopmondal8327]

God speed beautiful soul

[@zarth1982]

Thanks for your words. Obrigado por seu relato sincero. Eu gostaria de ter um amigo como você e essa sensibilidade. Abraço, hug from Brazil.

[@fionatudor-tompkins6526]

Dear David 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thankyou you have brought me back to Thiruvannamalai, ❤️ since I went there last year, at this time February, everyday my heart has longed to return. In fact we briefly met you last year, it was an honour to meet you sir, this was outside the Shanty Cafe you were on your motorcycle waiting for the office to open I said hello and you asked the time.God bless you and keep you safe and well🙏🏻 Om Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya 🙌🙌🙌. Fiona ❤️

[@sume6103]

Greetings from USA. David Godman has brought Ramana Maharishi's teaching to us by speaking about him through his channel and by so many books he has written so clearly and beautifully. When I need a dose of wisdom I pickup books by you, Arthur Osbourne and Maurice Frdyman! It is so clear that David's spiritual search is over and so is mine as I found Bhagwan. One day I want to go to Ramana Maharaishi's ashman in Tiruvannamalai and hope I get to meet David Godman too.

[@jasonazure]

Always a pleasure to hear you talk about the Maharishi, David.

[@flower_goddess1279]

One of the best story tellers of our time - David Godman.

[@scmarieange]

Thank you thank you so much dear David🙏 to speak on Murugunar's devotional writing 🙏💖 on Beloved Sri Baghavan.🙏☀️💖 Ideep Gratitude.. I am happy to see you are well.💚In the Grace of Sri Bhagavan 🙏💝

[@02bigd84]

Namatse David. Thank you for all your efforts. Wish you many blessings.

[@lokeyfunny]

Wow. A video from David after such a long time. Best wishes to you Mr Godman

[@mortalclown3812]

His books and interviews on other channels help me a lot. :-)

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

So grateful to see you pop up nearly every day on You Tube last few weeks--across channels!! Couldn't ask for more--thank you so much!

[@reinhardjung3258]

Thank you, David. Most valuable!

[@amitashi]

David reveals gems.

[@gayatriksukumar1789]

It is always a joy to listen to you talk about Sri Ramana Maharishi! You are his greatest devotee I have listened to. Hope someday my family and I could meet you at Thiruvannamalai.

[@ZenMountain]

I’m very grateful to you David, thank you so much for your work and positive contribution!

[@aceventura8890]

Woaw. What an honor

[@KONS804]

Thank you for sharing.

[@joysblues]

Fabulous! You’re recording again! I’m thrilled. 💚

[@BhawnaSharma-jz6cq]

Thanks David.. Truly you're god's own man.. Love & blessings🙏.

[@garydavidson1970]

David, it goes without saying that you have had a unique and privileged proximity to some of modern age's most amazing teachers. Thank you for sharing your stories and insights with the world.

[@antandshell]

We love 💕 you David ❤️

[@cophnia61]

happy to see a new video!

[@magma9138]

Blessings David! Muruganar's accounts of Sri Bhagavan are glorious! When I look upon Ramana's images he exudes total Christ consciousness, grace, beauty and peace. Blessings All!

[@Amila108]

So much continued gratitude

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

Aaaaahh I am so excited to see you back in your own channel ,Mr.Godman !

[@masc0648]

David so nice to hear from you after so long. Hope you won’t disappear again.

[@gregoryshields4258]

Thank you! I've missed you.

[@milaradisic8839]

Thank you David. It is always great to listen to you. Many sincere greetings from Croatia.

[@AnmigaBharatham]

Arunachalaa! Arunachalaa!!

[@violungu3246]

Thank you David! 🙏❤️

[@rjh1967g]

Thank you David. These stories and slices of ashram life are always warming and encouraging. Looking forward to part 2!

[@gregorylent]

superb, swami, thank you

[@katnip198]

Thank you David.

[@shivsivaram9872]

Excellent presentation..Namo Ramana.

[@vivekanandverma6034]

Thank you David for bringing it up

[@dhammadasa2563]

Love u, Thank u❤🙏🏾🍃🌱

[@ravidadlani1]

Amazing talk David. Thank you so much. Thank you for tele-porting us to the time of Bhagwan Ramana and Murugunar. Hope to see many more talks from you. 🙏🏼

[@GeethaGarimella]

Love you David, 🙏🏾🙏🏾You are blessed.

[@5124rm]

Thank you David🙏🏽

[@prasadp8265]

Thanks very much David.

[@KrishnaKaliyuga]

Om Arunachala Thank you for the Video !!

[@zarth1982]

Obrigado David! Thanks! Um grande e carinhoso abraço, big hug from Brazil.

[@lindy-ps7vy]

Excellent David great to see and hear you, love from Aberdeen Scotland x

[@Enlightened_Mint]

Always great to see a new video from you David, looking forward to the next part.

[@margaret2383]

Thank you ever so much for sharing this.

[@user-om4wl2nz5h]

Thank you so much ! Σάς ευχαριστώ πολύ !

[@cosmicmoxa]

Great site, cheers from Finland and USA

[@SuperGlen2000]

I really enjoyed this talk. Thank you so much David for all your hard work!

[@fritzmcphail2421]

I love all your videos here in Nc USA

[@lucasoave3612]

Hey man thanks for all these wholesome videos, I really get a lot out of them.

[@Labine6752]

I am deeply grateful for your work leading us to Ramana

[@radharamani6121]

Thanks for sharing these interesting events. 🙏

[@realself9599]

David Godman...a true historian.

[@TheKakamuka]

🙏 gem!!

[@johanandao3573]

Dear David ! I love to listen to you. The storys bringing many tears from deep within my heart . So so beutiful . Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gitakb1980]

David thank you so so much for the book on Lakshmi Swamy. It’s a beautiful book on self inquiry and devotion. Gave very helpful tips. Thank you again.

[@manojkothari5398]

Thankyou DG for giving us regular doses of wine and keeping us intoxicated..

[@zain4019]

Thank-you:)

[@jpkal3891]

Dear David, you are a blessed soul. I have seen your videos many times repeatedly. Baghawan still lives in midst of us and guides us. Your wonderful karma amplifies this truth.

[@karthik1122331]

You are a worderful orater, i am very glad to know you,have been listning to your knowledge and effort to make this world SELF, never lost an inch of intrest to listen about Maharshi again and again repeatdly when u speak,Thank you Sir.

[@user-xp6wv4kt5b]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@kalr7497]

Thank you very much

[@ratnamsai3796]

🙏

[@TheSoteriologist]

That's a nice coincidence. I just yesterday finally started reading _Guru Vachaka Kovai_ _(the copy you sent me last year with your autograph)_ simultaneously in both versions, the one edited by you and the Sadhu Om /Michael James one.

[@ONBVVoiceofRishis]

OM Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

[@susanchappell796]

Dear Mr Godman. Thank You so much for your dedication and bringing all this information to the masses. I would really love to meet you one day. Your a treasure. Blessings

[@esneliamunoz4475]

🕉🕉🕉🙏

[@cyndiependleton7930]

🕉🙏🕉

[@RaviAnnaswamy]

Thousand thanks for such a well researched , to the life of the great poet-devotee-jnani Muruganar. Just for correctness of pronounciation (not that it really matters or that it takes any thing away from this great video) - Muruganar - is pronounced Moo-roo-ga-naa-r, where the moo and roo are shortened oo. Same way Kunju Swami is pronounced as Koo-n-joo Swami with oo sound shortened. Thanks again.

[@anitha639]

மிக்க நன்றி. ஓம் நமசிவாய

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

❤️

[@suethompson6497]

🌸🌼🌸🌼🙏🏼

[@kcpanchasara5967]

🙏🙏🙏

[@KDVprasad7]

Namaste David bhaiya. Indeed a pleasure to watch your videos as they are without any bias or leaning. Would like to meet you when the Arunachala calls me there. 🙏🙏🙏

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

Feel the pull, too!

[@prabuduplex]

Nice.

[@greatwisdom2867]

First time here. Lot of research has gone into your videos. Thank you. Anyone, trying to progress spiritually should read Ramalinga Adigalar aka Vallalar. He is a great Siddha, who broke all secrets, laid down clear ways to attain enlightenment. He himself said that “i opened a shop, no one is interested” and vanished one fine day. He is still alive and attaches to deserving compassionate souls for a brief period and guides them. So much to write, i will stop here.

[@santhoshrider9474]

*Vallalar Swami* also said " You people only understand when the white skinned (Westerners??) people with black heart (spiritually ignorant)" . In Swami's words "அகத்தே கருத்து புறத்தே வெளுத்த...". So I think the time has come. People may soon understand "Vallalar Swami's" teachings and follow Him all over the world. Vaazhga VaLamudan!(Be blessed) Vaazhga Vaiyagam!!(Let Earth be blessed)❤️

[@santhoshrider9474]

"Vallalar Swami" is immortal and the first one to attain Godly status given by The God Himself. Swami said in future there will be many dead will raise alive. And many will attain the Godly status attained by Vallalar Swami Himself. Vaazhga VaLamudan! (Be Blessed) Vaazhga Vaiyagam!!(Let Earth be blessed)

[@TheSoteriologist]

26:37 That really does sound awfully like a psychedelic trip of sorts, and it also displays the typical mix of profound experience with paranoia and confusion. It's kind of obvious why the Maharshi disapproved of the habit of using such substances.

[@sebastiandsouza5916]

REALLY LOVED THE THE VIDEO. A VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION. PLEASE COULD YOU MAKE A VIDEO ON ROBERT ADAMS. THANKS IN ADVANCE 😇💞💗🤗👌

[@sundar7684]

Hello David are you now in Australia or tiruvanmalai.Thanks for all the videos over the years. Always enjoyed listening to it.

[@che6630]

Please come to New Zealand and stay with me for a bit - you're more than welcome :-)

[@JaiKumar-wn8wx]

Great video, Mr. Godman. Will you do more lectures on significant people from Ramanashram?

[@leeafaf]

Love your talks. May I ask - what brings you to Perth?

[@David_Godman]

My wife Miri lives and works here.

[@homeland7314]

Dear David , Sir i have read your edited version of "Be as you are " book Talks of Ramana maharshi. Keen to know does that book covers about the practice of self enquiry or any other books you refer me to understand & practice & erase the "I". AIthough I have read the book only once , Please suggest on this. I am from India.

[@sydneyboy5527]

Hi David, I am very exited to see you here with this presentation because is given me the opportunity to approach you with some queries about the whole subject of "awakening". I am a novice in the subject. I been reading few books of yours as well as Papaji and Nisargadatta Maharaj. For what I understand, and I can be completely wrong, the key practice is "self inquiry" and be aware of my own awareness. I found very difficult to apply this practices along the day (harder in the present time) and I don't know if there is any book or notes that can provide me some practical guidance. I will highly appreciate your response, kindly Orlando

[@David_Godman]

See if this appeals to you. It is from my site: www.davidgodman.org/who-am-i-sri-ramana-maharshis-teachings-on-how-to-realise-the-self/

[@sydneyboy5527]

@@David_Godman Thank you David for your response, I will go through the whole article. Do you have an opinion about "Mooji"? Regards, Orlando

[@lioninvesting4676]

Hey David are you gonna be in Melbourne?

[@svarupa]

David, where can i find a copy of the Guru Vachaka kovai with the comments of Muruganar and Sadhu Om? I had it at one time but lost it. Now all I can find is the Michael James version. Thanks.

[@David_Godman]

You can get it from here: www.davidgodman.org/book/guru-vachaka-kovai/

[@svarupa]

@@David_Godman thank you 🙏

[@anitha639]

Sir do u miss thiruvannamalai?

[@David_Godman]

Rather than missing the place itself, I find it frustrating that I don't have a safe and realistic option of trevelling there at the moment.

[@harjotmahal8985]

Dear David, When will u be back in Tiruvannamalai?

[@David_Godman]

I don't know. Travel is extremely complicated the moment. There are major government restrictions at both ends of the journey, along with safety issues that arise from flying long distance. The only route available to me at the moment is through the UK, which is not a healthy place to be stuck in if I can't get a flight out to India.

[@Suraj-ci9vu]

@@David_Godman We are seeing second wave in Mahatashtra which could very well spread to other states. It is also feared, due to new strain its spreading speedily. Please stay where you are for some time.

[@sudheeramere]

@@Suraj-ci9vu India and Germany had medical sciences that doesn't subscribe to contagion theory. Germ theory was never proved by Louis Pasteur, but it was taken for granted. And HIV and covid were never isolated and passed kock's postulates. Noble laureate PCR inventor Kary Mullis debunked HIV. His videos were removed from YT. Covid is a rich philanthropist's idea.

[@TheSoteriologist]

@@sudheeramere I don't think David expressed any idea either way. He just pointed out the complications. His formulation _"not a healthy place to be stuck in"_ may not have anything to do with this ridiculously "lethal", uhm, "virus" ;)

[@sudheeramere]

@@TheSoteriologist I love David very much. David's interviews with Rick Archer were absolutely mind blowing. I can't thank enough David for his work. He was a great soul.

[@N1GHTCRXWL]

part 2?

[@allgamestotal6773]

hi David. are u still in Perth?

[@David_Godman]

Yes, still here

[@TheDeepening718]

Why does my self enquiry seem to be more effective in the few minutes after I wake up and then as soon as i'm in the shower it's like the ego takes a stronger hold. Does anyone else notice this?

[@EAMason-ev3pl]

💜✨💫

[@maicolx7776]

Hi David! Are you in Australia to visit your Japanese friend from the time with Papaji? If you don't mind my asking. Could we all benefit from your friend somehow? Giving us blessings personally? : )

[@David_Godman]

My wife lives and works here. We didn't get to see each other for ten months last year because of covid. Now I am here for a while since international travel is difficult.

[@pratikmohapatra2348]

Namaste David I am from India 🙏🙏I am 14 years old and I am like your son so can you please make a video about the great nothingness according to teachings of Ramana maharshi please it's a request to you please😫🙏🙏💓

[@stephenbradly5238]

PART TWO?

[@David_Godman]

I recorded it two days ago. The Bangalore RMCL will show it this week at one of their meetings, after which I will upload it here.

[@stephenbradly5238]

@@David_Godman thank you so much mr godman you play a key role for us devotees and our connection to ramana thank you so much🌺🙏🏽

[@parvatiswamy543]

Namaste Will you please let me know which is that verse of Ramana sannidhi murai in chapter 17 which you have adopted in one of your old vedios. Link given below kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5KwpKWXobeFja8 The song is so beautiful, I keep listening to it , although I don't follow Tamil language. I will be grateful if you could also give the meaning of this particular song Thanks Regards Prasad

[@David_Godman]

If you mean the chanting that begins each video, it is the first two lines of Ramana Puranam, a work composed by Muruganar in the 1930s. The chanting was done by Ramananjali. This series of talks was organised to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ramananjali group. The full Ramana Puranam chant by the Ramananjali group comes from a CD that was brought out by the Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bangalore. I think the CD is no longer available. A complete English translation of Ramana Puranam, with an introductory biography of Muruganar, can be found here: www.davidgodman.org/book/ramana-puranam/

[@parvatiswamy543]

Thanks

[@zarth1982]

I also love this song and always listen.

[@kumulsfan8090]

Hey David Just curious, of all places why would you move to south Australia? Lol

[@cindyscott8470]

his wife is there, covid is less.

[@ianhorn8543]

I don't understand any of this. Give me Christianity anytime!

[@arjunrathore8950]

🙏🙏

[@PremKumar-nk3db]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽