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The Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK is a registered charity Please see recent posts for all updates. Two silent meditation breaks are included.

SATSANGS, MEDITATION AND STUDY.:

Face to Face Satsangs: We have now returned to these on either the first or third Saturday of each month. Zoom satsangs: The RMF UK meets via zoom on the second and last Saturday of each month for Satsangs which last from 2pm to 5pm. These meetings are with Michael James who first discusses in depth a selected Sri Ramana Maharshi teaching which is then followed wi

th a question and answer session. These meetings are free to join and those interested should e mail [email protected]

GOOGLE GROUP

We now also have a google group that runs along side this page. The group is a relaxed and informal place for people to share everything and anything about Sri Ramana Maharshi. If you would like to join please send an e mail to ramana-maharshi-satsang+[email protected] or e mail [email protected] for more details.

21/08/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

This Saturday 22 August from 12 noon to 1.45 pm (British time), Michael Highburger has kindly agreed to talk to us on 'Vichara in Real Time: The Clarifying Power of a Portable Enquiry Practice'.

Michael explains what he will cover at this meeting:
In our last meeting together, we spoke in a very general way about vichara and enquiry theory. In this meeting, I would like to take up more practical themes, highlighting that vichara is portable. Indeed, vichara is not confined to formal meditation; once cultivated, it becomes transferable, accompanying us throughout the day. Because the sense of a separate self must continually regenerate, everyday thoughts, moods, impulses, behaviours and motivations provide material for enquiry. Vichara can therefore adapt naturally to circumstances, exposing egoic strategies as they arise and gradually taming the mind.

What we investigate are primarily the illusions born of ignorance. For Bhagavan, the ego is the fundamental illusion: though it has no independent reality, we live as though it were real. Samskaras, karmic tendencies and habitual patterns act like filters that distort perception, making the egoic world appear self-evident. Since these filters are pervasive, recognising them requires sustained attention. Vichara is the source of this attention and helps initiate a process of clear-seeing, gradually loosening self-deception and leading us out of deeply conditioned patterns.

Devotees will be able to join the Zoom meeting at 11.50 a.m. (British time) to allow everyone to "settle in."

The meeting will start at 12 noon (British time) with a brief introduction, followed by Bhagavan’s mantra, and 10 minutes of meditative silence.

After that, Michael will talk on Self-Enquiry (Vichara) for about 45 minutes. After the talk, Michael is happy to answer questions on the topic for about 45 mins. Please put your questions to Michael in the chat box addressed to Shalini.

Please email us on [email protected] to receive zoom joining instructions .

For those devotees who are unable to attend on the day, Michael's talk will be recorded and posted in a couple of days on our RMF UK YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

Namo Ramanaya,
RMF U.K. Committee

16/08/2026

ADVANCED NOTICE OF UP AND COMING SPEAKERS

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

This is an advance notice of scheduled talks.

We are very fortunate to have three very good speakers on three consecutive Saturdays. Before each talk, we will be sending further details, along with the Zoom link via email. If you are not on our email list please request to join on [email protected]

1) Michael Highburger will talk to us via Zoom on 22nd August at 12 noon (British time). Michael will talk on 'Vichara in Real Time: The Clarifying Power of a Portable Enquiry Practice'. After the talk, devotees will have a chance to ask Michael questions.

The talk will be recorded and put on our YouTube channel.

2) On 29 August at 2 pm (British time) as per our usual monthly programme, Michael James will be explaining a verse from Guru Vachaka Kovai. Michael will also answer questions sent in advance to this email address or asked on the day.

Michael's talk will be recorded and put on YouTube.

3) David Godman will be present at our In-Person meeting at Colet House, London on 5th September at 1.45 pm. (British time). Devotees will also be able to participate on Zoom.

David is happy to answer questions relating to Bhagavan's life and teachings. Devotees can send in their questions in advance to this email address. Questions can also be asked on the day.

The talk will be recorded and put on our YouTube channel.

In Sri Bhagavan,
RMF UK Committee

11/08/2026

SATSANG WITH MICHAEL HIGHBURGER

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

On Saturday 22nd August from 12 noon to 1.45 pm (British time), Michael Highburger has kindly agreed to talk to us for a second time on Self Enquiry . Details of his talk, via Zoom are given below. To join this talk please email [email protected] for joining instructions if you are not already on our mailing list. This should prove to be an extremely interesting talk.

VICHARA IN REAL TIME, THE CLARIFYING POWER OF A PORTABLE ENQUIRY PRACTICE.

In our last meeting together, we spoke in a very general way about vichara and enquiry theory. In this meeting, I would like to take up more practical themes, highlighting that vichara is portable. Indeed, vichara is not confined to formal meditation; once cultivated, it becomes transferable, accompanying us throughout the day. Because the sense of a separate self must continually regenerate, everyday thoughts, moods, impulses, behaviours and motivations provide material for enquiry. Vichara can therefore adapt naturally to circumstances, exposing egoic strategies as they arise and gradually taming the mind.

What we investigate are primarily the illusions born of ignorance. For Bhagavan, the ego is the fundamental illusion: though it has no independent reality, we live as though it were real. Samskaras, karmic tendencies and habitual patterns act like filters that distort perception, making the egoic world appear self-evident. Since these filters are pervasive, recognising them requires sustained attention. Vichara is the source of this attention and helps initiate a process of clear-seeing, gradually loosening self-deception and leading us out of deeply conditioned patterns. - Michael Highburger.

Namo Ramanaya,
RMF UK Committee

29/07/2026

ADVANCED NOTICE: DAVID GODMAN TO VISIT ON 5TH SEPTEMBER TO OUR LONDON SATSANG

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear Devotees,

Our next In-Person Satsang will be on Saturday 1 August from 2 pm to 5 pm. The meeting will be held at The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London, W14 9DA.

We will be in the Study which is halfway up the main stairs on the right, along a passage and through a kitchenette.

The meeting will start with 30 minutes of meditation. Please try and come earlier, to avoid disturbing others during meditation. It will be followed by a talk or a video and discussion. We would also like volunteers to contribute in whatever way they can e.g. short readings that people have found particularly moving or helpful from Sri Ramana Maharshi or related teachers, especially on self-inquiry, stories about Ramana, poems or short texts.

After the tea break, which will be for 45 minutes, we’ll have chanting of Upadesha Saram, followed by Aksharamanamalai, Arunachala Pancharatnam, and chanting of Gayatri mantra and Shanti Mantras.

We would also like a few volunteers to help with setting up, clearing away and packing up.

These meetings are funded by donations. Contributions are entirely voluntary although something in the region of £10 per person would again be appreciated, given the hire charge for the room and the various other incidental expenses involved.

You may bring any suitable vegetarian snack to share with others during the tea break.

David Godman will be visiting London and will attend the In-Person meeting on 5th September. David has kindly agreed to answer questions, which must be sent in advance. Please send your questions for David to [email protected] .This in person session with David will be filmed and then uploaded to YouTube to watch for those who are unable to attend on the day.

In Sri Bhagavan,
RMF U.K. Committee

Dates for future In-Person Meetings in 2026: 5 September, 3 October, 7 November, 5 December

02/07/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear Devotees,

Our next In-Person Satsang will be on Saturday 4 July from 2 pm to 5 pm. The meeting will be held at The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London, W14 9DA.

The meeting will start with 30 minutes of meditation. Please try and come earlier, to avoid disturbing others during meditation. It will be followed by a talk or a video and discussion. We would also like volunteers to contribute in whatever way they can e.g. short readings that people have found particularly moving or helpful from Sri Ramana Maharshi or related teachers, especially on self-inquiry, stories about Ramana, poems or short texts.

After the tea break, which will be for 45 minutes, we’ll have chanting of Upadesha Saram, followed by Aksharamanamalai, Arunachala Pancharatnam, and chanting of Gayatri mantra and Shanti Mantras.

We would also like a few volunteers to help with setting up, clearing away and packing up.

These meetings are funded by donations. Contributions are entirely voluntary although something in the region of £10 per person would again be appreciated given the hire charge for the room and the various other incidental expenses involved.

You may bring any suitable vegetarian snack to share with others during the tea break.

We have increased our stock of books for sale, and all books are now at reduced prices.

Just turn up there is no need to book.

In Sri Bhagavan,
RMF U.K. Committee

Dates for future In-Person Meetings in 2026: 1 August, 5 September, 3 October, 7 November, 5 December

30/06/2026

Once I told him [Sri Muruganar] that it was difficult for me to follow the vichara marga and hence it was better that I take to other simpler methods, grow in maturity and then try the Enquiry method. He was quick in his response: "That is all escapism. Having come to Bhagavan and knowing His teaching you should plunge into Self-Enquiry. One who has been drawn to Bhagavan is already on the direct path. When Bhagavan recommends other methods, they are meant only for those questioners, not for you. Bhagavan's path is the only path meant for you. Having come to Him, why wander about?

- Sri V Ganesan in 'Moments Remembered. Reminiscences of Bhagavan Ramana'.

25/06/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

Our next satsang with Michael James is via Zoom on Saturday 27 June, at the normal time of 2 p.m. (British time). Michael will talk about verse 362 of Guru Vacaka Kovai, for which the link is: https://sriramanateachings.org/gvk-translations.html

Michael will also answer questions asked in the chatbox on the day,

The meeting will run for about 3 hours and will start at 1.50 p.m. to allow everyone to "settle in."

Please be aware that the satsang is recorded and then posted on YouTube. If you would like to ask Michael a question during the meeting, send your question in the chatbox to Christopher Pegler, who will be chairing this meeting, or if you would prefer to ask your question yourself, just tell him in the chatbox that you would like to ask a question. Michael can then be asked the questions in the order in which they appear. You may of course like to add to the question and continue the conversation with Michael.

The meeting will start with an opening mantra and ‘OM’, followed by a period of 10 minutes of meditative silence.

To join these satsangs please email us.

Namo Ramanaya,
RMF U.K. Committee

03/06/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear Devotees,

Our next In-Person Satsang will be on Saturday 6 June from 2 pm to 5 pm. The meeting will be held at The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London, W14 9DA.

TfL have announced that from 19 January until early June, the eastbound platform at Barons Court (the nearest tube station) serving both District and Piccadilly line trains, will be closed. Then, from mid-July, the westbound platforms to Ealing Broadway, Richmond, Heathrow Airport, Uxbridge and Rayners Lane, will shut until the end of 2026. Trains will still run through the station – but will not stop. Passengers are being advised to use West Kensington or Hammersmith stations instead. Another suggestion is that people can go one stop beyond Barons Court and then travel back.

When you arrive, we will be in the Study which is halfway up the main stairs on the right, along a passage and through a kitchenette.

The meeting will start with 30 minutes of meditation. Please try and come earlier, to avoid disturbing others during meditation. It will be followed by a talk or a video and discussion. We would also like volunteers to contribute in whatever way they can e.g. short readings that people have found particularly moving or helpful from Sri Ramana Maharshi or related teachers, especially on self-inquiry, stories about Ramana, poems or short texts.

After the tea break, which will be for 45 minutes, we’ll have chanting of Upadesha Saram, followed by Aksharamanamalai, Arunachala Pancharatnam, and chanting of Gayatri mantra and Shanti Mantras.

We would also like a few volunteers to help with setting up, clearing away and packing up.

These meetings are funded by donations. Contributions are entirely voluntary although something in the region of £10 per person would again be appreciated given the hire charge for the room and the various other incidental expenses involved.

You may bring any suitable vegetarian snack to share with others during the tea break.

We have increased our stock of books for sale, and all books are now at reduced prices.

There is no need to book, please just turn up.

In Sri Bhagavan,
RMF U.K. Committee

Dates for future In-Person Meetings in 2026: 4 July, 1 August, 5 September, 3 October, 7 November, 5 December

28/05/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

Our next satsang with Michael James is via Zoom on Saturday 30 May, at the normal time of 2 p.m. (British time). Michael will talk about verse 160 of Guru Vacaka Kovai, for which the link is: https://sriramanateachings.org/gvk-translations.html

Michael will also answer questions sent to him by devotees in the chatbox on the day,

The meeting will run for about 3 hours and will start at 1.50 p.m. to allow everyone to "settle in."

Please be aware that the satsang is recorded and then posted on YouTube. If you would like to ask Michael a question during the meeting, send your question in the chatbox to Christopher Pegler, who will be chairing this meeting, or if you would prefer to ask your question yourself, just tell him in the chatbox that you would like to ask a question. Michael can then be asked the questions in the order in which they appear. You may of course like to add to the question and continue the conversation with Michael.

The meeting will start with an opening mantra and ‘OM’, followed by a period of 10 minutes of meditative silence.

If you haven't already joined our email list then please do to receive joining instructions.

Namo Ramanaya,
RMF U.K. Committee

07/05/2026

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya

Dear devotees,

Our next satsang with Michael James is via Zoom on Saturday 9 May, at the normal time of 2 p.m. (British time). Michael will talk about verse 130 of Guru Vacaka Kovai, for which the link is: https://sriramanateachings.org/gvk-translations.html

Michael will also be answering questions sent to him by devotees, or they could be asked on the day,

The meeting will run for about 3 hours and will start at 1.50 p.m. to allow everyone to "settle in."

Please be aware that the satsang is recorded and then posted on YouTube. If you would like to ask Michael a question during the meeting, send your question in the chatbox to Shalini Sinha, who will be chairing this meeting, or if you would prefer to ask your question yourself, just tell her in the chatbox that you would like to ask a question. Michael can then be asked the questions in the order in which they appear. You may of course like to add to the question and continue the conversation with Michael.

The meeting will start with an opening mantra and ‘OM’, followed by a period of 10 minutes of meditative silence.

Please email us for joining instructions.

Namo Ramanaya,
RMF U.K. Committee

Address

The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DA
London
W149DA.

Telephone

+44 020 (0)7328 3314

Website

http://www.ramana-maharshi.org.uk/

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