"Grace is needed; have love; Bliss will blossom forth."
The Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK provides a focal point for devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi in the United Kingdom as well as for visitors from overseas.
All who are interested in the Maharshi’s Teachings are welcome to attend our Satsangs.
Face-to-Face Meetings are on a monthly basis, funded by donation. The time is 2 pm (although you are welcome to come a little early) and this year's dates are 20 May, 11 June (a Sunday), 15 July, 5 August, 2 September, 7 October, 4 November and 16 December. They are currently being held at The Study Society, Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, London W14 9DA. (Barons Court is the nearest tube station served by District and Piccadilly lines). These meetings will include some reading, meditation and discussion. All devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi are welcome. To join, please contact us.
These satsangs are held on the second and last Saturday of every month at 2 pm (UK time). To obtain the Zoom link to participate in any of these Satsangs please contact us.
Starting from 12 March Michael James will explain in-depth 'Aksharamanamalai' - Marital Garland of Letters - composed by Sri Ramana Maharshi in 1914/1915 when living in Virupaksha Cave. The effect of these verses, an outpouring of intensely ecstatic devotion, is heightened and enriched by the use of the imagery of bridal mysticism. These 108 mantras, a beautiful garland of verses, are soaked in intense love and deep and profound thought. It tells in glowing symbolism of the love and union between the human soul and God, and is among the most profound and moving poems in any language. Although he who wrote it was established in the bliss of indissoluble Union, it was written for the sake of devotees and expresses the attitude of the soul that still aspires.
These talks should be available as usual on the Sri Ramana Teachings channel on YouTube soon after each meeting and a parallel series of articles will be appearing on Michael’s blog.
Michael will take any questions arising from this topic followed by any questions on which devotees might need clarification. Since the meetings are recorded and then shown on YouTube, no private questions will be answered on Zoom.
These online meetings are on Thursday evenings at 7 pm (UK time). To obtain the Zoom link, please email: meetings@ramana-maharshi.org.uk
This online group meets on Tuesday evenings to go through the Core Texts. We are currently going through Guru Vachaka Kovai (translated by Venkatasubramanian, Butler and Godman). To obtain the Zoom link to participate, please email: meetings@ramana-maharshi.org.uk
Our suggested Annual Membership Donation is £10 (or more) per annum, and £50 (or more) for Life Membership. Any other donations would also be welcome. For details as to how to pay these contributions please contact us.
Please note that there is no Centre or Ashram, nor does the Foundation have its own premises which means, regrettably, that we are unable to provide accommodation for visitors.
The Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK sends out a newsletter by email twice a year Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter.
Contact rmfnewsletter@ramana-maharshi.org.uk
Autumn/Winter 2022 Edition | | Spring/Summer 2022 Edition
Autumn/Winter 2021 Edition | | Spring/Summer 2021 Edition
Autumn/Winter 2020 Edition | | Summer 2020 Edition | | Spring 2020 Edition
Sri Ramanasramam produces its own free e-newsletter - Saranagati and the Mountain Path (a quarterly). Subscriptions to the Mountain Path can now be paid directly via the portal at http://worldstore.sriramanamaharshi.org.
Past issues can be accessed online in pdf format at the Sri Ramanasramam Resource Centre.
Books on Ramana Maharshi can be purchased by emailing books@ramana-maharshi.org.uk. Postage will be charged in addition to the prices listed. You will need to provide us with your postal address and state whether you would like to pay by bank transfer or cheque. For devotees living outside the UK, to make an online money transfer, Wise (previously called TransferWise) is a good option. The Foundation does not have any other facility for payment.
Because of the high cost of postage, we recommend that devotees in the USA purchase books from Arunachala Ashram in New York, and that devotees in India obtain books from the Ramanashram Bookstore.
In response to a number of requests, we are sharing some of the chants used in our satsangs.
The RMF UK has a Face Book page.
Alan Jacobs, our late President, also has a Page on Face Book especially designed for those practising the teaching: Alan Jacobs Advaita Vedanta
There are many websites that contain information about the teaching. The principal of these is Sri Ramanasramam.
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