The Whisper of the Leaves

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 14th December 2019 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 1 of ஏகான்ம பஞ்சகம் (Ēkāṉma Pañcakam: Five Verses on Oneself, the One):

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 11th January 2020 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 2 of ஏகான்ம பஞ்சகம் (Ēkāṉma Pañcakam: Five Verses on Oneself, the One):

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 8th February 2020 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 3 of ஏகான்ம பஞ்சகம் (Ēkāṉma Pañcakam: Five Verses on Oneself, the One):

A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic experience like no other.

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 10th August 2019, Michael James explains how Bhagavan came to write ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai: The Song on the Science of Self-Knowledge) and then discusses the meaning and implications of the pallavi (refrain), anupallavi (refrain) and verse 1:

At a full-day meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 31st August 2019, Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 2 of ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai: The Song on the Science of Self-Knowledge):

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 14th September 2019 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 3 of ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai: The Song on the Science of Self-Knowledge):

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 12th October 2019 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 4 of ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai: The Song on the Science of Self-Knowledge):

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 9th November 2019 Michael James discusses the meaning and implications of verse 5 of ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai: The Song on the Science of Self-Knowledge):

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

This documentary explores the growing American interest in the 1970s in Eastern religions and philosophy. The teachings and lifestyles of ten spiritual teachers and their followers are presented without voice-over narration.

Documentary on death with participation of philosophers, scientists and artists. Guest star, alexis karpouzos.

Three young ladies perform yoga without clothes in the open air of Cyprus. Another does the same in a studio. These visuals are interspersed with images of Eastern art, processed for "psychedelic" effect. The narrator relates the practice of yoga to Buddhist philosophy.

Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of control. But her grasp of reality and the control of her own mind is slipping away. Told through the lens of her grandson, the film focuses on the joyful, heartbreaking and intimate moments in the last chapters of her life.

At a meeting of the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 10th March 2018, Michael James discusses the fourth paragraph of நானார்? (Nāṉ Ār?), Who am I?:

During the first session of a two-day retreat organised by the ‘Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK’ on 5th May 2018, Michael James discusses the first half of the sixth paragraph of நானார்? (Nāṉ Ār?), Who am I?:

Brothers Erik and Sigvard live by old traditions - they grow their own food and bake their own bread. The only time they leave their family farm is to buy tobacco and to see the king and queen visit Växjö, but they once biked to nearby Gislaved.

In partnership with the MasterCard Foundation and local partner Mwanza Youth and Children Network, the young reporters produce and broadcast radio shows that illustrate how farming can lead to individual prosperity and country-wide economic growth and teach the business and finance skills necessary to manage these small agricultural enterprises.

Jonas Elrod woke up one day with the ability to see and hear angels, demons and ghosts. Filmed over the course of three years, this documentary follows Jonas and his girlfriend as they try to understand the phenomenon.

Hebrews to Negroes 2 : Revelation is a documentary that uncovers the 'True Biblical Identity" and Ancestral Homeland of the people living in North Africa, the Middle East and the Levant (Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Israel). Find out what "secrets" have been hidden for centuries in regards to the "Identity" Theft of the True Descendants of Abraham and Jacob with the Children of Japheth.