In a Zoom meeting with Ernesto and Carlos of ‘Yo Soy Tu Mismo’ (a group of Spanish devotees of Bhagavan Sri Ramana) on 5th January 2022, Michael James answers the question:

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“Is it possible to love attending to ourself properly if we do not have a deep love for other beings: children, partners, friends...? Is it possible to love I am without feeling a strong love on the human level for partners, friends, family members in the first place?”

While answering this question he discusses one or more passages from Bhagavan’s writings, including Śrī Aruṇācala Pañcaratnam.

This episode can also be watched as a video, 2022-01-05c Yo Soy Tu Mismo: love for self-investigation and love for others, and a more compressed audio copy in Opus format (which can be listened to in the VLC media player and some other apps) can be downloaded from here.