Nik and Niva join us for the lively Minute which discusses the world that Paramahansa Yogananda was stepping into when he first landed on the shores of Boston, America. We break our usual protocol of having a maximum of four people on the podcast, the guests shared a pod from conception to birth, and we did not feel it right to separate them now. They are our first Indian guests on the podcast, and would you believe it was recorded a month ago but the stars aligned (without our planning) to have it published precisely on Indian Independence Day!   

We hope you enjoy this episode that analyses Felix the Cat, Brahmachari Martin, the Einsteinian Revolution, American culture in the 1920s and the awareness of yoga in the west at that time. 

0:00 Meet Nik and Niva;

4:40 Summary of minute;

5:51 Hot Dogs and cold potatoes;

10:45 Mute video of Guruji and his attire;

14:52 Felix the Cat cartoon;

19:04 Brahmachari Martin and USA in 1920s;

26:55 Influence of Eastern Philosophy at the time;

36:52 Phil Goldberg, Science and Religion;

53:12 Intuition and Intuitive Knowledge;

1:05:25 Misdirection, Ganesh and Abstract Art;

1:14:30 Reflections and mental health. 

Young Adults Guitar Band play Light the Lamp of Thy Love: https://fb.watch/bxy_np6W1t/