Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this September 2024 Satsang to elevate your spirit by growing your knowledge of meditation, yoga, and spiritual awakening. Listen to his new Talks on the Bhagavad Gita here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzUa3GQViSbVFbfQW_yugfTi5u9x8W7bb

In his many pilgrimages to India, he had the opportunity of meeting some of India’s greatest spiritual figures, including Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and Anandamayi Ma. During his first trip to India he was given sannyas by Swami Vidyananda Giri, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, who had himself been given sannyas by the Shankaracharya of Puri, Jagadguru Bharat Krishna Tirtha.

In the United States he also encountered various Christian saints, including Saint John Maximovich of San Francisco and Saint Philaret Voznesensky of New York.

Use these timestamps below to navigate to topics which he discusses in this month's satsang:

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Recommendations

03:31 Gita Talks

05:09 What are the gunas?

13:36 Soul contracts?

14:33 Humor in spiritual life (tag link to referred Gita talk in youtube)

25:54 Is it OK to teach others Soham Yoga?

28:12 Comment on Jesus’ words in the Gospels

36:18 Is it OK to skip japa?

37:52 Who is the Supreme Being, Krishna or Siva? (short 38:15-38:41)

39:32 Stories of Warren Vickerman, Yogananda’s early disciple

43:20 Why would a practicing yogi reincarnate?

50:20 Sri Ramakrishna’s story

51:53 Tapah lokas–world’s for spiritual discipline

56:47 Saying of St. John Vianney

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