Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this uplifting August 2024 Satsang. Elevate your spirit by growing your knowledge of meditation, yoga, and spiritual awakening.

Also, watch 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

00:27 The book “Hindu America”

03:38 Talks on the Bhagavad Gita

04:05 Sacred Places (Pithas)

14:38 Reincarnation in the Gita and Buddhist teachings

17:17 Maya vs. Mara

29:47 Life as a training film

31:30 Imagining God?

33:30 Soham as Nirguna Brahman

36:20 How to pray

42:44 About mantras

44:29 Continuing spiritual practice in the next birth

50:37 What is a Sad Guru?

1:07:57 Being free from karma

1:09:09 Defining the Second Coming

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