Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this December 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://gitatalks.ocoy.org

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

00:38 Gita Talks notice

01:40 The body’s need for water

04:00 Book–Hinduism, the Eternal Religion

05:37 Reminders for spiritual living

09:07 A question about vegetarianism

14:07 Is it possible to change after years of a wasted life?

15:59 Eye position in meditation

19:36 Can people refuse to reincarnate?

24:21 Is image worship wrong?

38:01 Is Yoga just stopping thoughts in the mind?

41:44 Can God be realized by meditation without ritualistic worship?

43:34 Are Advaita and Monism the same?

45:21 Can past mistakes be erased?

49:31 Can scriptures be fully trusted?

1:02:50 Stories of Anandamayi Ma, and her mother, Didi Ma

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