Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) for the September 2025 Satsang, offering practical and profound answers to spiritual questions sent by seekers around the world. Topics include:

• The newly released Spirit & Life volumes

• Karma, meditation, and spiritual awakening

• Babaji’s Cave and Yogic science

• The Cathars, astrology, and the science of yoga

• Soul origins, free will, dreams, and more

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Skip to the topics that interest you with these timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:35 New books: Spirit and Life

03:54 Points for success: making yourself an individual

07:16 About Brahmamuhurta

08:51 How many stages are there in spiritual awakening?

11:48 Story of a spiritual man in Vrindavan)

15:51 A question about early retirement and spiritual dedication

17:43 Narayan Das and Ma Anandamayi

20:18 A question about the Cathars

21:53 Sources of negative dreams

25:45 Is it necessary to engage in “intimacy” to get rid of the karma?

29:33 Yogananda and the annoying vegetarian

33:12 Babaji’s Cave

34:38 About Universal Spiritual Core Values

35:58 Will God sometimes mitigate karma?

43:30 Do all religions lead to the same goal?

46:39 Why is yoga considered a science rather than a religion?

49:43 How long must I meditate to see God?

51:25 Theresa Neumann story

57:00 Where do new souls come from?

1:01:49 About free will

1:03:30 Can a swami be released from his vows?

1:10:47 Did Lahiri Mahasaya say no one should become a sannyasi?

1:13:05 Is yoga good for mentally ill people?

1:15:42 About astrology

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