Are we progressing spiritually? How do we know if we are on track or need to course correct? How to break our Karmic bondages? Does a 1:many Guru-Shishya relationship help you as a spiritual practitioner, and lot more.

To quench our thirst on these questions, I'm extremely humbled and grateful to have recorded this episode with Sri M — an advanced Yogi, someone who has deeply impacted my spiritual journey.

This episode is loaded with wisdom for those who are on the spiritual path. Hope this conversation stays with you just as it did to me.

0:00 - Introduction

1:03 - Why Shivratri 2023 in Ujjain?

4:38 - Are you my guru?

7:33 - What is SriVidya Upasana

11:58 - Does a 1: many Guru-Shishya relationship work?

12:58 - Are you progressing spiritually?

17:30 - How to stay on the path?

19:30 - Overcoming Karmic Bondage

23:42 - Spiritual progress at the time of death

29:03 - Being open to receive at Mount Kailash

34:00 - End of the podcast

About Sri M:

Sri M is an Indian Yogi, spiritual guide, social reformer, and an educationist. He is the disciple of Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji, who was a direct disciple of Mahavatar Babaji (also known as Sri Guru Babaji). He received the Padma Bhushan from the Govt of India, in 2020.

Aghoris: Who are they? Why are their practices different? Mount Kailash: The magnitude of Kailash Mansarovar and it's impact on our spiritual growth.The Guru: Shishya relationship, Materialism and lot more.

To discuss these varied but connected subjects, we have with us Mayur Kalbag – an inspiring personality, a transformation coach, and the best-selling author of the book ‘Aghori – The Untold Story.'

Apart from the topic of Aghoris, Mayur also shared about the existence of higher spiritual beings in the Kailash and about time and space.

This episode has everything that you need to experience including spirituality, fear, excitement, and wisdom. Hope this conversation stays with you just as it did to me.

0:00 - Introduction

2:15 - The surprising lighter side of Aghoris

5:20 - Who are aghoris?

13:55 - About Aghori part 2

15:20 - Practices of Aghoris

17:30 - What is Shivatva or Shiva Tattva

21:05 - Characteristics of Aghoris

22:15 - About Mayur's Guru

25:49 - How does one get a guru?

31:05 - Meeting the guru for the first time

33:20 - Can gurus be 1:many?

40:10 - The Kailash Manasarovar experience

43:00 - The chant at Mount Kailash

45:20 - The transformation that happened at Kailash

48:00 - The unlocking of creativity

49:39 - Encounters with the aliens

53:15 - The change after returning from Kailash

57:36 - The funny anti-aging story

1:03:55 - The scent of previous births

1:09:13 - Are you ready for monkhood or sanyas?

1:15:35 - Concept of ‘time’ & spirituality

1:18:50 - Can you spiritual and also be materialistic?

1:26:25 - How are Aghoris and Naga babas different?

1:37:50 - What is enlightenment?

1:43:28 - How to assess where we are spiritually?

1:46:39 - Last thoughts & chanting

1:50:07 - End of the podcast episode

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➡️ Key Topics in this episode

00:00 - Intro

00:06 - Sincere thanks for the welcome of the first episode

01:20 - Despite the economy, don't take a transactional approach

03:45 - The misunderstanding of what gratefulness means

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➡️ Key Topics in this episode

00:00 - Intro

00:25 - A bit about the previous show "The ABM Conversations Podcast"

00:58 - Why The Yaag Project?

02:24 - The story of how I met Chris (Christian Fictoor)

04:30 - The transformation in relationship

06:20 - Values are the fundamentals

06:45 - How I met Aditya, my current CEO at Avoma

07:22 - The values and philosophy match

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