Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) answers questions on practical spirituality submitted in the March monthly online satsang. See the timestamps below for the topics of the questions. #satsang #spiritualawakening #spiritualgrowth 00:00 Introduction 01:40 The effect of weather on meditation 02:39 A Yogi can affect his atmosphere 10:04 What is good for purification of the mind? 13:09 The Vijnana Vedanta of Sri Ramakrishna 15:14 Two different ideas of "I" 23:28 Differentiating between impulses of the higher and lower selves 27:58 Recommended practices beside Soham sadhana 29:11 Best time of day for meditation 33:50 Shaktipat, right and wrong 3925 The value of sacred imagery 44:13 Anandamayi Ma, what yogis said about her 54:26 How to break from a cycle of self sabotage 59:20 Responding to a question about damnation 1:10:24 Story of Swami Kriyananda and Anandamayi Ma OCOY.org RESOURCES Get FREE pdf spiritual ebooks at our E-Library: https://ocoy.org/site/e-library/ Listen to Podcast on practical spiritual topics: https://ocoy.org/podcasts/ Website: https://ocoy.org A Practical Resource for the Spiritual Student–Discover the timeless wisdom of India and the yoga path to freedom FREE Meditation Guide and weekly blog updates, podcasts and more: https://ocoy.org/signup FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL https://www.facebook.com/light.of.spirit/ https://twitter.com/Light_of_Spirit https://instagram.com/lightofthespirit/