Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this February 2025 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://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
02:02 A long question on karma
21:49 What is Swadharma?
26:00 Is taking pain medicine avoidance of karma?
31:18 Difficulty having a positive attitude towards all
35:07 Can humans reincarnate as humans or plants?
42:48 How much does Grace figure in spiritual development?
44:29 What are your favorite quotes from Anandamayi Ma?
52:04 Mental pronunciation of the Soham mantra.
1:02:49 Overcoming sexual and drug addiction to walk the spiritual path
1:07:48 Yogananda’s most important teaching
1:11:45 A question about dreams (unanswered)
1:13:32 Closing remarks

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