• Grow Your Spiritual Life – August 2024 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda

  • Aug 5 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Grow Your Spiritual Life – August 2024 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda

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  • Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this uplifting August 2024 Satsang. Elevate your spirit by growing your knowledge of meditation, yoga, and spiritual awakening. Also, watch 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 00:27 The book “Hindu America” 03:38 Talks on the Bhagavad Gita 04:05 Sacred Places (Pithas) 14:38 Reincarnation in the Gita and Buddhist teachings 17:17 Maya vs. Mara 29:47 Life as a training film 31:30 Imagining God? 33:30 Soham as Nirguna Brahman 36:20 How to pray 42:44 About mantras 44:29 Continuing spiritual practice in the next birth 50:37 What is a Sad Guru? 1:07:57 Being free from karma 1:09:09 Defining the Second Coming #satsang #spiritualawakening #spiritualgrowth 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/
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