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December 7, 2024 69 mins
Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this December 2024 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://gitatalks.ocoy.org 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 00:38 Gita Talks notice 01:40 The body’s need for water 04:00 Book–Hinduism, the Eternal Religion 05:37 Reminders for spiritual living 09:07 A question about vegetarianism 14:07 Is it possible to change after years of a wasted life? 15:59 Eye position in meditation 19:36 Can people refuse to reincarnate? 24:21 Is image worship wrong? 38:01 Is Yoga just stopping thoughts in the mind? 41:44 Can God be realized by meditation without ritualistic worship? 43:34 Are Advaita and Monism the same? 45:21 Can past mistakes be erased? 49:31 Can scriptures be fully trusted? 1:02:50 Stories of Anandamayi Ma, and her mother, Didi Ma #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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