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Light of the Spirit Podcast

By: Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke)
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  • A Practical Resource for the Spiritual Student.

    Discover the timeless wisdom of India and the yoga path to freedom. This podcast channel offers you a wealth of practical and thought-provoking knowledge about the Oriental origins of Christianity, the simple and classic tradition of Yoga and the Yoga Life, the practical messages of the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures, and much more.

    Journey beyond the forest of cliches, contradictions, and confusion about Yoga, Hinduism, Christianity and metaphysical thought, through the unconventional wisdom of Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke), director of Light of the Spirit Monastery.
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  • Grow Your Spiritual Knowledge –July 2024 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri

    Grow Your Spiritual Knowledge –July 2024 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri
    Jul 7 2024
    Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this uplifting July 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://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 00:36 The use of incense in meditation 02:23 New talks on the Bhagavad Gita 03:24 The Importance of a sense of humor 08:29 Appreciation for the questions 09:25 Can you explain the law of rebirth? 16:05 Will the "world" ever get better? 20:04 How to maintain self awareness during conversation 22:41 Like minded communities around? 23:19 Can you progress spiritually with parents who are not spiritual? 26:20 The best amount of time for meditation 31:49 What is Buddhi? And What is Buddhi Yoga? 38:36 The story of Matsyendranath, Gorakhnath, and the Nath Yogis 48:58 Is Brahman, the formless, active or passive? 50:42 A question about Brahmacharya 54:01 What are the different levels of our being? 55:10 What is the difference between intellect and emotions? 56:52 What separate man from God? 59:50 Some observations about Astrology 1:06:04 Observations about Soham Yoga practice #satsang #spiritualrealization #spiritualawakening 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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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Podcast: Living and Dying as a Yogi

    Podcast: Living and Dying as a Yogi
    Jun 26 2024

    July’s online satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) will be held on Saturday, July 6th, at 12 noon, EST. You can go to the registration page and sign up using this link, or use the signup button below. When registering, you can submit any questions which you would like Swamiji to answer during the satsang.

    Podcast and Video: Living (and Dying) as a Yogi

    In a podcast interview with our friend Jonathan Mahoney, Swami Nirmalananda discusses the kind of life we need to live in order to die as yogis, and have a real spiritual boost in the afterlife. Listen to the podcast here, or watch the Youtube podcast below. The podcast is 53 minutes long.

    (The podcast player will not show if you get this by email, so you can listen to Living (and Dying) as a Yogi here.)

    Please make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel – which doesn’t just ensure you’ll see our videos when they are posted; it also encourages YouTube to show our videos to more spiritually oriented people, and is the best way to support our channel.

    The post July Online Satsang Signup | Podcast: Living and Dying as a Yogi appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.
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    53 mins
  • June 2024Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri – Elevate Your Spirit

    June 2024Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri – Elevate Your Spirit
    Jun 14 2024
    Join Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) in this uplifting June 2024 Satsang to elevate your spirit by growing your knowledge of meditation, yoga, and spiritual awakening. 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. #satsang #spiritualrealization #spiritualawakening Use these timestamps below to navigate to topics which he discusses in this month's satsang: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Christ of India recommendation 07:01 Raising the Kundalini 12:01 About the Gnostic Texts 12:42 How to break free of mental and spiritual bondage to those in my life? 15:35 Insights on the death experience and aftermath 17:20 Thoughts about St. Germaine 18:10 About a scandalous yogi in the Nath tradition 20:39 Soham Meditation or Om Meditation? 21:48 About "God helps those that help themselves." 25:55 About certain "tamasic" foods 28:37 Kashmir Saivism and Advaita Vedanta 29:20 "if the world hates you..." 43:23 Carl Jung and mental conditioning (samskaras) 48:34 What is the difference between the subtle and causal worlds? 51:34 About the "Maha Mantra" 58:21 Practices regarding Sri Saraswati 1:02:15 Thoughts on Astrology and Divination 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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    1 hr and 11 mins
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As Good As It Gets!!!

Abbott George comes across as a “Fundamentally Kindhearted and Genuinely Nice Guy,” who speaks the Wisdom of the Ages, in a very Down to Earth and Entertaining Way, that specifically targets Everyday Folks.

P.S. Been “Enquiring in the Temple” for nigh-on-to 60 years here, as well, and Abbott George’s “de-spooking” of the “spiritually presumed power and forces of negation” (re: Satan, Lucifer, Sin, Darkness, Self-Ignorance and the like, etc.) is as good as “esoteric deciphering” gets.

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thank you

Thank you very much for this, thank you for your podcast. Please help 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.

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