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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.
November 2025 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri — Eagle's Flight Stories
Light of the Spirit Podcast
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November 2025 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri — Eagle's Flight Stories
This month Swamiji introduces a new book: An Eagle's Flight: A Yogi's Spiritual Autobiography (https://amzn.to/4ojXlAg), and reflections on Spirit & Life: Commentaries on the Four Gospels questions on karma, diet, Neem Karoli Baba, Soham japa, and more.
Highlights and Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Spirit & Life: Commentaries on the Four Gospels
02:20 An Eagle’s Flight: A Yogi’s Spiritual Autobiography
06:29 The “crazy” yogini — The Daughter of the King
11:48 What karma does the “deliverer” of karma have?
14:57 Eggs and a vegetarian diet
18:10 Nath Yoga and Tamil Siddha traditions
18:46 Black or African Yoga traditions?
20:58 Those around Anandamayi Ma who became something
27:35 Swami Sivananda on milk and ahimsa
30:27 Variations of the Soham mantra
34:32 Does time exist outside the human mind?
35:14 Meeting Neem Karoli Baba
43:41 A question about Gnosticism
46:14 Are there inappropriate times for Soham japa?
47:44 Oliver Black and Babaji — a spiritual story
52:18 Can prarabdha karma obstruct sadhana?
59:30 Rudraksha beads in meditation
1:05:34 How to deal with predators in small communities
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Light of the Spirit Podcast
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.
