We are happy to announce that Satsang with the Abbot: Questions & Answers about Life, Spiritual Liberty, and the Pursuit of Ultimate Happiness is now available on Amazon in printed and ebook formats. In this book Abbot George Burke, spiritual director of Light of the Spirit Monastery, answers over 350 questions from inquiring spiritual seekers. During the month of April, the ebook is on sale for only 99¢, reduced from $3.99. The 402 page paperback is only $21.99.
As Abbot George explains in the introduction to Satsang with the Abbot,
“One of the most valuable spiritual activities in East or West is satsang: a gathering of spiritual aspirants for spiritual study, discussion and inspiration. A satsang is especially beneficial when there is someone with many years of practice and experience who answers the questions asked by the aspirants.”
“The scriptures contain a mixture of sand and sugar, as it were. It is extremely difficult to separate the sugar from the sand. Therefore one should learn of the essence of the scriptures from the teacher or from a sadhu.” –Sri Ramakrishna
Abbot George Burke has spent a lifetime helping spiritual aspirants separate the sand from the sugar. Grounded in the perspective of classic Indian thought, directly taught by such luminaries as Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh and Sri Anandamayi Ma, and blessed with the clarity and originality of thought that can only come from years of spiritual practice (sadhana), his answers to his inquirers’ questions are unique, fresh, and authoritative.
The questions in this book range from the most sublime to the most practical. “How can I attain samadhi?” “I am married with children. How can I lead a spiritual life?” “What is Self-realization?”
Among these 350+ questions and answers, you will find these topics:
- karma, reincarnation, and spiritual evolution,
- avatars, angels, devas, spirits, ghosts and demons,
- death and the after-life, astral travel, astrology,
- esoteric view of Jesus and Christianity, the “Lost Years,” and modern yogis who saw Jesus,
- effective meditation methods, how to deal with the mind, vegetarianism, and practical spirituality,
- stories of Babaji, Yogananda and his disciples, Anandamayi Ma, Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples, and modern saints of India,
- the spiritual principles (dharma) that unite the inner traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and other world religions.
In Abbot George’s replies to these questions the reader will discover common sense, helpful information, and a guiding light for their journey through and beyond the forest of cliches, contradictions, and confusion of yoga, Hinduism, Christianity, and metaphysical thought.
Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) is the founder and director of Light of the Spirit Monastery (Atma Jyoti Ashram) in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. In his many pilgrimages to India he had the opportunity to meet some of India’s greatest saints and yogis, and in the United States he also encountered various Christian saints. He is the author of numerous books on practical spiritual life.
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