Podcast: Days with Sivananda
Click here to listen to Days with Swami Sivananda if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 15:19 minutes. What was it like to spend time with a spiritual giant like Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh? In today’s podcast Abbot George shares … Continue reading
Podcast: Swami Sivananda and Jesus (and More)
Click here to listen to Swami Sivananda and Jesus if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 14:24 minutes. “One of the most memorable experiences of my life was hearing Swami Sivananda sing every day in the evening satsang: O my … Continue reading
Podcast: I Meet Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh
In this new series of podcasts about Swami Sivananda, Abbot George relates his memories in a much fuller form than in previous podcasts. Click here to listen to I Meet Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh if you do not see the player above. The podcast length … Continue reading
Remembering Sivananda, Podcast Part 2
During his first trip to India in 1962 Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke) was blessed to spend time with the great Swami Sivananda at his ashram in Rishikesh. In this three-part podcast Abbot George shares his memories of this saint with visitors to our … Continue reading
Podcast: Remembering Sivananda, Part 1
With this post, we begin our new Podcast section, which will be added to on a regular basis. These will be talks on meditation, practical aspects of spiritual life, memories of remarkable spiritual figures Abbot George has met, and much more. During his first trip to … Continue reading
Can Women Attain Liberation?
Anandamayi Ma Even today in India there are people who believe that there is no need for a woman to engage in meditation because it is impossible for a woman to attain liberation. My friend, Saguna Hejmadi (a cousin of Papa Ramdas of Anandashram), was … Continue reading