Original Christianity and Original Yoga

Spiritual Life Podcasts and Videos

Visit our Podcast Page to listen to talks by Swami Nirmalananda Giri about various aspects of practical spiritual life, and remarkable spiritual people he has known. These podcasts include talks on Original Christianity and Original Yoga, Soham Yoga Meditation, the Yoga Life, the connection between Jesus and India, monastic life, and much more.

We also have a Video Satsangs page which we encourage you to explore.

Gita Talks

In this series of 20 minute video talks on India’s spiritual classic, the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Nirmalananda illumines its importance for all spiritual seekers, and for yogis in particular.

We have made this special section of our site as a resource for those who wish to study the Gita, sharing the verses of the Gita discussed in each talk.

9 Obstacles to Yoga Meditation You Need to Overcome

May 11, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Abbot George’s soon-to-be-published Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Yoga Sutra I:30. Disease [vyadhi], languor [styana], doubt [samshaya], carelessness [pramada], laziness [alasya], worldly-mindedness [avirati], delusion [bhranti-darshana], non-achievement of a stage [alabdhabhumikatva], instability [anavashtitatvani], these (nine) cause the distraction of the mind and they

18 Indispensable Ingredients You Need to Become a Real Yogi

May 5, 2018

Q: How does a person go about becoming a yogi? I mean a real yogi in a real tradition? First of all, seek God and God alone, and never accept any intermediary, though there is nothing wrong in learning from teachers. But scrutinize them thoroughly and do not be afraid

How to Grow Your Knowledge of the Life of Christ

April 20, 2018

Q: Do you base for your knowledge about Jesus Christ and his teachings on the presently available Bible or some other book(s)? Though they are not well known, there are quite a few books about the lives of Jesus and his mother Mary. They were considered authoritative by the early

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