Light Of The Spirit Podcast

In today’s podcast Abbot George finishes the consideration of Yama, with its last three elements: asteya, brahmacharya, and aparigraha, and the sidesteps that people will take to avoid a strict adherence to these important principles. Then he considers the “Great Vow” of the Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. ... Continue reading The post Podcast: The Yoga Life 3: Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha, and the Great Vow appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

In this podcast Abbot George begins a practical and detailed analysis of the first of the components of Yama: Ahimsa (harmlessness) and Satya (truth), which it is essential for the aspiring yogi to understand. Ahimsa is not willfully causing any harm or pain whatsoever to ... Continue reading The post The Yoga Life 2: a Practical Understanding of Harmlessness and Truthfulness appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

This podcast [see below for player] is the beginning of a series on how to lead the Yoga Life. Today Abbot George discusses what is lacking in the yoga practice of many, and why people fail or do not persevere in the path of yoga. ... Continue reading The post Introducing the Yoga Life: Laying the Foundations appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

Why do we meditate? In this podcast Abbot George discusses the real reason to meditate as contrasted with wrong reasons. Then continuing with Patanjali’s instructions from the Yoga Sutras, he explains the obstacles to spiritual life and their effects. The obstacles Patanjali lists are as ... Continue reading The post Podcast: Why We Meditate and the Obstacles We Overcome appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

The last podcast about God was philosophical, so in this podcast Abbot George will go into the practical side. It is the goal of every sentient being to evolve and attain union with God. Evolution takes place naturally as we move up the ladder from ... Continue reading The post Yoga, God, and Gurus: an Important Perspective appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

In this week’s podcast, Abbot George discusses who God is, and what man is, and the importance of making God an immediate reality in our daily lives. Abbot George bases his talk on Paramhansa Yogananda’s valuable book, The Science of Religion. Here Yogananda says: “We should ... Continue reading The post Podcast: Plain Talk About God appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

In this week’s podcast, Abbot George Burke speaks of the necessity of experience in spiritual life, and the fact that too often mere theory is offered as a substitute. The talk is from a satsang in which he comments on the preface to Raja Yoga, ... Continue reading The post Beyond Theory and Belief to Actual Experience appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

During his first trip to India in 1962 Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) 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 The post Remembering Sivananda, Podcast Part 2 appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

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 The post Podcast: Remembering Sivananda, Part 1 appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.