Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh was one of the most influential spiritual figures of India of the 20th century. He wrote over 300 books in English on all manner of spiritual subjects, and they were (and are) read world-wide.
Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) was fortunate to meet Swami Sivananda in the last year of his life at Sivanandashram in Rishikesh on the banks of the Ganga (Ganges) in the foothills of the Himalayas, and has recorded a number of podcasts of his reminiscenses with Sivananda (see the links below.)
Swami Sivananda’s joyful sense of humor are evident in this podcast, to which we have added photos and videos. This includes the following incidents:
• Sivananda’s riddle and the over-serious student.
• The story of the rare color film photos of Swamiji.
• Sivananda’s omniscience regarding what was going on in Sivanandashram.
• What it was like at satsangs with Sivanandaji.
• Two interviews with Sivananda, and Sivananda’s important advice for success in spiritual life.
We are grateful to the Divine Life Society and its website, www.sivanandaonline.org, for sharing the wonderful photos included in this video. The short video extracts in this podcast are from the documentary "Ashrams" by Arnaud Desjardins, for which we are grateful also.
More of Abbot George's audio podcasts can be heard at ocoy.org/podcasts/
Listen to more about Swami Sivananda:
🙏 Remembering Sivananda, Part 1
ocoy.org/podcast-remembering-...
🙏 Remembering Sivananda, Part 2
ocoy.org/remembering-sivanand...
🙏 I Meet Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh
ocoy.org/podcast-i-meet-swami...
🙏 Swami Sivananda’s Humility
ocoy.org/podcast-swami-sivana...
🙏 Days with Sivananda
ocoy.org/podcast-days-with-si...
🙏 Swami Sivananda and Jesus (and More)
ocoy.org/podcast-swami-sivana...
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