Peace is Contagious | June 2026 Satsang with Swami Nirmalananda Giri
About this episode
Swami Nirmalananda Giri discusses how becoming a yogi can help transform a troubled world through spiritual practice.
How can we help a troubled world? In this satsang, Swami Nirmalananda Giri explores a surprising answer: become a yogi. Topics include: • The spiritual power of sacred images • Why thoughts are things • The meaning of Soham meditation • How yoga transforms consciousness • Whether meditation is selfish • Karma and spiritual awakening • Why peace is contagious • How inner transformation benefits the entire world Drawing on the teachings of the yogic tradition, Swamiji explains how sincere spiritual practice changes not only the practitioner, but also the environment and people around them. “You have no idea the good you are doing every moment and every step when you are doing the sacred japa.” Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:37 The benefit of sacred imagery for yogis 10:15 Living the Yoga Life–Perspectives on Yoga 11:21 Where is the soul located in the body? 15:29 Was Siva’s original bodily form female? 18:17 What is hatha yoga? 21:26 Does the unconscious ever clear up or do we evolve beyond it? 27:21 Does Christianity feed the ego by saying Jesus died for them? 29:11 Are we responsible for our thoughts, or only what we focus on? 30:43 How does yoga sadhana affect karma? 32:14…
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