About this episode

The episode discusses the kirtan 'Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize' and its connection to the teachings of Swami Sivananda, featuring guest Kamala Devi.

“Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, realize” is a kirtan that succinctly describes the teachings of Swami Sivananda. Swami Sivananda loved to sing this kirtan. “Serve, love, give, purify, purify” refers to the various yoga practices. By practicing yoga, we purify ourselves. We also do so by working on ourselves. By serving, loving, and giving, we purify ourselves. And then “purify” and “meditate” follow naturally. Therefore, serve, love, give, purify, meditate—and then comes: realize. The more we serve, love, and give, the deeper our meditation becomes. Here you are listening to a recording featuring Kamala Devi from a Yoga Vidya Saturday evening satsang in Bad Meinberg on December 6, 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Sukadev Bretz

Guest: Kamala Devi

Topics covered

• kirtan
• yoga practices
• purification
• meditation
• spiritual teachings

Keywords

• kirtan
• Swami Sivananda
• yoga
• meditation
• purification
• spirituality
• service
• love
• giving

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