Last week, we attempted to ask the question "Who is Sarada Devi?" and we ended up with the answer, "who knows?" Svārupam tvadīyam na vindanti devah! Even the Gods do not know your true nature, Mother! In any case, in that previous lecture (which you can watch here), we attempted a sketch of the early years of this great life and today, we're going to go in for a second pass at this most inscrutable and yet most intimately accessible of lives but this time we're going to pay particular attention to Ma Sarada's role as a guru, or spiritual teacher!
Lectures happen live on zoom every Monday at 7pm PST and Friday 10am PST and Friday at 6pm PST. There's Q&A right after the lectures.
It is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
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https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815
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00:00:00 Opening Invocations
00:00:58 What will we talk about today?
00:05:07 The Imitation of Christ and how to learn from Incarnations
00:11:00 What is Sarada Devi's spiritual wealth?
00:16:40 What does "real" spirituality look like? A story about my guru.
00:25:40 How to deepen your spiritual attainments
00:30:50 Sarada Devi as the Ideal Karma Yogi
00:35:10 Sarada Devi's Lesson on Practicality and Spiritual Bypassing
00:38:22 Sarada Devi's Lesson on Consistency in Spiritual Practice
00:38:53 The Guru as Mother
00:45:32 Sarada Devi's First Disciple, Beej mantras and Dīkshā
01:02:06 Holy Mother and Lord of the Rings...?!
01:06:36 Sarada Devi's Yatras, Austerities and Spiritual Practice (And qualifications for Guru)