Sri M - Spiritual Organisations & Spiritual Progress? - Q&A (Part 1) Sep 2019 Rahul's Res. CA, USA

Link to Part 2 of this Q&A Session -    • Sri M - Spiritual Organisations & Spiritua...   -    • Sri M - "Handling feelings of betrayal due...   Q : A spiritual organisation is just like any other organisation with regular people with their egos and politics. What is your guidance for a sincere spiritual aspirant whose connection to the spiritual path is through a spiritual organisation? Sri M - "When I was young, I have met senior swamis, young people and brahmacharis....they were all fine. But when 2 or 3 people come together, there is always a difference of opinion and when there is an organisation especially when it’s like a closed compound, these things build up sometimes and explode. I didn’t realise that in the beginning…... It’s upto you what you want to do..." Sri M answers other questions like - 'The distinction between following a teacher and following a teaching'; 'the most important teachings of the Nath Lineage' and so on in this Q& A - Private Satsang (Part 1) which took place in Rahul's residence at Berkeley, California, USA on 21st Sept. 2019. To know more about Sri M and his programs, please log on to : www.satsang-foundation.org About Sri M Born in India, Sri M is a spiritual guide, social reformer, educator and writer. He first met his Master at the age of nine under the jackfruit tree, in the compound of his house in Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian coastal state of Kerala. The full account of his astonishing and amazing experiences are published in his memoir from 2011 titled “Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master – A Yogi’s Autobiography“, which became an instant bestseller. He has written a sequel to his autobiography, titled “Sri M – The Journey Continues”, which was released last year. Sri M has traveled the world fulfilling his life’s mission to teach and guide people as instructed by his Master, Maheswarnath Babaji. Over the years, Sri M’s mission as a spiritual guide, social reformer and educator have given rise to many initiatives including: – high-quality, multi-lingual education, free to rural children – Satsang Rural School – an unique and innovative approach to education. – Co-educational, residential school committed to providing in-depth exploration of knowledge. – Affordable, preventive and curative holistic health care In 2015, Sri M went on a 16-month journey, Walk of Hope, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, spanning 5000 miles across 11 states of India, to bring attention to humanity’s need for peace, harmony and tolerance. Sri M says: “Go to the core. Theories are of no use.” His message seeks to transcend the outer-shell of all religions, by exploring their mystical essence and thus nurture the innate goodness in every human being.