Autobiography Chapter 16, Part 3: Gurudeva and the planetary Devas

This episode covers the next part of chapter 16: “Sir, of course I shall take your advice...” to “...I was living with a personage indeed superhuman.”  Summary: Mark joins us as we review Sri Yukteswar’s hints about the divine astral beings associated with the planets and Paramahansa Yogananda’s expositions on the complex subject matter in God Talks with Arjuna: Bhagavad Gita. We explore the readings as well as taking a deep dive into the significance of lead and silver in astrological bangles, the importance of following a guruji’s direct instructions in reducing our suffering. Sri Yukteswar’s emphatic intercession has some subtle hints as to the method behind the mysticism, we try to decode the enigma!   0:00 Prior episode; 1:40 Outwitting the planets; 34:23 Prediction comes true; 1:04:50 God is the doer; 1:07:35 Looking ahead.  Links discussed in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahu  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 16: “On later occasions, when I brought my friends...” to “... formidable than are influences flowing from the heavens.”  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS