Awake Minute 45: Indian Independence and American Civil Rights

Cosmic delusion would have been a difficult hurdle to overcome for Gandhi (in the Indian Independence) and equally so for Martin Luthar King Jr. (in the American Civil Rights movement). Although the latter had great admiration and took inspiration from the former, they both relied on Ahimsa, non-violence to achieve their glorious aims. We discuss all of this in the context of the Paramahansa Yogananda’s teaching and especially his famous commentary on Bhagavad Gita: God Talks with Arjuna. 0:00 Hatha Yoga Preamble; 8:24 Minute Summary; 11:25 Gandhi and the Indian Independence movement; 29:12 Martin Luthar King Jr.; 35:07 Ahimsa, vegetarianism and the path; 56:15 Guruji lecturing at Harvard on Gandhi and happiness; 01:07:51 Guruji at lunch.   There is also a sweet video of Guruji having lunch with some Indian dignitaries in LA in his last days before taking Mahasamadhi. We discuss Dr Lewis’s account as provided in the following link:     https://ocoy.org/yoganandas-last-days/    The video of Martin Luthar King Jr. can be found here:    https://youtu.be/vP4iY1TtS3s