Awake Minute 47: Yogoda Wedding Vows

This episode contains messages that are relevant in today's world as they were in 1931, woman’s rights and freedom to marry who you wish.   There is a beautiful, if elaborate, wedding ceremony conducted by Paramahansa Yogananda himself. Priyank discusses how this differed from the SRF vows he took during his own ceremony (conducted by an SRF monk). We also take a detailed look at the vows themselves, which are both pure and profound.   The couple getting married in this minute were Nirad Ranjan Chowdhury (aka Brahmacharee Sri Nerode) and Agnes Spencer. In the end they betrayed their Guru and the fallout history is discussed in detail in this minute.   0:56 Summary of minute; 2:52 Discrimination in law and culture; 8:36 Bowing to someone's feet; 12:18 Yogananda conducts a wedding ceremony; 15:36 SRF vows; 22:20 Extended wedding scene analysis; 32:19 Background on the the 'happy' couple; 37:44 Nerode breaks apart from Guruji. The video of Guruji in this minute is perhaps the clearest video ever recorded, both for picture and audio, and reveals much of his great personality and management style.