Awake Minute 55: Mt. Washington Monastery

We talk about Paramahansa Yogananda rebuilding his organization. The approach is quality over quantity, enabling the transformation of the Mt. Washington community into a full-fledged monastery. We discuss the relevance, to us, of the monastic vows of loyalty, celibacy, obedience and simplicity. Furthermore, actor and singer Herb Jeffries makes an appearance and talks Guruji's acceptance of his renegade lifestyle. We delve a little more into their relationship, musing over topics such as self-transformation, miracles and free will.  0:00 Minute Summary; 1:38 Re-organisation and renunciation; 9:03 Getting to know Herb Jeffries; 24:11 Miracles and whether to believe; 39:32 Vows - Simplicity, Celibacy, Obedience and Loyalty. Talk by Brother Anandamoy discussed in the episode: “Loyalty: The Highest Spiritual Law” - https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/loyalty/