Awake Minute 61: Taking Darshan of Paramahansa Yogananda

This minute is filled with a beautiful collage of images and moving pictures of Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Yukteswar. It gives us the opportunity to discuss the significance of taking Darshan of saints, temples and holy places. We also ask ourselves about the importance of physical proximity to a spiritual master. The narrator mentions the spiritual zeal and ardour of the devotees surrounding Guruji while he was in India and that they did not need coaxing, but why do we have so much inertia?  There is a lovely video of Ramana Maharshi and we share our experiences of this famous spiritual master of South India.  1:35 Summary of minute; 3:20 Darshan, bringing in the presence of the Gurus; 21:00 Images of Guruji in minute; 27:10 Why do we need coaxing?; 40:25 Swami Gyanananda; 44:26 The great Ramana Maharshi; 53:10 Final reflections. Video extract from the minute - “Creating Your Spiritual Environment” by Brother Anandamoy: https://youtu.be/PaNngy76hK4