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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 14 MIN

The Power of Surrender: Letting Go and Opening to Divine Grace

from The Babatalk's Podcast · host Maetreyii Ma & Ananda Gurukiula

What if the peace you’re looking for doesn’t come from trying harder—but from letting go? Many of us try to control life, fix everything, and get what we want. But this talk shows a different way—the power of surrender. When you stop fighting and begin letting go, something deeper can open inside you. In this Baba Talk by Maetreyii Ma, you’ll hear a simple and honest teaching from Yoga philosophy. It shows how real change doesn’t come from forcing life to go your way, but from trusting something greater. This is the beginning of opening to divine grace—a love that is always there, not based on what you do or get. It is a kind of divine love that asks for nothing and gives everything. As you begin to let go of control, something shifts. You don’t feel so tight or stressed. You begin to feel more open, more at peace. This is the start of self realization—seeing that you are not just your wants, your fears, or your plans. This is also part of spiritual awakening—a change in how you see yourself and your life. You can begin in a simple way: Next time things feel out of control, just pause and say: “I don’t have to control everything. I can let go.” Take a breath. That small letting go is the beginning of something new. About  Maetreyii Ma Nolan, Ph.D. Maetreyii Ma Nolan, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, psychologist, and expert in consciousness and holistic healing. With a rich background in psychology and spirituality, her work has positively influenced many people's lives. Maetreyii Ma Nolan's wisdom and teachings garner recognition worldwide, making her a respected voice for inner transformation and spiritual awakening.  She is trained as a licensed Psychologist, an Acharya or Ordained Minister of Yogic Meditation, a certified IAYT Yoga Therapist, and an EYRT 500-hour Yoga Teacher with many years of experience with deep meditation and yogic wisdom. You can visit her website here: https://www.yogama.org  About Maetreyii Ma’s Works Over the past decades, Maetreyii Ma has delivered thousands of presentations to various audiences. Her latest project is to make those presentations available to the broadest possible audience. Maetreyii Ma’s talks fall into six main categories: The Power and Nature of Love Self-realization, Spirituality, & Awakening Dharma, Society, & Karma Working with the Mind & Emotions Relationships & Samgha Science & Cosmology  The Baba Flow Maetreyii Ma’s talks are based on a spiritual process called Baba Flow. The Baba flow is an intuitive flow of spiritual guidance and teachings from the deep inner essence, the one essential Source known by many names. In the Baba Talks, Maetreyii Ma, in a deep state of Bhava, or devotional absorption, opens to this Source and allows the teachings to flow through. Since 1969, Maetreyii Ma has been a student of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, affectionately known as Baba. In 1970, she began to have profound mystical experiences of the Divine and experienced the inner presence of her Guru. Baba's inner presence brought a deep knowledge of the endless love and compassion of the Divine, perfect beauty and wisdom, and the unconditional love and overflowing grace of the Sadguru. About Ananda Gurukula Maetreyii Ma is President of Ananda Gurukula, a non-profit organization dedicated to awakening the human spirit and sharing the ancient mystic wisdom of yoga.  Through Ananda Gurukula, Maetreyii Ma is able to offer meditation practices, mentoring (https://www.yogama.org/mentoring.html), meditation and yoga wisdom retreats, and webinars and workshops on the ancient knowledge of yogic teachings, in addition to local weekly Sunday evening meditations, called Dharmachakra (https://www.yogama.org/dharmachakra.html), a third Friday Kirtan (https://www.yogama.org/kirtan.html), and a Saturday morning Satsanga (https://www.yogama.org/satsanga.html). All are invited to attend our events at the Ashram in the Santa Rosa area.  For those who do not live in the local Santa Rosa area, Maetreyii Ma offers her Baba Talks for free on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@maetreyiima7) and Podbean (https://www.babatalks.info/).  Ananda Gurukula also publishes books and the Baba inspirational writings on many subjects. See more about Maetreyii Ma’s books at https://www.maetreyiima.org/shop.html. #Surrender #LettingGo #ThePowerOfSurrender #OpeningToDivineGrace #SelfRealization #DivineLove #SpiritualAwakening #BabaTalk #MaetreyiiMa #YogaPhilosophy

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