EA 23 - Maria Ananda: Depression to Balance - Swami life, Mantras and Kundalini Yoga Enlightened Abroad

~65'
~4’-7’ Maria sings 'Ambenum Pidiyul Mantra', a prayer from Swami Ramalingum
http://vallalar.org/English/VORG000000009B
~9’ Maria’s story begins
~10’ an atheist story in a Catholic School
~11’ a depression leads to a silent retreat and meditation
~12’ Carl Sagan
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Sagan
Shiva Shambho and Tibetan Tantric breathing, Puebla, Mexico
https://avatarshivashambho.wordpress.com/centros-shiva-shambho-2/
~13’ the coveted ‘awakening’ moment; existential questioning
~15’ repressive conditioning, fear
~17’ moving onto college, depression comes again in Barcelona
~19’ ‘the world is sad’
~19’ An organic farm, Kundalini Yoga and an Osho invitation
~20’ the cat attacks
~20’ the sexual liberation in Pune
https://www.britannica.com/place/Pune
~21’ the experience at the Osho ashram
https://www.osho.com/osho-meditation-resort
~22’ ‘Hey, do you wanna have sex with me?’
~24’ the Osho dynamic meditations
~27’ coming back to Mexico from Pune
~27’ Bhakti means devotion; Vedanta books – searching for the true you
https://www.vedanta.com/
~28’ Rig Veda – pre-Upanishad ancient prayers to the sun, from the Indo-Saraswati region
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm
~29’ Yogi Bhajan
https://www.libraryofteachings.com/
Goenka
https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/about/goenka
and Buddha all come from the same region
~32’ Tiruvannamalai, India
https://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ashram/
~33’ Mooji
https://mooji.org/
~34’Kundalini practice cleared the mind
~35’ Swami Ramalingam search, aka Vallalar
https://pranashakty.org/about-swami-ramalingam/
~36’ the man with the gecko tattoo…
~38’ a sign a light and a dream
~40’ Swami Ramalingam leaves his body, the story
~41’ the pineal gland drops of honey
~42’ the fastest way to reach god is by singing mantras
~43’ Maria travels with the Swamis, becomes a Swami for a year
~44’ life as a Swami, the collective energy
~46’ Sadhu v. Swami
https://www.britannica.com/topic/sadhu
~48’ Swami life in Malaysia
~49’ repatriating after Swami life
~50’ motherhood
~51’ finding balance
~53’ dogma, extremism and religion
~54’ just take the ham off the pizza
~55’ what’s next?
~55’ Maria finds passion in pre-natal yoga and Kundalini Yoga TT
~56’ Guru Jagat, RAMA TV
https://rama-tv.com/class-teacher/guru-jagat/page/40/
~58’ Kundalini brings happiness and endless study
~59’ Gurmukh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDiQQ6VN88I
~61’ Maria’s mantras:
https://soundcloud.com/user-402667394
62’ Maria sings the Hanuman Mantra with the Harmonium to close