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

~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