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Talks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.

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Join us on the spiritual journey under the guidance of an authentic spiritual teacher to raise consciousness and move towards spiritual awakening and enlightenment through the ancient teachings of surat shabd yoga, nada yoga or as it's also called sant mat, the way of the enlightened masters.

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What does it mean to have a real deep affinity with the living Master? How does it happen to absorb the teachings of a realised master up to our cellular level? How does it happen afterwards to shape the teachings to our way of being, to make the path into our path?

How do we know if it's a simple ego trip, personal arrogance or a really deep understanding? How to take the teachings until the Master is alive and how the teachings are to be transmitted, and expressed afterwards? What does it mean to go back to our roots and become capable of conveying the message of Truth not as a parrott, but in an original way and still authentic way? How can we absorb the Essence of the Master into our being?

Master Sirio talks again about his events of life, explaining through his example the answers to these great questions of spirituality. Again an enlightening and clarifying episode from a great spiritual teacher in a sincere, simple and honest way - conveying the Truth just the way it is, without distorting it.

How can one go through the greatest difficulties in life with a sane mind and come out of them lightheartedly with a smile? How do we transform any crisis in our life into a chance to improve our person and our situation in general?

What does it mean to have the protection of the Master if one still has to go through very tough situations? Why does it happen that the nearer we get to the Master, the more our karma is burnt away? What is the right attitude to face this phenomenon?

Master Sirio tells sincerely about one of his great difficulties in life, how he went through it and eventually how this situation inspired him to change direction in life. We can come to know why he dived deep into Ayurveda and how it influenced his life as a solution to a critical situation.

How life went in the early years of the Sant Bani Ashram? Why Master Sirio doesn't believe in spiritual communities?

How one can balance work, family and spiritual life? Why is it important to dedicate ourselves to selfless service? Is it equal to spiritual practice and what is the transformative power in giving up our freedom and serving the Master? The return of Sant Ji to Italy in 1984 and how the Sant Bani Ashram developped through amazing great work performed selflessly?

How does our connection with/ to the Master influences our spiritual evolution and development? Why the Master doesn't give direct advice to everyone only to a few people? Do we really know the Master or do we think to know the Master? Are we connected with the Master or the Master Power?

What happened after Sant Ji's first visit to the Sant Bani Ashram in Italy? We can hear the story of a brave girl from Slovenia who set on her spiritual quest and travelled via land up to India to meet the Great Master Kirpal and be warmly welcomed by him. How this meeting transformed her life, without her being aware of it in the beginning? What happens if the Master offers you to be initiated, but you run away from it, then change your mind, but the Master leaves his body in the meantime? How still does the Master take care of the ones who are under his Sharan? How life takes unexpected directions and how are we always rewarded at a higher level when our intentions are truly sincere and honest and we fully and wholeheartedly dedicate ourselves to a noble cause for the good of many?

Why Sirio Ji travelled to Slovenia and how a new chapter started in his life.

We can hear about a promise of a lifetime that also made it possible to continue the newly started project of the Ashram in Tuscany.

Again a heart-touching episode that takes you on a journey while listening to it.

When we embark on a quest for Truth, we have to eliminate all of our dark side, fears, anxieties, laziness, and our attitude of procrastination and face life in its Reality. Life will create situations in which we will have to face all of this whether we want it or not. If we win over, well and good, we become real trustworthy human beings. If we don't, we will always stay the same limited weak and uncoherent person.

In this episode, we talk about how Master Sirio had to face incredible difficulties while creating the Sant Bani Ashram in Tuscany, Italy, in the wilderness of Maremma and how Sant Ji came to give a program here in May 1980.

Sirio Ji tells us about the tremendous difficulties, tests and trials and how he eventually was able to make the place ready to welcome such a great personality as Sant Ajaib Singh and a crowd of 120 people who came to attend the program from all over Italy, France, England, Malta etc. He tells us how the program was a great success and an incredible spiritual charge despite the numerous difficulties occurring during the program, such as rain and so on. In the end, we can also get a glimpse into the great change in the life of Sirio Ji, and how a new chapter opened up in his life after the program.

Another important milestone on the long spiritual journey towards self-realization. It is an incredible spiritual story of a disciple and his guru, how following the indications of a true, realised master may transform our life and make us into better human beings, stable like a rock that no storms of life can twist, throw down or smash. We can follow the personal spiritual and life story of an awakened soul, how Master Sirio eventually arrived to be what he is now, a guiding hope and light that shows the way for many who trust him. He received the Holy Initiation into the Naam Power in 1973 from the great Maharaj Sant Kirpal Singh (find this beginning of the story in season 1 of this podcast) and how he underwent the so-called man-making process and incredible spiritual growth under the spiritual guidance of Sant Ajaib Singh. This is not a fairy tale, but a real and true story of spiritual enlightenment, unconditional Divine Love, trust and obedience. Something that deeply touches one's heart and inspires everyone to be better, do better and above all - to be One: reaching above duality and division and experiencing the Region of Truth; melting into the Universal, Supreme Consciousness and letting this Grace flowing through us towards everyone. It's possible for all of us. We only need to decide and stick to it - so listen to the first-hand experience of someone who sets an example in this with all his life for everyone.

In this episode, we arrive in 1979, in India, Rajasthan again and can listen to how everything took an unexpected direction.

What is a spiritual experience? What does having a spiritual experience consist of? Is only having visions a spiritual experience? Is withdrawing from the physical body a spiritual experience? What about the Holy Presence of God, without seeing God? Is going into a state of bliss, ecstasy and intoxication a spiritual experience? Is going into samadhi a spiritual experience?

You can find the answer to all these deep questions in this episode, in which Master Sirio explains all of these phenomena in detail.

What is death? What happens to us when we leave our body in a definite way? What happens next? Why is it important to be connected to a realised living master during our life? How does this spiritual connection with a master help at the time of our death? Why do we need a guide in the spiritual planes? What does the mahasamadhi of a master mean? What kind of an effect has the passing away of a master for his devoted disciples?

Listen to the answers and explanations of a realised living master, an enlightened being who speaks about all these complex questions with absolute clarity, making it very understandable for everyone who listens to this conversation about a topic that sooner or later affects the life of all of us.

An enlightening and involving conversation on the various aspects of Near Death Experiences.

What happens when we die? Is it the same for everyone, or does cultural and religious background affect the experience? Why do so many of the people reporting these experiences speak of a life review, and why the life review is important once we die?

If you are interested in answers to these profound questions and more, then join Master Sirio as he digs deep into this topic and unveils hidden truths. Along the way, we will hear of two very special cases, Anita Moorjani, the author of the best-selling book: 'Dieing to be Me' and the famous neurosurgeon, who provided us with 'The Proof of Heaven' through his mind-blowing story, Dr. Eben Alexander. We will learn why their experiences were so unique and of great importance as they give direct proof and confirmation that, anything is possible in this life and the consciousness in reality is not a faculty of our brain, but it is beyond the physical plane, it has ever been and ever will be. Come and explore one of the most profound mysteries of human existence with Satguru Sirio Ji.

The big question will be replied to in this episode, which many want to know: who will be the successor of the Master?

It is a very intriguing and deep topic explained with absolute clarity by a great enlightened being such as Master Sirio Ji who has more than 50 years of direct and everyday experience in spirituality and meditation. He had two spiritual masters, so he understands well how successorship happens after a great master leaves this world and who will be the one to continue and carry on the spiritual work and mission afterwards.

He also talks about the fact of why people find it difficult to accept the successor of their Master and what the difference is between realised satsangis and the one who eventually follows the Master in his role.

Last but not least it is also discussed why some people are keen to know the answer to this question.

Is the use of intoxicants against the 5 precepts? What is the effect of intoxicants? What kind of experiences can one have? What are the dangers of intoxicants? What is the importance of an authentic guide in any type of ceremony or spiritual experience? What does it mean to have easy or safe spiritual enlightenment? Why do people develop an addiction to intoxicants? What's the difference between the spiritual experiences provoked by intoxicants or meditation? What is the case about psychopharmacies and mental problems?

You can listen to the replies of a realised spiritual master to these questions and more. Master Sirio Ji has more than 50 years of experience in the fields of spiritual practice and meditation. During this time he met many people and faced many life situations. His explanations are always thoughtful, wise, understandable for everyone and stand on the ground of reality. His point of view is always practical and spiritual at the same time, which is a unique combination among spiritual teachers. There's no talking around, but the direct Truth is revealed through his Words of Wisdom.

How can we reach and maintain an uplifted consciousness? What are the ways the provoke the Divine Grace to descend upon us and how to keep high our spirit?
During retreats the spirit may fly very high and experience many wonderful states of connectedness with the Divine Presence. Then we go back to our daily lives and find it very difficult to maintain this elevated state of consciousness. What is the answer?

Realised Master Sirio Ji delves deeply into this question and brings insight into the topic of Simran, or constant repetition of the divine names. Simran is a very powerful spiritual practice which helps to retain that elevated awareness of the divine as we move through the challenges of day to day life. Master Sirio tells the story of a pilgrim who is introduced to the practice of repetition by his spiritual master, and then narrates the experiences which follow as a result of the repetition. Describing these experiences alongside his own, the Master takes us on an incredible spiritual journey and clearly shows us with practical advice how we may apply this precious practice in our own lives.

When we get initiation, the Master imparts some of its energy to the disciple, does that involve the exchange of karmas between the Master and the disciple also? What is Kal and the fall of the soul?
We can hear an involving conversation and a captivating explanation about the karmic bond and the exchange of karma between master and disciple. But we can also learn how it changes our karma if we help someone spiritually and influence the destiny of that person. Connected to this the existence of free will and predetermination is also mentioned. Then the conversation continues discussing what Kal and the fall of the soul is. Is there a negative power working in this world or is everything a manifestation of the Divine? Is God transcendental or immanent, omnipresent? How might the negative power influence our life and what attitude should we have towards it? How should we relate to the problems and difficulties in our lives?
We can hear the wise replies to such deep questions about life with clarity and certainty from Master Sirio who has more than 50 years of intense experience in the ambits of spirituality knowing well all its layers and has an incredible capacity to explain complex topics with simple words, giving understandable explanations to everyone.

In this conversation with a realised master, Master Sirio Ji, we are trying to find the place of Surat Shabd Yoga on the big map of Yoga. To better understand the method and approach, we begin this attempt by comparing Surat Shabd Yoga and another yoga direction, well-known and spread in the West, Kundalini Yoga. That's why the title is 'Surat' (in sanskrit 'Attention') vs. 'Kundalini' (in sanskrit 'coiled snake').

In the early '90s when people - who had been deprived for nearly 50 years of their innate spiritual needs - suddenly found themselves in a new situation and could experience once again spiritual freedom.
Indian gurus and spiritual teachers came to bring the promise of Spiritual Liberation and Enlightenment to the people. There was a great market, people were hungry for Spirituality. This is how eventually Valeria joined the Sangat of Sant Ajaib Singh Ji and received the Holy Initiation into the tradition of Sant Mat / Surat Shabd Yoga or as it's also called Nada Yoga. This is how Valeria, setting on a great adventure,  for the first time in her life travelled abroad to the "West" in 1994, to participate in a spiritual retreat with Sant Ajaib Singh (Sant Ji). You can get a glimpse into her life - narrated by host Dori - how persistent she was, even being a young mother of three, to finally take the chance to sit at the holy feet of the one through whom she experienced the Divine Perception.

We can listen to the story of Loretta, a psychologist doctor from Rome how she met a realized, true spiritual master, Sant Ajaib Singh. We can also come to know how things went wrong for her and some of her friends after the initial blessings. Their life turned into a real nightmare for them.

Following the previous episode, The Spiritual Love Story of Norman Sharp with Sant Ajaib Singh, we can now listen to an interview with Chris Sharp, Norman's son.
It's exciting to listen to Chris's personal story and see how things unfolded from his viewpoint. At the time of his father's Holy Initiation into Surat Shabd Yoga Chris was only a small child. He witnessed how his father set on the Spiritual Journey, and how he later found Sant Ajaib Singh after the passing of the Spiritual Giant, Sant Kirpal Singh. This beautiful love story is not your standard 'Quest for Truth' or 'Spiritual Seeker finds Enlightenment'. In fact, Chris repeatedly affirms that he was not a spiritual seeker at all. Chris's story is a testament to the love, care and guidance that a true realized master has for his spiritual children and their families.

Chris who's also a musician has a song in which he sings "If you want to talk about love, just come to me": so join us as we hear him speak of Love, Devotion and the immense impact of coming into contact with a true Satguru. Join us as we speak of beautiful first-hand encounters with Sant Ajaib Singh, and how Chris was eventually led to Nada Yoga Adept, Satguru Sirio, the spiritual son of Sant Kirpal and Sant Ajaib.

This episode is different than the others, as in this episode I talk to Norman Sharp, born in 1926 who has been a passionate seeker of Truth since his youth, which led him to the Holy Initiation in 1964 on the spiritual path, called Surat Shabd Yoga, Nada Yoga or Sant Mat, by the hand of Sant Kirpal Singh. After Sant Kirpal Singh went into Mahasamadhi, Norman associated with Sant Ajaib Singh (Sant Ji).
Nothing else shows better his passion for spirituality and devotion to his Masters that at the age of nearly 98, he took the trip from England to Italy, to participate in the celebration of his Master's birth anniversary.
On this occasion, I asked him to talk about the beautiful spiritual love story he had with Sant Ji. The result of this conversation is this impressive episode that talks about unconditional, infinite, divine love in its purest form. Remembrance of God, devotion, perseverance on the path and great wisdom that is the fruit of 98 years on this earth and decades of daily spiritual practice. We can witness with Norman the amazing effect of the spiritual path and the practice, and how the Inner Journey transforms us humans into divine beings. Even if Master Sirio this time doesn't talk to us in this podcast episode, still we can receive great spiritual teachings through the life story of a true seeker of Truth.

Back in India again, in February 1978 to begin the "man-making process" of spiritual growth and real spiritual maturity with Sant Ajaib Singh Ji. From this episode, you can understand what it means to transform your life to its roots and turn into a fully conscious spiritual being, with no stains, free of all evil.

How satsangis found Sant Ji? How was it miraculously revealed to Doctor Molina in meditation that Ajaib Singh was the new master? How the song arrived to him as an inner experience in all languages: 'A man has been born: Ajaib' - even before ever hearing his name? How did Russel Perkins learn about these spiritual experiences and how he went to India to meet Sant Ajaib personally in Rajasthan? What effect did this first encounter have on him and what were the consequences? How did Sant Ji go to Italy for the first time in the role of a master in 1977? A long expectation full of hopes: how satsangis waited for him and what happened on his arrival to Rome? Miraculous events and great spiritual upliftment on the Inner Journey, the Master power in action with Sant Ajaib.

Meeting and coming to know Sant Ajaib Singh in the Ashram of Rajasthan in 1976, participating in a spiritual retreat, conducted for Western disciples: the first impressions, the initial crisis and the Inner transformation to eventually fully accept the new form of the living master with an absolute conviction. The spiritual adventure continues - going back to Delhi for a period and then back to Rajasthan for another spiritual retreat with Sant Ji. Listen to all the fantastic details about the beginning of a 20-year-long deep spiritual bond that brought lots of fruits and changed the life of Sirio forever.

What happened in the Sangat after the leaving of Maharaj Sant Kirpal Singh? How satsangies tried to go on the spiritual path and continue their inner journey without a living master. The start of the Sant Bani magazine and the first news about Ajaib Singh from Rajasthan in 1976. The sprouts of a new hope, followed by a trip to India again for spiritual guidance. The beginning of a new adventure and the continuation of the quest for Truth told as a first-hand personal experience.

What is spiritual awakening, enlightenment and liberation? What is the difference between them? How does the Inner Journey start and process after a spiritual awakening? What are the different levels of spiritual enlightenment? How do we reach spiritual liberation? What happens to our consciousness after we leave the earthly plane? Do we stay connected to our family? What is a spiritual family? Do souls travel together on the Inner Journey? What happens when a spiritual master incarnates on the Earth again to liberate the souls? Who accompanies the Master from Beyond Space and why?

Is there free will or is there not? If there is, what is free will? What is kryaman karma and where do all the karmas come from? What is the entry point into the wheel of life and what is the exit point from it?

This is another enlightening episode about the inner spiritual journey the soul sets on, entering into this world and going towards conscious awakening and spiritual liberation.

What is the difference between a vegetarian and vegan diet from a karmic viewpoint? What is the value of life from a spiritual point of view? Intensive farming and household animals: ethic and non-ethic dairy products. Other animal products: honeybees and the balance of nature etc. Fruitarianism and fasting. What might be the golden mean in the diet of humankind?
The last episode (S2E05) of the Light of Sirio spiritual podcast was followed by a small discussion and further questions arrived for clarification on the vegetarian and vegan diet from a karmic and spiritual point of view. This episode was dedicated to replying to these questions.

If you want to transform your life and change to a vegetarian or vegan diet, this episode might be helpful in understanding the deeper spiritual, karmic and moral motives behind it.

What does the word karma mean? What is the law of action and reaction? What is the wheel of life or the wheel of transmigration? How many forms of life exist in this world? Why thoughts are more potent than words and actions? How can we be free from our attachments and desires? What is the karma that cannot be avoided in this lifetime?  What do our good actions bring into our lives?  How can we influence our future? How might we reach spiritual liberation? Can we kill mice and rats if they're a nuisance? What about killing insects? Doesn't this create bad karma because of the God in them?

Listen to the answers to all these questions by a realized master and dive deeper into the understanding of the spiritual journey and conscious awakening.

What happens after the Holy Initiation? How to proceed on the spiritual path? What is Sadhana, the spiritual practice? Constant Simran. Meditation, Satsang, holy songs, bhajan, intense spiritual retreat. How to improve in meditation? The positive effect of meditation on the surroundings and on other people. Psychological and spiritual maturity on the spiritual path. How to progress on the spiritual path? How to successfully face the mind?

What is initiation? How does it happen? What are the requirements for being initiated? How to prepare best for it? Do Westerners perceive in a different way the inner planes of the spiritual journey as described by Indian masters? Can pregnant women be initiated? All these questions are replied to in this episode by an enlightened master in a practical and understandable way for everyone.

Who are the Master-souls? What's their purpose? Where do they come from? What's the difference between the masters of the past and the living masters? Why should we have a spiritual Master at all? How it might influence or change our lives?

If you are interested in all these questions, listen to this podcast and you will find answers by a realised spiritual Master.

What is Surat Shabd Yoga? Where does the spiritual path want to take us? Is there a final stage we have to aim at? What is this final stage? How to get there? What does growth look like on the Path and what benefits do you see in your everyday life?

Master Kirpal left this physical world on the 21st of August in 1974.
In this special episode, we remember the anniversary of His Mahasamadhi with Master Sirio and Norman Sharp, another initiate of Maharaj Kirpal.

If you want to know more about the spiritual story of Norman, you can watch the following videos on YouTube:
God's gift through a Godman - https://youtu.be/7pvDmRnbN0c
A child of the Saint - https://youtu.be/S0Qx-xUPxaM

Returning to Italy in 1973 to return to India in 1974 to participate in the Unity of Man Conference in Delhi - organised by Maharaj Kirpal Singh Ji - and celebrate Master Kirpal's 80th birthday together. Again a fantastic meeting with life-transforming spiritual revelations.

In this episode, the initial quest of Master Sirio, starting with a spontaneous spiritual awakening reaches an ecstatic peak.

We come to know what an uplifting and life-changing experience might be to meet in person a realised spiritual master and to look into his eyes. A single encounter that with great luck might profoundly transform a man, to change habits and lifestyle, to set out on the spiritual path to be good, do good and eventually be One...

Up to this current episode everything seemed perfect and miraculous in Master Sirio's spiritual quest and trip to India. But when things reached an amazing peak, all at a sudden the situation changed direction in a dramatic way.

In this episode, I speak with Master Sirio about his arrival in Rishikesh after travelling through Pakistan and the Punjab. We can hear of the amazing details of how he was miraculously taken care of and guided from above. We can also get a glimpse into the vibrant world of India during the 70s.

In this episode we can listen to the adventures in detail of how Master Sirio reached India via land in 1973. The trip took a month which was filled with events that were more than coincidental. Everything seemed to follow a Divine Plan which then unfolded. Come and join the Master in this adventure and explore the mystical journey from the West to the East.

In this episode we come to know Master Sirio, where he comes from, how he got into a spiritual quest, following a sudden, spontaneous spiritual awakening.