Autobiography Chapter 3, Part 1: Mukunda goes to Banaras (Varanasi)
Description
This episode covers the first 10 paragraphs of the chapter from:
“Father, if I promise to return home...”
To...
“...affectionate references to my parent.”
A fun introduction to "The Saint with Two Bodies”, the first of many intriguing (if not completely baffling) chapter titles: were you receptive when you first read it? Though somewhat hidden, there are many morals that can be gleaned from this short section of the narrative where Mukunda requests permission to visit Benaras from his father and his meeting with Swami Pranabananda, and we certainly enjoyed uncovering them.
0:48 The many wild chapter titles;
8:38 Our expectations of this chapter;
11:31 Mukunda’s (innocent?) request and Indian culture;
24:43 The divine Swami Pranabananda;
29:41 Fathering divinity and spiritual company;
45:44 Is travelling spiritually beneficial?;
59:35 Entering Swami Pranabananda’s home;
Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next 6 paragraphs of the chapter from:
“You know, I am enjoying two pensions...”
To...
“...were profoundly influenced by its study”
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