The Light of Sirio | Spiritual podcast | Beyond words

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 conn...

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? H...

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 diffic...

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 t...

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 phenome...

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?"Death is not what it seems to be, and what it is taken for in comm...

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. ...

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 carr...

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 abo...

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...

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 o...

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').During the conversation it unfolds through the wise words of Master Sirio, why ...

Have you ever wondered how people lived in Eastern Europe during communism/ socialism? Were you aware that while most of the young people in other countries were busy with the hippy movement, or maybe with travelling to India, seeking spiritual liberation and a guru, others, maybe not even so far away, could not even have a passport and were closed up in the obligatory, official ideology of socialism? Have you ever asked yourself how it might have been for others to live under total control, ...

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.This small group of 5 enthusiastic yoga practitioners were young people, yearning to realize Truth and to go deeper into spirituality in the late '70s and early '80s. Anyhow, after being initiated by Sant...

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, Sa...

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 t...

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.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiritual questions from the Mast...

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 ...

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...

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.Send us a text...

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 t...

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.(Photo credit Martin LaBar.)Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spiritu...

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 fo...

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 ...

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?Follow the Inner Journey with Master Sirio!Send us a te...

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."Only one who has himself experienced what the great scriptures describe, can guide us to their real signi...

Who are the Master-souls? What's their purpose? Where do they come from? What's the difference between the enlightened 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 or our spiritual journey?If you are interested in all these questions, listen to this podcast and you will find answers by a realised spiritual Master. If you have some other spiritual questions you can find the email address below, where you ca...

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?We get answers to these and more questions about spirituality, the spiritual journey and consciousness.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to a...

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 97-year-old Norman Sharp, another initiate of Maharaj Kirpal, who guide us together to the core of spirituality.If you want to know more about the personal spiritual story of Norman (1926- ), you can watch the following videos on YouTube:God's gift through a Godman - https://youtu.be/7pvDmRnbN0cA child of the Saint - https://youtu.b...

Returning to Italy in 1973 to return to India in 1974 to participate in the Unity of Man Conference in Delhi - organised by Maharaj Sant Kirpal Singh Ji - and celebrate Master Kirpal's 80th birthday together. Again a fantastic meeting with life-transforming spiritual revelations in the company of a wonderful enlightened master.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiritual questions ...

In this episode, the initial spiritual quest of Master Sirio, starting with a spontaneous spiritual awakening reaches an ecstatic peak. Beautiful moments of stepping into higher consciousness through the Holy Initiation into surat shabd yoga / sant mat/ nada yoga by the great enlightened master, Sant Kirpal.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiritual questions from the Master to w...

We come to know what an uplifting and life-changing experience might be to meet in person an enlightened master and to look into his eyes. A single spiritual encounter that with great luck might profoundly transform a man, to change habits and lifestyle, to set out on the inner spiritual journey to be good, do good and eventually to be One...Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiri...

Up to this current episode, everything seemed perfect and miraculous in Master Sirio's spiritual quest and spiritual journey to India. But when things reached an amazing peak, all of a sudden the situation changed direction in a dramatic way.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiritual questions from the Master to which he can reply in future episodes. You can send your questions t...

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. We get an example of how important it is to flow naturally with the situations and to be sincere in our intentions so that spiritual guidance can be activated in our lives. Send us a textTalks wi...

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 that is not only an outer, but an inner spiritual journey at the same time.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and t...

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.Send us a textTalks with a realised Master on Life, Love and the topic of Spirituality.New episodes follow every second week. It is possible to ask spiritual questions from the Master to which he can reply in future episodes. You can send your questions to the siriopodcast@gmail.com email.If you like it, please support us by following and ra...