Spiritual crisis: why it's inevitable, how it differs from a psychological breakdown, and how to grow through it
Practice progresses, but inspiration wanes. The old no longer supports or nourishes, and the new hasn't yet arrived, leaving a person suspended between worlds. This isn't a breakdown or a punishment. It's a stage everyone goes through.

A guest of the "Path of the Heart" project is Swami Vishnudevananda Giri Maharaj: a sadhu, a realized master jnani in the Advaita Vedanta and yoga traditions; philosopher, theologian, and writer. The first Russian yoga master to receive worldwide recognition and the authority to initiate sannyasa
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What we'll talk about:
— what dies in a person when they become themselves, and why there's no need to pity the old personality;
— what a sadhu fears losing most—and it's not what you think;
— how to understand that the channel of communication with the divine has been severed, and what to do at that moment;
— why spiritual loss is inevitable, and why the soul needs this humility;
— the dark night of the soul: when the old no longer nourishes, but grace has not yet arrived;
— where is the line drawn between a spiritual crisis and a psychological breakdown;
— why the stronger the sattva, the more powerfully everything dormant rises;
— how to distinguish the true spiritual path from pain compensation;

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⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 — What is this conversation about?
00:31 — Who is Swami Vishnudevananda Giri Maharaj?
01:54 — What is the path of the heart and the nature of Shiva?
03:06 — False and imposed destiny versus true destiny
07:15 — Four paths: kama, artha, dharma, and moksha
09:09 — The game of Shiva and Shakti: be a player, not a spectator
12:26 — A Soviet boy and his first experience at age six
13:45 — Twenty years of secret practice in the USSR
16:35 — Five years as an officer in the North: my father wanted an admiral
18:38 — Two tips for those currently in a crisis of their path
21:48 — One technique, practiced ten thousand times times
25:50 — Who are you left with when you remove all your titles and roles
28:23 — The Dharma of a Family Man and the Parable of the Yellow Leaf
31:10 — Was There a Midlife Crisis?
32:20 — What Dies in a Person When They Become Themselves
33:39 — What a Sadhu Fears Losing Most
35:52 — What to Do When the Connection with the Divine is Lost
37:04 — Is It Possible to Get Spiritually Lost — and Why It's Inevitable
40:33 — Brahma's Egg: Fourteen Worlds and a Test of Consciousness
47:05 — What Happens at the Moment of Death: The Five Elements and Clear Light
49:14 — Gandharva: 21 Days and 49 Days Until Rebirth
52:23 — Konstantin's Question: States Are Gone and Will Not Return
54:58 — Where is the Line Between a Spiritual Crisis and a Psychological Breakdown
56:19 — Dark Night of the Soul: The Old Doesn't Nourish, the New Hasn't Arrived
1:00:18 — The Stronger the Sattva, the More the Sleeper Rise
1:02:49 — How to Combine Service and Money Without Conflict
1:06:31 — The Rule of Thirds and Karma Sannyasa: A Yogi in the World
1:09:23 — The True Path or Pain Compensation — How to Distinguish
1:12:18 — If Purpose Isn't Felt: A Mistake or Part of the Path
1:15:29 — Purpose — A Call or a Sentence? Is it possible to refuse?
1:17:23 — The world as a virtual reality and us as programmers
1:20:21 — Is there free will if an astrologer knows everything by date?
1:23:19 — Experiences in expanding consciousness: winds in the central channel
1:26:59 — Jnana Yoga: the space between two thoughts

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