“Bear Insult, Bear Injury, Highest Sadhana”

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On September 8, 2023, we celebrate the 136th Jayanthi (Birth Anniversary) of Sri Swami Sivananda, the Guru of Sri Swami Satchidananda. In honor of this occasion, we offer this video during which Swami Satchidananda is asked to explain this well-known teaching of his Guru: “Bear insult, bear injury, highest sadhana (spiritual practice).”

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