Anandamayi Ma's Lila with Two Yoganandas

In 1935, there was a meeting between the Indian Saint Anandamayi Ma (MA) and two Yoganandas: the world-renowned Paramhansa Yogananda and Brahmar Gosh a young Bengali woman and devotee of MA whom MA would give the auspicious names “Badama” and “Yogananda” before the meeting. A brief portion of that meeting is preserved in a 65 second video.

In this special webinar honoring MA's birthday, Dr. Martha Libster will share the story behind this moment in spiritual history. She draws on a rare collection of letters between MA and Brahmar Gosh. Dr. Libster demonstrates that MA (as Teacher) and Brahmar Gosh (as Seeker) each played their roles in a lila or play that revealed MA’s nature regarding the important life choice to follow a householder and/or ascetic path. Drawing upon this historical teaching, Dr. Libster discusses the importance of the process of living a spiritual life rather than the destination. Participants…