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Spirit Matters: Integrate Your Spiritual Awakening for Mindful Living | Teachings of Sri Chinmoy

Spiritual Guidance on Mindful Living by Vajin and Abhinabha | Grounded Practices

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 46

Spirit Matters is a weekly show for modern seekers of spirituality who have had a spiritual awakening, yet struggle to integrate their experience into daily life. Hosts Vajin and Abhinabha are here to take you from the confusion, frustration and loneliness to a grounded practice rooted in heart-based wisdom. Every episode offers spiritual guidance for mindful living. Become the wise and centered soul you know yourself to be! Vajin and Abhinabha are meditation teachers with over 25 years of experience. Both are students of Sri Chinmoy, a modern day spiritual master.

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Meditation Slump? 6 Ways to Get Back Into Your Practice | The Dry Period Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.46

Episode 46

Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 51:43

Is the thrill gone in your meditation? Are you trapped in the same routines without feeling the same peace, clarity and joy you used to feel in the beginning of your spiritual journey, right after awakening?

You're suffering from a dry period. And not to worry, because all seekers have them at some point. But it's crucial that you know your way out, because ultimately your life is meant for deep spiritual fulfilment.

So if you’ve ever felt trapped in a meditation dry spell, stuck in a meditation slump, or simply struggling to meditate, this episode will feel like the oasis after a long trudge through the spiritual desert.

Spirit Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.

Today we dive deep into the strange, unsettling terrain of dry periods — those stretches where your mindfulness practice feels flat, uninspired, or even pointless. They explore why these phases happen, why they can last far longer than we expect, and why they often make people believe their meditation motivation is gone for good.

In this episode we explore:

why many small mistakes can turn into a dry spell in your meditation practice
how a spiritual community can lift your consciousness in dark or spiritually empty times
the weekly 'check-in' with your own conscience to keep you aligned with your soul

Drawing from Sri Chinmoy’s teachings and our own lived experience, we share practical, heart-centered ways to overcome meditation burnout. From reading spiritual books, to reconnecting with fellow seekers, it's all about remembering the inner relationship that makes meditation meaningful in the first place.

If you’ve been wondering what to do when meditation feels dry, this episode is a reminder that the dryness isn’t the end — it’s a tunnel, and there is light on the other side.

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Sri Chinmoy's books and spiritual poetry: https://srichinmoylibrary.com

For more information about our spiritual path and the Sri Chinmoy Centres worldwide: https://srichinmoycentre.org

Who is Sri Chinmoy https://srichinmoy.org

Videos and interviews: https://srichinmoy.tv

Spiritual music by Sri Chinmoy and his students: https://radiosrichinmoy.org

Free meditation classes in Amsterdam: https://meditatieamsterdam.com/en

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The 3 False Narratives Around Gurus That Stunt Your Spiritual Growth | The Guru Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.45

Episode 45

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 01:00:32

Are Gurus still relevant today? Why do I need a spiritual teacher? These are crucial questions when the dust has settled after spiritual awakening.

Without the proper spiritual guidance you may fall back to false fears and misguided notions about guru's. But if you're unapologetic about spiritual growth, you need to make an informed choice.

That's what this episode is all about! We dive deep into the question of the necessity and value of a guru or teacher in your spiritual practice. We address the often false narratives and generalisations about false gurus and cults. And we talk about our own experiences of being on a guru-guided path for over 25 years.

⁠Spirit Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.

What you learn in this episode:

a quick and easy way to distinguish a cult from a genuine spiritual path

why true spiritual teachers strengthen your agency instead of diminishing it

how guru-devotion differs from personality-worship, and how it can be a fast track to the Divine

Drawing from lived experience, ancient traditions, and the raw honesty of our own paths, we look at what actually happens when you’re learning from a guru — the expansion, the challenges, the breakthroughs, and the moments that push you out of your comfort zones.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you can walk the path alone or whether the right teacher could change everything — this conversation will give you clarity, courage, and a deeper understanding of what real spiritual guidance looks like.

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7 Spiritual Growth Signs You Can't Afford To Miss (How to Know You’re Spiritually Growing in Everyday Life) | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.44

Episode 44

Thursday, May 28, 2026 • Duration 56:52

Your spiritual awakening experience is actually useless if you don’t do anything with it. But how do you know if you’re doing the right things in your meditation practice to really grow spiritually?

In this episode we unpack seven signs of how you know you’re making good spiritual progress. If you don’t have a spiritual teacher to guide you directly, this conversation will give you grounded wisdom to know if you’re on the right track.

⁠Spirit Matters⁠⁠⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.

In this episode you'll learn how to:

Break the loop — stop living on autopilot and interrupt the destructive reactions that have ruled your life for years. This is the moment where your future stops repeating your past.

Drop the dead weight — learn how jealousy, worry, and fear start dissolving when real growth kicks in
Choose your moment — discover the tiny pause between stimulus and response that can save your relationships, your peace, and your sanity. Without this, you’ll keep detonating emotional grenades you never meant to throw.
See the world come alive — understand why spiritual growth makes ordinary days feel fresh and electric again — and why losing this newness is the first sign your inner life is drying out.
Take back the pen — how to stop blaming others and reclaim authorship of your life. If you skip this, you’ll stay trapped in a story someone else wrote for you.
Build unshakable faith — You’ll feel what it’s like when faith moves from your soul into your mind — when doubt stops running the show and your inner life finally has room to breathe.

We break down the real signs of spiritual growth — the ones that actually show up in your day‑to‑day life, not the ones you read about in books. You’ll hear what truly changes during spiritual growth, how to know you’re spiritually growing even when your mind insists nothing is happening, and why certain painful phases are actually proof that your consciousness is expanding.

Why You Can Never Compromise With Ignorance (And How To Recognize Falsehood) | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.43

Episode 43

Thursday, May 21, 2026 • Duration 52:26

The real danger isn’t a big moral collapse. It’s the tiny, everyday moments when you abandon your deepest values.

Most of us don’t fall by making one dramatic mistake. We fall in the hundreds of small, invisible ways, such as laughing along while someone is being torn down. Pretending not to care about our spiritual awakening because the room feels cynical. Or sensing a clear inner nudge — a piece of spiritual guidance — and ignoring it because it’s inconvenient.

Those moments seem harmless. But inside, something tightens. Your conscience pinches you. Your spiritual candle flame flickers and dims.

That’s the problem this episode tackles head‑on: the erosion of integrity that happens when we compromise with ignorance.

And the stakes are real. Every time you betray your own values, you weaken the connection to your own soul. You compromise the version of yourself that longs for mindful living, wants a grounded practice and longs to grow into someone who can stand tall and speak truth even when it’s uncomfortable.

Sri Chinmoy’s teaching of no compromise with ignorance doesn’t mean you should become rigid or self‑righteous. It’s about protecting the integrity of your inner life. It’s about recognizing subtle crossroads — the ones that appear in conversations, in choices, in moments where no one is watching — and choosing the path that leaves you feeling strong and aligned.

In this episode, we explore:

Why small compromises drain your inner strength
How to recognize the exact moment you should speak up
The Greek concept of ‘parrhesia’ or speaking truth even if it is terrifying — and why it’s the doorway to freedom
How grounded practice prepares you for the “big moments” long before they arrive
What Sri Chinmoy meant by justice‑light, and how it operates in real life

Abhinabha shares two personal stories of when he felt he betrayed how own truth and also when he stuck to it. And Vajin reveals the magic moments when you recognize your soul’s script and speak your truth when the situation asks for it.

Why You Must Go Through Hell To Reach Heaven After Spiritual Awakening | The Dark Night Of The Soul Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.42

Episode 42

Thursday, May 14, 2026 • Duration 58:39

Has life lost its joy, lustre and meaning after your spiritual awakening? You are going through what is called ‘the dark night of the soul’. This depressing, confusing and often lonely time is a painful but necessary phase in your spiritual awakening journey. It’s important to get spiritual guidance on your bearings, because groping in the dark alone sets you up for failure. This episode will steer you through to the other side.

Spirit Matters⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.In this episode:

The first commentary on the dark night of the soul by 16th century Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross
How Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul lasted 49 years (yes, 49 years!) yet she never lost faith
Strategies that keep you grounded when all feels unmoored
How a single poem can offer hope and consolation when the night feels darkest

Having gone through the dark night ourselves we know how tough and lonely it can be. But there is ancient wisdom to guide us. We talk about symptoms and remedies of the dark night of the soul: what to do and also what NOT to do to reach the new dawn. Mindful living isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Spiritual life has rough patches and we need to talk about them, accept them and then go beyond them.

Just remember you’re not alone. We’ve all been there.Join the conversation and leave a comment about your own experiences with the dark night of the soul.

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Don't Ignore These 3 Essential Ingredients For Meaningful And Lasting Spiritual Growth | Mindful Living & Spiritual Awakening | Ep.41

Episode 41

Thursday, May 7, 2026 • Duration 20:24

If you feel stuck in your spiritual practice, you may lack one of the 3 ingredients or conditions that make the spiritual journey wholesome, grounded and fulfilling.

In today's solo episode Abhinabha takes you through these 3 essentials without which your spiritual practice may feel stale and uninspiring.

Spirit Matters⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.

In this episode:

* a practical exercise for finding your spiritual teacher and path

* why reading spiritual books helps you through dark and confusing times

* which of these 3 ingredients the Buddha valued most highly

Abhinabha has practiced meditation for 30 years and has been on a spiritual path for the last 28 years. His grounded wisdom and insights into spiritual life and mindful living have helped thousands of modern seekers.

Check out our back catalogue where we have over 40 episodes about a wide range of spiritual subjects and challenges.

Visit us online: https://spiritmatters.fm

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Overcoming Jealousy: 8 Spiritual And Psychological Strategies To Kill The Green-Eyed Monster | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.40

Episode 40

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 50:27

If you’ve ever suffered from the sting of jealousy, you’ll know why this negative quality tops the list of spiritual growth obstacles. When you become jealous of someone, that person effectively becomes your God, as you incessantly obsess about them in your mind.

Jealousy estranges you from your real self and poisons your sweet, subtle connection to the Divine. If mindful living is what you want, it’s time to overcome jealousy. In this episode we provide no less than 8 ways how to overcome jealousy both psychologically and spiritually.

Spirit Matters is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.

After this episode you’ll know:

why the most valuable real estate in any city is the graveyard (for reasons that will surprise you!)
how the simple ‘crossing out’ technique is the quickest way to remove the sting of jealousy
why deep meditation cures not only the symptoms, but the very root of jealousy

We’re no strangers to jealousy ourselves. Abhinabha shares a story of how he became super jealous of a classmate of his and how he solved the obsession. Vajin unpacks the comparison-game that provides the fuel of jealousy and how the right combination of action and silence can stop the destructive behaviours.

It’s time to do some serious shadow work surrounding jealousy! Dive into an episode with spiritual guidance on jealousy triggers and how to heal them.

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Why You Lost Faith In Your Friends, The World and God (And How To Regain It Today) | The Doubt Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.39

Episode 33

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • Duration 49:25

Doubt is a slow poison that sneaks into your spiritual practice unnoticed and shakes the very foundations of your spiritual beliefs. Without proper counter measurements doubt can destroy everything you built up so carefully over the months and years of your spiritual awakening. In this episode we clarify when and why doubt becomes problematic. And we offer practical spiritual guidance to prevent the doubt-monster from sinking its fangs too deep into your spiritual practice.

After this episode you’ll know:

how the ‘Santa Clause problem’ lies at the root of the emergence of doubt in our lives
why silence is the best medicines against doubt
how to recognize when doubt arises and what to do to counteract it
how some spiritual traditions use doubt in a positive sense

If you’re going through a spiritual awakening or navigating a dark night of the soul, doubt will not only slow down your progress but will make you question the very reality and usefulness of your spiritual practice. But if you take the right actions, it doesn’t have to derail your journey.

We offer five spiritual strategies as practical tools for overcoming spiritual doubt, especially during those moments when your inner world feels wobbly and you’re wondering what to do when you lose faith.

Tune in, breathe, and let’s walk through this together.

Chapters:

00:00 – Opening: What Is Doubt?

04:00 – Where Doubt Comes From

08:00 – Healthy Doubt vs. Destructive Doubt

Why Criticizing Others Hurts Your Spiritual Growth (And 4 Ways To Avoid It) | The Criticism Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living

Episode 38

Friday, April 10, 2026 • Duration 49:14

Does your conscience pinch you when you criticize others? Your soul knows that gossip and criticism swell up your ego and hurt your spiritual growth. In this episode we give you 4 spiritual strategies to avoid the criticism trap.

⁠Spirit Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice centred in heart-based wisdom.

After this episode you'll know:

why criticism hurts both the victim and the critic
the origins of gossip as an evolutionary strategy for survival
a grounded practice to see the divine in the world and helps you to see the light in others
the best way to block out unjust criticism directed at you

Our teacher Sri Chinmoy's philosophy for the new millennium directly addresses the problem of criticism in a spiritually grounded life. Only by seeing the light in others and in ourselves can we make real spiritual progress.

Why not practice living without your criticizing mind for a while? You'll soon feel much lighter, brighter and happier.

Chapters:

00:00 – Opening: Why Criticism Fails Spiritually

02:00 – How Criticism Harms Others and Ourselves

03:00 – Why Pointing Out Faults Never Works

04:00 – Loving Guidance vs. Ego-Based Criticism

05:10 – Gossip: Criticism on a Social Scale

06:00 – The Tribal Origins of Gossip

07:20 – Ego’s Secret Joy: Feeling Superior

08:30 – Strategy #1: You’d Do Worse in Their Shoes

Spiritual Awakening Loneliness: What To Do When No One Understands Your Spirituality (Plus Avoiding Your Spiritual Ego) | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.37

Season 37

Friday, March 27, 2026 • Duration 36:07

Going through a spiritual awakening can be a lonely process. When you are changing and growing but your colleagues, friends and family members stay the same, tensions grow and misunderstandings run riot. You're itching to share your newfound insights and discoveries, but all you meet are blank stares and raised eyebrows.

If you're not careful you can damage relationships and set yourself up for future regrets. Like always, be careful of the spiritual ego!

But there is a pathway through this, where you learn how to deal with your non-spiritual friends and family without compromising your spirituality. This episode is all about how to stay grounded when others don’t understand you.

Spirit Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a podcast for anyone struggling to integrate spirituality into everyday life —an invitation to stay present, see the divine in everything, and surrender to life as it unfolds.

In this episode we explore:

how to deal with people who don’t understand your growth
the necessary mindshift to prevent spiritual ego and arrogance
walking the fine line between keeping your boundaries and not becoming isolated
why you should not prematurely share your spiritual experiences with others

What hosts Vajin and Abhinabha want you to know: you're not alone! They've both experienced that dark night of the soul when they were feeling alone after spiritual awakening and no one seemed to understand. Or even care. Now they share how to get to the other side and properly integrate your spiritual experiences so you can balance spirituality and normal life.

Join us every week for new episodes!

Visit our website: https://spiritmatters.fm

Chapters:

00:54 – Exploring Spirituality in a Non‑Spiritual Environment05:54 – Spiritual Awakening at 18: When Your World Turns Upside Down10:54 – Feeling Misunderstood: Early Struggles on the Spiritual Path15:54 – Mockery, Isolation, and the Need for a Grounded Practice20:54 – The Cocoon Phase: Transforming While No One Understands You25:54 – Starting Over: Integration Through Spirituality and Inner Balance30:54 – What If Your Environment Isn’t Spiritual? Practical Guidance35:54 – Vajin’s Story: Leaving Old Circles to Follow the Spiritual Heart

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