{"id":8191,"date":"2016-10-06T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=8191"},"modified":"2016-10-27T23:48:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T03:48:23","slug":"need-guru-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2016\/10\/need-guru-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We Need a Guru in the Digital Age?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why Do We Need a Guru in the Digital Age?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/vxyfw-63919d?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aired Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11:00 AM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati at Parmarth Niketan discusses the following topics and answers questions from seekers from around the world, during her daily Satsang from the banks of the holy Ganga River:<\/p>\n<p>~ \u00a0 Why do we need a Guru in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>~ \u00a0 Finding balance in our lives on a spiritual path.<\/p>\n<p>~ \u00a0 How to cultivate devotion?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Do We Need a Guru in the Digital Age? 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