{"id":8640,"date":"2016-11-17T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=8640"},"modified":"2016-11-25T01:44:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T06:44:39","slug":"suffering-means-get-closer-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2016\/11\/suffering-means-get-closer-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Suffering as a Means to Get Closer to God"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How do we use Suffering as a Catalyst to Get Closer to God?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/irs2c-64eba5?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aired Thursday, 24 November 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>~ How do we use suffering as a catalyst to get closer to God<\/p>\n<p>~ The role of the Guru in a Digital world<\/p>\n<p>~ Who is a Yogi in today`s world?<\/p>\n<p>~ The purpose of austerities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do we use Suffering as a Catalyst to Get Closer to God? 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