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  • Collection: Minnesota Hindu Milan Mandir

MHMM_Board.mp3
2015 interview with Satya Balroop

MHMM_PeetajiTempleExplain .mp3
Member of Mandir explaining why he goes to the temple.

MHMM_Gender.mp3
Here she reveals the gender tension caused by pandit authority, and how she views herself in the larger organizational structure of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha.

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MHMM_Seeker.mp3
When asked how she adapts her teaching style to a suburban landscape without a vibrant Hindu community, she explains that teaching someone to have a closer understanding with the guru is of the utmost importance, even if it only affects one dedicated…

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/Minnesota_Hindu_Milan_Mandir/MHMM_Pandit.mp3
Mrs. Balroop, in following with Swami Maharaj

http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/Minnesota_Hindu_Milan_Mandir/MHMM_StudentLevels.mp3
While there is a hierarchy of gurus who all have different teaching styles and areas of emphasis, Mrs. Balroop explains that there is also a hierarchy among students depending on their level of spiritual development.

http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/Minnesota_Hindu_Milan_Mandir/MHMM_TeacherLevels.mp3
Mrs. Balroop has had many different teachers in her lifetime, and in this she explains the different needs fulfilled by specific teachers and spiritual teachings styles.

http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/Minnesota_Hindu_Milan_Mandir/MHMM_AartiProud.mp3
Several aspects of worship at the MHMM are unconventional by many Guyanese standards. In this excerpt she reveals the difference between her current method of worship and other Hindu practices by explaining that worshipping is not a form of begging,…

http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/Minnesota_Hindu_Milan_Mandir/MHMM_PotWashingKarma.mp3
When concluding our first interview, Mrs. Balroop offered this story as a metaphor for not only her own personal spiritual development, but also the underlying reasons for her eventual move to Eagan, MN. In this, she relates the story of her…