On the Brink of Death is a five-part series of storytelling by Sacinandana Swami, a life-long monk who has been through many life-threatening situations and learned tremendously from each of them. In each episode, he shares vivid accounts of these situations, what it was like for him in those moments when faced with death, and the lessons he gained as a result. He shares experiences of being operated on when anesthesia failed, a near-fatal car crash on the autobahn, being shot at in Hamburg, gassed in the Balkans, and more. The series was recorded April 7 - May 5, 2021.

Episode 1 - Surgery

Episode 2 - Gassing

Episode 3 - Drowning

Episode 4 - Shooting

Episode 5 - Car Crash

More About Sacinandana Swami:
Sacinandana Swami has been a monk in the bhakti tradition for 50 years. He has inspired and guided our work at Upbuild since the very beginning in 2008. He is Hari Prasada's guru and has been a very dear teacher to Rasanath as well. He has lovingly invested in us personally and as an organization. He is known for his significant contribution to the practice of contemplation and meditation for modern practitioners of bhakti. Sacinandana Swami has published seven books and released two CDs, and offers an array of retreats, seminars, and workshops. Thousands of enthusiastic singers and dancers visit his kirtan concerts. He teaches at the Vrindavana Institute for Higher Education in India and the Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium. Furthermore, Sacinandana Swami serves as the spiritual guide for the Veda Academy, which is active in eight countries, and recently founded the organization, "Yoga Is Music". Fond of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites, he annually goes there to seek personal inspiration. Although his pilgrimages have taken him all over the subcontinent, he is particularly fond of the sacred land of Vrindavan, the birthplace of Lord Krishna.