Lecture Series

Daily-Bhagavatam 66 – 11.07.56 – Counter temptation by intelligence, vigilance and diligence

Daily-Bhagavatam 65 – 11.07.55 – Don’t expect the future to be a continuation of the comfortable present

Daily-Bhagavatam 64 – 11.07.54 – Focus on Krishna to harmonize other relationships

Daily-Bhagavatam 63 – 11.07.53 – Don’t settle down into psuedo-security

Daily-Bhagavatam 62 – 11.07.52 – Don’t let worldly relationships consume all our emotions

Daily-Bhagavatam 61 – 11.07.51 – Live beyond the world, as does the sun

Daily-Bhagavatam 60 – 11.07.50 – Focus more on reciprocation than renunciation

Daily-Bhagavatam 59 – 11.07.49 – Intelligently see the invisible but inexorable bodily change

Daily-Bhagavatam 58 – 11.07.48 – Unchanging substance below changing appearance brings security

Daily-Bhagavatam 57 – 11.07.47 – Don’t let limitation of expression become limitation of intention

Bhagavatam-daily 56 – 11.07.46 – Take shelter of Krishna however that manifests to us

Bhagavatam-daily 55 – 11.07.45 – Light within the purifying flame of devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 54 – 11.07.44 – Bathe in the purifying river of saintly association

Gita 01.46 – When the eye disheartens, let the ear hearten

Gita 01.45 – Sound arguments from a fragmented perception are actually unsound

Bhagavatam-daily 53 – 11.07.43 – To transcend worldly ups and downs open yourself to higher reality

Gita 01.44 – Arjuna’s reasoning is wrong, but his capacity for reasoning is laudable

Gita 01.43 – Hell forever is a subjective feeling, not an objective fact

Gita 01.42 – Three meanings of dharma

Bhagavatam-daily 52 – 11.07.42 – We stay disentangled by staying devoted

Gita 01.41 – Unwanted progeny – what does unwanted mean?

Bhagavatam-daily 51 – 11.07.41 – Detachment coming from analysis is reinforced by experience coming from bhakti

Gita 01.40 – Protecting women and ensuring good progeny are important social responsibilities

Bhagavatam-daily 50 – 11.07.40 – Sense of purpose and urgency will keep us undistracted by circumstances

Gita 01.39 – As soon as dharma weakens adharma attacks

Gita 01.38 – Don’t let the anartha-maddened make us similarly mad

Gita 01.37 – Greed gives us a tunnel vision of reality

Bhagavatam-daily 49 – 11.07.39 – Focus is not fanatical – it is logical choice for great achievement

Gita 01.36 – Contemplate contextual karmic considerations before acting

Gita 01.35 – Arjuna’s profit-loss calculations miss the most important factor

Gita 01.34 – Arjuna’s evolved emotion and reason ready to be raised to the summit by Gita wisdom

Gita 01.33 – The contrasting words of Arjuna and Duryodhana reveal their consciousness’ levels

Gita 01.32 – Whom we live for determines the quality of our life

Gita 01.31 – Material long-term is not long-term enough

Gita 01.30 – Where materialism shows a dead end spirituality shows the way ahead

Gita 01.29 – The inner attack of emotions does what no outer attack of enemies could have done

Bhagavatam-daily 48 – 11.07.38 – Practice selflessnes by focusing on the ultimate object of service

Gita 01.28 – To avoid being consumed by material emotions, cultivate spiritual emotions

Gita 01.27 – Undiscerning visual perception erodes spiritual conviction

Gita 01.26 – The brutality of the imminent fratricide sinks in

Gita 01.25 – Over-reliance on visual perception ends in illusion

Gita 01.24 – Conquer lethargy to attain excellence in service

Gita 01.23 – How the evil got so many allies

Gita 01.22 – A last sight of the battling brethren

Gita 01.21 – The surprising request to see what is already known

Gita 01.20 – The monkey standard is permeated with the divine monkey’s presence

Gita 01.19 – Kauravas’ bravado battered and shattered by Pandavas’ bravery

Gita 01.18 – The Pandavas’ illustrious sons gallantly serve their parents

Gita 01.17 – Weapons are warrior’s ornaments

Bhagavatam-daily 47 – 11.07.37 – Real strength means to be strong enough to let small things pass

Bhagavatam-daily 46 – 11.07.36 – Respecting people opens their heart to Krishna’s message

Bhagavatam-daily 45 – 11.07.35 – Shelter comes not by ritual formalization but by learning disposition

Bhagavatam-daily 44 – 11.07.34 – Learning attitude ensures that we learn not just occasionally but constantly

Bhagavatam-daily 43 – 11.07.33 – Learning is not for earning or controlling, but for harmonizing

Bhagavatam-daily 42 – 11.07.32 – Constant learning mood heralds adventures in wisdom and devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 41 – 11.07.31 – The intelligence for spiritual enquiry is a great fortune

Bhagavatam-daily 40 – 11.07.30 – Saintly association impels us to question our definition of happiness

Bhagavatam-daily 39 – 11.07.29 – Burning oneself to feel the relief of coming out of fire is not pleasure

Bhagavatam-daily 38 – 11.07.28 – Ability present, activity absent is astonishing

Bhagavatam-daily 37 – 11.07.27 – Go beyond the maya of papa – and punya

Bhagavatam-daily 36 – 11.07.26 – Presence of knowledge begs questions about its source and use

Bhagavatam-daily 35 – 11.07.25 – Renunciation comes not from frustration but from illumination

Bhagavatam-daily 33 – 11.07.23 – Perceiving the difficult to perceive defines human intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 32 – 11.07.22 – The father loves the path by which the lost child returns home

Bhagavatam-daily 31 – 11.07.21 – Bhakti enables us to best tap our human speciality

Bhagavatam-daily 30 – 11.07.20 – To become your own guru, observe and infer in harmony with guru

Bhagavatam-daily 29 – 11.07.19 – Use intelligence to take the initiative for delivering oneself

Bhagavatam-daily 28 – 11.07.18 – Meditate on Krishna’s benevolence to terminate ambivalence

Bhagavatam-daily 27 – 11.07.17 – Even the gods are illusioned; Krishna alone isn’t

Bhagavatam-daily 26 – 11.07.16 – Material improvement can’t replace spiritual advancement

Bhagavatam-daily 25 – 11.07.15 – Bhakti makes the dushkara sulabha and su-sukham

Bhagavatam-daily 24 – 11.07.14 – Yoga is not mechnical, but personal

Bhagavatam-daily 23 – 11.07.13 – Philosophy deepens our intellectual absorption in Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 22 – 11.07.12 – Devotional vision and benevolent intention protects us from fall

Bhagavatam-daily 21 – 11.07.11 – When there’s no impurity, right action comes spontaneously, not intellectually

Bhagavatam-daily 20 – 11.07.10 – Don’t let relative security distract from absolute security

Bhagavatam-daily 19 – 11.07.09 – Seeing our connectedness with Krishna keeps us safe

Bhagavatam-daily 18 – 11.07.08 – See beyond material good and bad to Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 17 – 11.07.07 – To accept the fleeting as lasting is illusion

Bhagavatam-daily 16 – 11.07.06 – The light of devotion illumines this dark age

Bhagavatam-daily 15 – 11.07.05 – Today’s culture aggravates, rationalizes and exploits people’s lower side

Bhagavatam-daily 14 – 11.07.04 – The departure of Krishna’s outer manifestation impels us to take shelter of his ever-accesssible manifestations

Bhagavatam-daily 13 – 11.07.03 – Our choice of faith attracts the gift of faith

Bhagavatam-daily 12 – 11.07.02 – Krishna is the object of prayers for everyone – even those who are the object of prayers

Bhagavatam-daily 11 – 11.07.01 – Krishna appreciates our faith in him amidst adversity

Bhagavatam-daily 10 – 11.06.49 – Don’t project suspicion induced by the imitation on the original

Bhagavatam-daily 9 – 11.06.48 – Krishna manifested through his pastimes acts as a sword and a magnet

Bhagavatam-daily 8 – 11.06.47 – What the impersonalists attain with difficulty devotees attain that and more with ease

Bhagavatam-daily 7 – 11.06.46 – Krishna’s remnants make the lower taste unappealing

Bhagavatam-daily 6 – 11.06.45 – How devotion rises from unsteady to spontaneous

Bhagavatam-daily 5 – 11.06.44 – Hearing about Krishna is auspicious and delicious

Bhagavatam-daily 4 – 11.06.43 – We can’t tolerate separation from Krishna, but the mind misleads us

Bhagavatam-daily 3 – 11.06.42 – Trust not just Krishna’s power, but also his intelligence

Gita 01.16 – The individual conches manifest individual warrior’s virility

Bhagavatam-daily 2 – 11.06.41 – Submission is the way out of confusion

Gita 01.15 – The top trio in the Pandava army start the action

Bhagavatam-daily 1 – 11.06.40 – Philosophy offers shelter when the world’s shelters fail

Gita 01.14 – The dramatically humble entry of the hero

Gita 01.13 – Rituals of war express and stimulate the martial spirit

Gita 01.12 – The valorous grandsire stops the politicking