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August 2017

• 112) From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 2 – How Karma and Jnana Culminate in Bhakti

February 2016

• 111) Advaita Acharya 1 – Compassionate call to the Lord

August 2015

• 110) Prabhupada’s one step to enter Jaladuta – A giant leap in humanity’s spiritual evolution

May 2015

• 109) Lord Narasimha – Half-man half-lion full-God

April 2015

• 108) Hanuman – An endearing blend of bhakti and shakti

March 2015

• 107) Ramanujacharya – Pioneering systematizer of bhakti theology
• 106) Holi – Let the fire burn the impurities within
• 105) Gaur Purnima – Lord Chaitanya makes supremely fortunate the materially unfortunate and the materially fortunate

February 2015

• 104) Valentine’s Day – Commercial exploitation of urban isolation sets up the heart for disappointment
• 103) Bhakisiddhanta – Pioneer in using institution for outreach

October 2014

• 102) Govardhana lila’s significance in establishing the Bhagavatam’s worldview
• 101) Illuminate your heart this Diwali

August 2014

• 100) The God who conceals his divinity so that love can reign supreme (Janmashtami Meditation)
• 99) Meditation on the only prayers to Balaram in the Bhagavatam

June 2014

• 98) Meditation on Bhaktivinoda Thakura pranama mantra
• 97) Jagannatha Ashtakam 8 – The end of all desires except the desire to serve is the end of material existence
• 96) Jagannatha Ashtakam 7 – A glimpse of the supreme indestructible rasa removes all taste for destructible things
• 95) Jagannatha Ashtakam 6 – The rasanandi Lord relishes the highest ananda through the highest rasa reciprocated with his highest devotee
• 94) Jagannatha Ashtakam 5 – The Ratha Yatra festival offers affectionate service in the association of those with intense devotion
• 93) Jagannatha Ashtakam 4 – The Lord of the Universe is glorified by the whole universe
• 92) Jagannatha Ashtakam 3 – The difference in the sequences of designation and depiction of the Deities
• 91) Jagannatha Ashtakam 2 – Spiritual vision goes beyond abstraction to transcendental specification
• 90) Jagannatha Ashtakam 1 – The supreme love transcends worldly concerns and genders
• 89) Shrivas Thakura – The summit of selfless service in offering everything for the Lord’s pleasure
• 88) Vakreshvara Pandit – The wing of devotion for the Lord to fly into the sky of love
• 87) Kolavecha Shridhar – The wealth of devotion makes all other wealth irrelevant
• 86) Mukunda Datta – Exemplar of humble determined faith
• 85) Snana Yatra – Entry into the Lord’s circle of love through intimate service

May 2014

• 84) Narasimha Kavacha 3 – Verses 21-31 – The reciprocal Lord blesses us according to how we approach him
• 83) Narasimha Kavacha 2 – Verses 9-20 – Remember the Lord for protection of all bodily limbs and from all directions
• 82) Narasimha Kavacha 1 – Verses 1-8 – Meditate on the Lord without and within to invoke his protection
• 81) Sita Devi – Determined devotion refuses to choose the easy way out no matter what the justification
• 80) Madhu Pandit Goswami – Single-minded focus to the Deity that defined the devotee
• 79) Jahnava Devi – Carrying on the legacy amidst adversity
• 78) Jahnu Saptami – The Lord’s blessings are more than worth whatever austerity is required to get them
• 77) Shankaracharya – Reconcile apparent differences by focusing on unifying deeper purpose

April 2014

• 76) Gadadhar Pandit – The devotee gives up everything for the Lord; the Lord gives up everything for the devotee
• 75) Vrindavana Dasa Thakura – The writings of Vaishanvas offer us their best legacy
• 74) Abhirama Thakura – Spiritual empowerment manifests through extraordinary material actions
• 73) Prayer to Hanumanji – Welcome the Rama-duta in the heart with eagerness
• 72) Shaligram Tulsi Jal Daan – Tap every opportunity to increase service
• 71) Krishna Vasanta Rasa – An invitation to rise from reflection to reality
• 70) Balarama Rasa Yatra – Balaramji serves as the enjoyer in his service to the Supreme Enjoyer
• 69) Shyamananda Pandit – The Lord blesses mysteriously and wonderfully those who serve diligently
• 68) Vamshivadan Thakura – Serving those who are serving in separation
• 67) Hanuman Appearance – Blend submission and aggression in devotion
• 66) Voting in elections is the social responsibility of devotees

March 2014

• 65) What is the significance of lighting a bonfire on the festival of Holi?
• 64) Three ways to understand the maha-vadanyaya nature of Lord Chaitanya – the magnitude of the charity, the unworthiness of the recipients and the self-sacrifice of the giver
• 63) Saci Suta Ashtakam Verse by Verse Meditation (Gaur Purnima Special)

February 2014

• 62) Bhaktisiddhanta S T appearance – Faithfulness to tradition includes faithfulness to the tradition’s flexibility
• 61) Advaita Acarya – Relish the nectar of Gaura-kirtan that he inagurated
• 60) Pundarika Vidyanidhi – Go beyond appearance to appreciate the substance of devotion in Vaishnavas
• 59) Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura – Devotion enriched with erudition leaves a rich legacy to attract innumerable hearts to Krishna
• 58) Raghunandan Thakura – Devotion inverts the father-son relationship
• 57) Vishnupriya Devi – The pinnacle of selfless devotion
• 56) Vasanta Panchami – Contribute to nature’s contributing for enhancing the rasa in Krishna’s pastimes

January 2014

• 55) Pushya Abhishek – The festival of sensory spirituality demonstrates the beauty of Krishna and the glory of bhakti
• 54) Ganga Sagara Mela – Cherish austerity done for a noble cause
• 53) Makara Sankranti – Harmonize with the cosmic movements to move from darkness towards light
• 52) Jiva Goswami – Scholarship perfected in the service of pure devotion
• 51) Jagadish Pandita – The Lord reciprocates wonderfully with the desire to serve

December 2013

• 50) Mahesh Pandit – The Lord and his associates elevate everyone by their grace
• 49) Uddharana D T – Bhakti can deliver anyone and even use anyone for delivering bhakti to others
• 48) Devanand Pandit – Devotion is the key to unlock the nectar in the Bhagavatam
• 47) Gita Jayanti – The Gita guides us to act with adequate contemplation and appropriate emotion, thereby granting abundant satisfaction
• 46) Odana Sasthi – A Glimpse of Intimate Devotion

November 2013

• 45) Saranga Thakura – The mercy of the Vaishnavas returns us from the dead to the living
• 44) Bhishma Panchaka – Austerity enables us to transcend ourselves
• 43) Jagaddhatri Puja – Compassion of the Lord manifests through multi-level worship
• 42) Tulasi Shalagram Vivaha – The inconceivable manifestation of the love between the Lord and the devotee
• 41) Gopashtami – The spiritual world is an arena of loving service
• 40) Vasudeva Ghosh – The mysterious mercy of Lord Chaitanya revealed through sweet musical songs
• 39) Kaliya Krishna Das – Intimate associate of Krishna and Lord Nityananda
• 38) Katyayani Vrata – Be desperate to attain the Lord’s mercy
• 37) Bhugarbha Goswami – Service in separation provides intimate inner association
• 36) Kashishvara Pandit – How the Lord rewards humble and sacrificing service
• 35) Gaurkishore Das Babaji – Renunciation to increase absorption in devotion
• 34) Dhananjay Pandit – Surrender to difficult and demanding services
• 33) Srinivas Acharya – Determination transforms obstacles into opportunities for greater succcess
• 32) Gadadhar Dasa – Be fearless in sharing the Lord’s mercy
• 31) Srila Prabhupada – The spiritual master’s legacy is the desire to glorify Krishna
• 30) Nimbarakacharya – Incarnation of Sudarshan Chakra

October 2013

• 29) Rasikananda Thakura – The power of devotion makes even animals dance
• 28) Govardhana Puja – Ecological disaster originates in spiritual disaster
• 27) Bali Maharaj – Surrender doesn’t have to wait
• 26) Diwali – Let spiritual wisdom light the lamp within
• 25) Virabhadra Goswami – An important preserver and propagator of the Gaudiya tradition
• 24) Radha Kunda Appearance – Bathe in the grateful remembrance of the supreme mercy of the supreme devotee
• 23) Damodarashtakam Verse 08 – The Lord’s pastimes offer us the supreme spiritual opportunity
• 22) Damodarashtakam Verse 07 – Seek not to be liberated from misery but to be liberated into love
• 21) Damodarashtakam Verse 06 – To attract the Lord’s mercy, show not one’s qualifications; admit one’s disqualifications
• 20) Damodarashtakam Verse 05 – The Lord reveals a form according to the devotee’s desire
• 19) Damodarashtakam Verse 04 – Krishna is Krishna’s greatest blessing
• 18) Damodarashtakam Verse 03 – How Krishna reveals his sweetness to those who are absorbed in his greatness
• 17) Damodarashtakam Verse 02 – The Lord can be bound by nothing but love
• 16) Damodarashtakam Verse 01 – How the Supreme Controller becomes fearful and controlled
• 15) Karttika – Spiritual Opportunism for Krishna’s pleasure
• 14) Lakshmi Puja – Narayana, not Lakshmi, is Lakshmi-devi’s greatest blessing
• 13) Krishna Saradiya Rasayatra – The celebration of sublime and supreme love
• 12) Narottam Das T – Pure devotion trumps caste
• 11) Murari Gupta – Devotion – single-minded and broad-minded
• 10) Krishnadas Kaviraja G – Masterly integration of scholarship and devotion
• 9) Raghunatha Dasa G – The sweetness of devotional renunciation
• 8) Raghunatha Bhatta G – Harmonize apara and para dharmas
• 7) Dussehra – Victory in the inner war
• 6) Durga Puja – Durga Devi’s Role in the cosmic master plan
• 5) Madhavacarya’s contributions to re-establishing pure devotion

September 2013

• 4) Prabhupada’s war stratey for penetrating America
• 3) How Prabhupada’s sannyasa was a part of Krishna’s master-plan
• 2) How Bhaktivinoda Thakura reformed and presented the Gaudiya tradition
• 1) How Haridas Thakura demonstrates the universality and the glory of bhakti