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September 2023
1019)
Radharani’s glories in Bhagavad-gita
1018)
Deepening our relationship with Krishna Monks Podcast 207 Sukhavaha Mataji
1017)
ISRO scientists in temples How science & spirituality go together
1016)
Hindi – Raksha Bandhana A Bhagavad-gita perspective
1015)
Raksha Bandhana A Bhagavad-gita perspective
1014)
How Bhagavad-gita demonstrates Krishna’s teaching expertise
1013)
3 Ts of Prabhupada’s historic outreach
1012)
Eradicate Sanatana-Dharma – Hindi
August 2023
1011)
When we feel left alone – Vritrasura pastime analysis – Hindi
1010)
Hindi – India on the moon Chandrayaan-3 success – A Bhagavad-gita perspective
1009)
India on the moon Chandrayaan-3 success – A Bhagavad-gita perspective
1008)
4 ways human consciousness went down – Darn acronym
1007)
Hindi QA_ Science, Spirituality, Oppenheimer movie, Bhagavad-Gita in daily life
July 2023
1006)
Does shabda make pratyaksha invalid? Part 2 The Monk’s Podcast 206 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
1005)
Does shabda make pratyaksha invalid? Part 1 The Monk’s Podcast 206 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
May 2023
1004)
The Kerala story – A Bhagavad Gita perspective
April 2023
1003)
If we really have free will, how does God control everything? – Chaitanya Charan
1002)
When we feel that our problems arose because we were misguided – Yamaduta-Yamaraja discussion 1
1001)
Does love mean shielding our loved ones from their actions’ consequences? PEER acronym
1000)
Understanding the spiritual world: its relevance, rationale, resplendence
999)
How the Bhagavad Gita is a message of love (Hindi)
998)
Study from different perspectives – HH SB Keshava Maharaj, HG Chaitanya Charan
997)
Bhagavad-gita insights for holistic health
March 2023
996)
Understanding Mayavada and dealing with Mayavadis: learning from Mahaprabhu?
995)
Gaur Purnima class 2023 – What is Mahaprabhus mercy? How does it work?
February 2023
994)
From outer happiness to inner happiness
993)
Is Srimad Bhagavatam anti-householder? Why does it criticize householders so much?
992)
Explaining cow care to the contemporary world
991)
Prayers of Jiva in mothers womb – Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3
990)
Akrodha Paramananda song meaning, Nityananda Trayodashi 2023 class at Nashik, Hindi
November 2022
989)
Cricket Mania A Bhagavad-gita perspective; Seeing Kishna everywhere as his vibhuti; Wellington 2022
988)
Kantara movie – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – Chaitanya Charan
October 2022
987)
202 Bhagavad-Gita’s multi-level progression of the human-divine relationship, The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
986)
Prabhupada_’s message included and transcended the past, present and future – Disappearance day talk
985)
Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 2
984)
201 The letter of scripture and the spirit of scripture The Monk_’s Podcast with Yogeshvara Prabhu
983)
Parallels between Damodara-lila and Bhagavad-gita – part 1
982)
World Mental Health Day Special Bhagavad-gita Insights for a Healthy Mind
September 2022
981)
How can we make bhakti accessible without diluting it? – Chaitanya Charan
980)
Appreciating Radharani universal, Gaudiya and personal perspectives, Radhashtami 2022
979)
How to make our Sunday talks relevant Chaitanya Charan with Caru P on the ISKCON Relevance Project podcast
978)
3 conceptions of renunciation frustration, aversion, redirection – Chaitanya Charan
977)
4 life-lessons from Lord Ganesh – Ganesh Chaturthi special – Chaitanya Charan
976)
Developing our personal relationship with Bhagavad gita SB Keshava Maharaj and Chaitanya Charan Prabhu
975)
200 Save Earth by sharing Srimad Bhagavatam – The Monk’s Podcast with Vaisesika Prabhu
974)
Appreciating Radharani: universal, Gaudiya and personal perspectives, Radhashtami 2022
August 2022
973)
Prostitutes in Krishna’s Dwarka: How to understand Bhagavatam 1.11.19? – Chaitanya Charan
972)
Appreciating the Bhagavad Gita from Sanjaya’s perspective (Gita 18.74-78): GREAT acronym
971)
Experiencing Krishna in various ways, even through fear, confusion & heartbreak: Janmashtami class
970)
Karthikeya 2 Movie: A Bhagavad – Gita Perspective
969)
How Balarama reveals Krishna’s heart in Vrindavana Mathura and Dwarka ? – Balarama appearance day
968)
How dukhalayam Bhagavad gita 8.15 is a teaching of positivity not negativity?
967)
Hearing with the ears, the head and the heart – Chaitanya Charan on Vedasara P’s Heartspace podcast
966)
Why was Balarama kind to Duryodhana and harsh to Romharshana? – Balarama appearance day reflection
965)
A Bhagavad Gita perspective on India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations
964)
When God doesn’t seem to be equal to everyone – Bhagavad gita 09.34
July 2022
963)
Brahminical culture what it was and how it was preserved through two kinds of brahmanas
962)
Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t
961)
From lower taste to higher taste through higher vision
960)
Why wisdom sometimes enlightens and sometimes doesn’t
959)
When seeking material things from God is spiritually unhealthy — & when it isn’t
958)
Atmarama verse’s importance in understanding the Absolute Truth Bhagavatam discussion with Caru Prabhu
957)
Are Jordan Peterson’s ideas relevant for Bhakti theology? QA with Chaitanya Charan
956)
Three understandings of surrender in the Bhagavad Gita
June 2022
955)
3 Difficulties in approaching Bhagavatam cosmology
954)
How to disagree without disrespecting
953)
199 Focusing on the practical in the scriptural – The Monk’s Podcast with Kaustubha Prabhu
952)
198 Presenting Lord Chaitanya to today’s world via biography writing – The Monk’s Podcast Yogesvara P
951)
196 Systematic outreach for sustainable community development – The Monk’s Podcast with Aniruddha P
950)
195 Pursuing writing as an art in bhakti, The Monk’s podcast 195 with Urmila Mataji
949)
194 Is the Gita religious or spiritual – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
948)
193 Thoughts on ISKCON’s future The Monk s Podcast with Govardhana Prabhu
May 2022
947)
192 Empathic communication why it is important in bhakti-The Monk’s podcast with Bir Krishna Maharaja
946)
Comparing Narasimha-rupa with Krishna-rupa and Vishva-rupa (Narasimha Chaturdashi special)
945)
Kali’s brutality & Krishna’s immorality Understanding Vedic conceptions of divinity
944)
Chota Haridasa pastime: What it teaches & what it DOES NOT TEACH
943)
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: A Bhagavad-gita Perspective – Chaitanya Charan
942)
As many Hindu temples don’t allow non-Hindus to enter, is the Vedic tradition really inclusive?
April 2022
941)
Was Rama’s killing of Vali unfair? Ramayana Ethics – Chaitanya Charan
940)
How was Kamsa liberated when he was ill-motivated in his Krishna consciousness?
939)
RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Relishing Lord Rama’s remembrance & appreciating Ramayana retellings
938)
RAMA NAVAMI SPECIAL: Indrajita’s snake attack & the attack of snake-like desires
March 2022
937)
191 Wars: What can’t be prevented can be minimized, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
936)
The Kashmir files reminder: Denying truth for tolerance’s sake destroys both truth and tolerance
935)
Rising beyond caste discrimination to effective equality, Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M podcast
934)
190 Sannyasa ashrama in the bhakti tradition: Overvalued or devalued? The Monk’s Podcast 190 with Yadunandana Maharaj
933)
The power of humility & sensitivity – How Mahaprabhu transformed Prakashananda Saraswati
February 2022
932)
188 Does beating our mind mean distrusting ourselves? The Monk’s Podcast with Mahatma P
931)
187 Hijab controversy: Dharmic insights on state-religion interactions, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
930)
Religion vs Spirituality – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
929)
Dowry System: See beyond specific rules to universal values
928)
Nityananda Trayodashi Special Discourse 2022
927)
How to guide our children during their teenager phase?
926)
186 Expanding online outreach during Covid times The Monk’s Podcast with Amogha Lila Prabhu
925)
Bhagavad gita summarized through Arjuna’s 17 questions
924)
Karna: Wronged hero or wrong hero: Chaitanya Charan on Kishori Jani M’s podcast
923)
Bhagavad-gita chapter ten – How to see Krishna’s vibhuti everywhere?
922)
185 What are the modes? why is understanding them so important? – The Monk’s Podcast with Garuda Prabhu
January 2022
921)
184 Creativity:how to see it devotionally and use it effectively – The Monk’s Podcast with Yogesvara Prabhu
920)
183 Gita Political Philosophy series 2 Capitalism Communism Dharma The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
919)
182 How to guide effectively – The Monk’s Podcast with Radha Gopinath P and Shyamananda Prabhu
918)
181 Challenges in implementing varnashrama – The Monk’s Podcast 181 with Bhakti Vikas Maharaj
917)
180 – 8 universal teachings of the Bhagavad-gita (Gita Jayanti Special), The Monk’s Podcast Garuda Prabhu
916)
179 Varna and ashram roles of women: Impact of the Industrial Revolution The Monk’s Podcast Urmila Mataji
915)
Is spiritual tourism to India dangerous for one’s mental health?
914)
178 Gita & political philosophy series 1: Freedom & State Power, The Monk’s Podcast with Govinda Prabhu
913)
Freeing ourselves from Karma
912)
177 Ethics in epics: Decoding Bhishmas choices – The Monks Podcast with Shyamananda Prabhu
911)
Is New Year celebration a scam A Bhagavad gita perspective talk
December 2021
910)
Appreciating Radhanatha Maharajas holistic faithfulness to the Gaudiya tradition including to the flexibility of the tradition
909)
Appreciating Radhanath Maharaja’s expertise in community building
908)
How Gaudiya Vaishnavism can inspire eco-friendly living, The Monk’s Podcast 176 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
907)
Protecting dharma 2 Lessons from history guidelines for today – The Monks Podcast 175 with Govinda Prabhu
November 2021
906)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 7 The Monks Podcast 174 with Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
905)
What is dharma and how can it be protected part 1 The Monks Podcast 173 with Govinda Prabhu
904)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 6 The Monks Podcast 172 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
903)
What does depending on Krishna mean, practically, The Monk’s Podcast 171 with Radheshyam Prabhu
902)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 5, The Monk’s Podcast 170 – Madhavananda Prabhu & Amarendra Prabhu
901)
Why our personal experiences matter in our spiritual journey, The Monk’s Podcast 169-Yogesvara Prabhu
900)
Big projects in bhakti Reasons concerns and suggestions The Monk s Podcast 168 with Shyamananda Prabhu
899)
Working with Hindu organizations for common causes, The Monk’s Podcast 167 with Mahaprabhu Prabhu
898)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 4, The Monk’s Podcast 166 with Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
897)
Evolution Bhagavatam What are the issues for devotees The Monk s Podcast 165 with Akhandadhi Prabhu
October 2021
896)
How to understand scriptural promises part 2
895)
How cow care represents universal ethical principles, The Monk’s Podcast 163 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj
894)
The Bhagavad gita’s great greater and greatest secret -The Monk s Podcast 162 with Garuda Prabhu
893)
How to understand scriptural promises part 1
892)
Continuity & change from Bhaktisiddhanta ST to Prabhupada The Monk s Podcast 161 with Bhakti Vikas Maharaj
891)
How to respond to the Muslim attacks on devotees in Bangladesh
890)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 2, The Monk’s Podcast 160 – Madhavananda Prabhu and Amarendra Prabhu
889)
Haridasa Thakura’s glories 1, Transcendence amid Intolerance, HARI acronym
888)
Gopi Gita Appreciation part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 159 – Amarendra Prabhu and Madhavananda Prabhu
887)
Finding guidance in Prabhupada’s books, The Monk’s Podcast 158 with Krishna Dharma P & Chintamani Dharma M
886)
Is Prabhupada’s Gita bhakti biased The Monks Podcast 157 with Garuda Prabhu
September 2021
885)
Exploring parallels between Carl Jung & Bhaktisiddhanta, The Monk’s Podcast 156 with Hanumat Preshaka Maharaj
884)
Book Distribution As The Engine For Community Building,The Monk’s Podcast 155-Vaisesika Prabhu, @Bhadra Purnima special
883)
How decentralized management can help the bhakti movement flourish, The Monk’s Podcast153 with Urmila M
882)
Maslow’s theory of motivations – A Spiritual Perspective, The Monk’s Podcast 154 with Shyamananda P
881)
Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan A dharmic perspective. The Monk’s Podcast 152 with Hridayananda M part 2
880)
Appreciating others’ individuality for redefining preaching, The Monk’s Podcast 151-Shaunaka Rishi Prabhu
879)
Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan A dharmic perspective-The Monk’s Podcast 150 with Hridayananda Maharaj part 1
878)
Krishna Consciousness in Japan, China and South-East Asia-The Monk’s Podcast 149-Kavicandra Maharaj
877)
Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam part 2
876)
How Vedic wisdom can be empirically demonstrated. The Monk’s Podcast 148 with Lila Purushottam Prabhu
August 2021
875)
Effective Bridge Preaching, The Monk’s Podcast 147 with Radheshyam Prabhu
874)
The Bhagavatam’s relevance for a postmodern audience, The Monk’s Podcast 146 with Kaustubha Prabhu
873)
Appreciating Krishna’s opulences, using his opulence of knowledge as an example – Hindi
872)
Role of self-care in bhakti, The Monk’s Podcast 145 with Sacinandan Maharaja
871)
Appreciating Prabhupada’s presentation of the Bhagavatam
870)
Western perceptions of India & how they affect bhakti outreach, The Monk’s Podcast 144, Yogesvara Prabhu
869)
Preserving Gaudiya culture by fostering a mood of inclusion, The Monk’s Podcast 143 Madhavananda Prabhu
868)
Understanding Indian and western attitudes in approaching and practicing Krishna consciousness
867)
Seeing scripture from different angles – The Monk’s Podcast 142 with Krishna Dharma Prabhu & Cintamani Dhama Mataji
866)
Presenting bhakti to people with diverse natures and needs, The Monk’s Podcast 141 with Jayananda Prabhu
865)
How modern education impacts people’s spirituality The Monk’s Podcast 140 with Krishna Kshetra M
864)
Introduction to Gita leadership course, How the Bhagavad-gita is a guidebook for leaders
July 2021
863)
Developing an inclusive spiritual community, The Monk’s Podcast 136 with Shikshashtakam Prabhu
862)
Why we need a Gaudiya Vaishnava eco-theology pt 1, The Monk’s Podcast 135 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
861)
Glimpses into the beauty of the Rasa-lila, The Monk’s Podcast 134 with Garuda Prabhu
860)
ISKCON & Ethics 3, The self as the basis of moral philosophy, Monk’s Podcast 133 with Rasamandala Prabhu
859)
Challenges in sharing Krishna consciousness globally part 1, The Monk’s Podcast 132 with Shyamananda Prabhu
858)
What difference is it going to make in my life? How is the Gita relevant today? – MAIL Acronym
857)
ISKCON & Ethics 2, Why we need a moral philosophy, The Monk’s Podcast 131 with Rasamandala Prabhu
856)
Analyzing Bhagavatams Retelling Of Ramayana Subjectivity and Objectivity In Scripture part 2
855)
Analyzing Bhagavatams Retelling Of Ramayana Subjectivity and Objectivity In Scripture part 1
854)
How We Devalue Scripture How We Devalue Science – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
853)
Healing the mind – Chaitanya Charan on Wisdom of the Sages podcast
852)
Speaking with sensitivity
851)
How the Bhagavad-gita offers a world-unifying philosophy, The Monk’s Podcast 130 with Ishvara Krishna Prabhu
850)
Why we should or should not study the Rasa-lila, The Monk’s Podcast 129 with Garuda Prabhu
849)
Carl Jung & psychological insights for spiritual growth, The Monks Podcast 128 with Hanumat Preshaka Maharaj
848)
Why ethics matter while practicing bhakti in today’s world, The Monk’s Podcast 127 with Rasamandala Prabhu
847)
Shakespeare Revisited Universal Themes Spiritual Insight The Monks Podcast 126 with Hanumat Preshaka M
June 2021
846)
How yoga culminates in bhakti, The Monk’s Podcast 125 with Garuda Prabhu
845)
Yoga of writing for children
844)
Mindfulness
843)
Presenting Krishna’s message to a contemporary audience – 1
842)
From platform speaking to personal coaching – The Monk’s Podcast 124 with Sutapa Prabhu
841)
Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 10 – Kalki – The Monk’s Podcast 123 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj
840)
Balancing obedience to authority & independent thoughtfulness, The Monk’s Podcast 122 with Radheshyam Prabhu
839)
Growing through love and loss in relationships, The Monk’s Podcast 121 with Garuda Prabhu
838)
How Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva s words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 2 – Hindi
May 2021
837)
How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 2 – Dhruva pastime analysis
836)
How Lord Nṛsiṁhadevas words revealed his love for Prahlāda part 1 – Hindi
835)
How to see our past in a Krishna conscious way 1 – Dhruva pastime analysis
834)
Bhakti spirituality for the contemporary mind – The Monk’s Podcast 119 with Shyamananda Prabhu
833)
Faith-based organizations, eco-friendly living & ISKCON, The Monk’s Podcast 118 with Gauranga Prabhu
832)
Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 9 – Buddha – The Monk’s Podcast 117 with Krishna Kshetra M
831)
Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 2 – How Krishna Consciousness helps with the three causes of suffering
830)
Ambarisha M Pastime analysis 1 – Three causes of Suffering – Providence, Incompetence or Malevolence
829)
Role of oral traditions in preserving spiritual culture, The Monk’s Podcast 116 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami
828)
Offering to Pankajanghri Prabhu – A pivotal leader, a personal guide
827)
Journaling in bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 115 with Candramauli Maharaj
April 2021
826)
Understanding our relationship with Prabhupada’s words, The Monk’s Podcast 114 with Garuda Prabhu
825)
Youth outreach for community-building & world-transformation, The Monk’s Podcast 113 with Radheshyam Prabhu
824)
Crossing the Covid-19 ocean, Lessons from Hanuman’s flight to Lanka, Rama-Navmi Special
823)
Earth Day Special, Vedic wisdom for eco-friendly living, The Monk’s Podcast 112 with Shyamananda Prabhu
822)
When technological advances start playing God The Monks Podcast 111 with Yogesvara Prabhu
821)
How Rama’s apparent humanity enhances his divinity
820)
Should devotees take vaccines. – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – The Monk’s Podcast 109 with Garuda Prabhu
March 2021
819)
Can scripture be understood in multiple ways? – The Monk’s Podcast 108 with Radhika Raman Prabhu
818)
Spirituality and Democracy – The Monk’s Podcast 107 with Shyamananda Prabhu
817)
Gita key verses course 51 – Appreciating the Gita’s three conversations Gita 18.76
816)
Sanatana Goswami’s surrender to Lord Chaitanya Adversity, Adventure and Advancement
815)
Gita key verses course 50 – Love is the ultimate reality Gita 18.65
814)
Universal Dimensions of Chaitanya Ramananda Samvada
813)
Understanding homosexuality, gender dysphoria & nonstandard sexuality – Sudyumna pastime analysi 2
812)
The essence of offense and its best antidote – The Monk’s Podcast 106 with Garuda Prabhu
811)
Gita key verses course 47 – Why some people are knowledgeably ignorant or intelligently foolish – Gita 18.35
810)
How scripture comes alive – The Monk’s Podcast 105 with Shyamananda
809)
The essence of offense and its best antidote – The Monk’s Podcast 106 with Garuda Prabhu
808)
Churning the BhagavatamThe Monk’s Podcast 104 – Dashavatara 7 – Rama with Krishna Kshetra M
807)
How scriptural stories reflect a more expansive form of rationality – Sudyumna pastime analysis 1
806)
Gita key verses course 46 – If we are not the doers why are we held responsible – Gita 18.14
805)
Gita key verses course 44 – Isn’t spirituality a matter of the heart – Why so many rules – Gita 16.24
804)
Don’t let Prabhupada’s difficult statements become difficulties – The Monk’s Podcast 103 with Yogeshvara Prabhu
803)
Gita key verses course 43 – Are some people innately bad – Gita 16.06
802)
Gita key verse course 42 – How to see God’s hand in our life Gita – 15.15
801)
Gita key verses 41 – What is the upside-down tree metaphor Gita 15.01
800)
Contemplating Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Wisdom-Quotes — Appearance Day Talk 2021
799)
Gita key verses course 40 – What are the modes why do they matter – Gita 14.05
798)
Nityananda Trayodashi Festival – Hindi
797)
How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part 2
February 2021
796)
How Lord Nityananda Complements Lord Chaitanya – Part1
795)
Appreciating HH Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaja on his appearance day celebrations
794)
Is Bhagvad Gita Hindu ?
793)
How we see it 1, We they mentality & other religious typicals, The Monk’s Podcast 102 with Shyamananda Prabhu
792)
Examining mythology 4 – The Monk’s Podcast 100 with Shyamananda Prabhu
791)
Gita key verses course 39 – What is education meant for – Gita 13.12
790)
Examining mythology 2 – The Monk’s Podcast 98 with Shyamananda Prabhu
789)
The Monk’s Podcast 97 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Examining mythology 1
788)
Sustainable Living and Rural Outreach – The Monk’s Podcast 96 with Sanat Kumar Prabhu
787)
Gita key versescourse 38 – Does religion make people better or worse? – Gita 12.13
786)
The Monk’s Podcast 95 Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 6 – Parashurama
785)
Why are Prabhupada’s non-confrontational quotes so less known and his confrontational quotes so well-known?
784)
The Monk’s Podcast 94 with Lokanath Maharaja – Gaudiya bhakti, Maharashtrian bhakti, universal bhakti
783)
The Monk’s Podcast 93 with Radha Gopinatha Prabhu – Preserving a simple heart in a complex world
January 2021
782)
Gita key verses course 36 – How can I forgive those who have hurt me – Gita 11.55
781)
Gita key verses 35 – What is the universal form, why is it so scary – Gita 11.15
780)
The Monk’s Podcast 92 with Garuda Prabhu – Relationship is the essential purpose of guru-tattva
779)
Gita key courses verses 34 – Is nature sacred Does the Gita teach eco-friendly living – Gita 10.17
778)
The Monk’s Podcast 91 with Giriraj Maharaj – End-of-life care and bhakti wisdom
777)
Those eighteen days – Day 18
776)
The Monk’s Podcast 90 with Garuda Prabhu – Please criticize me – I want to grow
775)
Those eighteen days – Day 17
774)
The Monk’s Podcast 89 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam- Dashavatara 5 Vamana
773)
Those eighteen days – Day 16
772)
Those eighteen days – Day 15
771)
Those eighteen days – Day 14
770)
Those eighteen days – Day 13
769)
Those eighteen days – Day 12
768)
Those eighteen days – Day 11
767)
Those eighteen days – Day 10
766)
The Monk’s Podcast 88 with Kaustubha Prabhu – Kaustubha P Sharing bhakti in contemporary America
765)
Those eighteen days – Day 9
764)
Those eighteen days – Day 8
763)
Those eighteen days – Day 7
762)
Those eighteen days – Day 6
761)
Those eighteen days – Day 5
760)
Those eighteen days – Day 4
759)
A New Year Is Here – Are We Here? – A poem with New Year wishes by Chaitanya Charan
758)
Those eighteen days – Day 3
December 2020
757)
The Monk’s Podcast 85 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Dashavatara 4 – Narasimha
756)
Those eighteen days – Day 2
755)
The Monk’s Podcast 84 with Madhavananda Prabhu – From Sentimentality to Spirituality
754)
Those eighteen days – Day 1
753)
Gita Jayanti special – part 1
752)
The Monk’s Podcast 83 with Shyamananda – Social Justice and Spiritual Wisdom 2 – Caste System Analyzed
751)
The Monk’s Podcast 82 with Shyamananda – Animals and their place in an eco-friendly world
750)
The Monk’s Podcast 81 with Shyamananda – Social Justice and Spiritual wisdom 1
749)
Bhishma And Gopis – Striking Similarities – Bhishma Panchaka Special 1
748)
Ahalya cursed and blessed – How our consciousness shrinks and expands
747)
Gita daily – Empower yourself with timeless wisdom
746)
History of ISKCON and HH Radhanath Maharaj contribution – Hindi
November 2020
745)
The Monk’s Podcast 43 with Braja Bihari Prabhu – How to disagree without being disagreeable
744)
The Monk’s Podcast 55 with Garuda Prabhu – Does love exist in the material world?
743)
The Monk’s Podcast 51 with Bhanu Maharaj – Why science and scripture see reality differently
742)
The Monk’s Podcast 62 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Conspiracy theories
741)
The Monk’s Podcast 65 with Govinda Prabhu – Centralization, Decentralization and Dharma
740)
The Monk’s Podcast 68 with Radhika Raman Prabhu – Harmonizing faith and reason in bhakti
739)
The Monk’s Podcast 56 with Bhakti Vasudeva Maharaj – Taking bhakti wisdom into the management world
738)
The Monk’s Podcast 80 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 3 – Varaha
737)
Gopi-gita verse – 3 esoteric meanings
736)
Light your heart this Diwali – LIGHT acronym
735)
How the ritual and the spiritual interrelate
734)
Self-Acceptance, Team Spirit and Success – Wisdom from Ramayana
733)
Bhagavatam cosmology 3 – Eclipses, earth-sun distance, Vedic planetarium and other difficult issues
732)
Bhagavatam cosmology 2 – Moon mission analysis
731)
Journaling for Inner Growth
October 2020
730)
How to work with detachment & divine attachment – Bhagavad-Gita chapter 18 overview
729)
The Monk’s Podcast 79 with Hridayananda Goswami – American politics in the light the Bhagavad-gita
728)
Mahabharata life lessons – Why Draupadi laughed when Duryodhana fell?
727)
Mahabharata Life Lessons – Did the Pandavas fight to take revenge?
726)
Mahabharata Life Lessons – How could Jarasandha do human sacrifices?
725)
Why did Draupadi laugh at Duryodhana? – Hindi
724)
Understanding Bhagavatam cosmology
723)
The Monk’s Podcast 76 with Yogesvara Prabhu – Holocaust, karma and compassion
722)
The Monk’s Podcast 75 with Shyamananda – How protests can point to a higher consciousness
September 2020
721)
The Monk’s Podcast 74 with Gopal Hari Prabhu – Does karma address the problem of evil
720)
The Monk’s Podcast 73 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Does higher education make you atheistic
719)
The Monk’s Podcast 72 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 1 – Matsya
718)
The Monk’s Podcast 71 with Radha Gopinath Prabhu – Devotee care – Becoming materially well-situated and spiritually happy
717)
The Monk’s Podcast 70 with Krishna Dharma – Contemporary retellings of Ramayana-Mahabharata-Bhagavatam
716)
The Monk’s Podcast 69 with Braja Bihari Prabhu – Guidance or Independence – How to make responsible decisions
715)
Reconciling science and scripture 2- QA
714)
Reconciling science and scripture 1 – talk and QA
713)
The Monk’s Podcast 67 with Gauranga Prabhu – Intellectuals in bhakti @ Bhaktivendanta Research Center
712)
The Monk’s Podcast 66 with Devamrita Maharaja – Pandemic – Reimagining the human project
711)
The Monk’s Podcast 64 with Krishna Abhishek Prabhu – How Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s political positioning maximized his outreach
710)
The Monk’s Podcast 63 with Pyari Mohan Prabhu and Brahmatirtha Prabhu – Humor in Krishna consciousness
709)
The Monk’s Podcast 61 with Yogesvara Prabhu – Is spirituality anti-science?
708)
The Monk’s Podcast 60 with Anuttama Prabhu and Rambhoru Mataji – Emotional challenges on the devotional path
707)
The Monk’s Podcast 59 with Govinda Prabhu – Preserving dharma while practicing bhakti
706)
The Monk’s Podcast 58 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Using our imagination in Krishna’s service
August 2020
705)
The Monk’s Podcast 57 with Caru Prabhu – Building a seeker-friendly culture
704)
The Monk’s Podcast 54 with Navina Nirada Prabhu – Harmony in a multi-guru movement
703)
How Krishna’s sweetness surpasses his greatness
702)
Janmastami Morning Bhagavatam Class ISKCON GEV
701)
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Concept of God
700)
Prabhupada: A timeless teacher for troubled times
699)
The Monk’s Podcast 53 with Krishna Abishek Prabhu – Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s inclusive presentation of bhakti
698)
The Monk’s Podcast 52 with Deva Madhava – How to share the Krishna conception of God in today’s world
697)
The Monk’s Podcast 50 with Yogeshvara Prabhu – How to spiritualize our profession
696)
The Monk’s Podcast 49 with Bhakti Vinoda Swami – Analyzing Indian outreach
695)
Gita key verses course 33 – How does my association affect my spirituality – Gita 10.09
694)
Gita key verses course 32 What does Gita say about the caste system Does the Gita support social justice – Gita 09.32
693)
The Monk’s Podcast 48 with Bhakti Vinoda Swami – The Indian outreach landscape
692)
The Monk’s Podcast 47 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Who exactly is an ISKCON member
691)
The Monk’s Podcast 46 with Anuttama Prabhu – How we can outgrow our cultish image
690)
The Monk’s Podcast 45 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami Maharaj – Is bhakti pro-modern or anti-modern
689)
The Monk’s Podcast 44 with Bhakti Purushottam Maharaj – ISKCON Tribal Care
688)
The Monk’s Podcast 42 with Srinandanandan Prabhu – Protecting dharma – Threats and Opportunities
687)
The Monk’s Podcast 41 with Garuda Prabhu – The Nectar of Writing for Krishna
686)
The Monk’s Podcast 40 with Vedasara Prabhu – Sharing spirituality in American colleges
July 2020
685)
The Monk’s Podcast 39 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Nourishing our individuality within a bhakti institution
684)
The Monk’s Podcast 38 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Terrorism – Why, What to do?
683)
The Monk’s Podcast 37 with Hari Parshad Prabhu – Intellectual diversity in scriptural understanding
682)
The Monk’s Podcast 36 with Anuttama Prabhu – How to engage with the world?
681)
Gita key verses course 31 What are mantras – Gita 09.14
680)
The Monk’s Podcast 35 with Krishna Kshetra Swami – The dialogue between faith and doubt
679)
Gita key verses course 30 If God controls everything, how do we have free will – Gita 09. 06
678)
QA on humility 1 – How are the various points of Lord Chaitanya’s verse on humility inter-related?
677)
The Monk’s Podcast 34 with Shyamananda Prabhu – War – A Spiritual Perspective
676)
The Monk’s Podcast 33 with Anuttama Prabhu – Going beyond the we-they mentality
675)
Gita key verses course 29 What are the different forms of yoga, Do they all lead to the same goal – Gita 08.28
674)
Gita key verses course 28 Why is life so tough If God loves us, why doesn’t he make our life easier – Gita 08.15
673)
Gita key verses course 26 Does Isn’t one God enough Does the Gita teach polytheism – Gita 07.21
672)
The Monk’s Podcast 32 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Sensitivity in presenting spiritual wisdom
671)
The Monk’s Podcast 31 with Shyamananda Prabhu – The Ugly Rainbow of Consumerism 2
670)
The wealth of emotional health
June 2020
669)
The Monk’s Podcast 30 with Hrdayananda Goswami – Appreciating Krishna consciousness in historical context
668)
Gita key verses course 27 Is the ultimate reality personal or impersonal – Gita 07.24
667)
The Monk’s Podcast 29 with Shyamananda Prabhu – The Ugly Rainbow of Consumerism 1
666)
The Monk’s Podcast 28 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Emotional health and spiritual growth
665)
The Monk’s Podcast 27 with Mahatma Prabhu – Do devotees need to take care of their emotional health?
664)
The Monk’s Podcast 26 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Monasticism – Why and how
663)
The Monk’s Podcast 25 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Secularism and bhakti
662)
The Monk’s Podcast 24 with Deva Madhava Prabhu – Racism, social justice and bhakti
661)
The Monk’s Padcast 23 with Akhanda dhi Prabhu – What our tradition can offer to the science-spirituality discussion
660)
The Monk’s Podcast 22 with Bhaktimarga Maharaj – How to make our outreach more relevant
659)
The Monk’s Podcast 21 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Racism won’t die, racism must die
658)
The Monk’s Podcast 20 with Shyamananda Prabhu – How to see failure positively
657)
The Monk’s Podcast 19 with Deva Madhava Prabhu – Understanding the Western Mind
656)
Gita key verses course 25 Does God hear our prayers – When our prayers aren’t answered, what can we do – Gita 7.19
655)
The Monk’s Podcast 18 with Kalakantha Prabhu – Challenges in Western outreach
654)
Gita key verses course 24 Can sex be spiritual – What is the difference between lust and love – Gita 07.11
653)
Gita key verse course 23 Can we be spiritual and rational – How can science and spirituality go together – Gita 07.07
652)
The Monk’s Podcast 17 with Brahmatirtha Prabhu – Intellectual outreach
651)
The Monk’s Padcast 16 with Jayadvaita Swami – Writing for Krishna
650)
The Monk’s Podcast -Social Justice and Spiritual wisdom
649)
The Monk’s Podcast 15 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 2
648)
The Monk’s Podcast 14 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 1
647)
The Monk’s Podcast 13 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Can we be spiritual but not religious
May 2020
646)
The Monks Podcast 12 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Capitalism Communism and Spirituality – part 2
645)
The Monk’s Podcast 11 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Capitalism, Communism and Spirituality – Part 1
644)
The Monk’s Podcast 10 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Where is God amid crisis
643)
The Monk’s Podcast 9 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Is the world a stage
642)
The Monk’s Podcast 8 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Rituals – what they are and why they matter
641)
The Monk’s Podcast 7 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami – Environmentalism and Bhakti
640)
The Monk’s Podcast 6 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Finding inner anchor amid outer storms
639)
The Monk’s Podcast 5 with Shyamananda Prabhu- Living in the present – The bhakti-yoga way
638)
The Monk’s Podcast 4 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Veganism and bhakti
637)
The Monk’s Podcast 3 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Eco-Friendly and Anthropo-Friendly
636)
The Monk’s Podcast 2 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Karma-and-Corona
635)
The Monk’s Podcast 1 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Corona crisis and unnatural living
634)
Gita key verses course 22 What happens if I am not spiritual enough at the time of death – Gita 06.40
633)
QA with youth – Coping with corona crisis
632)
Gita key verses course 21 Why are relationships so difficult – how can we improve them – Gita 06.32
631)
Remembrance and guidance – the essence of devotion
630)
Rama Navmi class – Glory Revealed Amid Adversity
629)
The corona crisis What nature is telling us about human nature
628)
Gita key verse course 20 What is meditation – What are spiritual experiences – Are they just hallucinations – Gita 06.22
627)
Gita key verses course 19 What is yoga – Gita 06.11
626)
Gita key verses course18 What is mind – What is mindfulness – Gita 06.05
625)
Gita key verses course 17 Why are religious people so sectarian – Is it better to be spiritual but not religious – Gita 05.18
624)
Naam Ramayana 4 – Rama charms the hearts of everyone
623)
Naam Ramayana 3 – Rama exhibits his miraculous abilities
622)
Understanding Prahlada’s provocative response to Hiranyakashipu’s angry question
621)
How God protects – Lessons from Prahlada-Narasimha pastime
620)
Gita key verses course 16 If God is good why does he allow evil to exist? – Gita 05.15
April 2020
619)
Gita key verses course 15 Do I need guru – How can I find my guru – Gita 04.34
618)
Gita key verses course 13 Why are there so many religious paths – Do all paths lead to the same goal – Gita 04.11
617)
Gita key verses course 12 Who is God – Does he care – Why should I care – Gita 04.08
616)
Gita key verses course 11 What is revelation – Is it for real – Gita 04.01-02
615)
Naam Ramayana 2 – The Lord brings joy to everyone
614)
Gita key verses course 10 Do I have inner demons – How can I slay them – Gita 03.36
613)
Gita key verses course 9 What is sacrifice – Is it a ritual – Are rituals needed – Gita 03.09
612)
Gita key verses course 8 What is happiness – Why is it so elusive – Gita 02.55
611)
Rama Navmi class – Glory Revealed Amid Adversity
610)
Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 3
609)
Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 2
March 2020
608)
Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 1
607)
Gita key verses course 7 Can I be detached without becoming irresponsible – Gita 02.47
606)
How to see the current Corona Crisis from a spiritual perspective
605)
Gita key verses course 6 Do animals have souls – Are humans just evolved animals – Gita 02.30
604)
Where is Gods karuna in todays Corona
603)
How to surrender to Krishna amid the corona virus crisis
January 2020
602)
Gita key verses course 3 What is death – what is reincarnation – do we have soul mates – Gita 02.22
December 2019
601)
Gita key verses course 2 Who am I – Is there any scientific evidence for the existence of the soul – Gita 02.13
600)
From Entangled to Enlightened – Lessons from Yayati story
November 2019
599)
Uddhava’s significance in the tenth canto, in the Bhagavatam and in our life
598)
How the Gita expresses Krishna’s love by directing us to balance this world and the next world
597)
How to stop overthinking -Attribute, Analyze, Anchor, Act
596)
Srila Prabhupada – The transcendentalist who embodied the best of traditionalist, existentialist and utopianist
595)
Damodarashtakam 4 – Seeing God as the supreme desirable, not just as the source of all desirables
594)
Diwali Meditation – The light that illumines and the light that doesn’t
593)
Govardhan Puja – The rising of consciousness from anna-maya kosha to ananda-maya kosha
592)
Gita lite 5 – Chps 12-15
591)
A waste-free mind for a waste-free world
590)
How to think effectively – ACTS acronym
589)
When people betray us – Ramayana wisdom
October 2019
588)
The complex relationship between appearance and substance in spiritual life
587)
Gita insights for managing the mind – Chapter Ten Analysis
586)
Damodarashtakam Texts 5-8 – Hindi
585)
Damodarashtakam Texts 1-4 – Hindi
584)
How to become resilient
583)
The Gita shares not just light but also warmth
582)
Why the self is missing in the selfie
581)
Damodarashtakam 3 – The unique loveliness of the Krishna conception of God
580)
Gita’s key to happiness
579)
Damodarashtakam 2 How Krishna is the God of love who fulfills our longing for love
578)
Gita Lite 4 – Chps 9-11
577)
Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 3 – How to see and seek God amid adversities
576)
Comparing Ramayana and Mahabharata 2 – How to process adversities constructively
575)
How the infinite manifests in the finite – Various religious conceptions
574)
Rise above the ego’s need to be right by focusing on devotional purpose
573)
Sharad Purnima Significance
572)
Change your picture of the world and of God from low resolution to high resolution
571)
How devotion transcends the caste system and other institutional hierarchies
570)
Damodarashtam 1 – The vision of the divine from the generic to the stunningly specific
569)
How our strength and our faith are integrated in bhakti
568)
How to stop overthinking – Attribute, Analyze, Anchor, Act
567)
Mahabharata controversies – how life was unfair to both Karna and Arjuna
566)
A grateful heart is a powerful heart Prabhupada’s Jaladuta prayer
565)
The significance of Rama Vijayotsav – How goodness punishes wickedness and forgives weakness
564)
How God helps those who help themselves – Bhakti Basics explained
563)
Understanding the unborn’s understandings 5 – Why is the embryo’s prayer not answered
562)
How character is deformed and reformed – Ramayana wisdom
561)
Understanding the unborn’s understandings 4 – What the embryo’s desire to stay in the womb implies
560)
Understanding the unborn’s understandings 3 – What is a human soul
559)
Understanding the unborn’s understandings 2 – How can the embryo know God
558)
Understanding the unborn’s understandings 1 – How can the embryo with an undeveloped brain speak prayers?
557)
How to understand Krishna’s blessings – Mukunda Mala Stotra 1 – BULL acronym
556)
How to use our free will properly – QA with children
555)
How hearing the Bhagavad-gita raised Sanjay’s standard of longing
554)
The three modes and the search for happiness
September 2019
553)
How devotion is like a good habit – and how it is more than a good habit
552)
Facing our fears – 4 principles – IDEA acronym
551)
Six limbs of surrender 4 – Offering ourselves by accepting ourselves
550)
Six limbs of surrender 3 – Understanding how God protects
549)
Six limbs of surrender 2 – Accept the favorable, avoid the unfavorable
548)
Six limbs of surrender 1 – The Medical Metaphor
547)
Presenting scripture for dummies
546)
How to decide what to do
545)
Comparing exiles in Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavatam – How to face distress
544)
How Jiva Goswami and Bhaktivinoda Thakura expertly expanded the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition
543)
3 Metaphors for Effective Parenting
542)
Gita 6.37-45 – How our spirituality continues beyond our present life
541)
Vamana pastime analysis 2 – When the branch under us break, seek Krishna’s help to spread your wings
540)
The Bhagavatam’s glory revealed in its concluding verse – PURE acronym
539)
Mandodari’s lament 1 – How to be empowered in disempowering situations – Hindi
538)
Mandodari’s lament 2 – How can we transform ourselves – Hindi
537)
Prithu M’s humility – Be conscious of others’ position and disposition
536)
Staying steadfast amid confusing situations
535)
Vamana pastime analysis 1 – When good people do good things at a heavy cost
534)
3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 2 – Desiring Krishna and desiring for Krishna
533)
3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 1 – Desiring from Krishna
532)
Is the Bhagavad-gita relevant in the age of science – MAIL acronym
531)
Why do bad things happen to good people – QA
530)
Radhashtami meditation 2 – Appreciating the two separations endured by Sita and Radharani
529)
Radhashtami meditation 1 – Appreciating the sacrificing spirit of Sita and Radharani
528)
From the mind to the heart – Practicing bhakti with our mind and without it too
527)
How to see God’s presence in the world – in things, in events and in our actions
526)
How to see old truths with new eyes
525)
How to free our free will
524)
Flavors of divine friendship – Krishna’s relationship with Madhumangala, Sudama and Arjuna
523)
Bhagavad-gita chapter 2 overview – How to decide the right thing to do and stay undisturbed while doing it
522)
Teamwork in Ramayana 2
521)
Teamwork in Ramayana 1
August 2019
520)
How devotion and dedication can transform our life into an adventure
519)
Negative and positive thinking in spiritual life
518)
Krishna demonstrates through his devotees how to respond to adversity wisely
517)
Prabhupada demonstrates how to be both faithful and resourceful for expanding Krishna consciousness
516)
Krishna descends to show the path to happiness – Sudama pastime analysis
515)
Krishna descends to raise us from transactional love to transformational love
514)
Subduing Kaliya, subduing ego
513)
Demons in Krishna lila 1 – Putana and the abuse of trust
512)
Understanding human nature 1 – Two levels of innateness
511)
Understanding the mind QA
510)
Understanding human nature 2 – 4 types of people based on conscience and willpower
509)
Understanding the mind – Unpacking the Puranjana allegory
508)
Being mindful of public perception in bhakti practice and outreach
507)
Harmonizing conservative and liberal approaches in bhakti
506)
How Balarama’s causeless mercy on Duryodhana was still less for Duryodhana
505)
How Balarama acts as Krishna’s best friend – Balarama Purnima class
504)
Analyzing Brahma’s bewilderment 2 – How Brahma rose from testing Krishna to tasting Krishna
503)
Analyzing Brahma’s bewilderment 1 – How and why Brahma tested Krishna
502)
Analyzing Govardhan Lila 2 – How Indra is thwarted and reformed
501)
Analyzing Govardhan Lila 1 – How Krishna is the best provoker
500)
Does bhakti make devotees just pray and not work?
499)
Staying stable in unstable situations – Samarpan brahmachari class – Hindi
498)
When imagination points away from reality and when it points to reality – Hindi
497)
How association influences our choices – Three case studies from Ramayana
496)
Self-acceptance – Comparing Vidura and Dhritarashtra
495)
How our home in this world can take us to our home beyond this world
494)
Does a scientific person need spirituality?
493)
How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu demonstrates Vaishnava Siddhanta through Vaishnava Sadachara in Antya Lila
492)
Greater than God’s greatness is his sweetness
491)
What cricket can teach you about life – Hindi
April 2019
490)
“Do demons exist?” and lessons from Kabandha – Ramayana wisdom
489)
Thinking about thinking – how our thoughts can harm us or help us
488)
How to become more personal in our dealings
487)
Gita applied Chapter 2 – The Gita separates the soul from the body and harmonizes both too
486)
Self-discipline or self-discovery – Charting our inner journey
485)
How to avoid jumping to conclusions – DAS acronym
484)
Gita applied Chapter 1 – Duryodhana’s illusion is short-sighted, Arjuna’s illusion is far-sighted
March 2019
483)
The karma confusion – are our problems due to our present actions or past actions?
482)
Gita applied – Chapter 14 – The knowledge of the modes to balance self-discipline and self-discovery [Bhagavad-gita]
481)
How to have loving exchanges 4 – Cultivating intimacy
480)
How to have loving exchanges 3 – Cultivating sensitivity
479)
How to have loving exchanges 2 – Cultivating non-judgmentality
478)
How to have loving exchanges 1 – Understanding frame of reference
477)
Some thoughts on guru tattva and discipleship
476)
From Nomad to Pilgrim – Infusing our life with purpose and meaning
475)
Rama at home in exile 2 – The power of diligence
474)
Rama at home in exile 1 – The power of acceptance
473)
Parallels in Krishna lila and Gaura lila
472)
How Lord Chaitanya manifested, shared and savoured love for Krishna
471)
How Lord Chaitanya thwarted Kali’s attacks – Based on Kavi Karnapura’s Chaitanya Chandrodya Nataka
470)
Krishna consciousness is to feel the presence of Krishna in his absence
469)
The Problem of Pain – Materialistic, Abrahamic and Dharmic explanations
468)
Controlling the mind through yoga and bhakti – similarities and differences Gita 06.21
467)
God helps those who help themselves
466)
How to be intelligent in dealing with people – Ramayana wisdom
465)
QA session in Melbourne 2019
464)
Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 3 – Chp 13-18
463)
Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 1 – Chp 1-9
462)
When life doesn’t make sense – Karma, time and free will
461)
When time becomes unfavorable, don’t become unfavorable to Krishna
460)
From insecurity to inner security
459)
Detachment is not absence of emotion, it is absence of emotional dependence
458)
What is Spirituality – Questions and Answers
February 2019
457)
How intelligence and devotion interact on the spiritual path – 3 reflections
456)
Technology, Psychology, Spirituality
455)
The Gita’s transformational power explained through four special words in its last verse
454)
Understanding what is contextual and what central in scripture
453)
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s three quotes on preaching – Purpose, perspective, process
452)
Why changing ourselves is so difficult – and how to make it easier
451)
From love of power to power of love
450)
Humility, audacity and purity in bhakti
449)
When our prayers are unanswered
448)
How to deal with uncomfortable emotions – 5 Ds
447)
Seek not a stormless sea, seek an unsinkable ship
446)
How to not feel dissatisfied because of our limitations
445)
Why did Rama banish Sita?
444)
Making sense of fantastic descriptions in scripture
443)
Does seeking forgiveness for offending others free us from bad karma?
442)
The mind is a monkey, don’t let it make you a donkey – Hindi
441)
How to increase faith
440)
History of bhakti tradition over 5000 years
439)
How to channel the energy of anger – Hindi
438)
How to glorify Krishna in all walks of our life – Hindi
437)
BTG distribution marathon inauguration talk – SHARE acronym – Hindi
436)
Determining our dharma in brahmachari life – Hindi
435)
To become responsible, learn also when to not take responsibility
434)
Stay focused on Krishna in scriptural study, relationships and outreach – Hindi
433)
Ramayana wisdom – Sugriva-Rama meeting – Why doubts arise and how to overcome them – Hindi
432)
4 significant words in the Gita’s last verse – Hindi
431)
Three reflections on our mind-body mechanism Misidentification Utilization Purification – Hindi
430)
Don’t give the mind power of attorney blindly – Hindi
429)
In bhakti, we don’t just make an offering – we are ourselves the offering
January 2019
428)
Resist the mind just as Sita resisted Ravana – Hindi
427)
Mohini Murti pastime analysis 3 – When shame helps devotion and when it hurts devotion – Hindi
426)
Mohini Murti pastime analysis 2 – Even sensual failure can be a spiritual success – Hindi
425)
Mohini Murti pastime analysis 1 – Even the Lord’s cheating is all-good – Hindi
424)
The sanctity of relationships
423)
Strung by the tongue
422)
Appreciating the nuances of words and communicating effectively
421)
Intelligence means to place things in the most constructive context – Hindi
420)
East or West, Krishna consciousness is the best
419)
Love selflessly, not headlessly – Hindi
418)
Ramayana wisdom – How devotion frees us from doubt and dissension – Hindi
December 2018
417)
Gita Jayanti talk – The Gita provides Partha with paramartha
416)
How to choose wisely – Learning from Karna
415)
Appreciating Krishna’s attractiveness
414)
When advice works and when vice works – 1
413)
Dealing with fear of rejection – Analyzing Karna’s character
412)
How to immigrate to the spiritual world – Hindi
411)
Do we make destiny or does destiny make us? – Marathi
410)
How to improve our intelligence for managing our emotions and actions – Hindi
409)
GURUDEVA acronym – Vyasa-puja offering to HH Radhanath Maharaj
408)
Responsible Relationships 3 – Focus on your values, not on others’ behaviour
407)
Responsible Relationships 2 – Make judgments, but don’t be judgmental
406)
Emotionally healthy spirituality in the renounced order
405)
Dealing with faultfinding mentality – 3 reflections
404)
Understanding how God is equal even when he seems partial
403)
How to present spiritual principles amidst changing times
402)
Destiny – Do we make it or does it make us?
November 2018
401)
Intelligence is seen not just through aptitude but also through activity
400)
Essence of the Gita – Identity, Activity, Destiny
399)
How to keep our spiritual life fresh
398)
The theatrical Krishna takes us to the transcendental Krishna
397)
The Spiritual Significance of Thanksgiving – Occasion, Expression, Intention
396)
Appreciating Sanjaya’s appreciation of the Gita
395)
Who is a leader? – LEAD acronym
394)
ACE your life with gratitude
393)
4 principles to get past our past – PAST – Positivity, Association, Spirituality and Time
392)
3 principles for inner empowerment – Intelligence, Identification, Intention
391)
The living bhakti tradition – a museum or a garden?
390)
When spiritual life seems impractical – because of body, family, society and job
389)
Avoiding verbal violence in bhakti
388)
Does the spiritual world really exist? – SPIRIT acronym
387)
Demons in Krishna lila 5 – Aghasura – Cruelty and violence
386)
Appreciating Prabhupada’s powerful practicality – PASS acronym
385)
Ramayana series 4 – Sita’s faithfulness – The strength of devotional acceptance
384)
Ramayana series 3 – Shurapanakha’s manipulativeness – Exploiting others’ weaknesses doesn’t make us strong
383)
Ramayana series 2 – Ravana’s recklessness – Attachment makes us overvalue things
382)
Ramayana series 1 – Comparing Dasharatha and Dhritarashtra – What we do is not as important as why we do it
381)
Govardhana lila lessons – Krishna disempowers and empowers – and opens channels for reciprocating love
380)
Pride takes us on a perilous ride
379)
Diwali meditation 6 – Naraka Chaturdashi – Call the Lord to free us from our hell
378)
Diwali meditation 5 – Damodara-lila – May the love that conquers the Supreme conquer our heart
377)
Diwali meditation 4 – Govardhana Puja – Celebrate the bounty of nature with bountiful offerings to nature and the Lord of nature
376)
Diwali meditation 3 – Bali Pratipada – Surrendering everything fills our heart with the Lord of everything
375)
Diwali meditation 2 – Dipotsava – Light the home with lamps and the heart with love
374)
Diwali meditation 1 – Lakshmi Puja – Material fortune is a tool to spiritual fortune
373)
Appreciating Krishna’s longing for love through Damodara-lila
372)
Can prayer change our karma?
371)
Practical application of the Gita – MAIL acronym
370)
Even God can’t help those who don’t want to be helped – Dhritarashtra’s physical and metaphysical blindness
369)
Does God know the future?
368)
What reality TV tells us about reality
367)
How Halloween celebration points to our longing for Krishna
366)
Life, Afterlife and the Search for Meaning
October 2018
365)
Developing service attitude 2 – How to see reciprocation in our service
364)
Developing service attitude 1 – Service attitude transforms knowledge into realization
363)
How to develop self-confidence
362)
From sentimentalism to sentiment 2 – FEEL acronym – Expression and Learning
361)
From sentimentalism to sentiment 1 – FEEL acronym – Firmness and Education
360)
Immigrating to the spiritual world
359)
Stop fighting battles that are already lost and start fighting the battle that is never lost – Vritrasura pastime analysis 3
358)
Focus on potentials, not on problems
357)
When the source of liberation becomes the source of illusion 2 – Mohini-murti pastime analysis
356)
How to transform our heart 2 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
355)
When the source of liberation becomes the source of illusion 1 – Mohini-murti pastime analysis
354)
How to transform our heart 1 – Vritrasura’s dramatic transformation
353)
Transform your mind, transform your world
352)
FEAR acronym – How to find inner security
351)
Understanding God’s role in our life
350)
When life hurts 3 – When our good deeds causes problems – Prahlad pastime analysis
349)
When life hurts 2 – When people attack us – Gajendra pastime analysis
348)
When life hurts 1 – when a small mistake causes huge problems – Parikshit M pastime analysis
347)
Finding security in insecurity
346)
How our mind creates our reality – and how to change it
345)
We need to forgive ourselves to give ourselves to Krishna
344)
Krishna has faith in our potential – let’s have faith in his potency
343)
Security in Insecurity – Learning to flourish amidst change
342)
Demons in krishna-lila 4 – Vatsasura – Weakness is forgivable, wickedness isn’t
341)
Demons in krishna-lila 3 – Trinavarta – Giving up useless argumentation
340)
Cultivating the mood for studying Bhagavatam
339)
Demons in krishna-lila 2 – Shaktasura – Overcoming Lethargy
338)
Demons in krishna-lila 1 – How the metaphorical points to the transcendental and how Putana represents false guru
337)
How Gita wisdom helps us to deal with pain
336)
How to immigrate to the spiritual world
335)
The MIND enigma – Mystical, Impressionable, Neutral, Directable – Insights for better mental health
334)
The power of purpose
333)
The way to Vrindavan is through Kurukshetra
332)
Overcoming discouragement in spiritual life
331)
Our longing for love – comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonal and bhakti explanations
September 2018
330)
The truth that warms the heart influences more than the truth that lights the way
329)
The home as the decentralized transmitter of devotional culture
328)
Rise from being full of thoughts to being thoughtful – 4 reflections
327)
Understanding “emotions”, “negative emotions” and “overcoming negative emotions”
326)
The time to understand time is now
325)
Role of self-confidence in bhakti
324)
Understanding, identifying and managing the mind
323)
Bhagavatam transforms intensity of distress into velocity in devotion
322)
Overcoming negative emotions 2 – Acceptance, Aspiration, Analysis, Action
321)
Overcoming negative emotions 1 – Explanation, Experimentation, Evaluation, Elevation
320)
Is our definition of happiness depriving us of happiness – Having, Doing, Being
319)
Understanding rasa-lila 8 – Appreciating Krishna’s mystifying reciprocation
318)
How Gita wisdom addresses mental health problems
317)
Understanding Rasa-lila 7 – Gopi-gita 3
316)
Understanding Rasa-lila 6 – Gopi-gita 2
315)
Understanding Rasa-lila 5 – Gopi-gita 1
314)
Radhashtami class – Radharani demonstrates selfless love and blesses us with selfless love
313)
Understanding Rasa-lila 4 – Radharani’s apparent pride expresses her selfless love
312)
How the Bhagavad-gita’s first and last words reflect its empowering message
311)
Understanding rasa-lila 3 – Arrogance keeps us locked in ourselves, both apara-dharma and para-dharma get us out of ourselves
310)
Seeing Krishna’s mercy amidst adversity – Bali M pastime analysis
309)
Understanding rasa-lila 2- How Bhagavatam establishes para-dharma without trivializing apara-dharma
308)
Understanding rasa-lila 1 – How the supreme Shelter (Ashraya) becomes sheltered (Ashrita)
307)
Analyze, Accept, Act – 3 principles for dealing with negativity
306)
Share the spiritual treasure with the world – SHARE acronym
305)
Bringing out the best within us
304)
Making healthy choices
303)
Overcoming negative emotions
302)
Growing through adversities
301)
What is destiny?
300)
Janmashtami Krishna-katha 4 – How Krishna appears in Vrindavan
299)
Janmashtami Krishna-katha 3 – How Krishna appears in Mathura
298)
Janmashtami Krishna-katha 2 – How Krishna freed the princesses from Naraka
297)
Janmashtami Krishna-katha 1 – How Krishna freed the kings from Jarasandha and how Krishna frees us
August 2018
296)
Science, Spirituality and Wellness – Existence, Emotions and Ethics
295)
Appreciating the divine Krishna-Balarama relationship
294)
Do you need a break from our mind? Bhagavad-gita insights for inside-out change
293)
What makes relationships unsteady – and how to make them steady
292)
Learning from Dhritarashtra – Does destiny make us or do we make it – 2?
291)
From exploration to realization to absorption – our devotional journey
290)
Faith in Krishna’s existence, relevance, benevolence, intelligence and remembrance
289)
Don’t take others’ actions personally – they are dealing more with their mind than with you
288)
Understanding Krishna’s love 2 – Experience
287)
Understanding Krishna’s love 1 – Knowledge
286)
Is thinking too much unhealthy?
285)
When spiritual life gives poison instead of nectar – PURE acronym – 2
284)
When spiritual life gives poison instead of nectar – 1
283)
How spirituality fosters unity in diversity and individuality in unity
282)
WITH acronym – We may have to live with pain, but we don’t have to live in pain
281)
Devotion is not just emotion – it is conscious continuous cultivation
280)
3 attitudes for becoming steady in life
279)
No price is too high to possess ourselves – RECAP acronym
278)
How the pre-modern, modern and post-modern ages respectively stressed the spiritual, physical and mental
277)
What is Krishna consciousness? – Talk to multi-faith group in Australia
276)
Karna character analysis – Are we doomed by destiny or by our own decisions?
275)
Ashwatthama character analysis – Just because we are empowered doesn’t mean that we are right
274)
Duryodhana character analysis 2 – If we don’t want help, even God can’t help
273)
Duryodhana character analysis 1 – Are some people innately evil?
272)
Krishna is close to us, but we are far away from him
271)
Dhritarashtra character analysis 2 – Do we need to lose everything before we lose our attachments?
270)
Dhritarashtra character analysis 1 – Attachment makes us stone-hearted
269)
Understanding the mind and how it makes us unconscious
268)
How to choose our thoughts wisely – Science, Spirituality and Wellness
267)
How to become peaceful and purposeful
266)
What love is and what love isn’t
265)
SELF acronym – The self that is missing in the selfie
264)
Our emotional wounds can’t be healed by technology – we need spiritualty
263)
The world of science is not the world we live in
262)
Committing is not limiting – it is elevating
261)
From ritual to spiritual 3 – Analysis of Krishna’s pastime with the ritualistic brahmanas – The brahmanis selfless devotion
260)
Dhruva pastime analysis 3 – DHRUV acronym – Realization and reconciliation result from devotion
259)
Increasing willpower – by increasing the distance between us and our feelings, and our feeling and our actions
258)
3 principles for spiritual community building – Session 2 – QA
257)
Dhruva pastime analysis 1 – Everyone faces distress, the fortunate find the right direction – DHRUV acronym
256)
PAST acronym – 4 reflections to go past your past
255)
Go beyond testing Krishna to tasting Krishna
July 2018
254)
To think or not to think – 4 reflections for a happy mind
253)
3 ways to look for blessings amidst problems
252)
3 roles of intelligence in bhakti
251)
How Krishna can be seen – and how he can’t be seen
250)
Don’t let your expectations of life come in the way of life
249)
Selfie – Self = IE – Two things that technology provides and two things that spirituality provides
248)
Make a life, not just a living – LIFE acronym
247)
Effective Leadership of spiritual communities
246)
Debunking the mind’s fake news – 4 points
245)
Worry not whether your path is genuine – worry whether you are genuine
244)
Maturity in relationships – Four principles – QA
243)
Maturity in relationships – Four principles – 3. Appreciate 4. Act
242)
Maturity in relationships – Four principles – 2. Ascertain
241)
Maturity in relationships – Four principles – 1. Accept
240)
Three factors that determine what we see – Knowledge, Desire, Commitment
239)
Are some sections of the scriptures outdated? – Understanding the compassionate intent of the Vedas 2
238)
Understanding the compassionate intent of the Vedas 1 – Are the Vedas agnostic?
237)
Krishna’s presence is more precious than his presents
236)
How devotion makes the insurmountable ocean of material desires insignificant
235)
Movie metaphor to understand how we are entangled and how bhakti liberates us
234)
Rationally choosing our life’s purpose and process
233)
Bring out the best within, not the beast within – Hindi
232)
Analyzing Karna – Going beyond black and white perspectives in understanding scripture + QA
231)
Three levels of purification – reaction, action and inclination – Hindi
230)
How to increase our faith – Hindi
229)
We can’t delete our memories, but we can choose what we remember
228)
Daksha-Shiva conflict 3 – How our mind makes us sectarian – Hindi
227)
Awareness, Aspiration, Action – From standard of living to standard of loving
226)
Daksha-Shiva conflict 2 – The proud consider others proud – Hindi
225)
Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 3 – How to deal with troubling people – Hindi
224)
Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 2 – If why has no answer focus on how – Hindi
223)
Parikshit M – Dharma discussion – Don’t blame 1 – See beyond the immediate cause – Hindi
222)
Role of determination and association in devotion – Hindi
221)
Daksha-Shiva conflict 1 – How misconceptions give rise to conflicts – Hindi
June 2018
220)
Snana-Yatra Meditation – Understanding how God can fall sick – Hindi
219)
Be creative in fixing the mind on Krishna – Hindi
218)
We may be hurt, but we don’t have to stay hurt
217)
Can ambition and devotion go together 2 – How to channel ambition in devotion
216)
Redirection of consciousness is Krishna’s miracle – Bali Maharaj pastime reflection
215)
Seeing Krishna’s mercy amidst loss – Krishna’s instructions after Govardhana lila
214)
Renunciation of false ego – Indra’s Prayers after Govardhana lila
213)
How the mind troubles us – and how to protect ourselves – Hindi
212)
Keep the mind on the spiritual track to keep it out of trouble
211)
Why we need spirituaity in the age of technology
210)
Can ambition and devotion go together 1 – How happiness-distress are fixed and how they aren’t
209)
Analyzing different religions to find life’s purpose 2 – The problem of evil, original sin and karma
208)
Analyzing different religions to find life’s purpose 1 – Seeking a purpose bigger than our problems
207)
Is seeing believing 3 – Resolving science-spirituality conflicts
206)
Is seeing believing 2 – What the map of science misses
205)
Is seeing believing 1 – Even science explains the visible with the invisible
204)
Understanding tradition and its conformers, deformers, reformers – and presenters
203)
The power of gratitude 2 – How to cultivate gratitude
202)
The power of gratitude 1 – How gratitude empowers us
May 2018
201)
Varnashrama in bhakti – Focus on replicating the take-off, not recreating the take-off point
200)
Nourishing the creeper of devotion 4 – Finding our spiritual stimuil
199)
QA session in London
198)
Nourishing our lives with the Bhagavad-gita
197)
Nourishing the creeper of devotion 3 – Avoid attachment to renunciation
196)
Strive first for devotion, then for pure devotion
195)
Sensitivity in relationships 3 – Dealing with insensitive people
194)
How to get realizations
193)
Nourishing the creeper of devotion 2 – Regulate attachment even to things that help in devotion
192)
Sensitivity in relationships 2 – From judgment to encouragement
191)
Sensitivity in relationships 1 – Why we need to be sensitive and why we aren’t
190)
Healthy self-understanding 5 – Concluding QA session
189)
Healthy self-understanding 4 – Reasons to be kind to ourselves
188)
Healthy self-understanding 2 – How the mind can hurt the self
187)
Healthy self-understanding 1 – How the modes distort our self-understanding
186)
Balancing forgiveness and justice 2 – What forgiveness isn’t and what it is
185)
Balancing forgiveness and justice 1 – Why deterrence is essential
184)
How to overcome dissatisfaction
183)
Seek not moments of devotion – seek momentum in devotion
182)
How to effectively study and apply the Gita
181)
Free will and God’s will 3 – How God helps us free our free will
180)
Free will and God’s will 2 – Understanding the trigger, cause and target of our weaknesses
179)
QA session in London 2018
178)
How reincarnation makes sense of our existence and that of animals too
177)
Seeker within, achiever without
176)
Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -2
175)
Memorizing scriptural verses – Whys and hows -1
174)
Even if we have problems, we don’t have to be problems
173)
How science and spirituality go together
172)
How science points to spirituality
171)
Mother’s day Meditation – Conception, Commercialization, Spiritualization
170)
What is spirituality and why we need it
169)
What science can provide – and what it can’t
168)
Bhagavad-gita and Modern Psychology 1 – Is there anything beyond emotionality and rationality?
167)
Why psychological distress amidst technological progress – 3 reasons
166)
See pain as a protector and a pointer
165)
Does spirituality come from without within or within without?
164)
Destiny determines our situations and emotions, we determine our intentions and actions
163)
When life doesn’t seem fair, three reflections for self-empowerment
162)
Managing the voice inside the head 2 – Identification, Direction, Transformation
161)
Evolve – Rising towards contribution and satisfaction
160)
Ghosts and God – Understanding how the invisible affects the visible
159)
Does God laugh at our plans? – part 2
158)
Does God laugh at our plans? – part 1
157)
Seek not just to get better things; seek to get better thoughts
156)
Speaking according to time-place-circumstance to make outreach effective
155)
Managing the voice inside the head – 1
154)
How to become pacified, purified and satisfied
153)
Be open-minded, not empty-minded
152)
To deny destiny is to deny ourselves the chance of making our destiny
151)
Self-pity, humility and maturity explained – Bhagavad-gita 18.35
April 2018
150)
Understanding how Narasimhadeva delivers both Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu
149)
God as the Supreme therapist 7 – Understanding how Narasimhadeva gave strength to Prahlada
148)
Fulfilling our need for progress by becoming committed in bhakti
147)
How the mind becomes unclear and how to clear it
146)
God as the supreme therapist 5 – Cultivating qualities is integral to cultivating devotion
145)
Do you need to break up with your phone?
144)
God as the supreme therapist 3 – Devotional detachment is not freedom from emotions but freedom of emotions
143)
God as the supreme therapist 2 – To be others’ well wisher means to channel their emotions towards proper use of their free will
142)
Intelligence means to know which thoughts to contemplate and which to neglect
141)
Healing the earth by healing the heart
140)
God as the supreme therapist 1 – Discerning the Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu mentalities within us
139)
Appreciating Radhanatha Maharaj’s contributions towards helping devotees practice bhakti sustainably
138)
Learning to be kind to ourselves
137)
Bhakti in three modes 3 – Bhakti in goodness brings sustainability, purity and harmony
136)
Making sense of life through karma and reincarnation
135)
Bhakti in three modes 2 – Bhakti in passion equates material success with spiritual advancement
134)
How to be detached without becoming irresponsible
133)
Bhakti in three modes 1 – Bhakti in ignorance is self-righteous and hurtful
132)
To blame is to be lame – stop seeking scapegoats
131)
Focus on life, not on the mind’s commentary on life
130)
Where does the power of mantras lie – in letters or meaning or somewhere else?
129)
If everything is God’s will, how do we have free will?
128)
Unity in diversity and diversity in unity – The Absolute’s relationship with us
127)
Gratitude is not just an attitude but also an awareness
126)
Resolutions in the three modes – and in transcendence
125)
Are our mistakes part of Krishna’s plan? – 2
124)
Science & Spirituality – Why psychiatry can’t replace spirituality
123)
Are our mistakes part of Krishna’s plan? – 1
122)
Our defining power is the power to choose our thoughts
121)
4 reflections for overcoming fear of failure
120)
Interrupting the mind’s train of thoughts 2
119)
Three ways of perceiving Krishna’s love
118)
Interrupting the mind’s train of thoughts 1
117)
Does religion cause war?
116)
The mind may stray away, but don’t let it stay away
115)
Understanding how the mind acts as a mirror that distorts our self-conception
114)
Screen what appears on your inner screen – Learn to manage the mind
113)
How understanding destiny empowers
112)
Cultivating Cooperation in Krishna consciousness
111)
Why we are sometimes wise and sometimes otherwise
110)
Net Surfing or Net Suffering?
109)
QA session at Columbus 2018 Spring
108)
From state of the art to state of the heart
107)
Is anxiety a disorder?
106)
Learning to live with emotional lows
March 2018
105)
How Krishna steals our distresses
104)
Spiritual but not religious – Analyzing four permutations
103)
Bring out the Hanuman within, not the Ravana within
102)
Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 4 – How Hanuman provoked to deter Ravana from war
101)
Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 3 – Keeping our intention above our emotions
100)
Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 2 – Earning trust through emotional intelligence
99)
Lessons from Hanuman’s devotion to Rama 1 – When we hide ourselves from the Lord, he hides himself from us
98)
Ramayana series 3 – Rama-Lakshmana – Does destiny control everything?
97)
Ramayana series2 – Vali-Sugriva – Don’t judge without understanding
96)
Matters that matter more than matter – Origin, Value, Meaning
95)
Is bhakti a conditioned attraction of the mind or the natural attraction of the soul?
94)
How the mind tells its stories by inducing forgetfulness, faith and feelings
93)
How philosophy and experience harmonize in bhakti
92)
How chanting works on the mind – and how the mind works during chanting
91)
Tap the mind, don’t be trapped by the mind 3 – From shakshi bhava to seva bhava
90)
Winning with emotional intelliigence 2 – Social competence through relationship management
89)
Tap the mind, don’t be trapped by the mind 2 – Why mind control backfires
88)
Tap the mind, dont be trapped by the mind 1 – The pressure for pleasure
87)
Winning with emotional intelliigence 1 – Personal competence through self management
86)
Understanding how bhakti addresses anxiety
85)
How we spend more time avoiding pain than seeking pleasure – and why we shouldn’t
84)
Appreciating Radhanath Maharaj’s contributions in the light of ISKCON history
October 2017
83)
Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 4 – The destination is also our companion
82)
Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 3 – Our attitude is our steering wheel
81)
Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 2 – What we are driving matters, but where we are driving matters more
80)
Spiritual Lessons from Car Driving 1 – The mind is the passenger, don’t let it become the driver
79)
Demystifying Reincarnation 20 – The Freedoms of the Reincarnation Worldview
78)
Demystifying Reincarnation 19 – Reincarnation reveals justice amidst injustice
77)
Demystifying Reincarnation 18 – Common Questions about Reincarnation
76)
Demystifying Reincarnation 17 – The Mechanism of Reincarnation
75)
Demystifying Reincarnation 16 – The soul’s defining characteristics and levels of consciousness
74)
Demystifying Reincarnation 15 – The Gita’s model of the self and its explanatory potential
73)
Demystifying Reincarnation 14 – Reincarnation in Christianity, Islam and Buddhism
72)
Demystifying Reincarnation 13 – Reincarnation accepted across history and geography
September 2017
71)
Demystifying Reincarnation 12 – Where is the programmer of the brain
August 2017
70)
Learning to not go up and down with life’s ups and downs – Gita 02.54-57
69)
From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 3 – PEAR acronym for becoming a rasika
68)
From Love Universal to Bhakti Confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism Glories 2 – How Karma and Jnana Culminate in Bhakti
67)
Reincarnation and the Search for Meaning – Evidence, Explanation & Evolution
66)
Kusum Sarovar meditation – Cherishing the culture rich with spiritual stimuli
65)
From love universal to bhakti confidential – Gaudiya Vaishnavism glories 1 – Understanding how love culminates in bhakti
July 2017
64)
Does God laugh at our plans?
63)
Acknowledging and regulating our passions – Wisdom on Wisdom 8
62)
The relief of turning away from the social mirror
61)
The Abnormal Normal
60)
Understanding what is mental and what is spiritual
59)
Who is our worst enemy?
June 2017
58)
Demystifying Reincarnation 11 – Consciousness – Intuitions that point beyond the brain
57)
Demystifying Reincarnation 10 – Near Death Experiences – Conscious when unconscious?
56)
Demystifying Reincarnation 9 – Near Death Experiences – Partial consciousness?
55)
Demystifying Reincarnation 8 – Near Death Experiences – Hallucinations or Guesses?
54)
Demystifying Reincarnation 7 – Past life memories – Fraud by investigators?
53)
Demystifying Reincarnation 6 – Past-life memories – Frauds by parents?
52)
Demystifying Reincarnation 5 – Astonishing birth marks and birth defects
51)
Demystifying Reincarnation 4 – Past life memories – Guesses or Hyperboles?
50)
Demystifying Reincarnation 3 – Past life memories – Any normal explanation?
49)
Demystifying Reincarnation 2 – Hypnotically induced past life memories and Xenoglossy
48)
Demystifying Reincarnation 1 – Incredible delusion or credible vision?
47)
World Religions 3 – Islam – Beyond the politically correct and the politically incorrect to the philosophically correct
46)
World Religions 2 – Christianity – Beyond authoritarian and humanitarian religion to transcendence
45)
World Religions 1 – Appreciating religious diversity amidst spiritual universality
44)
Devotion, renunciation and aversion are differentiated by the direction of emotion
May 2017
43)
To change vision, change intention by study and association
42)
SIMHA acronym – Glories of Prahlada and Narasimha
April 2017
41)
Channeling our dissatisfaction constructively
40)
IDEA acronym – The Bhagavad-gita in essence
January 2017
39)
Strengthen relationships by tolerating others’ indiscretions
38)
Let life give new eyes to see old relationships – Wisdom on Wisdom 7
September 2016
37)
Tragic Hero – Life Lessons from Karna – Princeton University
August 2016
36)
Making our outreach relevant
June 2016
35)
Self-determination and denial of destiny characterize modernity
May 2016
34)
Make your own destiny 3
33)
Make your own destiny 2
32)
Make your own destiny 1
April 2016
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Don’t be attached to being detached
March 2015
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Value Education and Spirituality 35 – Ramayana 17 – Hanuman 2 – Never lose heart
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Value Education 34 – Ramayana 16 – Hanuman 1 – Overcome distractions by determination
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Value Education 33 – Ramayana 15 – Jambavan – Help bring the best out of others
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Value Education 32 – Ramayana 14 – Angada – Overcome dissension by focus on common
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Value Education 31 – Ramayana 13 – Sugriva – Comforts breed ingratitude
November 2014
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Value Education 14 – Mahabharata 8 – Draupadi – Ask not why this but how now
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Value Education 13 – Mahabharata 7 – Yudhisthira 1 – Gambling
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Value Education 11 – Mahabharata 5 – Karna 2 – Life of honor is more important than
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Value Education and Spirituality 10 – Mahabharata 4 – Karna 1 – Choose friends that bring out our best, not our worst
October 2014
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Value Education 29 – Ramayana 11 – Vali 2 – Judging without understanding ruins relationships
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Value Education 30 – Ramayana 12 – Vali 3 – Real repentance is seen in rectification
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Value Education and Spirituality 28 – Ramayana 10 – Vali 1 – Judging without understanding ruins relationships
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Value Education and Spirituality 27 – Ramayana 9 – Shabari – See not the body’s caste – see the heart’s character
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Value Education and Spirituality 26 – Ramayana 8 – Jatayu – Fight atrocities against women
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Value Education and Spirituality 25 – Ramayana 7 – Lakshmana – Don’t ascribe intention to what is spoken in tension
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Value Education and Spirituality 24 – Ramayana 6 – The illusory dear – Use intelligence to see beyond appearance to substance
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Value Education and Spirituality 23 – Ramayana 5 – Shurapanakha – Don’t let the selfish exploit our sexual vulnerabiity
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Value Education and Spirituality 22 – Ramayana 4 – Bharata – Stick to integrity amidst opportunity for immorality
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Value Education and Spirituality 21 – Ramayana 3 – Dasharatha – Honor one’s word even at great personal cost
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Value Education and Spirituality 20 – Ramayana 2 – Rama – Go beyond fight or flight to choose the best response
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Value Education and Spirituality 19 – Ramayana 1 – Kaikeyi – Don’t be deluded by malicious misinformers
September 2014
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Value Education and Spirituality 9 – Mahabharata 3 – Vidura – Be a forgiving not a forgetful friend
May 2014
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Value Education and Spirituality 6 – The Spiritual Foundation of Values 4 – Let secularism protect us from narrow-mindedness, not restrict us in empty-mindedness
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Value Education and Spirituality 5 – The Spiritual Foundation of Values 3 – Three non-sectarian arguments for the existence of God
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Value Education and Spirituality 4 – The Spiritual Foundation of Values 2 – Karma shows the sense in life’s seeming senselessness
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Value Education and Spirituality 3 – The Spiritual Foundation of Values 1 – The end is not the end
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Value Education and Spirituality 8 – Mahabharata 2 – Duryodhana – Envy leads to destructive competition that is dissatisfying and degrading
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Value Education and Spirituality 7 – Mahabharata 1 – Shakuni – Imaginary expectation leads to real destruction
April 2014
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Value Education and Spirituality 2 – Our values serve as protecting fences and as focusing default settings
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Value Education and Spirituality 1 – What we value determines our values – and our values determine our value