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| Essential Truths from the Bhagavad-gita (part 1) - September 6th, 2024 | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:42:05 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha as he shares with the students of Jivamutki studio in Barcelona about vulnerability and empowerment, and individuation described in Radical Personalism and how they show up in the Bhagavad-gita. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/PEfTeH1bLBs?si=nyhT9wj3ZEQRsS2y
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| RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 2): Individuation - September 26th, 2024 | 26 Sep 2024 | 01:20:15 | |
Radical Personalism is synonymous with being as personal as we can be. This refers not only to the fact that behind every aspect of existence there is ultimately a personalized expression, or to being as personal as we can in our relationships, or to attaining our ultimate spiritual identity in eternity. While all these aspects of Radical Personalism are certainly true and a crucial part of this equation, in the stage where most of us find ourselves there will be another facet of Radical Personalism, probably the most important to embrace as current practitioners. That is the facet of carving out our full humanity in a way that fosters a unique and divine sense of being, which we’ll call sacred transhumanism. Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/HI1D9y8q9iM
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| Why Radical Personalism? - September 17th, 2024 | 17 Sep 2024 | 01:38:17 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha and Radhadesh residents as they delve into the connection between Radical Personalism and Krishna Consciousness. Krishna is not just referred to as the Supreme Godhead, but as the Supreme Personality of Godhead—emphasizing His personal, relational nature. Developing a relationship with this Supreme Person invites us to cultivate our own highest potential for personalism, deepening our connections with others and with the Divine. "Radical Personalism" serves as a powerful reminder of the essence of Gaudiya Vaishnavism: a life rooted in deeply personal relationships with Krishna and all living beings. Embark on this transformative journey. Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/xAbdrfaYr20
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — September 14, 2024 | 14 Sep 2024 | 01:27:09 | |
0:00 Introduction and Update on recent travels 15:00 We can witness that there are deep lover’s of God in other traditions, and we also hear that unless someone meets a pure devotee from a bonafide sampradaya, one cannot develop love of God. So how can we understand the deep love practitioners from other traditions develop? And in this context, what is a “pure devotee”? 36:54 Swami Padmanabha was asked what are some important questions that he himself has asked which have guided his journey? 55:13 If we are practicing bhakti, are we under the material energy, the spiritual energy, or both? 1:12 Points of Reflection: In order to unlearn things which no longer serve us and learn things that nourish us where we are now, we have to experience things through a different lens, and check in with ourselves how things that people say lands in us. This brings up the importance of authenticity in order to embody new ways of being. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNU4xVFKG8
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| Essential Truths from the Bhagavad-gita (part 3) - September 8th, 2024 | 08 Sep 2024 | 02:05:13 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha as he continues to share with the students of Jivamukti studio in Barcelona on the topics of nonduality and the sacredness of matter as Krishna speaks of these topics in the Bhagavad-Gita. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/6b0Y4LV3lY0?si=p-ylWLhdP6oj_QIv
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| Essential Truths from the Bhagavad-gita (part 2) - September 7th, 2024 | 07 Sep 2024 | 01:41:08 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha as he continues to share with the students of Jivamukti studio in Barcelona many aspects of guru and Divine ignorance and how Krishna speaks of these topics in the Bhagavad-Gita. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/j-PSHibsmxU?si=TFGV8vHYa9vUvk7o
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| Self-love in Bhakti - August 31th, 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 02:04:01 | |
There is never an end to the refinement of our understanding born from experience. Although self-love in bhakti is a "repeated" topic, it is none the less ever-fresh due to the speakers realizations since the last time he spoke on this, because we ourselves are not the same people we were before, and the hearts that are present draw out different things from the sensitive speaker. Can we hear this message enough? Can we grow tired of the fact that we are a BELOVED of God? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/VJJvNUlrl2I
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| Meditating on Our Siddha-deha —August 30, 2024, morning | 30 Aug 2024 | 01:58:05 | |
Live katha - August 30th, 2024 Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkMly9sR8CU
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| Q&A: Representing Bhakti & Wholesome Approach to Guru, Sastra and Lila —August 29, 2024, evening | 29 Aug 2024 | 01:12:28 | |
0:00 How can we present bhakti yoga so that people can relate to it and don't think we are weird? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/G-HBRgDTxkE
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| What to do with Rules and what Rules do with us? — August 28, 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | 01:20:30 | |
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| Everything is Already Complete but we are not Completely Seeing That (AND OTHER TOPICS)— 8-27-24 | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:58:30 | |
0:00 Introduction Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/UUSBT0yLzIo
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| LIVING Scriptures and the FRIENDSHIP of Guru - August 29th, 2024 | 29 Aug 2024 | 01:59:56 | |
Today's discussion is with the Ananda dhama vasis and pilgrims, Swami Padmanabha and Siddhartha Krishna dasa. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/2rlI-0BMfhs
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| Q & A on Vulnerability - September 25th, 2024 | 25 Sep 2024 | 01:33:44 | |
0:00 Introduction 3:36 In a group setting, does our capacity to be vulnerable effect other group member’s ability to express vulnerability? How can we develop our vulnerability? 17:12 It is easy to be vulnerable while at home with one’s deity, but it’s pretty scary to be vulnerable when you step outside. How can we balance our need for safety with our need for vulnerability? 33:46 Reflection on the relationship between authenticity and vulnerability in satsanga. And how without these two qualities of being is asatsanga. 39:37 Reflection on how devotional service is transformational and not just a matter of doing the correct things in a “text book” fashion. 46:16 Reflection on our capacity to be vulnerable as well as to receive others in their vulnerability. 52:11 Relationship between vulnerability and creativity. 55:31 Relationship between vulnerability and humility. Although they are the same thing, humility can be weaponized, and become nothing more than exploitation of someone’s vulnerability. 1:05:25 How can we discern whether or not our experience is real or if it is “speculation” or “nonsense”? Can we trust ourselves or do we always have to rely an authority outside of ourselves? 1:18:07 Why is liminality painful? 1:22:24 Is the inner authority Caitya guru or intuition? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/uifXVz3J_UA
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — September 7, 2024 | 07 Sep 2024 | 01:22:12 | |
0:00 Intro 5:45 In Radical Personalism, one of the things that is said about the guru is that they are a facilitator of potential. I have an understanding of what that means as far as a counsellor or coach but what does that mean in relationship to the guru. 24:57 I don’t see that you are wearing tilak and I am wondering why. 30:59 What is the best way we can share radical personalism with others? 50:44 It seems like there isn’t much interfaith dialogue with Muslims and there are some parts of scripture that says disparaging things against Muslims, maybe even Islamophobia. I am wondering if you have noticed this? Are there similarities between our traditions. 1:00:30 How should we celebrate Radhastami? Is there a correct way to do so? 1:09:46 Further reflection on Vaishnava/Muslim relations 1:14:49 Do we have any right to enjoy something that isn’t directly related to our Bhakti practice? Watch on https://youtu.be/FxFvbePTP_g?si=Hk2y43KlrE9UESWS
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| Sri Krishna Janmastami (part 1) - August 26th, 2024 | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:57:09 | |
Sri Krishna Janmastami (part 1) - August 26th, 2024 Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJEkr83i40&t=1s
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — September 1, 2024 | 01 Sep 2024 | 01:27:40 | |
0:00 Introduction 5:15 How to harmonize the statement that “A blade of grass moves without the sanction of the Lord” with the concept that He does not interfer with the free will of the jiva? 31:40 How to balance our responsibility with Krishna’s will? 43:12 Does “advancement” in spiritual life include the healing of our human dysfunctions? 58:20 Like Jiva Goswami envisioned that “Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam,” as being the paribhasa sutra, a reality around which all other statements and descriptions of God should be understood, it seems that the zeitgeist is currently calling forth another emphasis — Krishna has unconditional love for every living being and everything else should be considered to that. What are your reflections on that? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/Ef9en9MUHM0
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| Sri Krishna Janmastami (part 2) - August 26th, 2024 | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:13:23 | |
Sri Krishna Janmastami (part 2) - August 26th, 2024 Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvRC2Vhk_xw
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — August 24, 2024 | 24 Aug 2024 | 01:45:08 | |
0:00 Introduction Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYRVALhso10
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| Jhulana-yatra (and other Topics) — August 16, 2024 | 16 Aug 2024 | 01:59:44 | |
Jhulana-yatra (and other Topics) Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIKUOkbtydE
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — August 17, 2024 | 17 Aug 2024 | 01:24:59 | |
0:00 Intro 2:26 What is a bhakti-centered approach to intercessory prayer, especially when devotee friends ask us to pray for them or their relatives? 20:57 In relationship to Krishna being all love, how are we to understand karma and punishment? 40:17 If a person has a deep moment of vulnerability and it opened them to the experience of unconditional love, do they then go back to the spiritual world at that time? 1:04:24 There is often a lot of emphasis placed on the moment of death, and we often train ourselves to call out the holy when in danger so at the time of death, we’ll remember His name. But it feels manipulative of the Holy Name and with such a focus I have forgotten how to live. Can you speak about focusing on the afterlife? 1:15:03 What do you mean by “responsibility to love”? Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu50Ob_wIZQ
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| The Glories of Rupa Goswami (and other Topics) — August 15, 2024 | 14 Aug 2024 | 01:59:59 | |
0:00 Meaning of "sri caitanya mano ´bhistam..." verse Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kuC3yiLzjM
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — August 10, 2024 | 10 Aug 2024 | 01:49:25 | |
0:00 Intro 0:04:44 Is samadhi in the 8-fold system the same as samadhi in the bhakti tradition? 0:20:38 How do we deal with our emotions in order to stay in the flow of the present moment? 0:39:26 I notice that sometimes using “godbrother” and “godsister,” at least in addressing people in groups by that designation, has a way of being divisive, because there is a tendency for it to leave many others in the group feeling left out. Is there a proper place to address each other as “godbrother” and “godsister”? 0:48:48 What are your thoughts about the saying “Krishna is testing us” when we face difficulties? 1:04:33 Is Paramatma realization eternal or something else? 1:12:54 In meeting many people, I’ve noticed that there is a wave on upward moving consciousness. This seems contrary to the description of Kali-yuga. What do you think is the cause of the increase of consciousness? 1:24:40 What are some internal workings that we can aspire toward in order to develop a non-judgmental equal vision of others? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/Jz-227nKF5g
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — August 3, 2024 | 03 Aug 2024 | 01:29:41 | |
0:06:54 Can you say something about the meeting you had today with the sufi master? What did you speak about? 0:11:52 What does Krishna want from us? What will please Him? 0:37:13 What can we do when we lose our community, sadhu-sangha? 0:56:34 Where does the concept of suffering in relationship to grace come from? To me, it seems a toxic idea. 1:13:41 Was there a point in time, when we turned away from Krishna, and before that we were with him? Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF7Jv3kYQUY
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| RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 1): Vulnerability & Empowerment - September 25th, 2024 | 25 Sep 2024 | 01:29:12 | |
Join us as Swami Padmanabha launches the Radical Personalism Retreat with the exploration of the first pillar of radical personalism: Vulnerability. In this sacred space of openness and deep exploration, Swami and the retreat participants delve into the profound power of vulnerability as the foundation of transformational spirituality. Discover how embracing vulnerability unlocks the path to personal and spiritual growth. Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/uifXVz3J_UA
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| The 4 Qualities that Make our Heart a Recipient for Divine Love - August 1st, 2024 | 01 Aug 2024 | 01:41:28 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha as he dives deeply into the most important teaching that the most important person in Gaudiya Vaishnavism said. During this class Swami explores the 4 pillars presented in the 3rd verse of siksastakam that support a way of seeing God’s love everywhere and to see each of the pillars—humility, tolerance, respect-offering honor to others and not expecting any in return—supporting that reality. If we can learn to relate properly with a blade of grass, perfection is there. Krishna is there. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlcf75FSPI8
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| Do I Need to Adopt a Set of Beliefs to have a Devotional Life? - July 31th, 2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 01:41:28 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha in his first class in France as he distinguishes between belief and faith, and how the reality of experience is the essence of our practice. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG2qjLQUbqU
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 27, 2024 | 27 Jul 2024 | 01:24:39 | |
Join the sanga where important aspects of our practice are fleshed out from the theoretical to the arena of our daily lives. / 0:00 Introduction and sharing lessons from visiting Swami Sadananda’s followers and students in Sweden. / 4:40 Richard Rohr mentions that a saint can be in any stage of human development. And Madhurya-kadambini mentions that it is the steadiness of one’s practice and not the qualities of the devotee that determines nistha. So how are we to understand “saintliness” and “steadiness” beyond someone’s behavior? / 29:25 There is a rule that one should not cry in front of the deity. What does that refer to in consideration of showing up vulnerable and naked in front of Krishna, coming as we are? / 44:56 Can you speak about the place for contractions and controversies? How should we see and relate to them in a non-divisive way? / 1:08:09 I recently increased the standard of deity worship that I offer at home and it has become unsustainable. What to do now? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEeuPF_XA1o
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| 240719-Hinduism-Ever-Evolving-Process-Pop-Up.mp3 | 19 Jul 2024 | 01:03:11 | |
How might process thought and Hindu traditions be in relationship? In his video, “Evolution and Vedanta,” Swami Padmanabha talks about God or Love as the ultimate supreme reality, and how God along with all realities is dynamic, ever-evolving, and growing. Reality is not made up of fixed, changeless substances; rather, it is marked by what he calls “deep evolution” – a sacred evolution at the very depths of reality. In this conversation, Dr. Jeffery Long, a practitioner and theologian in the Vedanta tradition of Sri Ramakrishna as well as a scholar of process philosophy and Asian studies, and Swami Padmanabha, a leader and teacher in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, will share their thoughts on resonances between their two Hindu traditions and process thought. They’ll explore such areas as: • The dynamic nature of God and reality Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzvgsjv8t7Q&t=7s Organized by Process & Faith: https://processandfaith.org
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 20, 2024 | 20 Jul 2024 | 01:41:54 | |
Join the sanga where important aspects of our practice are fleshed out from the theoretical to the arena of our daily lives. 0:00 Reflections on how to honor and celebrate Guru Purnima: the day of the guru. 14:53 Richard Rohr speaks of the "Universal Christ." How can we think about the Universal Christ within our Gaudiya framework? 33:25 What does it actually mean to "serve the guru"? Are there different ways to serve the principle of guru and the individual who represents that agency? 1:04:39 If we really believe that "Krishna comes disguised as our life," how would we approach life differently? 1:23:26 Who is Srila Vyasadeva? Does he represent an aspect of Krishna? And what is his relationship with Sri Baladeva who is known as the origin of Guru Tattva? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeOO3qfHLT8
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 13, 2024 | 13 Jul 2024 | 01:42:16 | |
Join the sanga as many important aspects of our practice are fleshed out from the theoretical to the arena of our daily lives. 0:00 Introduction and Invitation 3:40 How does a serious attitude towards spiritual life lend itself to keeping a sense of humor about ourselves, others and the world? 20:49 Follow-up question. What is the role of surprise in our tradition? 29:02 We hear that Vaikuntha and Goloka are spiritual planets and places, and I hear that you mention them as states of being. So can you further explain what you mean by that and how I can integrate that into where I am now? 44:25 It is said in the Srimad Bhagavatam that we first enter material life as Brahma and then degrade to a worm. So if Brahma is engaging in service, and service is preserved, then how can we devolve to a worm? 1:00:00 What does it mean that our guru takes our karma and some will say that they get sick because of it? 1:12:41 How do we reconcile the importance of sadhana but not equate it with performance thinking “When I do this many things and I feel closer to God” and when I don’t, then I am not close. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjwLptiZ5wg
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 6, 2024 | 06 Jul 2024 | 01:22:56 | |
0:00 Sharing some words relating Gundica marjana lila as being “Anartha-nivritti Day” 21:00 What is the difference between tough love and abuse, especially tough loving guidance and pastoral abuse? 40:10 Is anartha-nivritti a separate endeavor? 45:50 What do you mean by mystical traditions? Is thinking our tradition is higher than others a way of honoring the gifts that come to us or a result of dualistic thinking? 1:08:40 If we ourselves have trauma histories or are helping others who do, how can we distinguish necessary comfort from pampering and a healthy push coming from a place love from something that is too much to expect? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjwLptiZ5wg
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — June 29, 2024 | 29 Jun 2024 | 01:28:50 | |
00:00 Swami Padmanabha invites us to the experience of Tadatmya, reminding us that we are of all one family, integrated into a whole and sacred circle with Bhagavan in the center, the axis and center of reality.. 3:49 In the last class of your recent 4-part lecture series on Evolution in Divine Love: The Eternal Becoming of Soul, Matter and God, you referred to sadhana-bhakti as a rehearsal for bhava/prema bhakti. Would you please elaborate on this? 24:05 How important is belief in God for spiritual advancement? Can one advance spiritually without having an affirmative theistic belief in God? Do we suspend our belief to accept what guru, sastra and sadhu say before we experience it? How important is it that what we are told is objectively true or is subjectively accepting something as good good enough? 40:51 Does the notion of inherent bhakti eclipse free will? 56:50 When we ask the question, “Who am I?”, from which place should we answer that? As an atma/soul or as the psychological self? 1:07:34 Considering that the hari-nama initiation is not diksa, what is our relationship with the guru that gives us hari-nama? What do we call the guru who gives us hari-nama but not diksa? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4BntXpZsw&t=1s
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| Is Family Life Truly Mundane? - June 7th, 2024 | 07 Jun 2024 | 01:19:48 | |
Renunciation is not the ultimate goal of bhakti, just as exploitation is not. However, many practitioners do not approach their practice with this understanding. Distorted views of both family and monastic life have unfortunately become the accepted norm, leading to unchecked, uncurbed, and unresolved negative effects. Swami Padmanabha offers a fresh perspective, illuminating the positive role of family life within the path of bhakti. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA1XS6nM310
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — June 22, 2024 | 22 Jun 2024 | 01:15:46 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares some news about the completion of his latest book. He then proceeds to invite us to bring our “wood” to the fire of contemplation and sacred space for the ongoing journey of ISTAGOSTHI. 06:33 Since Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura accepted diksha from the Bipin Bihar who is in the line of Jahnava Mata Thakurani, as well as his strong siksha relationship with Jagannath dasa Babaji, is our lineage both coming from Jahnava Mata and Jagannatha dasa Babaji? 18:47 If Krishna’s name, being non-different from him, are always pure, how do we harmonize statements like hearing the holy name from non-devotees is compared to milk being touched by the lips of a snake? 41:11 How do we go from “reading” scriptures to “studying” scriptures and then “realizing” scripture? 01:03.40 When I engage in meditative practices I experience peace but not when I chant japa. Am I doing something wrong? Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/_QNx-2TXr3g
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| Questions & Answers - September 22nd, 2024 | 22 Sep 2024 | 01:52:15 | |
0:00 Introduction Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/ZFFuFwW9TjY
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| Reclaiming our ideals—Part 5: Panel Discussion —Swami Padmanabha, JayaJagannath, Bhaktirasa, Ujjvala | 27 May 2024 | 01:57:02 | |
Vrindavani Dasi opens the final session of the retreat with a heartfelt kirtan. Swami Padmanabha, Jaya Jagannath, Bhaktirasa and Ujjvala offer a recap of the weekend's highlights and key takeaways, offering a chance to reflect on the presentations and experiences shared throughout the retreat.
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — June 15, 2024 | 15 Jun 2024 | 01:17:02 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares a few words about his recent travel to NY and his attendance at the NY Ratha-yatra and the celebration of Bhaktisiddhanta’s life. He also offers his appreciation of Sudharma dasi, who passed away the previous night, and requests prayers and well-wishing for her transition. 05:37 I understand Guru means ideal representation of Krishna, but sometimes an individual Guru may not meet such standard. Is it offensive for a disciple to question the Guru's incomplete representation of Krishna? Since the disciple is supposed to have unwavering faith, where does a disciple draw a line of Guru aparad? 23:21 Does love have a transactional quality to it? 48:15 How would I see things if I were seeing everything nondually? How do you see the misbehavior of others and the things that go on in the world if we are seeing nondually? 01:00.59 How can we have faith or hope that chanting the Holy Name is the most important thing if we don’t have experience of that? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gbrTaFi7YQA
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| Shedding Light in All Aspects of our Life - June 4th, 2024 | 04 Jun 2024 | 01:22:38 | |
In this class, Swami Padmanabha explores the concept of wholeness within bhakti, emphasizing the recognition that reality, and everything emanating from that reality, is inherently whole and complete where everything belongs. This journey involves the harmonious integration of our humanity and spirituality. Contrary to the common notion that we are human beings seeking a spiritual experience, Swami Padmanabha points out that we are spiritual beings navigating a human experience, though our humanity may often feel fragmented. Neglecting our human aspects in favor of spirituality can lead to various forms of dysfunction. Bhakti necessitates a balanced approach where both humanity and spirituality are intertwined in coexistence. Embracing our human side, with all its vulnerabilities, brokenness, and fears, is an essential part of the spiritual path. Despite the messiness of our human condition, it is crucial to understand that God loves and accepts us fully as we are. Our struggle to fit in can be eased by the understanding that we are already accepted. Because we are loved, we are lovable and therefore able to love. This foundational understanding is vital as we embark on our journey toward a deeper love for God. We are guided to acknowledge and integrate all aspects of ourselves, fostering a more holistic and fulfilling spiritual practice. ---
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — June 1, 2024 | 01 Jun 2024 | 01:23:07 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares a few words on his recent travels and classes. 03:12 In trying to go deeper in understanding phrases we commonly use, could you please explain “devotional service” and “Krishna consciousness”. 18:06 In the purport of Srimad Bhagavatam 4.29.69, it is said: “when a person is fully absorbed in Krishna consciousness, his stockpile of material desires is minimized. Indeed, the desires no longer fructify in the form of gross bodies. Instead, the stockpile of desires becomes visible on the mental platform by the grace of the Supreme Personality Godhead.” Can you explain what is meant by “becomes visible in the mind”? 36:28 Rasangi shares her feedback on hearing the recordings from the RECLAIMING OUR IDEALS retreat. 38:50 How can we recognize when we’re thinking dualistically and root it out? 55:38 Comparison is usually toxic. So how can I understand it when the acharyas apparently compare themselves to others and lament for their condition? 01:07:15 If all of the limbs of bhakti are equally potent, why is there so much emphasis on chanting japa, and nama-sankirtan as being the yuga-dharma? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_VdYyRFp1zM
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| What is Sadhu Sanga? - June 1, 2024 | 01 Jun 2024 | 01:40:06 | |
Our Gaudiya glossary contains profound concepts that often become familiar and lose their deep meaning, leading us to engage with them superficially. One such concept is "sadhu sanga." In this class, we will rediscover the true essence of "sadhu sanga" and elevate our understanding beyond the ordinary. Join us to explore "sadhu sanga" from a fresh, extraordinary perspective and appreciate its profound significance.
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| Reclaiming Our Ideals—Part 4: Sankirtan—Beyond Bells and Drums - with Swami Padmanabha & Ujjvala | 26 May 2024 | 02:14:56 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha and Ujjvala das for an enlightening discussion that reexamines "sankirtan," exploring its essence beyond just the musical performance of kirtan. Discover new dimensions of sankirtan and its profound impact on spiritual and community life.
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| Interfaith Dialogue at Stanton Church - May 31st, 2024 | 31 May 2024 | 01:28:10 | |
Join Swami Padmanabha at Stanton Church in New Jersey for an enriching discussion about the ability of different faith traditions to reflect unique aspects of the divine. Just as turning a jewel reveals its many facets, exploring these traditions offers a deeper, multifaceted understanding of God. Although there are differences between traditions, each one has the power to nurture the faith of individuals from other traditions. This raises the question: can these traditions truly be considered different when they share such profound commonalities?
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| Reclaiming Our Ideals—Part 3: The Quest/tion with Jaya Jagannath | 25 May 2024 | 00:25:38 | |
Jaya Jagannatha invites us to reflect on the major turning points in our life's journey. These moments often share common elements and a similar flow. We begin in a state of status quo, which is then disrupted, prompting us to seek answers to pressing questions. Along the way, we encounter a mystagogue—either a person or an event—that provides us with the gifts and insights needed to conclude our quest. We then return to a new status quo, with a transformed perception of ourselves and our relationships with the world, others, and the divine. This session is experiential. In honoring sacred space, which fosters vulnerability, the recording stops when participants begin to share. You are invited to embark on your own journey and explore your life through the lens crafted by Jaya Jagannatha in this session.
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| Reclaiming Our Ideals—Part 2: Reapproaching Surrender with Swami Padmanabha | 25 May 2024 | 01:44:49 | |
Swami Padmanabha begins the retreat’s deep dive by reorienting our understanding of the main principle of bhakti—surrender. He starts by clarifying what surrender is not—it's not forced, manipulated, pressured, or involuntary. Instead, he reveals the true essence of surrender: an organically voluntary, spontaneous, and irresistible offering of oneself in response to the call and pull of awe and wonder.
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — May 11, 2024 | 11 May 2024 | 01:31:12 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares our common hopes for today’s gathering and further reflections on the recent self-love in bhakti series of classes given in Alachua, FL. 04:49 Are we meant to search for a guru or will a guru find us? And how do we know when we have met our guru? 33:51 A not-yet-known listener joins in and becomes known 37:16 How can we harmonize the perspective that bhakti is very difficult, with only 1 out of thousands coming to know Krishna in truth, with the perspective that Krishna’s unconditional love is already coming to us. 01:01:45 How does “feeling good” about our service play out in a healthy way? What is our motivation for service if we don’t yet feel compelled internally and don’t want to force ourselves artificially? 1:19:31 I’ve been told that chanting or praying silently is impersonal. Is that true? ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Um_F8juH2E0 ___________________________ RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion. ~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels ▶ WEBSITE ~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels ▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 ▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha ▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/ ▶ WEBSITE: https://swamipadmanabha.com | |||
| Light & Shadow in the Guru-Disciple Relationship - September 21st, 2024 | 21 Sep 2024 | 01:29:44 | |
Where there is light, there is shadow—and the guru-disciple relationship is no exception. Shadows can arise on either side, whether with the guru, the disciple, or both. The real question is how we acknowledge and integrate these human imperfections in a way that fosters growth rather than avoidance. Join the conversation as we explore profound questions: What does it truly mean to be a guru? What does it mean to be a disciple? How does their relationship evolve, and what happens when the guru is idealized beyond reason? What is the highest, most beautiful potential of this sacred connection? Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/live/Bp2LNsy4gjM
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| Reclaiming Our Ideals—Part 1: Panel Discussion with Deva Madhava, Swami Padmanabha and Jaya Jagannath | 24 May 2024 | 02:04:01 | |
Join Deva Madhava, Swami Padmanabha, and Jaya Jagannatha in this panel discussion inaugurating an immersive 4-day retreat designed to inspire a profound and dynamic exploration of foundational concepts. Move beyond the usual and elementary approaches to uncover ever-fresh insights and deeper understanding. This retreat promises an enriching journey into core principles, offering participants a chance to experience these ideas in a vibrant and transformative way.
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — May 4, 2024 | 04 May 2024 | 01:25:24 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares some insight from the class, SELF-LOVE IN BHAKTI: Learning to Relate to Ourselves (part 1), which he gave the previous night introducing another way of speaking about integrative, wholesome and healthy paradigms with which to approach our spiritual life. 01:43 Swami spontaneously honors the sacredness of the Istagosthi, describing it as a way of circumambulating with respect and honor the center, our ISTA, the all-attractive Sri Krishna. It is an opportunity to gather together, acknowledging our interconnection with each other around a common center. 06:40 What is the importance of Ekadasi? Is it beneficial to myself and pleasing to Krishna if I do something in a ritualistic way, before I feel connected internally? 29:38 In RADICAL PERSONALISM, you speak about the nondual reality of the Absolute. What do you mean when you say we must train our minds in non-dual thinking? 54:30 How much of our free will is free? What influence do the planets have on our free will? 01:11:38 In the context of self-love in bhakti, how do we love those aspects of ourselves that directly oppose our engagement in spirituality? ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFuxaqoTXrI ___________________________ RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion. ~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels ▶ WEBSITE ~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels ▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 ▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha ▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/ ▶ WEBSITE: https://swamipadmanabha.com | |||
| APPEARANCE OF SRI RADHA-RAMANA: God as Revealed through Matter (part 2) | 23 May 2024 | 01:13:18 | |
In celebration of the manifestation of Sri Radha-Ramana, Swami Padmanabha's talk delves into the profound relationship between matter and divinity. In this second part of his series on how matter can reveal God, Swami Padmanabha examines how a devotee’s love gives form to the Lord and emphasizes His omnipresence. Drawing on Prahlada Maharaja’s teachings, he challenges the misconception that material nature is profane or something to be despised. If God is everywhere, then material nature cannot be inherently bad. This misconception leads to further erroneous beliefs: that material energy, the world, the earth, the human body, family life, and sex life are all negative. By addressing and healing this fundamental misunderstanding, we can correct these associated misconceptions and live a balanced Vaishnava lifestyle, engaging with our bodies and our humanity in a wholesome and spiritually integrated manner. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK-BZ8IH8KE
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| ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — April 27, 2024 | 27 Apr 2024 | 01:42:29 | |
0:00 Swami Padmanabha invites all to participate in this exchange of questions and answers in a mutual reach into the potential of relating with one another—to awaken, acknowledge and celebrate the fact that everything is interconnected as we explore the reach and depth of that connectedness in the ocean of TADATMYA—empathy. What’s the heart? What’s my heart? What am I in potential? What are you? And what can happen when multiple potentialities combine with each other under the banner of TADATMYA: empathy, openness and relationality? Istagosthi is the online laboratory to explore this. 03:17 Swami shares news of his upcoming lecture series on place of self-love in Bhakti—is it possible beyond narcissism?; as well as the progress of his current book, now writing about how matter is not as inert as we may think. 05:31 How can we devotionally approach and conceive of the limits presented to us due to aging or chronic illness? 26:32 How should we interpret and harmonize these two statements: “the guru is a representative of god” and “the guru is a manifestation of god”? 49:34 Could you explain how we are to meditate on the meaning of the holy name while chanting japa? 01:05:57 Sometimes we hear that we should not desire to go to Goloka Vrindavan—that that is a selfish desire—and also the opposite: that we should intensely desire to go there. Can you please speak about this? 01:24:52 How can we relate to difficulties so that we do not fall into victim-consciousness? ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2-_wptytu0 ___________________________ RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion. ~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels ▶ WEBSITE ~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels ▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 ▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha ▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/ ▶ WEBSITE: https://swamipadmanabha.com | |||