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Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 9

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Tirobhava Mahotsava of Sriman Dulal Chandra Prabhu

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 8

Questions: 9min Oftentimes, at the end of a prayer or chapter in the scripture, there are big promises given to those who recite or hear these prayers and stories, etc. Are those promises exaggerated? 25min Does the story of the woodcutter chanting the Bhagavatam verses to Sukadeva imply that it does not matter who carries the message i.e. that the power is in the message itself? 30min In your com...

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 7: The Chemistry That Creates the Bhagavatam

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 6: Maharaja Pariksit’s Eagerness

Questions: 0min What is the relationship between the priya-narma-sakhas with Srimati Radharani, and what is their relationship with the manjaris? 9min Sometimes, it’s said there is an avatara for each yuga, whereas other times, it is said that only three of the four yugas have yuga-avataras. Can you explain this? 30min Why is it that Lord Brahma has so few worshippers and temples dedicated to him?...

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 5: Two Levels of Fearlessness

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 4: Beautiful Means to a Beautiful End

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 3: Setting the Scene

Questions: 2min It’s easy to understand intellectually that there is a difference between the body and the self, but how to realize this and live accordingly? 43min What is the Gaudiya Vaishnava understanding of how consciousness influences matter? 1h 2min How important is diksa to progress through the stages of bhakti?

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila & Brahma Stuti, part 2: The Truths the Stories Tell

Archana-siddhi dasi is interviewing devotees about their sadhaka journeys with a backdrop of Joseph Campbell's stages of a hero's journey. Looking at our spiritual quest through the eyes of a hero's journey helps us embrace both the beauty and messiness we encounter on the way. Cultivating this vision helps the spiritual practitioners to accept everything that happens in their lives as...

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Brahma Vimohan Lila, part 1

Swami B. V. Tripurari -- Tirobhava Mahotsava of Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarsvati Thakura Prabhupada

Questions: 4min If devotion is the supreme happiness, why do we hear so many examples of great devotees lamenting about their perceived misfortune? 19min What does it mean that Sri Krishna did not feel separation from his friends during the Brahma-vimohan-lila because he was close to them in an expanded form that searched for their calves? 26min Srimad Bhagavad-Gita teaches that Paramatma sanction...

Archana-siddhi dasi is interviewing devotees about their sadhaka journeys with a backdrop of Joseph Campbell's stages of a hero's journey. Looking at our spiritual quest through the eyes of a hero's journey helps us embrace both the beauty and messiness we encounter on the way. Cultivating this vision helps the spiritual practitioners to accept everything that happens in their lives as...

Anucchedas 30–74.4 First Division: Supportive Statements - Anucchedas 30–43 Second Division: Kṛṣṇa Is the Subject of the Bhāgavata’s Major Dialogue - Anucchedas 44–73 Third and Fourth Divisions: Hermeneutics — Ṣaṭ-pramāṇa and Ṣaḍ-liṅga - Anucchedas74.1–74.4 Hermeneutics is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of scriptural texts, wisdom literature, and philos...

In the second chapter of Jiva Dharma, Bhaktivinoda Thakura establishes that Krsna-prema is the nitya-dharma, or the highest potential of the jiva. While doing so, he says some apparently unflattering words about other faith traditions like advaita-vedanta, buddhism, and islam. As Gaudiya sadhakas in a pluralistic world, how are we to harmonize our faith in krsna-prema being the true nature of the...

Mohini dasi, bhakti yoga scholar, will speak on the Mercy of Sri Nityananda Through Song and Sastra.

Questions on today’s Swami call: 1min What makes one eligible to sing about Sri Krishna’s pastimes? 17min Can you say something about Subala’s magical powers? 23min Does nistha mean constant chanting? 32min Is Mahaprabhu worshipping Krishna-Balarama at home in his Navadvipa-lila? 37min What would the name Dauji Nitai mean? 41min Why is Lord Narasimhadeva so important in our sampradaya? 53min In Sr...

Atulananda Swami is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada and initiating guru based in Chile.

Archana-siddhi dasi is interviewing devotees about their sadhaka journeys with a backdrop of Joseph Campbell's stages of a hero's journey. Looking at our spiritual quest through the eyes of a hero's journey helps us embrace both the beauty and messiness we encounter on the way. Cultivating this vision helps the spiritual practitioners to accept everything that happens in their lives as...

The Fourfold Army of the Bhāgavata’s Paribhāṣā Anucchedas 30–74.4 First Division: Supportive Statements - Anucchedas 30–43 Second Division: Kṛṣṇa Is the Subject of the Bhāgavata’s Major Dialogue - Anucchedas 44–73 Third and Fourth Divisions: Hermeneutics — Ṣaṭ-pramāṇa and Ṣaḍ-liṅga - Anucchedas74.1–74.4 Hermeneutics is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of...

“What’s the point of studying the scriptures? Aren’t they merely some cultural artifacts from times gone by that contain outdated information? Hasn’t science replaced the need for traditional authority?” Along with these questions, we will also consider the common answers to “What is the meaning of life?” in this first class on Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s spiritual novel Jaiva Dharma, as we explo...