2025 Swami Padmanabha

0:00 Introduction 11:34 How to be confident in bhakti? 27:56 Is Krishna accepting us as souls and also our conditioning? 35:05 What´s the meaning of individuation? 53:28 The burden of becoming all the person that we can be 1:04:40 We may be still impersonal and atheistic 1:17:19 God helps those who help themselves 1:26:08 What to prioritize in creating a curriculum for Vaishnava education 1:47:35...

0:00 Introduction 2:12 Are we chanting the real Name of Krishna before reaching nistha? 21:42 How to relate in sadhu-sanga 43:11 Are all of Krishna´s energies conspiring in our favor? 1:02:49 Krishna instructs Arjuna differently according to Arjuna´s inner situation 1:11:45 Anarthas to deal with in nistha 1:23:16 What does it mean to work on our anarthas? Watch on: https://youtu.be/sZq3E_bPIHs ***...

Join Swami Padmanabha and friends in New Zealand for this first of 3-part series that delves into the profound wisdom of the third verse of Siksastakam, a poetic call to humility and respect. Likened to the quiet grass and enduring tree, the verse urges us to abandon pride, honor others, and chant the name of Hari with a humble heart. Mahaprabhu exemplified these virtues not just in words but thro...

🌟 One Year of Tadatmya Sangha 🌟 Today, we celebrated the first birthday of Tadatmya Sangha, our Devotional Alliance. It was a heartfelt gathering filled with reflections, sharing, and gratitude for all that has unfolded over this past year. Looking back, it was wonderful to recount what we’ve co-created together—weekly satsangs, TAD Talks, podcasts, retreats, sisterhoods and brotherhoods, and so...

0:00 How to ensure clarity in one´s belonging, instead of merely fitting in? 20:48 Navigating the tension between accepting ourselves unconditionally without being complacent 36:35 The difference between sampradaya and parampara 39:37 Adding Meditation to our life but also adding our life to our meditation 53:27 Relating lovingly to our sins and those of others 1:01:26 How all of our anarthas come...

0:00 Introduction 8:06 Having more information about God than other traditions does not guarantee that we have more individual realization 36:35 Are there common practices in the different traditions that effectually make them equally important? 55:19 In which sense is Gaudiya Vaishnavism a nondual tradition? 1:08:35 Can we fall from Brahman? And is there any type of bliss there, since it seems th...

Join Swami Padmanabha, a Gaudiya Vaishnava monk, and Father Cassian, a Christian monk, in a dynamic and spontaneous adventure as they discover the overlapping threads in the tapestries of their two spiritual traditions. In this unique dialogue, one presents a concept or verse from their tradition, and the other responds by uncovering its parallel within their own tradition—without prior knowledge...

0:00 Introduction 6:28 What is the root cause of fanaticism? 24:58 What is an inclusive way to understand “transcendental”? 45:41 How can we harmonize the way female personalities are respected in the Bhagavatam with the way women are treated in contemporary Gaudiya community? 1:01:32 Rasangi (USA) reflection on fanatacism as illustrated in rasa lila. 1:07:20 How can we relate to the “crooked path...

0:00 Introduction 1:43 Introduction Continues after some technical difficulty 5:57 Regarding Action: It seems that I rarely get the result I am desiring from my actions. How much responsibility and endeavor should we make at guiding our lives and how much should we turn that over to God? 36:05 What is the role of diksa mantras and how do they relate to harinama initiation? One seems exclusive and...