Swami B. V. Tripurari

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It is difficult to find someone from the West that both understands and can elegantly express the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker, to hear him and be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience. Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in the spring of 1972. He relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada...

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Swami B. V. Tripurari

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Sakhya Pranaya, Part 11: (Brahma Vimohana) Suka’s Mind is Blown from Seeing Krsna’s Attachment to Gopas 10.01.2024 1:19:54

January 10, 2024

Disappearance of Uddharana Datta Thakura: Vaisnavism Trumps Varnashrama 09.01.2024 1:18:32

January 9, 2024

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; January 7, 2024: Pray with Awareness and Compassion 07.01.2024 1:13:55

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 Is there a point in praying for the health of devotees when everything in their life is anyway arranged by Sri Krishna? 00:23:02 Is the Siksastakam in Bengali or Sanskrit? 00:35:07 What did you mean when you said that the cowherd boys dethroned Lord Brahma? 00:39:29 How did Sri Krishna leave this world, and what happened to Radha when he did? 00:47:16 How...

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 10: (Brahma Vimohana) Singing the Sakhas’ Glories Brings Suka Close to Pralaya 05.01.2024 1:18:24

January 5, 2024

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 9: (Brahma Vimohana) Krsna and the Gopas Start the Day in a Peculiar Way 04.01.2024 1:07:00

January 4, 2024

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 8: (Sesa Kumar) Krsna’s Heroism Displayed in Full Against Bakasura 03.01.2024 1:07:20

January 3, 2024

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 7: (Sesa Kumar) Hari Will Do Away with Vatsasura 02.01.2024 55:00

January 2, 2023

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 31, 2023: Prema Puts Sri Krishna in Debt 31.12.2023 1:04:09

Questions on today's Swami call: Can you explain the relationship between the place of Kuruksetra and Sri Krishna’s being drawn to think of Vraja-bhakti when speaking the Bhagavad-Gita? Before attaining attachment to Sri Krishna, if one has attained some level of inner peace in the course of one’s sadhana, is it okay to enjoy this inner peace? In the chapter of Nectar of Devotion dealing with...

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 6: (Sesa Kumar) Krsna’s Sakhas and Flute Appear on the Scene 29.12.2023 1:14:27

December 29, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 6: (Sesa Kumar) Krsna’s Sakhas and Flute Appear on the Scene 28.12.2023 1:14:27

December 29, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 5: (Sesa Kumar) The Cowherds Move from Mahavana to Vrindavana 27.12.2023 1:22:53

December 28, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 4: (Intro Summary) The Introverted Gauri Das Pandit and the Extroverted Uddharana Datta Thakura 26.12.2023 1:13:43

December 27, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 3: (Intro) Sakhya Rasa Supports Madhurya Rasa in Vraja 26.12.2023 1:15:11

December 26, 2023

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 24, 2023: Live as If Everything Was Arranged by Sri Krishna 24.12.2023 58:31

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 News 00:00:30 How much outreach do we need as part of our sadhana? How to remain inspired when the world appears to get worse despite our preaching efforts? Can you share something about your own experiences in this regard? 00:32:08 How can a madhyama-adhikari bhakta help other devotees? 00:33:05 If the Bhagavad-Gita is ultimately about Vraja-bhakti, why d...

Gita Mahotsava: Sakhya Rasa’s Role in Distributing Gopi Bhava 22.12.2023 1:10:32

December 22, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 2: (Intro) Emotional Oneness with God in Sakhya Rasa 21.12.2023 1:07:16

December 21, 2023

Sakhya Pranaya, Part 1: (Intro) Broader Spiritual Notions of Fraternal by Love 20.12.2023 1:07:03

December 20, 2023

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 17, 2023: Maintaining Wind in the Sails of Sadhana 17.12.2023 1:02:23

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 News 00:00:32 How did Sri Krishna come into existence? 00:17:44 Is it possible to accept the teaching that everything depends on Sri Krishna’s mercy and still maintain our efforts in sadhana? 00:35:56 If among cheaters Sri Krishna is gambling as he says in the Bhagavad-Gita, does that not mean that he caused the Mahabharata war? How is there love in that?...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 10, 2023: Doing Dental Surgery on the Snakes of the Senses 10.12.2023 1:02:07

Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 There appears to be innumerable possibilities of ways to meditate on the holy name during japa, such as the sound of Sri Krishna’s name itself, his form(s), qualities, pastimes, mercy, etc. Should one try to focus on something particular? 00:10:57 Is it true that Lord Narasimhadeva has three eyes? 00:16:22 When you come to the spiritual world, will there b...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 3, 2023: The Best Lesson of Vritrasura 03.12.2023 1:01:13

Questions on today's Swami call: Can it be said that advaita vedanta has an advantage in that it begins with something we know (the self) whereas theistic vedanta begins with faith in something we don’t know (God)? What are the most prominent ways in Gaura-lila to see Sri Sri Gaura Nitai as Krishna Balarama (to see them as relishing sakhya-rasa although their mission was to propagate madhurya-...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 26, 2023: The Lord Takes Offense When Devotees Take Offense 26.11.2023 1:01:48

Questions on today's Swami call: The fact that there is a list of offenses to the holy name implies that Sri Krishna may take offense. However, there is also the story of Bhrigumuni kicking Lord Vishnu in the chest, and Vishnu not taking offense and even considering himself to have offended Bhrigumuni. How can we reconcile these ideas? I have noticed that in Hinduism in general, Vishnu is seen...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 19, 2023: Towards Giving Oneself Completely 19.11.2023 1:01:42

Questions on today's Swami call: Dandavats, Guru Maharaja. Could you share with us about how Srila Sridhara Maharaja instructed you about the worship of Sri Giriraja Govardhana? Why did Sri Gadadhara Pandit read the sections about Dhruva and Prahlada from the Bhagavatam hundreds of times to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu? Why did he not read from the tenth canto? Is it best to not go on pilgrimage in...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 12, 2023: Deliberations on Govardhana-Tattva 12.11.2023 1:00:08

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 12, 2023: Deliberations on Govardhana-Tattva Questions on today's Swami call: 0:00 News 00:01:07 If Sri Krishna protects his devotees, why do we see devotees die tragic deaths, for example, in car accidents, covid, etc.? 00:24:57 Why were the cowherd fearless in the face of Aghasura but fearful in the forest fire? 00:26:18 How often does Sri Krishna...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 5, 2023: Saving the World Begins at Home 05.11.2023 1:08:30

Questions on today's Swami call: Does the book Prema-Samputa by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura have a chronology that makes it especially suitable to read during the month of Kartika? What is the significance of all the dates related to the Rasa-lila, such as the ones at the beginning and end of Kartika? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu upon rediscovering Radha-kunda stated that Sri Sri Radha Kris...

Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; October 29, 2023: How Sri Radha Merges in Love With Krishna 29.10.2023 58:08

Questions on today's Swami call: How should we understand descriptions of Gopis in their highest state of love merging with Krsna from a devotional vs. monistic perspective? Radha is known as Kartika (born of Kirtida). Any reading to do this month on how Radha is connected to Radha? Recommendations for sadhana during Kartika to make spiritual advancement? Does one’s material psychology have an...