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GTOB PodcastsEp 21: Swami Sadyojathah: Bhagavad Gita Verseswww.guruvayur.ca2023-07-041h 18GTOB PodcastsEp 20: Bhagavatha Mahatmyam - Smt. Prathiba Manoj (Malayalam)A talk by Smt. Prathiba Manoj on Bhagavatha Mahatmyam.2023-06-0743 minGTOB PodcastsEp 19: Jayasree M: Bhagavad Gita & Neuro Linguistic ProgrammingJayasreeji is an accomplished Neuro Linguistic Programming master practitioner and counseller, personal success coach and a corporate trainer. She is a lecturer by profession with 23 years of teaching and 11 years of industry experience.
Her self developed life transofrmation program, 'TheBlissNow' has inspired and empowered almost 5000 participants from around the world. She is currently authoring a book, 'Atma Nirbhar Bharath' using Bhagavad Gita as a self-help guide.
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2023-05-091h 08GTOB PodcastsEp 18: Dr. Mahadev Parameswaran: Chinmayam, Jagadeeswaram, PranamaamyahamSri Mahadevanji, was whisked into Chinmaya Mission in 1978 by the compassionate Master Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda.
By Gurudev’s grace, he started Bala Vihar®️ and youth classes in 1982 in Southern California which, just before the pandemic, had more than 1250 children enrolled. He interacts with Balavihars on a regular basis.
He regularly conducts talks for parents and adults on Bhaja Govindam, Sadhana Panchakam, Upadesha Sara, and Yoga Vaasishtha, Kaivalya Upanishad, Drg-Drishya Viveka, Amrita Bindu Upanishad, Ashtavakra Gita and many other Vedantic texts. He conducts regular Satsangs on most Saturdays, continues to take parent and teacher classes, conducts Tulsi Ramayan classes and c...2023-05-091h 00GTOB PodcastsGTOB Prathistha Maholsavam | Temple Festival InformationGTOB Prathistha Maholsavam (yearly temple festival) will commence from June 25th - July 2nd, 2023. Join us at the temple to be a part of this celebration!
www.guruvayur.ca2023-05-0502 minGTOB PodcastsEp 17: Dr. Sathi Sudhakar: Koshas & Shareeras - Understanding Our LifeDr. Sathi Sudhakar was born in a pious family and started reading Bhagavad Gita from the age of 13 onwards. After completing her medical school from Trivandrum, she got married and moved to Saskatoon in Canada and then to Amarillo, Texas after 7 years. Here, she had the privilege of learning Vedanta course and detailed study of Gita from a local guru, Mrs. DivyaBen Patel. She also conducted several years of research on OM which opened up a treasure house of information. Currently, she is working as an assistant to her husband who is a neurologist in Amarillo.
2023-05-0359 minGTOB PodcastsEp 16: Significance of Parayeduppu, Shaji KrishnanAt the Guruvayurappan Temple of Brampton (GTOB) Canada, approximately eight weeks before the Prathista Dinam Maholsavam (temple consecration anniversary day festival), Parayeduppu or Paraniraikkal ritual beings.
During the Parayeduppu, the para (cylindrical metallic structure used as the traditional paddy measuring unit in Kerala), is filled Nellu or paddy.
The Kolam (Insignia) is the representative of the Lord Guruvayurappan. It is said,
“Driśyate anena iti darśanam”
That which acts as the media or instrument through which the reality of the world (Parama-Chaitanyam) can be viewed, understood, and experienced. So, the Kolam...2023-05-0104 minGTOB PodcastsEp 15: Dr. Alakananda: Effect of NarayaneeyamDr. Alakananda is a person with very unique combination of Bharatanatyam, Carnatic Music and Sanskrit literature.
This combination gives Dr. Alakananda with exceptional insight into the art forms she practices and imparts these ancient traditional fine arts to tread the spiritual path by keeping Bhakti (devotion) as the primary and pivotal incentive.
www.guruvayur.ca2023-04-181h 00GTOB PodcastsEp 14: Dr. Sudhirdas Prayaga: Quantum Mechanics and Bhagavad GitaDr. Sudhirdas Prayaga is a Scientist who received his Ph.D. in Immunology from Louisiana State University. Since then, he has worked for pharmaceutical companies such as Roche and Pfizer, before starting his own business.
He is the owner of Antibody Research Corporation in St Louis, and Prayaga Scientific Labs in Kochi, Kerala.
He is an inventor on 33 patents, many trade secrets, author on many scientific publications, review articles, and book chapters. He has been an invited speaker at many national and international scientific meetings.
He has volunteered as General secretary of KHNA, president of ‘Ohmkaram’ in St Louis, trea...2023-04-1350 minGTOB PodcastsEp 13: Shaji Krishnan: Significance of VishuShaji Krishnan is a graduate from McGill University, Montreal and has been working in the Canadian nuclear industry for more than 30 years.
His passion and interest in Sanatan Dharma is attributed to his parents introducing him to the world of Vedanta and Swami Chinmayananda during his teenage years.
2023-04-1159 minGTOB PodcastsEp 12: Dr. Sundararajan: Periya Puranam, a quick introDr. Sundararajan is known to a lot of us as a devotee of Sree Guruvayurappan. He hails from a village near Sirkali town in Tamil Nadu and settled in Canada since the year 2000. He completed his schooling, and undergraduate degree in Science (Annamalai University) before moving to Indian Institute of Science (IISc.,) in Bangalore for pursuing his Bachelors, Masters and PhD degree in Metallurgy. His professional career spans about 45 years in multinational automotive industries in India and Canada. His keen interests include learning languages and was inspired by his teachers to appreciate the great literary works in Tamil and...2023-04-1158 minGTOB PodcastsEp 11: Unni Oppath: Ee Mahakshetram (This Majestic Temple)In this episode, Unni Oppath gives us a brief history on the Guruvayoor Temple of Brampton and shares stories that showed Lord Guruvayoorpan's presence at various stages during the construction of this temple and Lord Guruvayurappan's ever lasting love & blessings to his devotees. Om Namo Narayanaya!
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2023-04-0810 minGTOB PodcastsEp 10: Brahmapattanapurardhi Stotram (ബ്രഹ്മപട്ടണപുരാധീശസ്തോത്രം)This unique poem has be composed for Guruvayurappan by Shri Divakaran Namboothiri, Chief priest and Thantri of GTOB and has been recited by Aria Narayanan. Brahmapattanapurardhi Stotram (ബ്രഹ്മപട്ടണപുരാധീശസ്തോത്രം) is also available in a sanskrit version.
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ആത്മദേശവിരഹാതുരാൻ ജനാൻ
ആശ്രിതാൻ സ്വയമവേക്ഷിതും മുദാ
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 1
രൂക്ഷശൈത്യപരിദുഃഖിതാൻ സ്വകാ-
നൂഷ്മളേന നയനേന വീക്ഷിതും
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 2
അഗ്നിസാഗരഭവേ പ്ലുതം ജനം
പദ്മശീതളകരേണ രക്ഷിതും
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 3
ജീവിതാഖ്യസമരോദ്ഭവാം ശുചം
ജ്ഞാനദാനകലയാ പ്രമാർജ്ജിതും
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 4
പാഞ്ചജന്യകൃതനാദസീധുനാ
കാമരോഷമുഖമാർജ്ജനായ ഹി
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 5
ചക്രരാജമവമുച്യദുർദ്ദശാ-
ഛേദനായ നിജസേവിനാം സദാ
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 6
ധർമ്മകൃത്തമുരുദോഷവർദ്ധിതം
ശാസിതും കലിമരുന്തുദം ഖലം
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 7
ഭക്തിവർദ്ധനമശേഷമോഹനം
ഭക്തരക്ഷണകലാം പ്രദർശിതും
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 8
വിഘ്നശാസ്തൃഗിരിജാര്യസംയുതേ
സ്വാലയേ തുലിതമാരുതാലയേ
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാഗതം പരം
സംശ്രയേ ഗുരുപുരേശ്വരം ഹരിം 9
ഭക്തിപുഷ്കലഹൃദാ സ്തുവീത യഃ
ബ്രഹ്മപത്തനപുരാധിനായകം
സർവ്വസൌഖ്യസഹിതോ ഭവേത് പുനഃ
മോക്ഷമേതി ഭവപാശബന്ധനാൽ 10
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2023-04-0703 minGTOB PodcastsEp 9: Significance of Vishu (Intro)A brief intro on the significance of the Vishu festival. Stay tuned to get notified when the complete version on this festival's significance is explained by Shaji Krishnan on April 15th!
Video for the talk can also be accessed on www.guruvayur.ca 2023-04-0707 minGTOB PodcastsEp 8: Swami Anukoolananda: Lord Guruvayoorappan - Bhagavan, Bhakti & BhaktasBorn into a modest family, Swami Anukoolananda showed spiritual inclinations from childhood. This inclination was groomed into fruition from the nurturing that he received as a member of Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, the youth wing of the Chinmaya Mission at Chennai.
Tutored in Vedanta at the Sandeepany Sadhanalaya by reputed scholars in Vedanta, Swami Anukoolananda began his spiritual service at Chinmaya Mission centers at Pondicherry and Nagapattinam.
During his tenure at Nagapattinam, Swamiji took up extensive work during the Tsunami crisis. The relief and rehabilitation work, amounting to almost half a crore in cash and kind, brought great accolades for...2023-04-021h 20GTOB PodcastsEp 7: Swami Sharadananda Saraswathi: Concept of life after death and principles of SradhaSwami Sharadananda Sarasvati is a monk of the Chinmaya mission. He is a gold medalist in Post graduation in Advaita Vedanta. He was Upa Acarya for two Vedanta courses at Sandeepani Mumbai and for one year Vedanta Sadhak course. He was also Acarya for the Vedanta course in the Malayalam and Purohit course.
Swami ji is currently stationed at Chinmaya International Foundation, Kerala and conducts many courses and camps.
2023-04-021h 17GTOB PodcastsEp 6: Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan: Śakti - The Power of Life and SādhanaDr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a cardiologist, a professor of medicine, a wife, and a mother. She is the author of Shakti Rising (Nonduality Press, 2017), which won the Nautilus Gold Award for best books of 2017, The Heart of Wellness (Sfaim Press, 2020), Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma (New Sarum Press, UK, 2020), and Fractals of Reality: Living the Śrīcakra (Sfaim Press, 2022). She is the founder of Śabda (pronounced Shabda) Institute.
2023-03-2958 minGTOB PodcastsEp 5: Swami Aparijitananda: Essence of Vedanta - Chatusloki BhagavatamSwami Aparajitanandaji in his poorvaashram, was an Electronics and Communications Engineer. After working in Bangalore as a lecturer in an Engineering College for five years, he resigned from the job in order to study the Indian scriptures in depth. After undergoing an intense training in Sandeepany Saadhanalaya at Mumbai for two years, Swamiji joined Chinmaya Mission as a full time Acharya.
In the year 2018, on the Maha Shivaratri day, Swamiji was given Sannyasa Deeksha.
A very fluent speaker in English, Swamiji has conducted several discourses in different parts of the country and in reputed institutions like IIT Mumbai. The...2023-03-2954 minGTOB PodcastsEp 4: Swami Ramakrishnananda: Krishna, The Universal TeacherSwami Ramakrishnananda is the resident spiritual guide of Chinmaya Mission Nagapattinam where there is also a very successful Chinmaya Vidyalaya.
His talks on Shrimad Bhagavatam, Upanishads, Bhagavad Geeta and other Vedantic texts are very popular too. He makes even the most serious concepts very simple, interesting and memorable. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and is keen that it should be learnt, understood and applied.
Swami Ramakrishnananda has studied “Valmiki Ramayana” in great detail, and he is also doing Phd in the subject at Amrita Vishwavidyapeeth. He has a joyful and creative style of teaching, using props and teaching tool...2023-03-291h 15GTOB PodcastsEp 3: Mohanji: Krishna, A Complete AvatarMohanji was born in India and had a 22 year long career in the middle east. In 2000, his daughter passed away due to a tragic road accident. This was a turning point in his life and pushed him into the journey to know himself and to know the meaning and purpose of life. In 2012 he left his corporate career and decided to dedicate himself to serving the world full time.
Mohanji is a humanitarian and a guide to many across the world. Mohanji has dedicated his life with a single purpose: To live a life by showing kindness, compassion and...2023-03-271h 08GTOB PodcastsEp 2: Ananda Thirtha Dasa, Iskcon - Connecting with the DivineSri Ananda Tirtha Das Ji has been in ISKCON since 1989 and presently serves as Managing Trustee and COO of the publishing wing called the Bhakti Vedanta Book Trust. He is also associated with Heart Math Institute based out of California on studies related to health and meditation. Sri Ananda Tirtha Das Ji is the brainchild behind the development of a yet to be released, first of its kind App that includes all the scriptures in E book and Audio format.
Sri Ananda Tirtha Dasa Ji would like to share some of his realizations on what it means to be...2023-03-2756 minGTOB PodcastsEp 1: Swami Sarvapriyananda, Self Knowledge in the Bhagavad GitaSwami Sarvapriyananda is the Minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of New York. Swami Sarvapriyananda is a well-known speaker on Vedanta and his talks are popular with the internet audience. He has been a speaker on various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND and has given a Google Talk. He has also been invited to speak at several universities across the world, including Harvard University. Swami has engaged in dialogues with eminent thinkers like Deepak Chopra, Rupert Spira and Rick Archer. Swami Sarvapriyananda has played a prominent role in organizing and participating in various interfaith panels and...2023-03-2657 min