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2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 14, 20260:00 Acknowledging Sacred Space4:11 What are the purposes of the descriptions of the hellish planets in the Bhagavatam. Are they meant to be taken literally, figuratively…22:27 If one takes diksa in a line of pure masters and then looses connection the diksa guru, does the disciple remain connected to the whole parampara?--Does an initiation we receive in one life carry into our next?38:32 Are there nuances to how we are meant to love people?56:55 Is it apasiddhantic to appreciate kirtans or mantras from other traditions—or is it just different? What constitutes if something is a...
2026-02-141h 512025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 31, 20260:00 Acknowledging Sacred Space4:11 What are the purposes of the descriptions of the hellish planets in the Bhagavatam. Are they meant to be taken literally, figuratively…22:27 If one takes diksa in a line of pure masters and then looses connection the diksa guru, does the disciple remain connected to the whole parampara?--Does an initiation we receive in one life carry into our next?38:32 Are there nuances to how we are meant to love people?56:55 Is it apasiddhantic to appreciate kirtans or mantras from other traditions—or is it just different? What constitutes if something is a...
2026-01-311h 412025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 24, 20260:00 Introduction3:26 If a guru “falls”, does that mean that they were not a guru to begin with?19:45 If a disciple takes distance from their guru because of the guru's misbehavior or a disagreement, is the disciple still connected to the sampradaya in guru parampara? Is it a similar status to one who is not initiated or do either initiation hold as valid?—Do you see both gurus in terms of purity such as not seeing the guru materially? Or do you see the disconnection and any impurity as related?37:42 The Christian mystics speak a lot about...
2026-01-242h 002025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 10, 202600:00 Introduction05:19 Where did the custom of receiving a new name at the time of initiation come from?27:48 Is there an example in sastra where the soul of an animal was given Brahman realization in order to liberate them from suffering?55:59 Is Radha, being Bhakti herself, also pursuing love?1:11:05 How can we speak about sacrifice in a way that inspires us rather than makes us want to run away?1:34:53 Can love exist were there is hatred?
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2026-01-101h 462025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 3, 20260:00 Introduction3:35 Is it valid to think that my emotions are somehow pleasing to Krishna? And if so, how can I express them in a way that is pleasing?25:36 How can we determine whether it is healthy or evasive to take a distance from someone?50:26 Does the jiva actually ever have free will?1:18:55 Since manjaris are constantly serving Sri Radha, what purpose is served by the impression of them having a husband?1:37:42 What does it mean to explore our thoughts—how do we know if we should let them go or explore them so that we...
2026-01-031h 542025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 27, 202500:00 Introduction02:10 If we can find good in everything, what does BAD association mean?25:18 How can we apply the understanding that matter is sacred to assist the intimacy of our relationship with a deity?50:51 What is forgiveness….really?
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2025-12-271h 152025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 20, 20250:00 Introduction and opening blessings3:45 How to deal with a friend’s criticism of another?26:02 If bhakti is completely dependent on the association we choose, how is it that the same devotees hearing and associating with the same sadhu develop different moods?—Though Mahaprabhu came to give Radha-dasyam, which is the ultimate conclusion of all the Rupanuga guru varga, why is it that many people are inclined towards a different form of the Lord or want to serve Krsna in a different mood?—If someone is aspiring to a different mood is it necessary that they seek a...
2025-12-201h 452025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 13, 202500:00 Introduction08:27 What is free will when connected to karma; do previous choices effect our free will?37:42 What do you mean by “deep evolution leads to greater unity” as expressed in "Evolution in Divine Love"?59:55 If my guru expresses that our relationship has been established a long time ago, seemingly in some previous life, how can we harmonize the fact that we are still here?1:29:27 Why is the quality of sincerity one of the most important qualities?
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2025-12-131h 502025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 6, 202500:00:00 Introduction00:04:53 How can we train ourselves in non-dual thinking on a daily basis?00:28:51 Who is Praudhamaya? What can be said about this deity that was recently found and the foretelling that when she is found then Mayapura will flourish?00:54:46 What are the reasons for not tasting food before offering it? And in general, when is it important to follow hard and fast rules and when can we not follow them for the sake of practicality?01:15:49 I understand that mercy is available to all, but I see that not everyone has the same access. How can...
2025-12-061h 342025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 8, 20250:00 Introduction06:03 It is said that In order to know the truth we have to turn to sastra, but I learn better asking questions from sadhus. Is that legitimate?26:58 Can raganuga bhakti mean following the footsteps of our guru? How far can we go by following our imagination?59:16 Is there a place to offer our own heartfelt prayers or should we remain reciting the perfect and beautiful prayers of the acharyas.1:17:40 How, when and where is the state of transcendence?
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2025-11-081h 392025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 1, 20250:00 Introduction8:15 How to integrate our outer and inner worlds?25:03 What is a healthy perspective of sex?47:52 Human life is considered the highest and sadhana necessary to enter the spiritual realm, but that doesn’t seem accurate because animals can also be liberated. Also, are all non-human entities in the spiritual realm in santa-rasa?1:14:09 Who is the blue gopi?
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2025-11-011h 422025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — October 18, 20250:00 Introduction4:24 What's the center of reality—God or Love?18:03 What is the role of suffering?49:48 Was there Krishna Prema before Mahaprabhu?1:02:55 How can we navigate reversals?
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2025-10-181h 122025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — October 12, 20250:00 Introduction3:26 How can we mature meaningfully as elders and become a genuine source of encouragement for the younger generation?32:33 It seems that Christian theology places significant emphasis on embracing the suffering of others. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, that emphasis appears less explicit. Is this a correct perception, or are there aspects I may not be seeing?53:11 Is there a healthy form of pride?1:17:30 What determines whether an act of charity arises from compassion or from ignorance?
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2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — September 27, 20250:00 Introduction06:50 How can we harmonize the depictions of hell given in sacred texts with the conception of divine love?39:02 What gets in the way of our receiving God's ever-flowing love?48:59 If that Krishna isn't omnipotent or omniscient, what happens to "Krishna has a plan"? Does an uncontrolling God mean an aloof God?1:09:39 What is meant by "cheating religion" in the 2nd verse of Srimad Bhagavatam?
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2025-09-271h 262025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — September 20, 20250:00 Introduction8:00 How is love mutually influential? Can we use that as a criterion of true love?39:37 If love itself is a necessity, how can it be selfless, since one’s necessities are by nature one’s self-interest? How can I distinguish if someone is loving selflessly or from self-interest?54:31 If we have to get God's unconditional love, how do we get that experience without falling into the “worthiness trap” ?1:06:00 What may be the reasons some souls choose to come back to Earth from the spiritual world?
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2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — September 6, 20250:00 Introduction7:57 How to introduce and increase meaningful dialogue and deeply personal relationships within a community?—Is it normal to experience inner turmoil specifically on holy days?25:22 Considering the commonalities of other spiritual paths with Gaudiya Vaishnavism, why have you chosen Gaudiya Vaishnavism as your path?44:09 How can we pay love forward and live it right here today?58:30 Is it appropriate to think that how we are understanding GV now is an evolution of our theology?1:11:21 Candrika shares her poem1:15:32 sharing about IFS. How does healthy humility relate with debilitating internal criticism?
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2025-09-061h 312025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — August 30, 20250:00 Introduction5:02 Can you share a prompts, idea or reflection about Sri Radha to meditate on tomorrow, Radhastami?45:33 Is it too simplistic to assume that when we think we are speaking with Radha and Krishna, we are actually speaking with Them?59:16 If we have not experienced love—particularly the deep love of the feminine—how can we connect with spiritual love, especially the love of Śrī Rādhā? How can we truly identify with divine love without projecting our earthly experiences onto it?1:12:21 If Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa serve each other’s love so perfectly, then what place do...
2025-08-301h 302025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — August 23, 20250:00 Introduction07:03 How does evil come from love?33:30 What kind of lust is the enemy of our soul?51:25 Appreciating the Paradigm Shift58:34 If avidya is the absence of knowledge and the absence of love, how are knowledge and love related?
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2025-08-231h 112025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — August 9, 20250:00 Sri Baladeva Purnima & Raksha-bandhana14:57 What is the place of imagination for the sadhaka?35:11 What is worthy of lamentation and what is not?Note: Due to unavoidable technical difficulties, the Satsang ended a bit abruptly.
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2025-08-0955 min2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — August 2, 20250:00 Introduction8:59 Which form of sannyasa is forbidden in Kali-yuga?24:37 Is impersonal liberation a permanent situation in transcendence?41:57 Why would someone choose the pain of love in separation rather than eternal peace?1:00:23 The charm and implications of adoring a needy God
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2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG: Quest and Exploration with Swami Padmanabha —July 28, 20250:00 Introduction5:10 Where does suffering reside?19:58 How can we see guru everywhere45:01 How to deal with the separation from one´s guru
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2025-07-281h 172025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — July 26, 20250:00 Introduction5:50 Although necessary to be able to receive and give unconditional love, how can we sustainably accept that we can never actually repay unconditional love?15:00 Can the terms "pure love" and "unconditional love" be used interchangeably?21:05 Reflection on the nuance of diversity and loving interactions; how the extraordinary life of God can appear ordinary. 27.136:06 How to persevere on the spiritual path when you feel as dry as a desert, as prickly as a cactus, and to properly honor others whose spiritual life is "juicy" and their offerings are mountainous?1:01:19 continuing the last question with...
2025-07-262h 022025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — July 19, 20250:00 Introduction9:43 What is the dynamic of healthy regret in the context of grace?36:58 Why was Sri Radha not able to grow pearls in the “pearl story” Lila?49:33 further reflection on regret54:00 Could you explain what you mean by the 8th pause in your book: "Imagine sacred, divine love taking a tangible form and engaging with both God and you. How might this interaction unfold?"57:51 If Krishna is everywhere, in every atom, what is special about the Holy Dhama. Is Krishna more present there or is it a matter of our consciousness?
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2025-07-191h 092025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — July 12, 20250:00 Introduction5:50 Is there a place for silent contemplative prayer withing a Gaudiya practice?37:31 Appreciating the Pause—Practicing the Book40:36 Can we ever fully grasp Krishna’s affection for us?57:36 What is the Relationship between Contemplative Prayer and Japa?1:12:09 How does prayojana relate to Sambandha and Abhidheya?
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2025-07-121h 292025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — June 21, 202500:00 Introduction1:58 Reading from Evolution in Divine Love8:35 How do we navigate jealousy and envy?38:18 It seems that the idea institution or communities would be heart-based that nurtures its individuals, so why haven’t we been able to create such a community?1:02:20 Sometimes we talk about “devotee care” so we don’t have to care about devotees1:04:29 How do we know if something else is evolving or if it is my conception of that thing/person that is evolving? How can we keep up with the ever-evolving nature of things?
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2025-06-211h 192025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — June 7, 20250:00 Introduction - Bhakti is not about leaving anything but about continually arriving.13:29 Reflecting on Richard Rohr’s statement that something is pornographic when it is an incomplete picture, can we ever have a complete picture or are we always stuck in a cycle of objectification?34:31 How do you define “omnipotence”?50:45 What is it that we are meant to surrender?
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2025-06-071h 132025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — May 31, 20250:00 Introduction5:59 Becoming response-able at present for past decisions32:52 Considerations on the notion of mental masturbation
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2025-05-3150 min2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — May 24, 20250:00 Introduction. Reading from the forthcoming, book EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE.
12:13 How can we understand God’s omniscience in relationship to free will? Some say our future is not completely determined but Krishna says he knows past, present and future.
31:25 What is the Sanskrit word that is generally translated as surrender and what is surrender?
53:09 Is there a relationship between Krishna, Balaram, and Radha and the Christian trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost?
1:07:15 Reflection in response to first question regarding Omniscience.
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2025-05-241h 312025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — May 17, 20250:00 Introduction11:46 Is there a place to ask God to help us with our desires, dreams and intentions or should we only pray to align our will with his?32:10 What is the definition of raganuga bhakti?51:40 How is Krishna both personal and nondual?1:27:16 I am struggling. The practices I used to think defined Krishna consciousness are no longer working for me, so I have lost my reference point and feel lost. I am afraid of losing what I had, and at the same time I can not continue as I was. What to do?
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2025 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolUNA APARICIÓN, MUCHAS REVELACIONES: La Gloria Multidimensional de Sri Narasingha Caturdasi - 11-5-25La tradición Gaudiya es rica y profunda—vasta como un océano de gracia, y a la vez específica como una perla escondida en sus profundidades. Aunque algunos puedan preguntarse por qué se honra a Narasimha en una tradición centrada en Krishna y Chaitanya, Swami Padmanabha nos recuerda que el Absoluto Supremo es uno e indivisible. Las innumerables formas de Dios no son deidades separadas, sino revelaciones íntimas del mismo Ser no dual, que se manifiesta para nutrir el amor entre el Señor y Su devoto.
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2025-05-111h 212025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — May 10, 20250:00 Introduction
10:07 Although Madhurya Kadambini can serve as a compass of our devotional journey, it also seems to present an impossible task. How to navigate these two experiences.
30:50 Sometimes, even in the beginning stages of bhakti, we can sometimes experience some kind of higher taste. Is this a glimpse of the higher stages?
40:48 What is a positive and healthy way to consider that we love God? Is there a place to acknowledge and celebrate that love even if it is very immature?
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2025 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolSATSANG: Preguntas & Respuestas - 4-5-250:00 Introducción
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2025-05-041h 092025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — May 3, 20250:00 Introduction
5:52 What is the Relationship between Work and Service (karma and bhakti)?
41:12 It is said that Krishna is a liar, a womanizer, a despot in order for us to come to him. What does that mean? Are we being cheated?
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2025-05-031h 232025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — April 26, 20250:00 Introduction
4:59 Although we are in a personalistic tradition, and personalism is needed, I am finding a lot of resistance in myself as well as others, even in very open-hearted people. How can we overcome this resistance and build a personal community?
30:00 I am attracted to contributions from other traditions but I find myself still fearful of approaching them. How to deal with that fear so that I can be open to what can further nourish me in other traditions?
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2025-04-261h 212025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — April 19, 20250:00 Introduction
4:25 How does meditation, Dhanya, fit into the practice of japa? Sometimes meditation is presented as being too difficult in this age, and, therefore, just chant, and other times it is spoken of as being vital.
29:50 How can we give up the rigidity born of certitude?
54:40 Do we get to a point in our spiritual development where we outgrow the need for our spiritual tradition and just have a relationship with God?
1:05:08 How to remain friends in spite of disagreements?
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2025-04-191h 352025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — April 12, 20250:00 Introduction3:14 What should be the commitment of the siksa guru and disciple?33:52 What is repentance? What can we do with it? What has to happen for repentance to become transformational?
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2025-04-1250 min2025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — April 5, 20250:00 Introduction4:39 How to balance self-love and humility?24:36 Is philosophical confrontation necessary? How can we handle aggressive reactions from devotees who disagree with us?1:03:16 Since Krishna is ever-expanding, how can we know him enough to fulfill his declaration in Bhagavad-gītā 4.9, for one who know him in truth, you go to him1:17:49 How can we harmonize Arjuna’s surrender in the second chapter of Bhagavad-gita and just two verses later, he drops his bow and says he will not fight? What did he surrender?
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2025-04-051h 252025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — March 29, 20250:00 Introduction3:12 What is the "Gaudiya Matha"? What is "ISKCON"?22:55 Is there a right way to disagree with someone I think is wrong? How can we normalize "disagreeing"?1:02:57 Is extreme suffering a necessary element of parikrama? And can one's capacity to suffer be used as a measurement of their surrender?
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2025-03-291h 252025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — March 22, 20250:00 Introduction: honoring of Srivas Pandit13:28 Do you think Gaudiya’s can benefit from some Buddhist practices?38:18 How do we show up for others who are searching for Krishna and still maintain our boundaries?54:50 What can we do with our critical tendencies. Is it necessary to accept all things in scripture?1:14:29 How can we cultivate spiritual discernment without falling into denial or repression?1:25:53 Appreciation of Yamuna’s comment in the TAD Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_vTdC2n1BE), “We want to heal ourselves so we can be the best offering to the Lo...
2025-03-221h 272025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — March 15, 20250:00 Introduction9:10 How do we manage addiction to our thoughts?46:23 What is meant by "theistic agnostic"?1:05:57 How do you navigate a conversation with someone who disapproves of authors who you find inspiring?1:21:42 Is it possible to be compassionate and empathic without being attached to the person?
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2025-03-151h 312025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — March 8, 20250:00 Introduction5:45 Sometimes it is understood that karma dominates grace. Can you please speak about understanding karma in this way and is it the Gaudiya understanding and if not, then how is it different?33:40 The term “aparadha” has been so weaponized that a culture of fear seems to have formed around it—the fear of losing grace if we speak up “to power”. So what is the actual offense? What do we really need to be careful of?1:01:27 How do we move closer to embracing the attitude of vairagya, while maintaining a sense of safety and security?
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2025-03-081h 312025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — March 1, 20250:00 Introduction2:28 In Sri Guru and His Grace, Srila Bhaktiraksak Sridharadeva Maharaja speaks about the necessity to remaining tru to our ideals and to not compromise our integrity, even if it means we need to leave our sangha—that anything and everything should be given up that compromises our values. We don’t hear that much in contemporary Gaudiya circles. Could you please speak about that?38:47 How to navigate disillusionment—when you learn that the values of your temple community and even your guru do not align with one’s own?
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2025-03-011h 242025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 15, 20250:00 Introduction7:45 How can we navigate our day to day life when we don't perceive any purpose?38:21 Since Krishna is everywhere and everything comes from him, is he the source of avidya?55:37 If we experience fear in relation to love, should we just accept that we are fearful and experience that or should we try to change that? If everyone wants love, then why would be fear it?1:20:32 Where does the responsibility lie for finding the balance between a customized sadhana and a prescribed and formulaic approach to our spiritual life?
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2025-02-151h 342024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 15, 20250:00 Introduction7:45 How can we navigate our day to day life when we don't perceive any purpose?38:21 Since Krishna is everywhere and everything comes from him, is he the source of avidya?55:37 If we experience fear in relation to love, should we just accept that we are fearful and experience that or should we try to change that? If everyone wants love, then why would be fear it?1:20:32 Where does the responsibility lie for finding the balance between a customized sadhana and a prescribed and formulaic approach to our spiritual life?
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2025-02-151h 342024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 8, 20250:00 Introduction
4:35 Is there truth in the popular understanding that we inherit impressions through our ancestral DNA. And if so, is this related to Krishna's explanation of how the jiva travels from one body to another, being carried by impressions?
19:34 We hear in the scripture that the renounced ashram is necessary and the best, then how can other ashrams not be an impediment on our bhakti journey. And if the sannyasa ashram is not the highest, then why is it so often presented that way in sastra?
1:00:44 In Caitanya-candramrita, it is...
2025-02-081h 402025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 8, 20250:00 Introduction
4:35 Is there truth in the popular understanding that we inherit impressions through our ancestral DNA. And if so, is this related to Krishna's explanation of how the jiva travels from one body to another, being carried by impressions?
19:34 We hear in the scripture that the renounced ashram is necessary and the best, then how can other ashrams not be an impediment on our bhakti journey. And if the sannyasa ashram is not the highest, then why is it so often presented that way in sastra?
1:00:44 In Caitanya-candramrita, it is...
2025-02-081h 402024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 1, 20250:00 Introduction2:29 How can we accept where we are now in a healthy way and still honor the necessity to change?32:39 Can you speak about the interplay of equality and justice?58:27 How can one distinguish between the “right” and “wrong” reasons for accepting a guru? What if we accepted someone as our guru for the wrong reasons?1:19:38 Because of past experiences in spiritual communities, I struggle with placing trust in someone as a guru. At the same time, I am feeling pressure to accept a guru. How to balance this?
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2025-02-011h 352025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — February 1, 20250:00 Introduction2:29 How can we accept where we are now in a healthy way and still honor the necessity to change?32:39 Can you speak about the interplay of equality and justice?58:27 How can one distinguish between the “right” and “wrong” reasons for accepting a guru? What if we accepted someone as our guru for the wrong reasons?1:19:38 Because of past experiences in spiritual communities, I struggle with placing trust in someone as a guru. At the same time, I am feeling pressure to accept a guru. How to balance this?
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2025-02-011h 352024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 25, 20250:00 Introduction
5:09 Does spiritual bypassing "work"?
25:39 Is finding certain parts of sastra as being irrelevant a sign of progress or regression?
1:04:17 What is the relevance of guru? Does one need a particular guru in a specific form in a particular lineage to be able to get the mercy of bhakti or you are just out of luck? What did you mean when you said that we surrender proportionately to how much the guru represents God?
1:23:30 What does it mean to say that "when an innner situation is not...
2025-01-251h 322025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 25, 20250:00 Introduction
5:09 Does spiritual bypassing "work"?
25:39 Is finding certain parts of sastra as being irrelevant a sign of progress or regression?
1:04:17 What is the relevance of guru? Does one need a particular guru in a specific form in a particular lineage to be able to get the mercy of bhakti or you are just out of luck? What did you mean when you said that we surrender proportionately to how much the guru represents God?
1:23:30 What does it mean to say that "when an innner situation is not...
2025-01-251h 322024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 18, 20250:00 Introduction5:05 Why don’t we eat meat?25:52 What is meant by the term “svarupa”?47:27 How to reconcile being placed in the material world with a God who unconditionally loves us?1:01:017 Can we have teachers who are mayavadis and not lose our appreciation for Bhakti?1:16:44 What can we do when we discover that we keep repeating the same patterns, even if we are conscious of it?
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2025-01-181h 252025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 18, 20250:00 Introduction5:05 Why don’t we eat meat?25:52 What is meant by the term “svarupa”?47:27 How to reconcile being placed in the material world with a God who unconditionally loves us?1:01:017 Can we have teachers who are mayavadis and not lose our appreciation for Bhakti?1:16:44 What can we do when we discover that we keep repeating the same patterns, even if we are conscious of it?
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2024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 4, 20250:00 Introduction6:28 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 of love” from where we are right now? What does that mean for us now?
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2025-01-041h 262025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 4, 20250:00 Introduction6:28 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 of love” from where we are right now? What does that mean for us now?
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2025-01-041h 262024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 28, 20240:00 Introduction1:43 Introduction Continues after some technical difficulty5:57 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 the other inclusive.57:57 Can you please explain what Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura means in his article “Organized Religion” when he says, “Religions uphold the grossest form of worldliness”?1:03:02 How can we connect...
2024-12-281h 222025 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 28, 20240:00 Introduction1:43 Introduction Continues after some technical difficulty5:57 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 the other inclusive.57:57 Can you please explain what Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura means in his article “Organized Religion” when he says, “Religions uphold the grossest form of worldliness”?1:03:02 How can we connect...
2024-12-281h 222024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 21, 20240:00 Introduction3:59 What is a nuanced way to understand karma and its relationship with mercy?25:23 Is the meditation of Radha-Krishna astakaliya-lila part of our lineage’s practice?53:53 Can a person who is not initiated develop Krishna-prema? What happens during initiation?
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2024-12-211h 172024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 14, 2024Join us each week in this sacred space as we deepen our commitment to truth and authenticity. Emphasizing exploration over certainty, these sessions are designed to cultivate not only what we think but how we think—how we conceive of ideas and even how we approach the act of conceiving itself. Together, we support one another's journey toward genuine understanding and growth.
0:00 Introduction
4:32 We are instructed not to lament when someone dies because the soul is eternal, but how do we properly deal with the pain of loosing a loved one, a Vaishnava, a gu...
2024-12-141h 262024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 30, 2024Join us each week in this sacred space as we deepen our commitment to truth and authenticity. Emphasizing exploration over certainty, these sessions are designed to cultivate not only what we think but how we think—how we conceive of ideas and even how we approach the act of conceiving itself. Together, we support one another's journey toward genuine understanding and growth.
0:00 Introduction4:24 How can we reconcile the fact that while Nityananda Prabhu and Mahaprabhu transcended social conventions to unite people in real ways, many contemporary practices seem to emphasize rules and regulations that foster duality?
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2024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 23, 2024Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity.
0:00 Introduction13:44 How can we broadmindedly understand Brahma’s being attracted to his daughter?25:50 Since the purports of the Bhagavatam are written for a certain audience, should we only read the verses so we don’t get confused?35:46 What is the difference between Advaita Vedanta and Gaudiya Vaishnavism?47:11 In the Free Radical Podcast with Jeffery Long, who is aligned with the RamaKrishna mission, he res...
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2024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 16, 2024Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity.
0:00 Introduction11:07 How can we best navigate long periods of reversals in our lives?29:06 What is the value of creation stories in relation to the love story of lila?45:03 How do we know if rules are impeding our progress in bhakti or facilitating it?1:01:44 What does it mean that Radha and Krishna are separate from each other? How can we understand it in a...
2024-11-161h 242024 Swami PadmanabhaSATSANG—Q&E CELEBRATING COMMUNITY with Swami Padmanabha — November 9 , 2024Join us for this intimate, candid and unexpected celebration of the gift of community.
This beautiful insight from Father Henri Nouwen encapsulates the mood of dynamic reciprocity shared during this online gathering:
“Community is the place where we discover each other's gifts and lift them up to celebrate them. We can say, “Look! This is beautiful. You have something that I want to receive from you. It's a gift that you carry with you and I want to lift it up. I want to be grateful for that gift. That's what community is about —to lift u...
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2024 Swami PadmanabhaReclaiming Our Ideals—Part 2: Reapproaching Surrender with Swami PadmanabhaSwami 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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2024 Swami PadmanabhaReclaiming Our Ideals—Part 1: Panel Discussion with Deva Madhava, Swami Padmanabha and Jaya JagannathJoin 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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2024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — May 18, 202400:00 Swami Padmanabha welcomes questions as a blessing—where Krishna, the Sweet Absolute, is blessing both the speaker and the inquirer. And we should expect something transformative to come from that sacred event. Maharaja also invites us to approach Ekadasi, which occurs tomorrow in the Eastern US, as a way to step outside of our routine and into sacred disruption, allowing ourselves to enter liminal space water we can be taken by surprise by Krishna’s presence. We can create some kind of ritual to mark the day as something extraordinary, which every day is, but we need to be remi...
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2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 16-5-240:00 Introducción
12:12 ¿Debemos Actuar en este Mundo e Intentar Mejorarlo?
42:10 Srimad Bhagavatam significa la Locura de Sri Radha por Bhagavan
1:05:45 ¿Qué Significa tener Amor por el Anonimato?
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2024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — May 11, 20240:00 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.
2024-05-111h 312024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 9-5-240:00 Introducción
8:20 El Sánscrito Obstruye y Facilita la Experiencia Divina
30:49 Diferentes Consideraciones sobre Vipralambha, o Separación Divine
57:30 Guru, Sastra y Sadhu pero también Sentido Común
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2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolGADADHARA PANDITA AVIRBHAVA MAHOTSAVA - 7-5-24El día más importante del año.
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2024-05-071h 222024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — May 4, 20240:00 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...
2024-05-041h 252024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 2-5-24ISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 2-5-24
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2024-05-021h 212024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — April 27, 20240:00 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 n...
2024-04-271h 422024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 25-4-240:00 Introducción
10:23 ¿Cómo Terminará Kali-yuga?
24:54 ¿Cuándo Comenzar a Cantar un Número Fijo de Rondas en el Japa-mala?
40:36 Actuando de Forma Consciente
51:59 Limpiando el Espejo del Subconsciente
1:03:41 El Rasa-lila de Balarama
1:14:01 Lo que Nutre en Una Etapa, Asfixia en Otra
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2024-04-251h 292024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — April 20, 2024Step into this profound exchange, nestled within the embrace of caring, seasoned companionship. Here, kindred spirits come together as brothers and sisters, courageously embracing their uncertainties.
0:00 Swami Padmanabha powerfully reflects on the importance of the reality “There is only one family” and on that basis coming together, talking and thinking about what our contribution is in this time; what is necessary in this particular moment that we can respond to; coming together and looking at each other’s faces…in each other’s eyes, and being as close as we can be—allowing each other to have a voice, fur...
2024-04-201h 562024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 4-18-240:00 Introduction
13:40 Por Recordar Levemente a Gaura lo Difícil se Vuelve Fácil
36:14 Coexistiendo con Opiniones Siddhantícas Contrastes en un mismo Sangha
57:15 ¿Sigue Krishna en una Deidad Instalada por un Guru Caído?
1:19:30 ¿Es Aconsejable Combinar Diversas Tradiciones Religiosas?
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2024-04-181h 322024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — April 13, 2024Join this enlightening journey with Swami Padmanabha and a community of fellow seekers as they delve into the profound realms of spiritual wisdom in a deeply personal manner. Discover transformative insights tailored to your individual journey, empowering you to cultivate spiritual growth right where you are.
0:00 Swami Padmanabha reflects on his recent gathering with esteemed figures like Father Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren, and other luminaries at the Center for Action and Contemplation. Through this enriching experience, he gained profound insights into the transformative power of intergenerational collaboration. Recognizing the importance of elders entrusting emerging leaders with responsibility...
2024-04-131h 292024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 4-11-240:00 Introducción2:56 ¿Qué es un Acarya?15:30 ¿Se Puede Cobrar por Recitar las Escrituras?22:27 Explicación del SB 2.9.3637:05 ¿Qué Necesidad hay de Gadadhara, si Mahaprabhu es Radha-Krishna Combinados?
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2024-04-1155 min2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 4-4-240:00 Introducción6:05 El Idioma Gramatical y Sustancial de las Escrituras27:35 Cómo Iniciar un Sadhana Sostenible48:36 ¿Existe el Akarma fuera del Camino del Bhakti?58:03 Cómo Lidiar con los Abusos en ISKCON
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2024-04-041h 232024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — March 30, 2024Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they seek to refine and embody Gaudiya concepts.
0:00 Swami Padmanabha shares a few words on last week’s Gaura-purnima and of the intent to imbibe all that Mahaprabhu represents on a heart-level, not just a head-level. In this way, the festival remains significant and important internally regardless of externals.
03:48 How can we have an experience of the stories of lila in a real way and not artificially like when watching a fiction movie?
18:58 Do we take our personality with us into transcendence?
38:20 How can we ha...
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4:58 Renuncia Precipitada y Negligencia de nuestros Deberes Prescritos
32:42 Karma-kanda y la Octava Ofensa al Santo Nombre
42:04 ¿Por qué Aumentar y Mejorar nuestro Sadhana?
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2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolGaura Purnima: ¿Qué se Celebra Realmente en Gaura Purnima? 24-3-24Únete a Swami Padmanabha mientras comparte qué es lo que se celebra en Sri Gaura Purnima.
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2024-03-241h 322024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 21-3-240:00 Introducción
8:50 ¿Cómo Empezar a Tener una Relación con la Deidad?
27:30 Siendo Esencialistas al Seguir Reglas y Regulaciones
50:43 Predicando sin Irrespetar la Fe de Otros
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2024-03-211h 102024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — March 16, 2024Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they refine their understanding of how to embody radical personalism.
0:00 Introduction and invitation to Swami Padmanabha’s upcoming classes in Alachua which are all pointing in the direction of the zenith of tadatmya, Sri Gaurahari.
4:49 We have a tendency to think that our humanity has nothing to do with our spiritual life. Please contextualize Srila Jiva Goswami’s explanation of svarupa-siddhi bhakti so we can begin to accept these words and see everything as being a part of service to Krishna.
26:31 How does the fact that any one...
2024-03-161h 272024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 14-3-240:00 Introducción
8:19 ¿Quién es un Mayavadi?
23:53 La Ira Expresada como Bhakti
39:51 ¿Qué es la Sucesión Discipular para un Gaudiya?
48:38 Elementos Culturales en nuestra Tradición
58:42 ¿Tiene la Mujer Capacidad para Especulación Filosófica?
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2024-03-141h 082024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — March 9, 2024Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they refine their understanding of how to embody radical personalism.
0:00 Introduction to Swami's forthcoming book, currently in the writing process, exploring the ever-evolving nature of Reality and the implications of God's experience of ever-fresh love as a state of perpetual growth.
05:35 A few words in honor and explanation of Maha Shiva Ratri in relation to confronting and admitting our own anarthas, limits and capacities, not identifying with them and at the same time recognizing so that they become an ornament and not a source of toxicity.
20:24 What...
2024-03-091h 412024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — March 2, 2024Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they bring deep concerns found through their practice into the arena of discussion.
0:00 Mangalacarana; Swami Padmanabha shares his current seminar about Prayer in Cali, Colombia, and the importance of being present in relation to our sense of identity.
8:39 How can Krishna’s greatness be approached so we can appreciate his sweetness according to my present stage?
35:25 What is the relationship between vulnerability and empowerment?
50:50 How can we approach prayer and practice so that we can sustain our sense of vulnerability
1:07:13 Considering that Krishna’s Na...
2024-03-021h 312024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 29-2-240:00 Introducción a Aparición de Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
16:06 ¿Cómo Entender el Aparente Estilo Agresivo de Sri Bhaktisiddhanta?
40:33 Lidiando con Ex-miembros del Sarasvata Parivara
47:49 Entendiendo el Siksa-parampara, la Orden de Sannyasa y el Cordón Brahmínico Introducidos por Sri Bhaktisiddhanta
1:14:20 Encontrando a Dios Más Allá de nuestra Tradición
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2024-02-291h 28
2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolEl Amor Incondicional de Krishna (parte 2) - 24-2-24El Amor Incondicional de Krishna (parte 2) - 24-2-24Bogotá, Colombia
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2024-02-251h 492024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — February 24, 2024Swami Padmanabha invites us to the beautiful entanglement of sadhu sangha—to the attachment to honesty. Honesty is the perfection of our endeavors and not the external packaging of them.
0:00 Mahaprabhu’s gift of unconditional love
7:43 What does it mean that “God needs to be protected”; how does Mahaprabhu’s vulnerability relate to ours; how as individuals and a community can we show up to serve the necessity of protecting each other?
32:40 How to develop a sense of belongingness that is not based simply on fitting in?
44:50 Will chanting more japa improve th...
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2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolSannyasa lila de Caitanya Mahaprabhu— 23-2-24Sannyasa lila de Caitanya Mahaprabhu— 23-2-24Bogotá, Colombia
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2024 Swami Padmanabha en Españolel Amor Incondicional de Krishna (Parte 1) 22-2-24Ciclo de Conferencias el Amor IncondicionalBogotá, Colombia
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2024-02-231h 15
2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolSri Nityananda Trayodasi - 21-2-24Ciclo de Conferencias el Amor IncondicionalBogotá, Colombia
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2024-02-221h 132024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — February 17, 2024Swami Padmanabha invites us to the beautiful entanglement of sadhu sangha—to the attachment to honesty. Honesty is the perfection of our endeavors and not the external packaging of them.
0:00 Introduction
04:49 Static vows in the face of constant change
38:38 Evolution as the nature of reality and its implications from practice to prema
50:43 When people want to war against our peace
1:05:15 Group standards should always remain dynamically personal
1:19:53 Honoring where we are and how we got here voluntarily and with inspiration
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2024-02-171h 362024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 15-2-240:00 Introducción y Reflexiones sobre Sri Advaita Saptami
22:20 ¿En qué se Diferencian los Diversos Nombres de Krishna, y por qué Algunos se Sienten Más Inclinados a un Nombre que a Otro?
44:35 Entendiendo cuando Miembros de Otras Misiones Predican en Templos Liderados por Personas que han sido (o siguen siendo) Abusadores
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2024-02-1559 min
2024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — February 10, 2024Swami Padmanabha addresses the concerns of practitioners where their boots meet the ground, so to speak, highlighting the necessity for ongoing conversation that both challenges held perspectives and provides the tools to reconceive words, ideas and practices in a way that more closely align with our inner intensions.
0:00 Introduction
9:36 Clarification from Previous Class Regarding Book Distribution
20:12 Healthy Attachment and Detachment in our Relationships
45:32 Inclusivity in the Context of Tadatmya
1:05:45 Does Our Number Of Rounds Determine our Inner Standing in Bhakti?
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2024-02-101h 402024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 8-2-240:00 Introducción7:23 ¿Cómo Entender que se Solicite Dinero a Cambio de Brindar Prácticas Devocionales?45:42 La Relación entre el Sristi-lila y Jiva-tattva57:18 El Destino de Aquellos que se Suicidan1:04:06 Diferencia entre Sannyasi, Swami y Babaji y el Sannyasa de Sri Bhaktisiddhanta
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2024-02-081h 172024 Swami PadmanabhaISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — February 3, 2024Swami Padmanabha addresses the concerns of practitioners where their boots meet the ground, so to speak, highlighting the necessity for ongoing conversation that both challenges held perspectives and provides the tools to reconceive words, ideas and practices in a way that more closely align with our inner intensions.
0:00 Introduction26:19 Is Pracar/Preaching the Highest Service?52:25 The 'I' and 'My' that Gaudiyas Accept, and the One They Reject1:10:34 Surrender and Approaching Krishna to Merely Solve our Problems1:27:00 Understanding Srila Prabhupada´s Emphasis on Book Distribution
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2024-02-031h 402024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolISTAGOSTHI: Preguntas y Respuestas en Vivo - 1-2-240:00 Introducción10:42 Reflexiones sobre la Rendición39:19 ¿Por qué en el Pañca-tattva-mantra llamamos a Mahaprabhu como Sri Krishna Caitanya, si Aspiramos a Adorarlo como Sannyasi en el Aprakata-lila?57:48 ¿Cómo Entender a Sri Guru como No Omnisciente, cuando a veces parece serlo?
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2024-02-011h 17
2024 Swami Padmanabha en EspañolSwami Padmanabha presenta TADATMYA: Alianza Devocional.Swami Padmanabha presenta TADATMYA: Alianza Devocional. Esta presentación resume la evolución natural del Personalismo Radical en la forma de esta “comunidad intencional” conocida como TADATMYA: Alianza Devocional. Swami comparte cómo surgió dicha comunidad; por qué se llama “TADATMYA: Alianza Devocional;” y cómo participar en esta sangha.
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2024-01-311h 00
2023 Swami Padmanabha230623 Interview of Swami Padmanabha by Vaishnava Voices PodcastSwami Padmanabha joins Vaishnava Voices Podcast to talk about his new book RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion, and how he personally dealt with the question: "Should I stay or should I go?" in moments of crisis.
Guaranteed to be of interest and import for those within the tradition and those who are presently outside any institution but still feel some affinity for the essence of their tradition.
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