Lecture Series

Pleasure is a smooth-talking lawyer – Wisdom on Wisdom 4

The future is in the future, not the past – Wisdom on Wisdom 3

Wisdom on Wisdom

Nietzsche’s Desirer of desire – Wisdom on Wisdom 2

Emerson’s Thought-stealing Ancients – Wisdom on Wisdom 1

Ramayana Reflection – Hanuman in Lanka 3 – Exceeding Expectations

Ramayana Reflection – Hanuman in Lanka 2 – Discouraged yet determined

Ramayana Reflection – Hanuman in Lanka 1 – Overcoming Obstacles

Ramayana Reflection – Why Rama abandoned Sita

What cricket can teach us about life Series

What cricket can teach us about life 3

What cricket can teach us about life 2

​What cricket can teach us about life 1

Bhakti yoga – cultural practice or spiritual science?

Bhikshu Gita 6 – See the mind’s aversion to concentration as a trick of illusion (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.47)

Bhikshu Gita 5 – Happiness comes by raising the standard of longing (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.46)

Bhikshu Gita 4 – The mind distracts us from bhakti in the name of bhakti (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.45)

Bhikshu Gita 3 – The mind makes the unreal seem real and the real seem unreal (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.44)

Bhikshu Gita 2 – The mind makes it difficult for people to change – be understanding (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.43)

Bhikshu Gita 1 – Minimize misery by identifying the misery caused by the mind (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.42)

Spirituality for caregivers – Talk at psychiatric hospital in New Jersey

​Near death experiences demystified

Spirituality for caregivers

​Rasa Lila or rash lila 2- The historical misunderstanding

​Rasa Lila or rash lila 1- The philosophical misunderstanding

Your enemy is inside you – and so is your friend – with Spanish translation

Tap the power of your mind​ – with Spanish translation

​Key to success – Go DEEP

Proactive Leadership – with Spanish translation

What your phone can teach you about your mind

Tap the power of consciousness

​Science vs Religion – Talk & QA

​What near death experiences mean for all of us

The search for happiness

Spirituality in an age of science – Maximizing human potential

Spirituality in an age of science – Managing the messy mind

Near-death Experiences – The evidence and the implication

​Spirituality – A higher-dimensional science

​Do we need spirituality in an age of science?

​Your worst enemy is inside you and so is your best friend

Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion

Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments

Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti

Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered

Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality

Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose

​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar

​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness

Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror

Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

Self-destruction Strategies 5 – See your work as Maya

Self-destruction strategies 4 – Let guilt come between you and Krishna

Self-destruction strategies 3 – Treat the peripheral as the essential

Self-destruction strategies 2 – Be a perfectionist

Self destruction Strategies 1 – Mistake self-pity to be humility

​Bhagavatam study 65 1.13.19-23 Vidura’s words hit Dhritarashtra where it hurts the most

​Bhagavatam study 64 1.13.9-18 Fulfilling purpose is more important than just sharing information

​Bhagavatam study 63 1.13.1-8 Periods of distress can forge the deepest bonds

Bhagavatam study 62 1.12.30-36 The Bhagavatam’s lens focuses on separation from Krishna

​Bhagavatam study 61 1.12.21-29 The prophecy of a glorious death is not inauspicious

Bhagavatam study 60 1.12.12-20 The carrier of the dynasty was to the glory of the dynasty

Bhagavatam study 59 1.12.1-11 Parikshit had magnificent darshan even before birth

Bhagavatam study 58 1.11.32-39 Krishna seemed attached but remained detached

Bhagavatam study 57 1.11.25-32 Krishna’s beauty is exquisite and exquisitely described

​Bhagavatam study 56 1.11.14-24 The spiritual qualification of bhakti unites the materially​ ​qualified and unqualified

​Bhagavatam study 55 1.11.8-13 Prosperity without Krishna is like beautiful things for the blind

​Bhagavatam study 54 1.11.1-7 Krishna’s arrival brings ecstasy

​Bhagavatam study 53 1.10.28-36 Krishna’s departure and travel are celebrations of love

​Bhagavatam study 52 1.10.21-27 The Supreme appears human – and still remains Supreme

Bhagavatam study 51 1.10.9-20 Imminent separation from Krishna triggers intense emotion

Bhagavatam study 50 1.10.1-8 Yudhishtira’s dharmic reign harmonizes the natural order with the human order

​Bhagavatam study 49 1.9.43-48 Departure of great souls is a victory worthy of celebration

​Bhagavatam study 48 1.9.36-42 Bhishma’s memories go beyond the personal to the Krishna-centered

Bhagavatam study 47 1.9.31-35 Bhishma identifies and adores the ultimate cause of his death

Cultivating non-judgmental attitude – Three-part series at Brisbane on Bhagavatam (11.28.1-3)

Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism – Three-part series at Sydney

Uddhava Gita nectar – Four-part series on Bhagavatam (11.12.10-13) at Sydney

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam – Four-part series on Bhagavatam (2.9.33-36)

Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi

Holy name is everything

Bhagavatam study 46 1.9.25-30 Bhishma’s departure is glorious in every way

​Bhagavatam study 45 1.9.17-24 By doing the Lord’s will, we understand his benevolence

​Bhagavatam study 44 1.9.11-16 Concern for others’ suffering decreases our own suffering

​Bhagavatam study 43 1.9.1-10 The experts adjust contextual practices to fulfill essential purpose

Bhagavatam study 42 1.8.45-52 Yudhisthira argues against his blamelessness

​Bhagavatam study 41 1.8.38-44 Devotional prayers take us towards pure devotion

Bhagavatam study 40 1.8.32-37 The unborn takes birth to end our rebirth

​Bhagavatam study 39 1.8.26-31 Krishna-lila can be understood through love

​Prahlad Prayers 5 Those who cherish the spiritual can channel the material

Prahlad Prayers 4 Upward mobility can’t save us from mortality

Prahlad Prayers 3 Linking manisha with Hrshikesha makes us manisha

Prahlad Prayers 2 The damsel in distress redefines distress

Prahlad Prayers 1 Krishna’s glorification is for our purification, not our glorification

​Bhagavatam study 38 1.8.23-25 Material adversity makes spiritual opportunity a necessity

Gita 15.20 Using the knowledge and devotion we presently have propels us symbiotically towards life’s perfection

Bhagavatam study 37 1.8.17-22 The prayer progresses from philosophical to personal

Gita 15.19 Bhakti is not non-intellectual or anti-intellectual – it is trans-intellectual

Bhagavatam study 36 1.8.1-16 – What is materially impossible is possible for Krishna