Lecture Series

Gita 01.20 – The monkey standard is permeated with the divine monkey’s presence

Gita 01.19 – Kauravas’ bravado battered and shattered by Pandavas’ bravery

Gita 01.18 – The Pandavas’ illustrious sons gallantly serve their parents

Gita 01.17 – Weapons are warrior’s ornaments

Bhagavatam-daily 47 – 11.07.37 – Real strength means to be strong enough to let small things pass

Bhagavatam-daily 46 – 11.07.36 – Respecting people opens their heart to Krishna’s message

Bhagavatam-daily 45 – 11.07.35 – Shelter comes not by ritual formalization but by learning disposition

Bhagavatam-daily 44 – 11.07.34 – Learning attitude ensures that we learn not just occasionally but constantly

Bhagavatam-daily 43 – 11.07.33 – Learning is not for earning or controlling, but for harmonizing

Bhagavatam-daily 42 – 11.07.32 – Constant learning mood heralds adventures in wisdom and devotion

Bhagavatam-daily 41 – 11.07.31 – The intelligence for spiritual enquiry is a great fortune

Bhagavatam-daily 40 – 11.07.30 – Saintly association impels us to question our definition of happiness

Bhagavatam-daily 39 – 11.07.29 – Burning oneself to feel the relief of coming out of fire is not pleasure

Bhagavatam-daily 38 – 11.07.28 – Ability present, activity absent is astonishing

Bhagavatam-daily 37 – 11.07.27 – Go beyond the maya of papa – and punya

Bhagavatam-daily 36 – 11.07.26 – Presence of knowledge begs questions about its source and use

Bhagavatam-daily 35 – 11.07.25 – Renunciation comes not from frustration but from illumination

Bhagavatam-daily 33 – 11.07.23 – Perceiving the difficult to perceive defines human intelligence

Bhagavatam-daily 32 – 11.07.22 – The father loves the path by which the lost child returns home

Bhagavatam-daily 31 – 11.07.21 – Bhakti enables us to best tap our human speciality

Bhagavatam-daily 30 – 11.07.20 – To become your own guru, observe and infer in harmony with guru

Bhagavatam-daily 29 – 11.07.19 – Use intelligence to take the initiative for delivering oneself

Bhagavatam-daily 28 – 11.07.18 – Meditate on Krishna’s benevolence to terminate ambivalence

Bhagavatam-daily 27 – 11.07.17 – Even the gods are illusioned; Krishna alone isn’t

Bhagavatam-daily 26 – 11.07.16 – Material improvement can’t replace spiritual advancement

Bhagavatam-daily 25 – 11.07.15 – Bhakti makes the dushkara sulabha and su-sukham

Bhagavatam-daily 24 – 11.07.14 – Yoga is not mechnical, but personal

Bhagavatam-daily 23 – 11.07.13 – Philosophy deepens our intellectual absorption in Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 22 – 11.07.12 – Devotional vision and benevolent intention protects us from fall

Bhagavatam-daily 21 – 11.07.11 – When there’s no impurity, right action comes spontaneously, not intellectually

Bhagavatam-daily 20 – 11.07.10 – Don’t let relative security distract from absolute security

Bhagavatam-daily 19 – 11.07.09 – Seeing our connectedness with Krishna keeps us safe

Bhagavatam-daily 18 – 11.07.08 – See beyond material good and bad to Krishna

Bhagavatam-daily 17 – 11.07.07 – To accept the fleeting as lasting is illusion

Bhagavatam-daily 16 – 11.07.06 – The light of devotion illumines this dark age

Bhagavatam-daily 15 – 11.07.05 – Today’s culture aggravates, rationalizes and exploits people’s lower side

Bhagavatam-daily 14 – 11.07.04 – The departure of Krishna’s outer manifestation impels us to take shelter of his ever-accesssible manifestations

Bhagavatam-daily 13 – 11.07.03 – Our choice of faith attracts the gift of faith

Bhagavatam-daily 12 – 11.07.02 – Krishna is the object of prayers for everyone – even those who are the object of prayers

Bhagavatam-daily 11 – 11.07.01 – Krishna appreciates our faith in him amidst adversity

Bhagavatam-daily 10 – 11.06.49 – Don’t project suspicion induced by the imitation on the original

Bhagavatam-daily 9 – 11.06.48 – Krishna manifested through his pastimes acts as a sword and a magnet

Bhagavatam-daily 8 – 11.06.47 – What the impersonalists attain with difficulty devotees attain that and more with ease

Bhagavatam-daily 7 – 11.06.46 – Krishna’s remnants make the lower taste unappealing

Bhagavatam-daily 6 – 11.06.45 – How devotion rises from unsteady to spontaneous

Bhagavatam-daily 5 – 11.06.44 – Hearing about Krishna is auspicious and delicious

Bhagavatam-daily 4 – 11.06.43 – We can’t tolerate separation from Krishna, but the mind misleads us

Bhagavatam-daily 3 – 11.06.42 – Trust not just Krishna’s power, but also his intelligence

Gita 01.16 – The individual conches manifest individual warrior’s virility

Bhagavatam-daily 2 – 11.06.41 – Submission is the way out of confusion

Gita 01.15 – The top trio in the Pandava army start the action

Bhagavatam-daily 1 – 11.06.40 – Philosophy offers shelter when the world’s shelters fail

Gita 01.14 – The dramatically humble entry of the hero

Gita 01.13 – Rituals of war express and stimulate the martial spirit

Gita 01.12 – The valorous grandsire stops the politicking

Gita 01.11 – The manipulator misses the one who matters most

Gita 01.10 – Mulitiple meanings of same word reveal the possibilities of multiple interpretations

Gita 01.09 – Listing the warriors’ qualities for enlisting their commitment

Preaching sensitively

Understanding Krishna’s love for us

Gita 01.08 – Attachment makes the absent present

Gita 01.07 – Repetition of known information conveys prioritization

Gita 01.06 – Their great warriors counterbalance our greater strength

Gita 01.05 – Affiliations were shaped by long-term affinity not short-term antipathy

Gita 01.04 – Our inner frame of reference shapes our outer focus of reference

Gita 01.03 – The politician seeks martial dedication by emotional manipulation

Gita 01.02 – Duryodhana’s choice of conversant reveals his political intent

Gita 01.01 – The transcendental manifests as the geographical

Boro kripa koile krishna song meditation

Gopinath 1 song meditation

Bhajahu re mana song meditation

Bhagavatam first canto study 3 – 1.1.3 – Relish the rasa in association

Bhagavatam first canto study 2 – 1.1.2 – The pure intention bestows the perfect destination

Spirituality and Medicine – An Integrated Approach

Mahabharata characters 73 Abhimanyu 2 Confronting conspiracy with courage

Mahabharata characters 72 Abhimanyu 1 Penetrating the impenetrable phalanx

Mahabharata characters 71 Ashwatthama The dangerous temptation to punish

Mahabharata characters 70 Karna 5 The tragic end of heroic misdirection

Mahabharata characters 69 Karna 3 Is word of honor greater than life of honor

Mahabharata characters 68 Karna 2 Status insecurity leads to shocking immorality

Mahabharata characters 67 – Karna 1 – Did life give him a raw deal?

Mahabharata characters 66 Duryodhana 5 Baffled in words, battles and spirits

Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified

Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire

Mahabharata characters 63 Duryodhana 2 Krishna’s magnanimity vs Duryodhna’s obstinacy

Mahabharata characters 62 Duryodhana 1 The humiliator is humiliated

Mahabharata characters 61 Draupadi 2 Exemplary devotion amidst tribulation

Mahabharata characters 60 Draupadi 1 Responding to vice with virtue

Mahabharata characters 59 – Sahadeva – Using intelligence in the service of dharma

Mahabharata characters 58 – Nakula – Sustaining unity amidst individuality

Mahabharata characters 57 – Arjun 20 – World conquest for Ashwamedha-yajna

Mahabharata characters 56 – Arjuna 19 – The difficult disciplining of Ashvatthama

Mahabharata characters 55 – Arjuna 18 – The final battle with Karna

Mahabharata characters 54 – Arjun 17 – Devotional surrender amidst mixed feelings at Drona’s death M

Mahabharata characters 53 – Arjuna 16 – Racing against time with the Lord of time

Mahabharata characters 52 – Arjuna 15 – Breaking through the wall of the Kaurava forces

Mahabharata characters 51 – Arjuna 14 – Besting the fearsome elephant and the formidable elephant wa

Bhagavatam first canto study 1 – 1.1.1 – The Attributes of the Absolute Truth

Mahabharata characters 50 – Arjuna 13 – Battling and serving the beloved grandsire

Mahabharata characters 49 – Arjuna 12 – The Gita goes far beyond violence to transcendence