Lecture Series

Is it scientific to believe in weird things such as ghosts, hallucinations and near-death experiences?

Carl Jung & psychological insights for spiritual growth, The Monks Podcast 128 with Hanumat Preshaka Maharaj

Why ethics matter while practicing bhakti in today’s world, The Monk’s Podcast 127 with Rasamandala Prabhu

Shakespeare Revisited Universal Themes Spiritual Insight The Monks Podcast 126 with Hanumat Preshaka M

How yoga culminates in bhakti, The Monk’s Podcast 125 with Garuda Prabhu

From platform speaking to personal coaching – The Monk’s Podcast 124 with Sutapa Prabhu

Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 10 – Kalki – The Monk’s Podcast 123 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj

Balancing obedience to authority & independent thoughtfulness, The Monk’s Podcast 122 with Radheshyam Prabhu

Growing through love and loss in relationships, The Monk’s Podcast 121 with Garuda Prabhu

Making bhakti spirituality relevant to today’s social concerns – The Monk’s Podcast 120 with Yogesvara Prabhu

Bhakti spirituality for the contemporary mind – The Monk’s Podcast 119 with Shyamananda Prabhu

Faith-based organizations, eco-friendly living & ISKCON, The Monk’s Podcast 118 with Gauranga Prabhu

Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 9 – Buddha – The Monk’s Podcast 117 with Krishna Kshetra M

Role of oral traditions in preserving spiritual culture, The Monk’s Podcast 116 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami

Journaling in bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 115 with Candramauli Maharaj

Understanding our relationship with Prabhupada’s words, The Monk’s Podcast 114 with Garuda Prabhu

Youth outreach for community-building & world-transformation, The Monk’s Podcast 113 with Radheshyam Prabhu

Earth Day Special, Vedic wisdom for eco-friendly living, The Monk’s Podcast 112 with Shyamananda Prabhu

When technological advances start playing God The Monks Podcast 111 with Yogesvara Prabhu

Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 8 – Balarama – The Monk’s Podcast 110 with Krishna Kshetra M

Should devotees take vaccines. – A Bhagavad-gita perspective – The Monk’s Podcast 109 with Garuda Prabhu

Can scripture be understood in multiple ways? – The Monk’s Podcast 108 with Radhika Raman Prabhu

Spirituality and Democracy – The Monk’s Podcast 107 with Shyamananda Prabhu

Gita key verses course 51 – Appreciating the Gita’s three conversations Gita 18.76

Gita key verses course 50 – Love is the ultimate reality Gita 18.65

Gita key verses course 49-The Quest for Oneness-Where it is right and where it goes wrong-Gita 18.55

Gita key verses course 48 – Can I be spiritual and still be ambitious Can my work be my worship Gita 18.46

Gita key verses course 47 – Why some people are knowledgeably ignorant or intelligently foolish – Gita 18.35

How scripture comes alive – The Monk’s Podcast 105 with Shyamananda

Churning the BhagavatamThe Monk’s Podcast 104 – Dashavatara 7 – Rama with Krishna Kshetra M

Gita key verses course 46 – If we are not the doers why are we held responsible – Gita 18.14

Gita key verses course 45 – Speak to give peace of mind, not a piece of your mind – Gita 17.15

Don’t let Prabhupada’s difficult statements become difficulties – The Monk’s Podcast 103 with Yogeshvara Prabhu

Gita key verses course 43 – Are some people innately bad – Gita 16.06

Gita key verse course 42 – How to see God’s hand in our life Gita – 15.15

Gita key verses 41 – What is the upside-down tree metaphor Gita 15.01

Gita key verses course 40 – What are the modes why do they matter – Gita 14.05

How we see it 1, We they mentality & other religious typicals, The Monk’s Podcast 102 with Shyamananda Prabhu

Role of self-care in bhakti – The Monk’s Podcast 101 with Sukhavaha Mataji and Gaur Kumar Prabhu

Examining mythology 4 – The Monk’s Podcast 100 with Shyamananda Prabhu

Examining mythology 3 – The Monk’s Podcast 99 with Shyamananda Prabhu

Gita key verses course 39 – What is education meant for – Gita 13.12

Examining mythology 2 – The Monk’s Podcast 98 with Shyamananda Prabhu

The Monk’s Podcast 97 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Examining mythology 1

Isn’t the Vedic path better because it doesn’t narrow-mindedly claim to be the only way as do the Abrahamic religions

Do We Need To Be Politically Correct And Say That All Paths Are The Same When Addressing Devotees?

Sustainable Living and Rural Outreach – The Monk’s Podcast 96 with Sanat Kumar Prabhu

Gita key versescourse 38 – Does religion make people better or worse? – Gita 12.13

The Monk’s Podcast 95 Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 6 – Parashurama

The Monk’s Podcast 94 with Lokanath Maharaja – Gaudiya bhakti, Maharashtrian bhakti, universal bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 93 with Radha Gopinatha Prabhu – Preserving a simple heart in a complex world

Gita key verses course 37 – Beyond black and white conceptions of spirituality – Gita 12.10

Gita key verses course 36 – How can I forgive those who have hurt me – Gita 11.55

Gita key verses 35 – What is the universal form, why is it so scary – Gita 11.15

The Monk’s Podcast 92 with Garuda Prabhu – Relationship is the essential purpose of guru-tattva

Gita key courses verses 34 – Is nature sacred Does the Gita teach eco-friendly living – Gita 10.17

The Monk’s Podcast 91 with Giriraj Maharaj – End-of-life care and bhakti wisdom

Those eighteen days – Day 18

The Monk’s Podcast 90 with Garuda Prabhu – Please criticize me – I want to grow

Those eighteen days – Day 17

The Monk’s Podcast 89 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam- Dashavatara 5 Vamana

Those eighteen days – Day 16

Those eighteen days – Day 15

Those eighteen days – Day 14

Those eighteen days – Day 13

Those eighteen days – Day 12

Those eighteen days – Day 11

Those eighteen days – Day 10

The Monk’s Podcast 88 with Kaustubha Prabhu – Kaustubha P Sharing bhakti in contemporary America

Those eighteen days – Day 9

Those eighteen days – Day 8

Those eighteen days – Day 7

When ethics and humanity can provide us direction why do we need spirituality?

Those eighteen days – Day 6

Those eighteen days – Day 5

Those eighteen days – Day 4

Those eighteen days – Day 3

The Monk’s Podcast 85 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Dashavatara 4 – Narasimha

Those eighteen days – Day 2

The Monk’s Podcast 84 with Madhavananda Prabhu – From Sentimentality to Spirituality

Those eighteen days – Day 1

The Monk’s Podcast 83 with Shyamananda – Social Justice and Spiritual Wisdom 2 – Caste System Analyzed

The Monk’s Podcast 82 with Shyamananda – Animals and their place in an eco-friendly world

The Monk’s Podcast 81 with Shyamananda – Social Justice and Spiritual wisdom 1

The Monk’s Podcast 43 with Braja Bihari Prabhu – How to disagree without being disagreeable

The Monk’s Podcast 55 with Garuda Prabhu – Does love exist in the material world?

The Monk’s Podcast 51 with Bhanu Maharaj – Why science and scripture see reality differently

The Monk’s Podcast 62 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Conspiracy theories

The Monk’s Podcast 65 with Govinda Prabhu – Centralization, Decentralization and Dharma

The Monk’s Podcast 68 with Radhika Raman Prabhu – Harmonizing faith and reason in bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 56 with Bhakti Vasudeva Maharaj – Taking bhakti wisdom into the management world

If we leave the room for the supernatural in the scientific quest for knowledge, won’t we tend to look for easy lazy ways out?

Is scientific advancement driven by simple curiosity or by the controlling mentality

The Monk’s Podcast 77 with Govinda Prabhu – Racism – what it is, what it isn’t and how to deal with it?

The Monk’s Podcast 80 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaja – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 3 – Varaha

The Monk’s Podcast 78 with Krishna Kshetra Maharaj – Churning the Bhagavatam – Dashavatara 2 – Kurma

Gopi-gita verse – 3 esoteric meanings

Light your heart this Diwali – LIGHT acronym

The Monk’s Podcast 79 with Hridayananda Goswami – American politics in the light the Bhagavad-gita

The Monk’s Podcast 76 with Yogesvara Prabhu – Holocaust, karma and compassion