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Self-destruction strategies 2 – Be a perfectionist

QA on balancing the material and the spiritual

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

When God fails – Krishna as shanti-duta

Bhagavatam canto 6 study 6 6.4.1-34 The pure heart is the secret to know the pure Lord

Aversion to commitment is not detachment

Balaram Jayanti class – Balaram acts as the via media between Krishna and the Vrajavasis as well as the conditioned souls

Understanding how to understand scripture – Ladder of abstraction and nature of attribution

Gita Insights on Terrorism

Learning to live with the mind – 2

​Learning to live with the mind 1 – Gita 6.27-36

Making our outreach relevant

Practicing humility in a culture of promotion

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 4 – 2.32-3.11 Boost inner resolution with external facilitation

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 3 – 6.2.1-28 Bhakti’s potency is not a license for immorality

​Bhagavatam canto 6 study 2 – 6.1.28-68 Lust is not gender-specific – it troubles everyone

​Stimulate desired emotions through right setting

Bhagavatam canto 6 study 1 – 6.1.1-27 Nothing purifies as thoroughly as bhakti

​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

Shikshashtakam 7 – Go beyond sentimentality to spiritual sentiments

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

Metaphorical understanding in bhakti philosophy and in Krishna’s killing of Putana

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

​Prahlad sees his glory as bhakti’s glory

Cultivating absorption through conviction

In scriptural study, be not just faithful but also purposeful

Shikshashtakam 6 – Calling for mercy elevates us from our fallen condition

Self excellence principles from Bhagavad Gita

​Learning to lose our faith in illusion

​Three types of austerities – Gita 17.14-16 (Hindi)

Surrender is not just exalted sentiment but also practical action – Gita 18.66

​Science and spirituality are harmonizable

Shikshashtakam 5 – Channel the avalanche of desire

​Give people space to grow in their faith

Austerity is meant to focus desire, not kill desire

Devotion is a progression from our past, not a rejection of the past

​What exactly is the eternal treasure of bhakti (Hindi)

Unravelling the Mystery of Karma with QA

The spiritual is beyond the social, national cultural and traditional

Anant Gita ke do anta – Gita 18.63-78

​Western philosophers and Bhagavad-gita 1 – Beyond Cartesian duality

Parashurama avatar – Brahmana, kshatriya and post-kshatriya phases

Self-determination and denial of destiny characterize modernity

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

Shikshashtakam 3 – Humility and tolerance empower us to focus on our purpose

​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

The dual dimensions of artha

​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

Gita 15.18 Fragmentation is not the cause of illusion, disharmonization is

Make your own destiny 3

​Make your own destiny 2

Make your own destiny 1

Gita 15.17 Liberation is not just elevation out of illusion but also connection with the supreme reality

Gita 15.16 Purification means to change our emotional center

Gita 15.15 The purpose of perceiving the spiritual through the material is to perceive the spiritual in its own right

Gita 15.14 The world’s origin and operation points requires something beyond the world

Gita 15.13 The existence of multiple factors congenial to our existence points to transcendence

Gita 15.12 We need the eyes to see what our eyes need to see

PRAY acronym: Revisiting our conceptions about praying

Gita 15.11 What we see depends on what we want to see

Gita 15.10 We need knowledge to see our vulnerability in material existence

Seek artha in both its senses – wealth and meaning

Gita 15.09 The mind makes chasing mirages the soul’s tragic habit

Gita 15.08 The essence of growth is evolution in our conception of life

Gita 15.07 Even when the mind is directed by the senses, it still directs the senses

Gita 15.06 The spiritual world is self-luminous and its luminosity is malleable to Krishna’s will

The pointlessness of atheism

Gita 15.05 Surrender means to give up everything for Krishna – even the feeling of hopelessness

Gita 15.04 The Personal Absolute is not a way to transcendence – he is the summit of transcendence