Audio Lectures

Uddhava Gita nectar 4 – Understanding the different gopis’ varying understandings of Krishna

Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 3 – Srila Prabhupada made the transcendental practical

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 4 – Understanding human intelligence

How are scriptures relevant today

Uddhava Gita nectar 3 – The gopis’ ecstatic samadhi

Uddhava Gita nectar 2 – Love explained – Comparing materialist, Abrahamic, impersonalist and bhakti worldviews

Uddhava Gita nectar 1 – Krishna acknowledges the gopis’ heartbreak

Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 2 – Learn to relish bhakti rasa

Appreciating Gaudiya Vaishnavism 1 – Bhakti inverts social hierarchy

Yayati pastime analysis – From indulgence to transcendence

FREE – 4 ways spirituality makes us better achievers

Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi – Part 2

Devotion amidst persecution – Lord Chaitanya delivers Chand Kazi Part 1

Go beyond get, beget, forget, regret

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 3 – Understanding material nature

Holy Name is Everything Part 2

Holy Name is Everything Part 1

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding Maya

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding the Absolute Truth

Bhagavatam study 35 01.7.52-58 Law codes alone aren’t enough for justice – an expert judge is needed

The living bhakti tradition is a garden, not a museum

Dasha Mula Tattva 13 – Study scripture with focus on the purpose of scripture

Dasha Mula Tattva 12 – Enter higher rasas by purification, not imitation

Spirituality in the Age of Science

Bhagavatam study 34 01.7.44-51 Differences in opinion arise from differences in focus of perception

Dasha Mula Tattva 11 – Love is not just feeling but also doing

Dasha Mula Tattva 10 – Mayavada is the inversion, not contradiction, of Vaishnavism

Dasha Mula Tattva 9 – Association is the way to liberation

Bhagavatam study 33 01.7.38-43 Ashwatthama’s actions were inexcusable and punishable

Dining with a monkey

Bhagavatam study 32 01.7.30-37 The protector from provocation tests by provoking

Bhagavatam study 31 01.7.22-29 Krishna relieves from the dangerous fire – literal and metaphorical

Dasha Mula Tattva 8 – Maya binds us not as prisoners but as puppets

Dasha Mula Tattva 7 – Achintyabhedabheda is the most evolved understanding of Vedanta

Dasha Mula Tattva 6 – The Absolute Truth delights and shares delights through three internal energies

Dasha Mula Tattva 5 – The Absolute Truth and its energies are one in synthesis, different in analysis

PRAHLAD acronym – 7 glories qualities of Prahlad Maharaj

Reincarnation 3 – Five intuitive contemplations for self-discovery

Reincarnation 2 – Europe’s incredible delusion – we have only one life

Reincarnation 1 – Preview of scientific, historical and philosophical analysis

Gita 12.13 Devotion manifests as action, even aggression, without mundane passion

Advaita Acharya 1 – Compassionate call to the Lord

Gita 12.12 Serenity comes by rising from piety to spirituality

Gita 12.11 To be self-situated, begin with selflessness

Gita 12.10 Bhakti means dedicating our external to the eternal internal instead of the ephemeral internal

Gita 12.09 If absorption in Krishna is unattainable, seek attraction through connection

Gita 12.08 Bhakti changes not our outer location but the locus of our inner world

Dasha Mula Tattva 4 – Hari is the Absolute Truth concealed and revealed in the Vedas

Dasha Mula Tattva 3 – Understanding the necessity and focus of Vedic knowledge

Narada Muni – Not kalah-priya, but krishna-priya

Dasha Mula Tattva 2 – Scripture is the only way to know inconceivable Absolute Truth

Gita 1​1.30 The all-devouring feature of the universal form reveals how the war is a yajna

​Gita 1​1.29 To be enriched with speed on the path of self-destruction is tragic

​Gita 11.28 The life and the death of the dharmic is auspicious

Bhagavatam study 30 – 1.7.15 -21 – Arjuna pacifies griefstruck Draupadi with fierce sweet words

​Gita 11.27 The comprehensive vision of the universes includes its gruesome features

Bhagavatam study 29 – 1.7.8-14 – Krishna attracts those who are not attracted to anything

Gita 11.26 The event of death is virtue-neutral, but the destination after death isn’t

Bhagavatam study 28 – 1.7.1-7 – Vyasa offers bhakti as the remedy for the worlds malady

Positive Thinking 35 – Let the IDEA lead to ENERGY

Positive Thinking 34 – No time?

Gita 11.25 The sight of the unfamiliar in the familiar is disorienting

Bhagavatam study 27 – 1.6.32-38 – Krishnas glories fulfill our search for pleasure

​Gita 11.24 Repetition is not always rambling – it can be for stress or beauty

Bhagavatam study 26 – 1.6.23-31 – Devotion offers the supreme liberation

Positive Thinking 33 – Tap the power of meditation

Gita 11.23 The universal form’s predatory features arouse fear even in Arjuna

Bhagavatam study 25 – 1.6.16-22 – Spiritual desire cleanses material desire

Positive Thinking 32 – PIES – 4 dimensions for all-round well-being

Be an agent of positve change

Positive Thinking 31 – Complement diagnosis with prescription

​Gita 11.22 The vibhutis are astounded by the virata rupa

Bhagavatam study 24 – 1.6.8-15 – Spiritual vision makes the heart-breaking heart-freeing

Bhagavatam study 23 – 1.6.1-7 – Even when our disposition changes, our position may not change

​Gita 11.21 The celestials are not just the universal form’s components but also its respondents

Gita 11.20 The universal form induces awe – both wonder and fear

Gita 11.19 – The universal form is not just blinding but also burning

Positive Thinking 30 – Faith reveals the integrated beyond the fragmented

Gita 11.18 – The universal form is the eternal personal protector of dharma

Bhagavatam study 22 – 1.5.33-40 – Action with devotional recollection leads to liberation

Positive Thinking 29 – See the invisible, feel the intangible, achieve the impossible

Gita 11.17 – The blinding brightness conveys the universal form’s glory

Bhagavatam study 21 – 1.5.23-32 – Narada boy progresses towards enlightenment

Using jnana in bhakti

Positive Thinking 28 – Let gratitude energize you

Gita 11.16 – Description of vision stimulates identification of the source of that vision

Bhagavatam study 20 – 1.5.17-22 – Failure on the spiritual path is better than success on the material path

Positive Thinking 27 – Avoid mental viruses

Using English to glorify Krishna

​Gita 11.15 – Arjuna’s vision encompasses the whole universe from top to bottom

Bhagavatam study 19 – 1.5.11-16 – Devotion alone brings lasting value to anything

Positive Thinking 26 – Don’t let the world’s opinions determine your decisions

Gita 11.14 – Arjuna’s mood changes from submissive discussion to prayerful veneration

Positive Thinking 25 – See life as a marathon, not a sprint

Bhagavatam study 18 – 1.5.1-10 – Offer spiritual instruction with empathy and respect

Dasha Mula Tattva 1 – Understanding its historical and philosophical significance

Sharing bhakti with a westernized audience

Gita 11.13 – The universal form reconciles the one and the many

Bhagavatam study 17 – 1.4.26-33 – Contemplation by the seeker makes consultation with the seer more effective

Positive Thinking 24 – Don’t let a wrong definition of success defeat you