Audio Lectures

The Monk’s Podcast 39 with Madhavananda Prabhu – Nourishing our individuality within a bhakti institution

The Monk’s Podcast 38 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Terrorism – Why, What to do?

The Monk’s Podcast 37 with Hari Parshad Prabhu – Intellectual diversity in scriptural understanding

The Monk’s Podcast 36 with Anuttama Prabhu – How to engage with the world?

Gita key verses course 31 What are mantras – Gita 09.14

The Monk’s Podcast 35 with Krishna Kshetra Swami – The dialogue between faith and doubt

Gita key verses course 30 If God controls everything, how do we have free will – Gita 09. 06

The Monk’s Podcast 34 with Shyamananda Prabhu – War – A Spiritual Perspective

The Monk’s Podcast 33 with Anuttama Prabhu – Going beyond the we-they mentality

Gita key verses course 29 What are the different forms of yoga, Do they all lead to the same goal – Gita 08.28

Gita key verses course 28 Why is life so tough If God loves us, why doesn’t he make our life easier – Gita 08.15

Gita key verses course 26 Does Isn’t one God enough Does the Gita teach polytheism – Gita 07.21

The Monk’s Podcast 32 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Sensitivity in presenting spiritual wisdom

The Monk’s Podcast 31 with Shyamananda Prabhu – The Ugly Rainbow of Consumerism 2

The wealth of emotional health

The Monk’s Podcast 30 with Hrdayananda Goswami – Appreciating Krishna consciousness in historical context

Gita key verses course 27 Is the ultimate reality personal or impersonal – Gita 07.24

The Monk’s Podcast 29 with Shyamananda Prabhu – The Ugly Rainbow of Consumerism 1

The Monk’s Podcast 28 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Emotional health and spiritual growth

The Monk’s Podcast 27 with Mahatma Prabhu – Do devotees need to take care of their emotional health?

The Monk’s Podcast 26 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Monasticism – Why and how

The Monk’s Podcast 25 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Secularism and bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 24 with Deva Madhava Prabhu – Racism, social justice and bhakti

The Monk’s Padcast 23 with Akhanda dhi Prabhu – What our tradition can offer to the science-spirituality discussion

The Monk’s Podcast 22 with Bhaktimarga Maharaj – How to make our outreach more relevant

The Monk’s Podcast 21 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Racism won’t die, racism must die

The Monk’s Podcast 20 with Shyamananda Prabhu – How to see failure positively

The Monk’s Podcast 19 with Deva Madhava Prabhu – Understanding the Western Mind

Gita key verses course 25 Does God hear our prayers – When our prayers aren’t answered, what can we do – Gita 7.19

The Monk’s Podcast 18 with Kalakantha Prabhu – Challenges in Western outreach

Gita key verses course 24 Can sex be spiritual – What is the difference between lust and love – Gita 07.11

Gita key verse course 23 Can we be spiritual and rational – How can science and spirituality go together – Gita 07.07

Learning prayerfulness based on Bhagavatam prayers

The Monk’s Podcast 17 with Brahmatirtha Prabhu – Intellectual outreach

The Monk’s Padcast 16 with Jayadvaita Swami – Writing for Krishna

The Monk’s Podcast -Social Justice and Spiritual wisdom

The Monk’s Podcast 15 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 2

The Monk’s Podcast 14 with Shyamananda Prabhu – What is work meant for – part 1

The Monk’s Podcast 13 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Can we be spiritual but not religious

The Monk’s Podcast 12 – Socialism, Capitalism and the Search for Identity Part 2

The Monks Podcast 12 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Capitalism Communism and Spirituality – part 2

The Monk’s Podcast 11 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Capitalism, Communism and Spirituality – Part 1

The Monk’s Podcast 10 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Where is God amid crisis

The Monk’s Podcast 9 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Is the world a stage

The Monk’s Podcast 8 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Rituals – what they are and why they matter

The Monk’s Podcast 7 with Bhakti Rasamrita Swami – Environmentalism and Bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 6 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Finding inner anchor amid outer storms

The Monk’s Podcast 5 with Shyamananda Prabhu- Living in the present – The bhakti-yoga way

The Monk’s Podcast 4 with Bhakti Rasamrita Maharaj – Veganism and bhakti

The Monk’s Podcast 3 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Eco-Friendly and Anthropo-Friendly

The Monk’s Podcast 2 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Karma-and-Corona

The Monk’s Podcast 1 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Corona crisis and unnatural living

Gita key verses course 22 What happens if I am not spiritual enough at the time of death – Gita 06.40

QA with youth – Coping with corona crisis

Gita key verses course 21 Why are relationships so difficult – how can we improve them – Gita 06.32

Remembrance and guidance – the essence of devotion

The corona crisis What nature is telling us about human nature

Gita key verse course 20 What is meditation – What are spiritual experiences – Are they just hallucinations – Gita 06.22

Gita key verses course 19 What is yoga – Gita 06.11

Gita key verses course18 What is mind – What is mindfulness – Gita 06.05

Gita key verses course 17 Why are religious people so sectarian – Is it better to be spiritual but not religious – Gita 05.18

Naam Ramayana 4 – Rama charms the hearts of everyone

Naam Ramayana 3 – Rama exhibits his miraculous abilities

Understanding Prahlada’s provocative response to Hiranyakashipu’s angry question

How God protects – Lessons from Prahlada-Narasimha pastime

Gita key verses course 16 If God is good why does he allow evil to exist? – Gita 05.15

Gita key verses course 15 Do I need guru – How can I find my guru – Gita 04.34

Gita key verses course 14 What is karma – Why do bad things happen to good people – Gita 04.16

Gita key verses course 13 Why are there so many religious paths – Do all paths lead to the same goal – Gita 04.11

Gita key verses course 12 Who is God – Does he care – Why should I care – Gita 04.08

Gita key verses course 11 What is revelation – Is it for real – Gita 04.01-02

Naam Ramayana 2 – The Lord brings joy to everyone

Gita key verses course 10 Do I have inner demons – How can I slay them – Gita 03.36

Gita key verses course 9 What is sacrifice – Is it a ritual – Are rituals needed – Gita 03.09

Naam Ramayana 1 – How the transcendental descends as the historical

Gita key verses course 8 What is happiness – Why is it so elusive – Gita 02.55

Rama Navmi class – Glory Revealed Amid Adversity

Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 3

Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 2

Seeking Karuna Amidst Corona seminar part 1

Gita key verses course 7 Can I be detached without becoming irresponsible – Gita 02.47

How to see the current Corona Crisis from a spiritual perspective

Gita key verses course 6 Do animals have souls – Are humans just evolved animals – Gita 02.30

Where is Gods karuna in todays Corona

How to surrender to Krishna amid the corona virus crisis

Gita key verses course 5 What is spirituality – Is it a state of mind – Why are so few people spiritually minded – Gita 02.29

Gita key verses course 4 How can we heal after the death of a loved one – should we suppress our grief or express it – Gita 02.25

Gita key verses course 3 What is death – what is reincarnation – do we have soul mates – Gita 02.22

Gita key verses course 2 Who am I – Is there any scientific evidence for the existence of the soul – Gita 02.13

Gita key verses course 1 What is the Gita – How is the Gita relevant today – Gita 01.01

From Entangled to Enlightened – Lessons from Yayati story

Uddhava’s significance in the tenth canto, in the Bhagavatam and in our life

How the Gita expresses Krishna’s love by directing us to balance this world and the next world

How to stop overthinking -Attribute, Analyze, Anchor, Act

Srila Prabhupada – The transcendentalist who embodied the best of traditionalist, existentialist and utopianist

Damodarashtakam 4 – Seeing God as the supreme desirable, not just as the source of all desirables

Diwali Meditation – The light that illumines and the light that doesn’t

Govardhan Puja – The rising of consciousness from anna-maya kosha to ananda-maya kosha

Gita lite 5 – Chps 12-15

A waste-free mind for a waste-free world