Lectures

How philosophy and experience harmonize in bhakti

How chanting works on the mind – and how the mind works during chanting

Tap the mind don’t be trapped by the mind 3 – From shakshi bhava to seva bhava

Winning with emotional intelliigence 2 – Social competence through relationship management

Tap the minda don’t be trapped by the mind 2 – Why mind control backfires

Tap the mind dont be trapped by the mind 1 – The pressure for pleasure

Winning with emotional intelliigence 1 – Personal competence through self management

Understanding how bhakti addresses anxiety

How we spend more time avoiding pain than seeking pleasure – and why we shouldn’t

Appreciating Radhanath Maharaj’s contributions in the light of ISKCON history

When the higher taste doesn’t seem higher

Choosing healthy emotions with intelligence association and devotion

How to control the mind with the intelligence 3 – Conversion

How to control the mind with the intelligence 2 – Concentration

How to control the mind with the intelligence 1 – Conviction

When fear accelerates the imagination let faith be the brake

The search for pleasure is often the source of the greatest trouble

What the self seeks beyond the selfie

Avoid distractions using intelligence directed towards transcendence

To transcend our emotions we need to begin by accepting our emotions

Spiritualizing our relationships 4 – Changing our input in relationships

Spiritualizing our relationships 3 – Changing our vision of our role in relationships

Spiritualizing our relationships 2 – Changing our vision of others

Spiritualizing our relationships 1 – How the modes turn good intentions into not-so-good actions

Significance of Holi Bonfire and Color Festival

Gaur Purnima class – How Lord Chaitanya defeated the attacks of Kali and how he empowers us to defeat those attacks

Gaur Purnima class – How Ratha Yatra fulfilled external and internal reasons for Lord Chaitanya’s appearance

How chanting helps us understand ourselves and our mind

What science can tell us about ourselves – and what it can’t

How the mind distorts our vision of others and disrupts our relationships – Hindi

Gita 17.12 Yajna is like modern technology – can fuel the illusion that we are controllers and enjoyers.mp3

How the mind spoils our relationships – Hindi

Reflections on the last verse spoken by Krishna in the Gita – Hindi

Gita 17.11 Focus not on expectation from the world focus on contribution from yourself.mp3

Animal Metaphors for understanding the mind – Hindi

Gita 17.10 Food in ignorance isn’t nourishing satisfying or appealing.mp3

Acknowledging our emotions but not acting impulsively on them

Let samskaras takes us beyond our scars

Gita 17.09 Food in passion is is sensually stimulating but eventually distressing and disease-inducing.mp3

Gita 17.08 Food in goodness provides profusely both nutrition and satisfaction

Gita 17.07 Food sacrifice charity and austerity represent broad patterns of the soul’s interaction with its encasing circles

Everyone’s mind tell them different stories – don’t be judgmental be purposeful

Gita 17.06 Defying scripture be it for pandering the body or tormenting the body is demonic

Gita 17.05 Our body is not ours to abuse by arbitrary austerity

Gita 17.04 Our level of consciousness determines who we feel is worshipable

Gita 17.03 The relationship between our existence and our faith is causal constitutional and consequential

Gita 17.02 See not just people’s ideological faith – see also their functional faith

Gita 17.01 The Gita universalizes and contextualizes the analytical framework of the three modes

Gita 16.24 Knowing scripture is our responsibility and our opportunity

Gita 16.23 Those who reject scripture suffer both in this life and the next

Gita 16.22 To pursue our self-interest we need to purge out self-defeating desires

Analyzing the relationship between material progress and spiritual progress

Gita 16.21 The metaphorical usage stresses the reality and gravity of the demoniac forces of lust anger and greed

Gita 16.20 Demoniac action and demoniac destination is perpetuated by demoniac disposition

Gita 16.19 Devilish delights doom the demonic to deadly destinations

Gita 16.18 When bad situations make us take shelter of our bad side we become bad people

Gita 16.17 Self-complacence and impudence perpetuate ignorance

Gita 16.16 Desires and fears cover our consciousness completely with illusion

Gita 16.15 The ungodly want to look good not become good

Gita 16.14 Greed makes the covetous murderous

Mind It 3 – Choosing healthy response to problems

Happiness is found not in sensation but in absorption

Gita 16.13 Let the mind’s chariot take us where we want to go not where it wants to go

Gita 16.12 Sensual desires are ropes of enslavement not roads to enjoyment

Mind It 2 – How unrealistic expectations hamper our relationships

Mind It 1 – Understanding the modes mind and emotions

Krishna is knowledge object of knowledge and objective of knowledge

Gita 16.11 We make our beliefs and our beliefs make us

Gita 16.10 Taking shelter of lust amidst problems is like taking shelter of kidnappers when threatened by thieves

Gita 16.09 The ungodly are born for destructive action unless they do drastic course correction

Gita 16.08 From atheism to hedonism is a natural slide

Gita 16.07 Observe others actions not to condemn but to help

Appreciating Nityananda Prabhu’s mercy devotional ambitiousness and humility

Maintaining balance amidst disruptive emotions and situations

Gita 16.06 Knowing the inclination of the road where our car is is education not condemnation

Gita 16.05 Acknowledging where a car’s wheels are pointing is not accusing the car driver

Gita 16.03 Giving appropriate honor promotes harmony demanding excessive honor disrupts harmony

Gita 16.02 Our godliness needs to be seen in our harmonious interactions with others

Gita 16.01 Godliness is both a decision and a disposition

Is bhakti philosophy pessimistic – Hindi?

How our mind messes our relationships 2 – Focus on contribution not expectation

Is Reincarnation for Real – Evaluating the Evidence

How our mind messes our relationships 1 – Understanding instincts and impulses

The Bhagavad-gita as a leadership guide

Changing ourselves by changing our situation standpoint and self-identification

Ambition, Satisfaction & Devotion 2 – Hospital metaphor for harmonizing material and spiritual growth

Ambition, Satisfaction & Devotion 1 – Outside-in Ambition vs Inside-out Ambition

Managing the mind 4 – Training the mind by dividing and castigating

Managing the mind 3 – Understanding inclination, infatuation and intention

Managing the mind 2 – Understanding how the mind affects our free will

When things don’t make sense, look for a deeper sense

Managing the mind 1 – The many meanings of the word ‘mind’ and their correlation with the Gita’s understanding

Getting our emotions to work for, us, not against us

From Fear to Surrender 4 – FEAR acronym – 4 steps for overcoming fear

QA session at ISKCON Bahrain

From Fear to Surrender 3 – FEAR acronym for analyzing fear 2 – Attachment and Redirection

From Fear to Surrender 2 – FEAR acronym for analyzing fear part 1 – Faith and Education

From Fear to Surrender 1 – Understanding how our fears originate

The most dangerous jumping is jumping to conclusions

How Gaudiya Vaishnavism used drama in bhakti