Lectures

Understanding the Bhagavatam’s chronological and conceptual flow

​Seek not moments of bhakti – seek momentum in bhakti

​Don’t identify with the mind – identify the mind

​Seek the synergy of siddhanta, sadhana and sadachara

​Channeling our emotions on the path of yoga – Gita 06.20-23

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 2 – Understanding inconceivability as an explanation for the world’s nature

The search for happiness

Chatur Shloki Bhagavatam 1 – Understanding God is all that exists

Spirituality in an age of science – Maximizing human potential

Spirituality in an age of science – Managing the messy mind

​Tragic Hero – Life Lessons from Karna – Princeton University

​The quest for happiness is frustrated materially and fulfilled spiritually

​God helps those who help themselves – Common understanding, misunderstanding and devotional understanding

​Holy Name seminar – Becoming conscious of our consciousnss, our distractions and our Lord

Transform anxiety into intensity by spirituality

Focus not on the cause – focus on the cure

Near-death Experiences – The evidence and the implication

​Take charge of your inner conversation

​Balancing renunciation with responsibility

​Growing in devotion through assimilation, application and appreciation

​Spirituality – A higher-dimensional science

The Quest for Happiness

Religious tolerance, intolerance and transcendence – Reflections on Haridasa Thakura pastimes

When the mind cries wolf, don’t fall for its bluff

Make Krishna the rest for the restless mind

​Responding maturely to unfair criticism

​What science can’t provide – and spirituality can

Understanding how bhakti-rasa reclaims those who fall away

​Do we need spirituality in an age of science?

​Your worst enemy is inside you and so is your best friend

Radhashtami class – Appreciating the transcendence of the Radha-Krishna relationship

​Radhashtami class – When Krishna leaves the gopis and Radharani during rasa lila

Understanding the mind through tech metaphors

Understanding the practicality of karmany evadhikaraste (Gita 02.47)

Shikshashtakam 12 Text 8 Radharani manifests the highest summit of love

Shikshashtakam 11 Text 7 Treasure devotional memories to propel your devotion

Shikshashtakam 10 Text 6 Curb sentimentality but cherish sentiments

Shikshashtakam 9 Text 5 The subtle interplay of endeavor and grace in bhakti

Shikshashtakam 8 Text 4 Let your bhakti be Krishna-centered, not renunciation-centered

Shikshashtakam 7 Text 3 Tolerance means to call off our war with reality

Shikshashtakam 6 Text 3 Humility means to not let our ego interfere with our purpose

​Shikshashtakam 5 Text 2 The mysterious non-difference of Krishna and his holy name

​Shikshashtakam 4 Text 1 From the partial nectar to the complete nectar

​Shikshashtakam 3 Text 1 The flower metaphor for the blossoming of consciousness

Shikshashtakam 2 Text 1 The mind as a window, a TV screen and a mirror

Shikshashtakam 1 Overview and flow of the ashtakam

The point of this world is to point beyond this world

​Gita Leadership Sutras 5-10

​Gita Leadership Sutras 2-4

​Gita Leadership Sutras Intro & Sutra 1

Krishna is universal yet personal – Janmasthami meditation 3

Krishna teaches “Prepare for the worst, strive for the best” – Janmasthami meditation 2

Krishna teaches “Contribution without position” – Janmasthami meditation 1

Krishna descends to elevate us to happiness – Janmashtami class (Hindi)

Self-destruction Strategies 5 – See your work as Maya

Self-destruction strategies 4 – Let guilt come between you and Krishna

Self-destruction strategies 3 – Treat the peripheral as the essential

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