Lectures

Appreciating Prabhupada’s resourcefulness and sharing his legacy – Prabhupada Disappearance day class

Gita 10.11 – The way to drive out darkness is to turn on the light

Gita 10.10 – Krishna gives us the intelligence to attain him

Govardhan Dashakam Meditation – Ten appeals for residence at Govardhan

Gita 10.09 – Devotion means to center our emotion, action and discussion on Krishna

Gita 10.08 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position transforms our disposition

Damodarashtakam explained – The Controller is controlled and still remains in control

Gita 10.08 Blanking out questions about origins is like dealing in black money

Damodara Lila – Scientific, Philosophical, Theological and Devotional Analysis

Gita 10.07 – Appreciation of Krishna’s greatness guarantees absorption in him

Gita 10.06 – Realize the greatness of our universal genealogy

Gita 10.05 – Krishna asks Arjuna to fight, yet is the source of the qualities that engender peace

Approach scripture as history described for spiritual elevation, not material precision

Categorize the material and spiritual philosophically and harmonize them practically (Bhagavatam 10.70.27)

Gita 10.04 – Krishna offers the good beyond the bad and the good

Gita 10.03 – Understanding Krishna’s position frees us from sins

Gita 10.02 – Appreciating the glory of the object of devotion enhances devotion

Gita 10.01 – The Gita is an endearing combination of lofty exposition and intimate affection

Gita 09.34 – Direct your cognition, emotion and action towards Krishna

Gita 09.33 – Go beyond incompatible material existence to compatible spiritual existence

Gita 09.32 – Bhakti brings universality to spirituality

Gita 9.31 – For devotees connected with Krishna, the happily ever after is guaranteed

Gita 09.02 – Knowledge that gives the greatest power is the greatest knowledge

Gita 09.30 – Krishna never abandons devotees even when they fall

Avoiding the three misdirectons in the blame game (Bhagavatam 1.16.24)

Gita 09.29 – Krishna is neither impartial nor partial – he is reciprocal

Gita 09.28 – Bhakti accommodates even those for whom bhakti is an afterthought

Gita 09.26 – Krishna is hungry for the reciprocation of affection

Sensitively transforming others’ hearts – Analysis of Lord Chaitanya’s delivering Sarvabhauma

Spirituality and Business

Gita 09.25 – Different paths lead to different goals

LOAD acronym – How work becomes workload

Gita 09.24 – Education about reality is not discrimination against certain features of reality

“Chant and be happy” is not just causal but also parallel (Bhagavatam 1.2.22)

Gita 09.23 – The Gita’s multi-level monotheism is the balance between Abrahamic monotheism and Greco-Roman polytheism

Understanding the scopes of science and spirituality

Gita 09.22 – Seek spiritual security not just in the soul but in Krishna

Gita 09.21 – Blindness to mortality, even if it be in heaven, is still blindness

God and Science – The Gita perspective

Gita 09.20 – Karma-kanda leads to elevation, but not liberation

Gita 09.19 – In Krishna contradictions are transcended and reconciled

Grihastha ashrama in bhakti – Shifting the focus from grihastha to ashrama

Gita 09.18 – God is not a remote controller – he is the pervasive sustainer

Gita 09.17 – Krishna is the sustainer of our sustainers

Our longing for love is perfected in Krishna

Go beyond Hurry Worry Sorry

Gita 09.14 – See devotion not in ecstasy but in dedication

To manage the mind, regulate the mind’s diet

Preserving tradition means fulfilling the purpose of the tradition

Cooperating among equals

Gita 09.13 – Krishna’s attractiveness is original and inexhaustible

Association reminds us of our spiritual glory

GOD acronym – Reconciling human independence with divine omnipotence

Appreciate the depth and length of our existence to appreciate Krishna’s love

Gita 9.12 – Rejecting real currency as fake leaves one impoverished

Gita 09.27 – Bhakti accommodates seekers at multiple levels

Gita 09.16 – See beyond the technical to the transcendental

Gita 09.11 – To claim the impersonal to be Krishna’s param bhava is contextually and grammatically indefensible

Gita 09.10 – Nature is not causally complete without an ultimate cause

God proposes, Man Disposes – Understanding Krishna’s failed peace mission

The Quest for Happiness – Collecting the material or recollecting the spiritual?

Gita 09.09 – Krishna is concerned but not sentimental

Life’s 4 defining D’s: Desire, Decision, Destiny and Dharma

Tread the path of the ears to the eyes and the heart

Gita 09.07 – Repetition of discussion is meant for elevation of vision

RASA acronym for finding rasa in bhakti

Prabhupada – dependent on Krishna yet dynamic in service – 50th anniversary address

Gita 09.06 – Krishna limits not our freedom but the scope of our freedom

IDEA – 4 insights for facing adversities

Overcome discouragement through spiritual wisdom

Gita 09.05 – God’s self-contradiction points to his inconceivable multi-level manifestations

Three special results of loving Krishna – PSI: Purification Satisfaction Illumination (Bhagavatam 1.2.14)

Intention in Tension? – Principles for Sustainable Relationships

Gita 09.04 – God relates with the world through the impersonal, the immanent and the transcendent

Bhakti is the inclusive summit of all spirituality (Bhagavatam 1.2.6-13)

Gita 09.03 – Bhakti harmonizes the temporary with the eternal

Practicing bhakti amidst todays fast-paced life

QA tradition brings intellectual vibrancy to bhakti

Manage the mind through introspection and meditation

Gita 09.01 – Krishna’s glory can be appreciated by the devoted, not the envious

Judgmental attitude ruins relationships

Gita 08.28 – Yogi gets what other paths offer and gets more too

How spirituality increases our social contributions

Gita 08.27 – Devotional consistency is more important than chronological accuracy

Parenting Principles from Bhagavad-gita

Gita 08.26 – Disinvest emotion from matter before it crashes

Love is the highest reality

Gita 08.25 – Yogi’s spiritual exit velocity needs to be greater than the world’s gravity pull

Analyzing envy through Duryodhana’s history

MIND acronym 3 – The mind neglects opportunity and denies reality

Gita 08.24 – Astrological positions and psychological dispositions contribute to the soul’s liberation

Appreciating scripture’s perennial relevance

MIND acronym 2 – Mind imagines pleasure

Gita 08.23 – The Gita unifies diverse Vedic concepts in a devotional framework

Death and the search for meaning

Gita 08.22 – Everything is in Krishna and Krishna is in everything

Appreciating Radharani’s position and devotion – Radhashtami class

Understanding the Marshmallow test from the three modes’ perspective

Gita 08.21 – Our longing for home is our longing for the spiritual world

Gita 08.20 – The spiritual is not just non-manifest but also nonmaterial