Lectures

CC daily 121 – M 6.173 – Impersonalist notion of illusion is itself an illusion

The purpose of the world – atheistic, theistic and Bhagavatam understandings

Gita 04.35 – Knowledge takes us beyond illusion and reveals connection of everything with Krishna

CC daily 120 – M 6.172 – Impersonalist interpretation for preserving Vyasas correctness ascribes bigger mistake to him

Gita 04.34 – Learn from guru how to do karma as yajna and attain jnana

CC daily 119 – M 6.171 – See the world not as a product of illusion but as an arena for purification

Conceptual, conversational and chronological background of the Bhagavatam’s creation narrative

CC daily 118 – M 6.170 – Parinama vada explains the nature of reality, whereas vivarta vada runs into stone-walls

Love is in the SOUND

CC daily 117 – M 6.163-69 – Mayavada deems the way out of prison as a way within the prison

Gita 04.33 – Let action be permeated by knowledge and culminate in knowledge

Gita 04.32 – Knowing the unity among various yajnas grants liberation

CC daily 116 – M 6.161-62 – Krishnas form is not a product of illusion but the pathway out of illusion

CC daily 115 – M 6.158-60 – All of Krishnas energies – even his illusory energy – serve him lovingly

Gita 04.31 – Happiness in this world and the next don’t have to be mutually exclusive

Gita 04.30 – The knowers of yajna attain purification, satisfaction and liberation

CC daily 114 – M 6.157 – Krishna’s energies may get materially contaminated, he doesn’t

Gita 04.29 – Infuse pranayama with the imagery of yajna

CC daily 113 – M 6.152-56 – Impersonalism is not just non-scriptural, but also anti-scriptural

Gita 04.28 – Apply the yajna priniciple to a broad spectrum of religious activities

CC daily 112 – M 6.150-51 – Use arthapatti to reconcile all scripture, not lakshana to reject some scripture

Gita 04.27 – Ceassation of all sensory and respiratory activity is a yajna

CC daily 111 – M 6.145-49 – The eyes before creation are transcendental, not material

Gita 04.26 – The mood of sacrifice spiritualizes both the householder and the renounced orders

CC daily 110 – M 6.143 – The ablative, instrumental and locative point to the personal Absolute Truth

CC daily 109 – M 6.142 – In the Upanishads the impersonal conception gives way to the personal

Gita 04.25 – Re-envision both karma-kanda and jnana-kanda as yajna

Krishna can bring good out of everything – even our mistakes

Gita 04.24 – When our vision becomes spiritual, our action and destination also become spiritual

CC daily 108 – M 6.140-141 – Harmonize the contradictory-seeming scriptural statements by proper comprehension

Gita 04.23 – Sacrifice is not just an activity, but a mood that pervades all activity

CC daily 107 – M 6.137-139 – Secondary meaning makes the self a higher authority than scripture

Gita 04.22 – See scriptural principle in the light of its social context to find its practicability

CC daily 106 – M 6.130-136 – Giving precendence to secondary meanings over primary subverts scripture’s intent

Gita 04.21 – Nirasha is not disappointment in fulfilling desire, but detachment from the fever to fulfill desire

CC daily 105 – M 6.123-129 – Wordlessness keeps our heart closed to others

Gita 04.20 – The more we give up material shelters, the more we seek spiritual shelter

CC daily 104 – M 6.118-122 – The double use of a pregnant compound word foreshadows the impending transformation

Gita 04.19 – Discern the path of liberation with the vision of the enlightened, not the ignorant

CC daily 103 – M 6.110-117 – The cultured dont let disagreements degenerate into disrespect

Gita 04.18 – Comprehend inaction in action and action in inaction through contextualization

CC daily 102 – M 6.109 – Dont mistake empowerment by Maya to be empowerment by Krishna

Gita 04.17 – Action-reaction correlation is incomprehensible, but right action is discernible

CC daily 101 – M 6.108 – Strive for a Krishna-centered, not self-centered, vision of argumentation

CC daily 100 – M 6.105-107 – Mercy can make a barren heart fertile

Gita 04.16 – Don’t simplistically equate dictionary meaning with scriptural meaning

Information Satisfaction Purification Conviction – Four Benefits of Hearing

CC daily 99 – M 6.104 – The Lord establishes peace without by demonstrating renunciation of that which disrupts peace within

Gita 04.15 – Follow the successful to be successful

CC daily 98 – M 6.103 – The Lord who chants and inspires chanting is the Kali-yuga avatara

Accepted limitation facilitates elevation – resented limitation doesn’t

CC daily 97 – M 6.98-102 – Every avatara performs lila but every avatara is not lila-avatara

Gita 04.14 – Knowledge of Krishna’s position protects us from karmic subjugation

CC daily 96 – M 6.93-97 – The name Tri-yugi has a import that goes beyond law to love

Gita 04.13 – Krishna is the non-doer because he is non-discriminating

Does God have favorites?

Gita 04.12 – Demigod worship is quick fix in the world of religion

Bhagavatam first canto study 6 – 1.2.9-1.2.15 – Bhakti leads to realization of the Absolute Truth

Sensitivity in preaching amidst natural calamities

CC daily 95 – M 6.88-92 – To see without seeing is illusion

Gita 04.11 – Appreciate the profundity of Krishna’s reciprocity and universality

Bhagavatam first canto study 5 – 1.2.1-1.2.8 – The Bhagavatam’s speaker and subject are radically exalted

Lakshmi Narasmiha Karavalamba Stotra Meaning 1

CC daily 94 – M 6.85-87 – Scholarship is not the qualification for knowing God

CC daily 93 – M 6.79-84 – The Lord is beyond logic

Gita 04.10 – Overcome 3 obstructive attitudes for taking shelter of Krishna

Gita 04.09 – Attainment of Krishna is not rebirth, but release from rebirth

Lord Narasimha – Half-man half-lion full-God

CC daily 92 – M 6.73-78 – Sarvabhauma desires to facilitate the Lord’s Vedantic study by re-initiation

Gita 04.08 – Let Krishna establish dharma within

CC daily 91 – M 6.64-72 – Sarvabhauma takes responsibility for Lord Chaitanya

CC daily 90 – M 6.58-63 – Lord Chaitanya entrusts himself to Sarvabhauma

CC daily 89 – M 6.50-57 – Sarvabhauma’s affection for the Lord awakens

CC daily 88 – M 6.41-49 – Sarvabhauma’s devotion overcomes Lord Chaitanya’s renunciation

Gita 04.07 – Universality of opportunity defines and distinguishes dharma

Gita 04.06 – Don’t presume familiarity with concepts due to familiarity with terms

Gita 04.05 – Krishna spiritual position is not affected by his material location

Gita 04.04 – Accept responsibility for clear communication – don’t affix blame for unclear communication

CC daily 87 – M 6.37-40 – The holy name brings the Lord’s consciousness from internal to external

Gita 04.03 – Krishna reveals his glory to those who delight in that glory

CC daily 86 – M 6.30-36 – Nityananda Prabhu’s ecstasy attracts Jagannatha’s mercy

Gita 04.02 When time brings things down, let Krishna take things up

Gita 04.02 – The Gita lives through those who live the Gita

CC daily 85 – M 6.21-20 – Gopinatha Acharya’s deep devotion to Lord Chaitanya

Gita 04.01 – Yogic knowledge comes from transcendental source through extra-terrestrial route to terrestrial recipient

CC daily 84 – M 6.14-20 – A providential meeting between the Lord’s associates advances his pastime

Gita 03.43 – Use intelligence to pursue transcendence and subdue lust

CC daily 83 – M 6.8-13 – Lord Chaitanya manifest suddipta-sattvika vikara

Material existence without the human form is pointless

Gita 03.42 – In the line of fire from lust the soul is the last

CC daily 82 – M 6.2-8 – Lord Chaitanya’s darshana of Jagannatha was dramatically devastating

Gita 03.41 – Regulation is the foundation for purification

Bhagavatam first canto study 4 – 1.1.4-1.1.23 – The sages’ questions

CC daily 81 – M 6.1 – The expert Lord doesn’t just counter the head, but changes the heart

Gita 03.40 – Lust has taken over our knowledge-acquiring mechanism

CC daily 80 – M 5.153-161 – The pastimes of the two transcendental brothers are inconceivable yet relishable

Gita 03.39 – The eternal enemy blinds, binds and burns

CC daily 79 – M 5.144-152 – Love changes perception of not just time but also space

Gita 03.38 – No one is exempt from lust’s delusion

Gita 03.37 – Inner enemies are more dangerous than outer enemies