Lectures

CC daily 78 – M 5.139-143 – Danda-bhanga is Nityanada P’s esoteric glorification of Lord Chaitanya

Gita 03.36 – Alien desires become our own and impel us to sin

CC daily 77 – M 5.136-138 – Devotees relish the sight of the two forms of the one Lord

Bhagavatam Overview – Canto 1 – Setting the Scene of Devotion in Separation

Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty

Terrorism – The Extreme Expression of a Culture of Ignorance

CC daily 76 – M 5.133-135 – Gopal is not just a historical sakshi, but is the eternal sakshi

Jaya Jaya Jagannatha meaning – The Lord’s many forms manifest his manifold mercy

Gita 03.34 – Don’t let sensory urges steal dharmic credits

CC daily 75 – M 5.127-132 – Gopal reciprocates with the desire of his royal maidservant

Gita 03.33 – Our varna nature needs to be channelized, not repressed

CC daily 74 – M 5.120-126 – The Supreme King moves to the kingdom of the victorious king

CC daily 73 – M 5.114-119 – Devotees desire to broadcast the Lord’s mercy

Gita 03.32 – Turning away from Krishna defeats the purpose of knowledge

Gita 03.31 – Krishna’s words are eternal and faith-worthy

CC daily 72 – CCM 5.103-113 – The Lord’s extraordinary mercy causes astonishment and delight

Gita 03.30 – Focus not on detaching from the entangling but on attaching to the liberating

Just delight in the Lord’s glories – he govinda he gopala song meaning

CC daily 71 – CCM 5.97-102 – Bhakti makes the Lord follow his devotee

Gita 03.29 – The wise should elevate, not agitate, the ignorant

Surrender by service and meditation – Sarvasva tomara meaning

CC daily 70 – CCM 5.91-96 – The Deity is not a representation, but the manifestation of the divine

Gita 03.28 – To know the truth means to see how spirit can stay disentangled from matter during action

Naam Ramayana 19 – Remember the experiences of the transcending potency of the Lord’s remembrance

CC daily 69 – CCM 5.87-90 – Bhakti redefines material obligations as spiritual commitments

Treasure the supreme realization – ekhona bujhinu prabhu meaning

Naam Ramayana 18 – Purity of intention makes even an impure-seeming offering pure

Gita 03.27 – Mistaking initiation of action with its execution is illusion

Naam Ramayana 17 – Losing a battle within the world of illusion doesn’t matter if we win the battle against ilusion per se

CC daily 68 – CCM 5.82-86 – See mercy as resulting not due to our devotion but the blessings of our mentors

Rasa analysis of Krishna’s teasing of Rukmini

CC daily 67 – CCM 5.76-81 – Put serious agreements into writing to avoid conflicts

Gita 03.26 – Don’t exhibit your high level – attract people to one level higher

Naam Ramayana 16 – Neither age nor species is a barrier for bhakti

Gita 03.25 – The detached and the attached differ not in action but in intention

Naam Ramayana 15 – Seek the blessings of the blessed

CC daily 66 – CCM 5.67-75 – Counter falsehood by objective explanation of facts

Gita 03.24 – Krishna turns on its head Arjuna’s argument about varna-sankara

CC daily 65 – CCM 5.62-66 – Be not defensive or aggressive – be assertive

CC daily 64 – CCM 5.51-61 – The strategy of the dishonest – To hang a dog, give it a bad name

CC daily 63 – CCM 5.47-50 – Don’t backbite or bury resentment – seek clarification

CC daily 62 – CCM 5.43-46 – Don’t use lack to memory to cover lack of integrity

Hanuman – An endearing blend of bhakti and shakti

Gita 03.23 – Walk your talk

Gita 03.22 – Krishna’s supreme position redefines duty as lila

Gita 03.21 – We learn from others’ examples and set examples for others

Gita 03.20 – Examples make the conceptual tangible

CC daily 61 – CCM 5.39-42 – Don’t let the cultural blind one to the spiritual

Gita 03.19 – Detached dutifulness opens the door to perfection

Gita 03.18 – The independent are bound to neither action nor renunciation

CC daily 60 – CCM 5.34-38 – A pilgrimage is akin to the final journey

CC daily 59 – CCM 5.29-33 – A vow draws on our innermost values for honoring our words

Naam Ramayana 14 – Respond to adversity with integrity

Gita 06.26 – Expect and correct the mind’s restlessness

Gita 03.17 – Only those who rejoice internally are released from external duty

Naam Ramayana 13 – The Lord’s mercy doesn’t leave anyone out

Naam Ramayana 12 – Devotion is the inner buffer to outer storms

CC daily 58 – M 5.24-28 – Our decisions are shaped not just by our determination, but also others’ expectations

Gita 03.16 – Those who don’t sacrifice waste their life

Gita 03.15 – Yajna makes the transcendental accessible

The Recipe for Ruining Relationships – Ramayana Wisdom 1

Naam Ramayana 11 – Imbue devotion with desire to relish divine symbiosis

CC daily 57 – M 5.21-23 – Discrimination happens due to not outer system, but inner self-centeredness

Gita 03.14 – The principle of cosmic exchange is not pre-scientific but universal

The Gita’s progression from third person references to first person references

Yashomati Nandana meaning – Seek shelter in the spotless and delightful holy names

Naam Ramayana 10 – The Lord destroys arrogance and bestows transcendence

CC daily 56 – M 5.17-20 – Belonging in relationships is not dehumanizing but heart-warming

Gita 03.13 – See God not just as the provider of food but also as its enjoyer.mp3 Gita 11.37 kasmac ca te nameran mahatman .mp3

Naam Ramayana 9 – Offer the Lord the garland of our heart’s love

CC daily 55 – M 5.12-16 – Let the Lord’s beauty steal our heart

Shuddha bhakata charana renu meaning – Delight in devotional stimuli

Krishna jinka naam hai – Relish the most endearing vision of God

Gravity doesn’t make people fall in love

Gita 03.12 – Secular humanism makes humans honest thieves

Vraje prasiddham meaning – Invite the ultimate thief to plunder the heart

An equation represents a thought of God

Naam Ramayana 8 – Let the Lord enter and enchant our heart

CC daily 54 – M 5.7-11 – Delight in keeping consciousness in spiritual sound vibration

Value a great love more than you love a great value

Gita 03.11 – We live not just in a universe but in a universal government

Naam Ramayana 7 – Seek delight in not one’s own glory, but the Lord’s glory

CC daily 53 – M 5.1-6 – The highlight of the Lord’s tour is his ecstatic routine

Vidyara vilase meaning – Godless knowledge is the intellect’s monument to illusion

Gita 03.10 – Don’t let familiarity take the mystery out of nature

Naam Ramayana 6 – Let the Lord touch and transform our stone-like heart

CC daily 52 – M 208-213 – Cherish the summit of divine compassion and human devotion

Emona durmati meaning – Put good news to good use

Gita 03.09 – Nature of action is determined by its intent, not its form

Naam Ramayana 5 – Call the Lord to destroy the demons who disrupt the inner yajna

CC daily 51 – M 202-207 – Devotional culture means loving reciprocation

CC daily 50 – M 197-201 – Love in separation is the zenith of Krishna-prema

Gita 03.08 – Material duty maintains material stability and facilitates spiritual focus

Naam Ramayana 4 – Make the Lord your dearest treasure

Ramayana’s enduring message – Rise from me to we

Ramanujacharya – Pioneering systematizer of bhakti theology

Value Education and Spirituality 35 – Ramayana 17 – Hanuman 2 – Never lose heart

Gita 03.07 – Regulation is more conducive for advancement than renunciation

CC daily 49 – M 192-196 – Treasure and seek shelter of divine verses

Naam Ramayana 3 – The illuminator of the universe’s illuminator illuminates our heart