Video Lectures

Radhashtami meditation 2 – Appreciating the two separations endured by Sita and Radharani

Radhashtami meditation 1 – Appreciating the sacrificing spirit of Sita and Radharani

From the mind to the heart – Practicing bhakti with our mind and without it too

How to see God’s presence in the world – in things, in events and in our actions

How to see old truths with new eyes

How to free our free will

Flavors of divine friendship – Krishna’s relationship with Madhumangala, Sudama and Arjuna

Bhagavad-gita chapter 2 overview – How to decide the right thing to do and stay undisturbed while doing it

Teamwork in Ramayana 2

Teamwork in Ramayana 1

How devotion and dedication can transform our life into an adventure

Negative and positive thinking in spiritual life

Krishna demonstrates through his devotees how to respond to adversity wisely

Prabhupada demonstrates how to be both faithful and resourceful for expanding Krishna consciousness

Krishna descends to show the path to happiness – Sudama pastime analysis

Krishna descends to raise us from transactional love to transformational love

Subduing Kaliya, subduing ego

Demons in Krishna lila 1 – Putana and the abuse of trust

Understanding human nature 1 – Two levels of innateness

Understanding the mind QA

Understanding human nature 2 – 4 types of people based on conscience and willpower

Understanding the mind – Unpacking the Puranjana allegory

Being mindful of public perception in bhakti practice and outreach

Harmonizing conservative and liberal approaches in bhakti

How Balarama’s causeless mercy on Duryodhana was still less for Duryodhana

How Balarama acts as Krishna’s best friend – Balarama Purnima class

Analyzing Brahma’s bewilderment 2 – How Brahma rose from testing Krishna to tasting Krishna

Analyzing Brahma’s bewilderment 1 – How and why Brahma tested Krishna

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 2 – How Indra is thwarted and reformed

Analyzing Govardhan Lila 1 – How Krishna is the best provoker

Does bhakti make devotees just pray and not work?

Staying stable in unstable situations – Samarpan brahmachari class – Hindi

When imagination points away from reality and when it points to reality – Hindi

How association influences our choices – Three case studies from Ramayana

Self-acceptance – Comparing Vidura and Dhritarashtra

How our home in this world can take us to our home beyond this world

Does a scientific person need spirituality?

How Chaitanya Mahaprabhu demonstrates Vaishnava Siddhanta through Vaishnava Sadachara in Antya Lila

Greater than God’s greatness is his sweetness

What cricket can teach you about life – Hindi

“Do demons exist?” and lessons from Kabandha – Ramayana wisdom

Thinking about thinking – how our thoughts can harm us or help us

How to become more personal in our dealings

Gita applied Chapter 2 – The Gita separates the soul from the body and harmonizes both too

Self-discipline or self-discovery – Charting our inner journey

How to avoid jumping to conclusions – DAS acronym

Gita applied Chapter 1 – Duryodhana’s illusion is short-sighted, Arjuna’s illusion is far-sighted

The karma confusion – are our problems due to our present actions or past actions?

Gita applied – Chapter 14 – The knowledge of the modes to balance self-discipline and self-discovery [Bhagavad-gita]

How to have loving exchanges 4 – Cultivating intimacy

How to have loving exchanges 3 – Cultivating sensitivity

How to have loving exchanges 2 – Cultivating non-judgmentality

How to have loving exchanges 1 – Understanding frame of reference

Some thoughts on guru tattva and discipleship

From Nomad to Pilgrim – Infusing our life with purpose and meaning

Rama at home in exile 2 – The power of diligence

Rama at home in exile 1 – The power of acceptance

Parallels in Krishna lila and Gaura lila

How Lord Chaitanya manifested, shared and savoured love for Krishna

How Lord Chaitanya thwarted Kali’s attacks – Based on Kavi Karnapura’s Chaitanya Chandrodya Nataka

Krishna consciousness is to feel the presence of Krishna in his absence

The Problem of Pain – Materialistic, Abrahamic and Dharmic explanations

Controlling the mind through yoga and bhakti – similarities and differences Gita 06.21

How to be intelligent in dealing with people – Ramayana wisdom

QA session in Melbourne 2019

Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 3 – Chp 13-18

Krishna’s moods in the Bhagavad-gita 1 – Chp 1-9

When life doesn’t make sense – Karma, time and free will

When time becomes unfavorable, don’t become unfavorable to Krishna

From insecurity to inner security

Detachment is not absence of emotion, it is absence of emotional dependence

What is Spirituality – Questions and Answers

How intelligence and devotion interact on the spiritual path – 3 reflections

Technology, Psychology, Spirituality

The Gita’s transformational power explained through four special words in its last verse

Understanding what is contextual and what central in scripture

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura’s three quotes on preaching – Purpose, perspective, processsssss

Why changing ourselves is so difficult – and how to make it easier

From love of power to power of love

Humility, audacity and purity in bhakti

When our prayers are unanswered

How to deal with uncomfortable emotions – 5 Ds

Seek not a stormless sea, seek an unsinkable ship

How to not feel dissatisfied because of our limitations

Why did Rama banish Sita?

Making sense of fantastic descriptions in scripture

Does seeking forgiveness for offending others free us from bad karma?

The mind is a monkey, don’t let it make you a donkey – Hindi

How to increase faith

History of bhakti tradition over 5000 years

How to channel the energy of anger – Hindi

How to glorify Krishna in all walks of our life – Hindi

BTG distribution marathon inauguration talk – SHARE acronym – Hindi

Determining our dharma in brahmachari life – Hindi

To become responsible, learn also when to not take responsibility

Stay focused on Krishna in scriptural study, relationships and outreach – Hindi

Ramayana wisdom – Sugriva-Rama meeting – Why doubts arise and how to overcome them – Hindi

4 significant words in the Gita’s last verse – Hindi

Three reflections on our mind-body mechanism Misidentification Utilization Purification – Hindi

Don’t give the mind power of attorney blindly – Hindi