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The Monk’s Podcast 17 with Brahmatirtha Prabhu – Intellectual outreach

Does becoming spiritual mean becoming unemotional – won’t that make our life flat?

The Monk’s Podcast 8 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Rituals – what they are and why they matter

Can we see adversities like the corona crisis as blessings?

The Monk’s Podcast 6 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Finding inner anchor amid outer storms

The Monk’s Podcast 5 with Shyamananda Prabhu- Living in the present – The bhakti-yoga way

The Monk’s Podcast 2 with Shyamananda Prabhu and Hari Vamsa Prabhu – Karma-and-Corona

The Monk’s Podcast 1 with Shyamananda Prabhu – Corona crisis and unnatural living

Gita key verses course 22 What happens if I am not spiritual enough at the time of death – Gita 06.40

QA with youth – Coping with corona crisis

Gita key verses course 21 Why are relationships so difficult – how can we improve them – Gita 06.32

Remembrance and guidance – the essence of devotion

The corona crisis What nature is telling us about human nature

Gita key verses course 19 What is yoga – Gita 06.11

What is the spiritual perspective on capitalism?

Gita key verses course 17 Why are religious people so sectarian – Is it better to be spiritual but not religious – Gita 05.18

Naam Ramayana 4 – Rama charms the hearts of everyone

How would the Kauravas being neutralized by the Pandavas further their spiritual evolution?

Should we control our desires or should we follow our curiosity?

How to become resilient

What can we do to protect ourselves from ever sinking to the level of being strengthless and faithless?

Why settle for less – why not keep seeking till we find the best?

How to decide what to do

Prithu M’s humility – Be conscious of others’ position and disposition

Staying steadfast amid confusing situations

3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 2 – Desiring Krishna and desiring for Krishna

3 ways to engage our desires with Krishna 1 – Desiring from Krishna

Is the Bhagavad-gita relevant in the age of science – MAIL acronym

How does one’s past spirituality become activated?

If the temple atmosphere is conflict-filled, should we practice bhakti at home?

How are the impressions removed by practicing bhakti?

What is the role of ritualistic activities in bhakti – should we continue the rituals from our family traditions?

How to free our free will

If others constantly find fault with us, what can we do?

If we keep doing something that we had resolved to give up, what to do?

Why spiritual life matters – Talk to teenagers

Head in the sky, feet on the ground – balancing our aspirations with our actions

Understanding the six stages of anartha nivrutti or inner purification – 1

Perfectionism is a serial killer in high heels

How can we work with difficult people?

How can we be humble without appearing weak?

How can we balance between overthinking about other people’s actions and being thoughtful?

How can living in the present be reconciled with having an optimistic attitude?

How are faith and knowledge related – how is faith in the dharmic tradition differnt from faith in Christianity?

Maintaining faith on the spiritual path 1 – Bhakti is not all-or-nothing

Does sarva dharman parityajya mean that we should give up our rationality and just surrender?

Can Abhimanyu’s getting trapped in Chakravuha be compared to our getting trapped in samsara-cakra?

Does spirituality cure depression or manage depression?

The story of Vishvamitra – Obstacles on the spiritual path – Part 1

Our worst enemy is inside us – and so is our best friend – Analyze, Confront, Empower

How strengths can become weaknesses and how weaknesses can become strengths

Dealing with discouragement through 3 Es: Expansion, Elevation and Execution

3 understandings of humility for strengthening our relationships

Does emotional pain indicate something wrong that needs fixing or should it just be tolerated

How can we help those who can’t put past bad things in perspective?

Can we love ourselves? – HOPE acronym

How can we avoid getting infected with material desires because of the triangularity of desires?

If repression can’t accomplish anything – Gita 03.33 – why should we restrain our senses, Gita 03.34?

How obstacles become opportunities – Hanuman’s burning tail

Tap your inner power – TAB acronym with Srila Prabhupada’s example

Just as Bhishma chose the wrong side, so do we – how can we learn properly from such role models?

Think Choose Relish: 3-point essence of the first three verses of Srimad Bhagavatam

When a mother will keep mud away from a child, why does Krishna make lust so easily available in this world?

Ravana -Ten Heads, Zero Brains – Keeping our desires in control

When analyzing issues, how do we know whether we are putting them in the right context such as material or spiritual?

When nothing works, we surrender to Krishna – how can we surrender to him in the beginning itself?

Won’t it help us spiritually if we remember our past lives?

How our outer world and our inner world deludes – and how bhakti delivers

Hold your plans lightly, not tightly

Sentimentality Sensitivity Spirituality

Centering our life on Krishna – not on the intellectual, the psychological, the social or the cultural

Moving toward self-mastery through fear of dishonor and detachment – Gita 2.31.63

Nonviolence in speech – Be sensitive and sensible

How to deal with distress through devotion

Hanuman Jayanti talk – Balance ability with maturity

Rama Navmi class – How Rama’s selflessness decreases others’ distress

QA with teenagers at ISKCON Silicon Valley 2019

The Convergence of Technology, Psychology and Spirituality

Confront how bad we can be to become how good we can be

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

Is parents wanting their children to become Krishna conscious a sign of dependence, independence or interdependence?

Gita 01.01 The Gita’s first word dharma conveys its essential, universal theme

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

Which path of yoga burns our karma to what extent?

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

From insecurity to inner security

What is Spirituality – Questions and Answers