Connecting bhakti yoga and 12-step recovery. Space for all to share and receive experience, strength, and hope as we work towards spiritual solutions to material problems. You can reach out to us via [email protected]. For more information about bhakti recovery and/or to join the BRG meetings, visit www.bhaktirecoverygroup.com. Intro music by JivaG & Bhakta Charlie.
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Welcome to the Fan The Spark channel where you will find encouragement and support for expanding your book distribution, sadhana, and understanding of sastra.
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"ভক্তিবচন" অনুষ্ঠানটি বিশ্বজুৰি বাইবেল শিক্ষা প্ৰদান কৰা পৰিচৰ্য্যাৰ এটি অংশ ৷ বৰ্তমান ১০০তকৈয়ো অধিক ভাষাত অনুদিত হোৱা এই শিক্ষাসমুহ ড. জে ভাৰ্নন মেকগিৰ দ্বাৰা প্ৰথমতে সজোৱা হৈছিল ৷ প্ৰতিদিনে ৩০ মিনিটৰ এই অনাতাঁৰ অনুষ্ঠানসমুহ এনেদৰে সুশৃংখলভাৱে সজোৱা হৈছিল যে এজন শ্ৰোতাই সহজতেই বাইবেলখন শিকিব পাৰে ৷ এতিয়া সেই অনুষ্ঠানসমুহকেই অনলাইনযোগে আপোনালৈ আগবঢ়োৱা হৈছে ৷ এই অনুষ্ঠানসমুহ শুনি ঈশ্বৰৰ বাক্য শিকিবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰাৰ বাবে আমি আপোনাৰ ওচৰত অতি কৃতজ্ঞ ৷ আপুনি সোমবাৰৰ পৰা শুক্ৰবাৰলৈ প্ৰতিদিনে একোটাক ...
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Bhakti Yoga ist der Weg der Hingabe. Wie kannst du Gottesliebe kultivieren? Wie entwickeltst du Hingabe? Was ist überhaupt Gott? In diesem Bhakti Yoga Podcast gibt dir Sukadev von www.yoga-vidya.de viele Tipps, um dein Herz zu öffnen, Gott zu erfahren. Du bekommst Tipps für Gebet, Puja, Arati, Homa, Mantra, Kirtan und mehr. Und am wichtigsten: Bringe alle Handlungen des täglichen Lebens Gott dar.
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Welcome to 'Thinking Bhakti', the podcast where wisdom from the bhakti tradition meets modern issues! Whether you're a dedicated Vaishnava, a spiritual seeker, or just curious about the intersection of faith and current affairs, 'Thinking Bhakti' offers insightful discussions that resonate with those seeking for deeper meaning in our complex world. Swami Revatikaanta, a long-term disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, is a monk and a prolific public speaker with almost two decade’s worth of ex ...
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Come, step into the warm embrace of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, lovingly called Bhakti Yoga - the "Yoga of Devotion" - and let its timeless wisdom touch your heart through the gentle lens of Advaita Vedanta. This beautiful chapter feels like a whispered secret from Lord Krishna to Arjuna, and to you too, showing how bhakti (devotion) and jnana (self-knowledge) aren’t distant cousins but soulmates on the journey to moksha (liberation). Can you imagine? Even the wise Advaita Vedanta masters, lik ...
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Thoughtful talks on Advaita and Bhakti from the esoteric teaching of Rāmana Mahārshi by a realized sādhaka.
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Bhaktiworld Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd, established in 2016, pioneered the digital devotional space in India with the launch of the nation's first online devotional app. Focused on promoting and preserving Sanatan Dharma, Bhaktiworld Media offers an extensive array of Audio and Video Devotional content. Th free app has 18 continuous streaming audio channels , available 24/7. The platform serves as a significant contributor to India's spiritual heritage in the digital Visit- www.bhaktiworl ...
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Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda’s Mission of Love is a rapidly expanding worldwide movement known as Bhakti Marga: the path of love and devotion. Here to bring about lasting positive change in the world, the message of his mission is that, ultimately, the only thing that can truly bring such change is bhakti: the Love for God, experienced as devotion within each heart.
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Welcome to the Bhakti for Thinkers podcast. Hridayananda dasa Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is a renowned scholar and teacher of bhakti yoga. He is celebrated for his unique ability to extract the essential points from the ancient yoga wisdom literatures, and present them in a way that is accessible, insightful, and practical for all. Let the thinking commence!
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In this discourse, Our Spiritual Master KrsnaKnows expounds the Bhakti Yoga Sutras (Path of Love & Devotion) of Devrishi Naradmuni, Narada's Aphorisms on Love Divine( Love and Devotion to Lord) which is called "Narada Bhakti Sutra".
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Das Bhakti Sutra ist der klassische Text zur Entwicklung von Bhakti, von Hingabe, von Gottesliebe. Das Bhakti Sutra gibt dir viele Anregungen, um dein Herz sprechen zu lassen und dir eine höhere Wirklichkeit erfahrbar zu machen. Sukadev, Gründer von Yoga Vidya, hat alle 84 Verse des Bhakti Sutra kommentiert. Alle Kurzvorträge zum Bhakti Sutra sind jetzt im Web, als mp3 Audios und als Videos. Im ersten Vers erklärt Sukadev was Bhakti ist, und warum Bhakti die Grundlage aller Religionen ist. A ...
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Become a Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/nectardelbg/subscribe En este podcast encontraremos temáticas de interés espiritual, desde investigaciones científicas hasta periodismo de la vida cotidiana; inspirado en los Hare Krishna y el Bhagavad Gita, una filosofía con más de 5,000 años de antiguedad que nos brindará una visión fresca y filosófica sobre el servicio amoroso del alma. vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca kripa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah
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Bhakti Yoga" is a book written by Swami Vivekananda that explores the path of devotion and spiritual practice, known as Bhakti Yoga, in the context of Hindu philosophy. The book discusses the nature of love and dedication to the divine, how it can be cultivated, and how it leads to spiritual realization and union with the higher reality. Swami Vivekananda emphasises that different paths of yoga, including Bhakti Yoga, can lead to the same ultimate goal of self-realisation and collaboration w ...
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Bhakti Bodh (Daily Aarti) by Sant Rampal Ji
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Today's podcast is all about The Bhagavad-Gītā As it is, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,
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This podcast is all about The Bhagavad-Gītā As it is, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. The Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward lord Krishna. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sevak/support
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In this Podcast we discuss Bhakti - the yoga of Divine Love. Its teachings are based on Sanathan Dharma or the Eternal Dharma of humanity as presented in the ancient sacred texts from India called the Vedas, written around 3000 BC. The Vedas are the origin of what is popularly known as Hinduism or Sanathan Dharma. For thousands of years, the greatest thinkers, philosophers and gurus have been ardent followers of the Vedic Wisdom. I believe that the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavatam, contain a ...
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9. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 18-20: How to Transform Every Action into Worship
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1:01:22Chapter 12, Verse 18: An evolved bhakta maintains equanimity (samaḥ) towards enemies and friends, honor and dishonor, physical discomforts (cold/heat) and mental states (pleasure/pain). They understand that “enemies” are projecting their own pain and distortions, while maintaining titiksha (resilience) through recognition of the four possible outco…
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When I was just in Māyāpur, one of the events during our stay there was the opening of the Prabhupāda Museum. So I went there by invitation, and one of the aspects that I was treated to was a couple of Godbrothers that I hadn't seen in a long time were sitting outside the museum talking. So I joined in the conversation, and one of them said to me, …
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Lass dich in dieser Tiefenentspannung zu Lakshmi führen, die indische Göttin des Glücks, der Freude, der Liebe. Sukadev Bretz, Gründer und Leiter von Yoga Vidya, leitet dich dazu an in den klassischen Schritten: Einnehmen der Entspannungslage im Liegen. Anspannen und Loslassen der verschiedenen Körperteile. Dann beginnt die Fantasiereise: Du stells…
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Making the Ramayana a Reality - Back to Ayodhya Book Launch | Thinking Bhakti Podcast EP33
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1:33:52In this podcast the essence of the upcoming book of Mayuran Senthilnathan will be discussed. Back to Ayodhya is a unique and intriguing spiritual commentary on the ancient scripture of the Ramayana. Leading the reader through the dramatic events of this epic story, it reveals extraordinary hidden insights about the spiritual journey, with life less…
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3. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 5-7: Superficial-Easy vs. True Devotion | Dharma (Ethics) is God
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Chapter 12, Verse 5: Direct pursuit of formless Brahman is challenging for those identified with body-mind. Attempting to jump from personal subjectivity to absolute reality without proper preparation leads to superficial understanding. Claims like “I am awareness” or “it's about being, not doing” often come from ego-identification rather than true…
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2. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 3-4: What is God (Bhagavan-Ishvara)? How to Devote to the Lord?
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Chapter 12, Verses 3-4: Ishvara is the all-pervading intelligence (sarvajna-sarvashakti) that manifests as universal laws and forms. This intelligence organizes itself at every level – from atomic to cosmic. It's not merely “all-loving” or “all-beneficent” as these attributes would reduce its true nature. The intelligence manifests in three types o…
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4. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 8: Guided Vedantic Meditation | When are Ethics Right?
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1:01:36Chapter 12, Verses 6-7: Dharma isn't rigid but requires contextual wisdom, as shown through Mahabharata examples (Bhishma, Draupadi). Adharma creates subjectivity and confusion, while dharma reduces mental impurities and prepares the mind for self-knowledge. Vedantic meditation helps reorient the mind from limited self-concepts to seeing oneself as…
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5. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 9-10: What are My Duties & Responsibilities (Svadharma)?
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Chapter 12, Verse 9: Emotional and intellectual development is a lifelong practice (abhyāsa) requiring constant vigilance against arrogance and dismissiveness. Practice works by training the prefrontal cortex to intercept impulsive emotional responses from the amygdala, creating new neural pathways. Bhakti means repeatedly bringing the mind back to…
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6. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 11-12: How to Deal with Life's Difficulties (Karma Phala Tyaga)?
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Chapter 12, Verse 11: Karma-phala-tyaga (renunciation of results) and prasada-buddhi (seeing results as Ishvara's gift) means recognizing results are impersonal and governed by cosmic laws. Life's results come in four forms: equal to, more than, less than, or opposite to what's desired. Understanding this network of laws helps maintain equanimity i…
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8. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 16-17: True Bhakta is Neutral, Never Elated, Realigns to Dharma
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Chapter 12, Verse 16: A seasoned bhakta maintains independence (anapekṣaḥ) without making others their center, and maintains both external (bahiḥ) and internal (antaḥ) cleanliness (śuciḥ). They remain neutral (udāsīnaḥ) or objective in situations, without holding grudges towards unpleasant events, seeing all perspectives and people as manifestation…
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1. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12 - Nondual Devotion - Examples & Methods of Advaita Bhakti Yoga
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1:06:11Introduction: The Bhagavad Gita, while not part of the Vedas, presents Upanishadic knowledge through Krishna's teachings to Arjuna, addressing both practical challenges of living and the path to permanent fulfillment. Upanishads has two meanings, literal (“sitting near a teacher”) and deeper meaning (destroying ignorance to realize the Self). Chapt…
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7. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 13-15: Qualities of a Mature-Seasoned Devotee - Who is Wise?
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Chapter 12, Verse 13: A mature bhakta demonstrates friendship (maitraḥ) and compassion (karuna) without conditional giving or distorted empathy. They're free from excessive ownership (nirmama) and ego (nirahamkara), maintaining equanimity in all situations (sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ). They're naturally accommodative (kshami), understanding others' stages …
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Sincerity In Spirituality | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | ISV | 01 Mar 2025
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1:19:50Conclusion: Give up all self-interested desire and serve Kṛṣṇa, and hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the association of devotees, to come to that point of complete purification of intention and purpose. Pray by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. "Please, Kṛṣṇa, if You so desire, remove any last vestiges of desire for material enjoyment from my heart."(excerpt from the …
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There Is Nothing Else To Have In The 14 Worlds Except The Holy Names | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | 1 Mar 25
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We're in the right company at the right time, and our CEO, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, has all the right values, and He wants all of us to be spiritually wealthy. All we have to do is to invest every day, or, if you like, if you don't mind being extremely spiritually wealthy, you could just invest all the time. Nobody can stop you, and there's no lim…
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The Ācāryas Are Your Reinforced Concrete | Pilgrimage of The Heart |10 Feb 2025
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1:22:29Prabhupāda said, "Come to Vṛndāvana for three days or three years." Three years means you have some bona fide service you've been appointed to perform in the Dhāma, or you're here to take a little time to experience the Dhāma, but come here very carefully, gingerly, walk with humility to the various places. And don't assume that you're a great rasi…
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The Topmost Yogi Knows How Much The Material World Stings | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 7 Feb 2025
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1:10:33When we're facing externally, we've turned away, and we don't realize our relationship. But when we do turn towards Kṛṣṇa, we become insiders, that means we're inside Kṛṣṇa. We're inside the family again. In Gajendra's prayers, Gajendra remarks that, "My Lord, You're never inattentive to me. It's not that when I pray, then that's when You pay atten…
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Chop Down The Tree of The Material World by Hearing Bhagavan Kathā | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 8 Feb
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It is helpful to come down to what the basics are, and then, as Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura said, "Follow the simple path strictly." I just received a quote the other day from a friend, in which Prabhupāda said, "It's illegal to collect a lot of obscure quotes from a lot of different śāstras, just to show that you know more than other people about a topic…
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Surrender To Kṛṣṇa Is All Gain And No Risk | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 6 Feb 2025
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1:34:04So, it's a very exciting life, depending on Kṛṣṇa. And Prabhupāda speaks in one lecture, saying that we have these four regulative principles. One of them is gambling, he said, but we have a replacement for gambling, and that is surrender to Kṛṣṇa. It seems like a gamble, but it's not, as one of Prabhupāda's Godbrothers once said, "Surrender to Kṛṣ…
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Learn To Control The Gateway Sense | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | Pilgrimage of The Heart | Feb 11 2025
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Prabhupāda would sometimes come and mostly attend Bhagavad-gītā classes. Sometimes in Vṛndāvana He would come and listen to His students speak, and you'll hear on some recorded lectures, Prabhupāda would defer to Pradyumna. Like once, Prabhupāda was sick, and He asked Pradyumna, "You speak." He didn't let him speak that long, but Prabhupāda did att…
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Don't Be Misinformed - God Is A Person | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 5 Feb 2025
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1:17:55Oftentimes people just aren't fully informed. They're different types of people, and their motives may be different. And oftentimes, when people get a hold of a Śrī Īśopaniṣad, for instance, and they read it, and then they say, "Oh, okay, I'll worship Kṛṣṇa," or we have experience in presenting Kṛṣṇa consciousness in a systematic way to people, and…
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Book Distribution Is A Good Idea | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | ILS | Śrīdhāma Mayāpura | 18 Feb 2025
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2:36:40The word sampradāya has a specific meaning, which is a bequeathment, which means to pass down, and in this case, the greatest gift. And we are a sampradāya of givers, and what we give very specifically—because, although there are many ways that one can try to help others—we give the light of knowledge through the Guru paramparā's teachings so that …
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Kṛṣṇa Can't Leave The Heart Of Those Who Keep Hearing Bhāgvatam | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 4 Feb 25
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1:36:25We find in the Bhāgavatam, in the second verse of the First Canto, the amazing statement: 'sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate ’tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt.' And that is, that when somebody applies himself or herself to hearing Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, then the Lord feels compelled to stay within that person's heart, or as Prabhupāda says He remains packed up…
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Prabhupāda was answering about the position of an advanced devotee. He said, "A pure devotee doesn't mean omniscient like Kṛṣṇa," because one of the interlocutors had asked Prabhupāda, "What if we see that an advanced devotee or the spiritual master has to wear glasses or forgets a verse?" And Prabhupāda said, "Oh no, then they've not understood." …
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So, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta [Sarasvatī Ṭhākura], he came here. This is the last place that he came before he left this world, in Kolkata, at the Bāg-bāzār Math, where we were at two days ago. And it was here, as Vaiśeṣika Prabhu was saying, that one gṛhastha devotee from Bombay at that time wrote him a letter and said, "Guru Mahārāja, I'm very unfort…
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Use Your Senses To Do Good For Others | HG Vaiśeṣika Dāsa | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 4 Feb 2025
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Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has kept his place of bhajana here, and the name Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta is indicative of his personality. As we hear from the Ādi-līlā of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kavirāja Gosvāmī gives this admonition: siddhānta baliyā citte nā kara alasa, ihā ha-ite kṛṣṇe lāge sudṛḍha mānasa—that in order to have a determine…
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The Personified Vedas say in their prayers to the Lord that this is your greatest pastime, the way you extend yourself to the living beings in this world. And so the attitude and the order. If we pick up an order from the Lord and take it seriously and apply it, especially the order of how to assist him in saving conditioned souls, then Haridas Tha…
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Here in Jagannātha Purī, the chief of the devotees, Haridāsa Ṭhākura —in general society, which was concerned with caste, creed, rules, and regulations, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was not well considered within the Hindu culture. And even with Advaita Ācārya back in Navadvīpa, when performing a śrāddha ceremony at the end, you're supposed to offer the prasād…
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Kṛṣṇa Is Like Mango Sap - Once He Gets In You, He Won't Leave | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 6 Feb 2025
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There's a devotee named Sudāma who dressed up as a Hare Kṛṣṇa in Hawaii for Halloween. And on a dare, his friends told him, "Why don't you jump in the van with the Hare Kṛṣṇas?" because they go out chanting on Halloween. And being a joker or a prankster, he jumped in, and then he took it a step further by getting in the van with them and going home…
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Dovetail Your Intelligence With The Vedic Intelligence | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 6 Feb 2025
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Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, a practical matter, that by studying this dialogue, the Bhagavad-gītā, which is the Vedic intelligence we just heard, He said that you worship Me by your intelligence. And if you read Bhagavad-gītā every day, then your intelligence can be purged of the lower modes of material nature. And obviously, by hearing Śrīmad…
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Höre eine kurze Lesung aus dem Buch „Göttliche Erkenntnis“ von Swami Sivananda zum Thema „Avatar“. Dies ist ein kurzer Vortrag als Inspiration für den heutigen Tag von und mit Sukadev Bretz, Gründer von Yoga Vidya, eine Aufnahme während eines Satsangs gehalten nach einer Meditation im Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. Infos über Yoga, Meditation und …
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Attain Everything Through Śravaṇaṁ Kīrtanaṁ | Pilgrimage of The Heart | 3 Feb 2025
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1:03:12Śrī Īśopaniṣad, everyone knows the verse, 'vāyur anilam amṛtam, athedaṁ bhasmāntaṁ śarīram, oṁ krato smara kṛtaṁ smara, krato smara kṛtaṁ smara (mantra 17).' Let this temporary body be burned to ashes. Let the air of life be merged with the totality of air. Now, my Lord, please remember all my sacrifices, and because You are the ultimate beneficiar…
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After Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed, the Lord continued to be very angry, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, could not pacify Him. Even mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, the constant companion of Nārāyaṇa, could not dare come before Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Then Lord Brahmā asked Prahlāda Mahārāja to go forward and pacify the Lord’s anger. Prahlāda …
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