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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21 – April 24, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 24, 2024 23:53 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 19-21 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca uddhavo ’tyanta-sambhrānto drutam utthāya tat-padau nidhāyāṅke samāliṅgya tasyābhipretya hṛd-gatam hṛt-prāpta-bhagavat-tat-tat- prasāda-bhara-bhāg-janaḥ tadīya-prema-sampatti- vibhava-smṛti-yantritaḥ rodanair vivaśo dīno yatnā...

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Serve, Smile, Surrender

Live Vedanta - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
We all feel we can create joy but that only leads to disappointment. When we have guidance in our lives we realize that joy cannot be created. How can one go from acting (karma), to depending (bhakti), to having insight (jnana), to prioritizing (viveka) to independence (vairagya)? How does one s...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10 – April 21, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 21, 2024 14:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 10 utthāya yatnād ānīya svāsthyaṁ nītvā kṣaṇena tam premāśru-klinna-vadanaṁ prakṣālyāhuḥ śanair laghu TRANSLATION Standing up, they brought him carefully to where they had been sitting. They took a moment to restore him to a condition closer to normal a...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 4 – April 17, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 17, 2024 14:43 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 4 bhūmau kvāpi skhalati patati kvāpi tiṣṭhaty aceṣṭaḥ kvāpy utkampaṁ bhajati luṭhati kvāpi rodity athārtaḥ kvāpy ākrośan plutibhir ayate gāyati kvāpi nṛtyan sarvaṁ kvāpi śrayati yugapat prema-sampad-vikāram TRANSLATION He sometimes tripped and fell to t...

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River of Thoughts

Live Vedanta - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Our mind is like a river -- sometimes it’s dashing and splashing with a never-ending flow of uncontrollable tides, and other times it’s calm and serene, slowly passing by like a lazy river. How do we tame this mind, so that we can use it for our own Higher purpose, rather than be controlled by i...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 5 – April 14, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 14, 2024 17:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Text 5 he man-mātar idānīṁ tvaṁ sāvadhāna-tarā bhava sthiratāṁ prāpayantī māṁ sa-dhairyaṁ śṛṇv idaṁ svayam TRANSLATION My dear mother, please now be fully attentive. Listen soberly with steady concentration to what I am about to say.

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 5 – April 14, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 14, 2024 17:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Text 5 he man-mātar idānīṁ tvaṁ sāvadhāna-tarā bhava sthiratāṁ prāpayantī māṁ sa-dhairyaṁ śṛṇv idaṁ svayam TRANSLATION My dear mother, please now be fully attentive. Listen soberly with steady concentration to what I am about to say.

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Weekly Sanga – April 10, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 11, 2024 00:01 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares the story of his disciple Krishna-mayi Devi Dasi on the 25th anniversary of her passing.

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Ep. 153 – All Paths Lead To The One

Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das - April 10, 2024 16:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 217 ratings
Taking refuge in the chant, Krishna Das highlights that all paths and manifestations of God lead us to the one. Today’s podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow Today’s episode...

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Diving Deeper

Live Vedanta - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
 In life we have many ups and downs. Why do we feel moments of happiness and other times moments of sadness or anger? What can we do to always have this feeling of completeness no matter the situation? In this episode Vivekji talks about how our sense of individuality (jiva) leads to attachment ...

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Weekly Sanga – April 7, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 07, 2024 16:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

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What's the connection between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Pakistan's PTI party? MEF Action's Benjamin Baird explains.

That's So Hindu - April 04, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes
In this episode Samir Kalra speaks with Benjamin Baird from MEF Action on his new reporting detailing the financial ties between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Islamist political party PTI, founded by former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, including the funding Mayor Adams has received from PTI...

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Weekly Sanga – April 3, 2024

Weekly Sanga - April 03, 2024 14:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk during his bhakti immersion retreat at Shyam Ashram in Cali, Colombia.

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Ep. 248 – Patterns of Interdependency

Ram Dass Here And Now - April 02, 2024 18:52 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings
Speaking to issues of ecology, politics, and social action, Ram Dass shares stories of compassionate action and explores patterns of interdependency we can recognize in the world. Want to participate in the discussion about this episode of Here and Now? Join us for the SoulPod Meet-Up ...

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Life is Full of Matter

Live Vedanta - April 02, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
Everything and everyone around us are made up of matter (prakriti) but do we depend on these things or people to make us feel complete (purusha)? When we know all is changing and existence is the only constant, then why do we ever feel anything but joy? On this season of Live Vedanta, entitled ...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 1-3 – March 31, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 31, 2024 17:46 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 6 Texts 1-3 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tac chrutvārye mahā-prema- rasāveśena yantritaḥ mahā-viṣṇu-priyo vīṇā- hasto ’sau vismṛtākhilaḥ sadā-dvāravatī-vāsā- bhyastāntaḥ-pura-vartmanā prabhu-prāsāda-deśāntaḥ- praveśāścarya-vāhinā pūrvābhyāsād ivābhyāsaṁ prāsādasya gat...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Texts 1-3 – March 31, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 31, 2024 17:46 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 1 Texts 1-3 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca tac chrutvārye mahā-prema- rasāveśena yantritaḥ mahā-viṣṇu-priyo vīṇā- hasto ’sau vismṛtākhilaḥ sadā-dvāravatī-vāsā- bhyastāntaḥ-pura-vartmanā prabhu-prāsāda-deśāntaḥ- praveśāścarya-vāhinā pūrvābhyāsād ivābhyāsaṁ prāsādasya gat...

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Ep. 153 – Love Lives Within Us

Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das - March 28, 2024 18:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 217 ratings
Explaining love as our true nature, Krishna Das describes the benefit of relationships and accessing our own internal well of love. Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on April 7th, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 129 – March 27, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 27, 2024 22:21 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 129 yathāhaṁ prārthya tat-saṅga- sthitiṁ nāpnomi karhicit tan-mahā-lābhato hīno ’satyayā rājya-rakṣayā TRANSLATION In contrast, despite my begging to stay in Kṛṣṇa’s company, I never obtain that blessing. I am deprived of that achievement because of my ...

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Do You Realize You’re Bound?

Live Vedanta - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
We often find ourselves feeling weighed down by changing circumstances and unending responsibilities -- but are our ropes really external, or internal? When we look inwards at our own temperament (guna), do we find ourselves tired and complaining in laziness (tamas), anxious about results in sel...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 120 – March 24, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 24, 2024 16:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 120 yas tiṣṭhan bhojana-krīḍā- kautukāvasare hareḥ mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṁ labhate nityam ekalaḥ TRANSLATION Uddhava stays alone with Kṛṣṇa when the Lord playfully enjoys His meals. So he is the only person who can always obtain the Lord’s mahā-prasāda ...

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All about Anandi Joshee, the amazing 19th century Indian woman who become a doctor in the US

That's So Hindu - March 21, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes
In this episode Suhag Shukla interviews author Nandini Patwardhan about her book Radical Spirits: India’s First Woman Doctor and her American Champions, a biography of Anandi-bai Joshee, who in 1883 as an 18-year old left Calcutta for the United States to study medicine, and who went on to becom...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 116 – March 20, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 20, 2024 22:29 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 116 kintv asmāsūddhavaḥ śrīmān paramānugrahāspadam yādavendrasya yo mantrī śiṣyo bhṛtyaḥ priyo mahān TRANSLATION But among us, blessed Uddhava has received Kṛṣṇa’s greatest mercy. That exalted soul is Lord Yādavendra’s adviser, His disciple, His servant...

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Ep. 247 – Dreams Within Dreams Within Dreams

Ram Dass Here And Now - March 18, 2024 16:55 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings
In this Q&A session, Ram Dass talks about transcending dualism, the significance of clairvoyance, how reincarnation is part of our dreams within dreams within dreams, and more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed ...

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Hindu At Heart: Aditi Banerjee

That's So Hindu - March 14, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour
In this episode, the first of our Hindu At Heart series of interviews, Indu Viswanathan speaks with author Aditi Banerjee on a wide range of issues: Hindu sacred geography in Ayodhya and Varanasi, growing up Hindu in America, and a variety of other topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89 – March 13, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 13, 2024 18:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 89 tad yāhi tasya parama-priya-varga-mukhyān śrī-yādavān nirupama-pramadābdhi-magnān teṣāṁ mahattvam atulaṁ bhagavaṁs tvam eva jānāsi tad vayam aho kim u varṇayema TRANSLATION Therefore, go see the divine Yādavas, the Lord’s most beloved associates, who...

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Ep. 152 – Using Our Will

Pilgrim Heart with Krishna Das - March 12, 2024 17:10 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 217 ratings
Speaking about overcoming self-doubt, Krishna Das speaks about ways we can mindfully and constructively use our own will. Today’s episode originally aired on Krisha Das’ “Hanging Out In the Heart Space” online satsang on March 31st, 2022. Be sure to subscribe to Krishna Das on Youtube ...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 83 – March 10, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 10, 2024 16:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Text 83 śrī-pṛthovāca anāthāyāḥ sa-putrāyā mamāpad-gaṇato ’sakṛt tvarayā mocanāt samyag devakī-mātṛto ’pi yaḥ kṛpā-viśeṣaḥ kṛṣṇasya svasyām anumito mayā TRANSLATION Śrī Pṛthā [Kuntī] said: I had no husband to protect me, but Kṛṣṇa always interceded just in t...

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Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Texts 69-70 – March 6, 2024

Weekly Sanga - March 07, 2024 00:35 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 1 Chapter 5 Texts 69-70 yat sadā sarvathā śuddha- nirupādhi-kṛpākare tasmin satya-pratijñe san- mitra-varye mahā-prabhau viśvastasya dṛḍhaṁ sākṣāt prāptāt tasmān mama priyam mahā-manoharākārān na para-brahmaṇaḥ param TRANSLATION No one is dearer to me than the Supreme ...

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Ep. 246 – How to Be Responsive, Not Reactive

Ram Dass Here And Now - March 06, 2024 15:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.3K ratings
In this classic talk from 1987, Ram Dass explores working with suffering, keeping our hearts open, finding the intuitive heart space, and being responsive rather than reactive. This episode is a continuation of the talk started in Here and Now Ep. 245 – Taking Off Our Spacesuit. Want t...