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Join Swami Padmanabha and his group of friends as he concludes his pilgrimage in Sri Mayapura Dhama. During this Istagosthi, a conversational exchange where the interaction of both the inquiry and response drive the conversation deeper, the following topics were discussed:
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9:25 Why does God have Four Arms?22:21 Why do we Lose our Initial Faith in Sri Guru´s Instructions?45:19 Repentance as an Aspect of Surrender1:02:08 The Goddess Kali and the Age of Kali1:28:23 Does our Istadeva Change along the Process?
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Join Swami Padmanabha in Sri Mayapura Dhama as he shares one of his cherished topics: the expansive, profound, and ultimate nature of Gaura-lila. Explore its superlative position among all lilas and tattvas, serving as the ever-evolving and unfolding pinnacle of divine love that is a destination of its own and not simply a bridge to Krishna-lila that is meant to be left behind.
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Join Swami Padmanabha as he joins with friends, both Christian and Vaishnava, in the message carried by Jesus, “You are already being unconditionally loved by God.” Our spiritual practices, which are ideally and eventually everything we do, are meant to reciprocate with that love and not performed in order to convince God to love us. Both the teachings of Christianity and Gaudiya Vaishnavism are showing us again and again, “You are already the beloved of Him.”
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Journey with Swami Padmanabha as he explores prayer not only as a practice but also as a state of being. This pilgrimage of prayer begins at the early stages of prayer, initially fueled by selfish necessity and the perception of oneself as separate from a wish-fulfilling god. This exploration culminates at the highest ideal of being prayer, tadatmya, which involves complete self-forgetfulness in divine love through mystical empathy. This state of being is characterized by putting aside all personal agendas, fully identifying with the needs of the beloved, and being willing to change, be transformed, and sacrifice—dedicated to what is going on in the heart of the beloved.
How can we prepare ourselves right now and right here where we are so we can approach that ideal in a realistic way? How can we actually walk in that direction? How can we pace ourselves with introspection and discernment so our journey is one of sustainable transformation and evolution?▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/MS88S39Thzg
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Bhakti is relational. At the center of the center of everything is our relationship with Krishna. In the context of that relationship, there is the relationship between the guru and disciple. Ideally, the guru-disciple connection affords one of the most beautiful possibilities of deep affectionate loving friendship, yet, all too often the actualization of such an ideal falls short and sometimes even into the realm of abuse. And as beautiful as the guru-disciple relationship can be when both guru and disciple are working together, honoring their own responsibilities to nourish the ideal of divine love, it can be just as powerfully painful when that sacred bond is betrayed.
Before speaking about healing—healing trauma, healing abuse, healing pain, healing whatever may need to be healed—we first need to acknowledge what it is that actually needs to be healed. In other words, before solving the problem, we have to understand the problem and the misconceptions that support and even nourish the problems.
Join Swami Padmanabha as he navigates through the foundational truths of the guru-disciple relationship as understood and presented in scriptures and how contemporary misconceptions and misapplications of those truths have manifested as dysfunctional and abusive templates in the guise of something holy, and how each of those misconceptions can be redeemed by reconceiving our approach, by changing our angle of vision.
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Join Swami Padmanabha and friends in Sri Mayapura as they explore how to embrace our eternal prospect of bhakti in a way that each step is “sustainable for eternity.” For this, we must develop some expertise in coexisting with our practice, our ideals, and our commitments in a way that is sustainable— normalized, healthy, inspiring—and not dysfunctional—guilt, shame, blame, anxiety, disturbance. trip, and not something in which we end up becoming more dysfunctional than what we were before starting the whole bhakti journey.
The discussion begins with a focus on the necessity to honestly acknowledge our condition in both in its messiness and that messiness in the context of being unconditionally loved by the Sweet Absolute. How we approach this dynamic directly and foundationaly affects our practice, and informs how we conceive other aspects of our spiritual journey, such as individuation, belonging rather than fitting in, and trusting while waiting.
The questions at the end of the class draw out further nuances through honest sharing.
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Join in on the fascinating exploration of the relationship of the material world and Krishna, and how our relationship with each of them impacts our relationship with the other. How are we as Gaudiyas expected to navigate the apparent dichotomy between spirit and matter — if there even is such a divide?
Is there something that we need to reject?
Or can we integrate everything into a higher synthesis, into a higher equation of wholeness?
What are the implications of rejecting and integrating, and how do those implications affect our bhakti journey?
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The analogy of the bouquet and the bonsai is one pointing to belonging or fitting in: do we want to merely become a bonsai version of ourselves—a trimmed, clipped, manicured, and miniaturized version of a potential giant? Or do we want to become an individuated flower in a beautiful bouquet of belonging, and offer that to Bhagavan, not having to stop being ourselves in order to fit in but knowing ourselves already fully accepted by the unconditional love of the Sweet Absolute and thus already fully belonging?
Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they explore the blossoming potential radiating from accepting unconditional love.
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Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they explore the relationship between doubt, faith, certainty, and trust in the context of our faith journey of loving service to the Sweet Absolute.
Are there productive and stifling versions of these? How can we conceive of these so that our approach does not erode or hold back our progress but rather nourishes and calls it forward?
Be prepared to have some certitudes challenged in service to progressive practice on the Journey of Faith.
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Confused or curious by the terms “Polymorphic Monotheism,” “Impersonalism,” “Non-dualism,” “Personalism,” and “Radical Personalism”? Tune in as Swami Padmanabha weaves his way through the landscape of Nondual Vedanta and graspably presents these approaches through this exploration from what is Impersonalism to what is Radical Personalism and the ground of nonduality from which they both emerge. AND what does any of that have to do with Gaudiya conceptions of Reality.
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Join Swami Padmanabha in Sri Dhama Mayapura, the land of ultimate astonishment, as he explores how to preserve our sense of wonder and keep our practice alive in the unlimited depth, unlimited possibilities and openness by staying in touch with the nature of reality which is itself ever-unfolding, ever-evolving, and therefore, ever-inviting us to a permanent sense of wonder.
“Rasa sara camatkara,” is an expression that reveals the liveliness of camatkara and the central place it has in the Gaudiya perspective. Rasa is itself something essential—mellow, aesthetic rapture, the juice of life. This verse expresses the essence of that essence of rasa as camatkara—wonder or astonishment is the essence of the juice of life. And Krishna is known as Rasaraja, the King of Rasa, and therefore, the King of Astonishment.
Swami Padmanabha connects wonder organically with a discussion of mystery, uncertainty and toxic certainty that is uniquely offered by Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
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Swami Padmanabha shares his reflections on the up's and down's of his Govardhana Dandavat Parikrama.
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Swami Padmanabha shares his reflections on a redemptive stage of his journey in hopes that in some way it may serve other’s in their healing.
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Touching another point on an unlimited line of Hari-katha, Swami Padmanabha looks at how we relate to Krishna—as a person or more as a theological concept.
As sadhaka’s we can daily ask ourselves, how is my relationship with Krishna today, as a living presence. How tangible as a person How can I make the concept real. How can i have an experience as a living person, here and now?
What is the impact on our practice ff we conceive of god as a concept, as being far away, in future tense compared to him being a real, living person, who is right here, right now.
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Most of today’s problems can be traced back to a crisis of a meaning. This crisis can be addressed not just by seeing ourselves as we are, but as all we can be, as persons deeply connected and related with everyone, and everything in a personal way.
As active pilgrims, introspection as to how we relate to ourselves, each other, our world and the divine, can give us indication as to the direction our practices are taking us.
In this class, Swami Padmanabha and friends explore:
In what ways can we be impersonal with ourselves?In what ways can we be impersonal with each other?In what ways can we be impersonal with Earth?In what ways can we be impersonal with god?
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Tune in as Swami Padmanabha begins to explore the unique challenges of navigating through large communities in such a way that we can remain intimate and personal, yet individuated. Without intension, it is easy to neglect one on one connections, as well as, the maintenance of our unique personal growth and contribution in community.
As we gather together, united by a common ideal, it will be helpful to recognize that we need each other in collective participation. Developing our relationships is one of the most important services we can offer—not just to the persons we are relating to, but to the divine as well.
Apologies for the technical difficulties which cut this exploration short. Mystery is creating the necessity for another conversation..
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Celebrate Srila Prabhupada’s arrival in the US and the pouring of Vrindavan all over the world. Consider how full empowerment came in response to his emptying himself out, vulnerably and completely allowing himself to be moved by the hands of his Lord; trusting fearlessly the protection and care that Krishna is continually flowing in all directions.
How can we best serve today that vision Srila Prabhupada came to share?
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Swami Padmanabha discusses the difference between love-based belonging and fear-based fitting-in and what has to be in place to establish belonging.
The topic sparked many questions as devotees deeply considered the difference between and implications of fitting-in and belonging, sharing their doubts about their own approach to their tradition: “How does a person who was born into a spiritual movement know that what they are experiencing is a feeling of belonging and not just a familiarity, just going along because that is all they have ever known—following a religious tradition rather than choosing a spiritual life.
“The relief of sadhu sanga does not come from feeling we have hidden ourselves very well from them. The relief from sadhu sanga comes from knowing that they know how much of a mess we are and they continue to love us, not only in spite of that messiness, but because of that.”
If you have a deep desire to belong, yet can’t find your place in the world…Listen-in…
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Integrity is having our thoughts, our words and actions aligned with each other, rather than live in the world in some disjointed way. In this regard, Swami Padmanabha explores the array of implications of saying, “The goal of my life is divine love”
We can ask on a daily basis, ‘How can I give my heart today to this ideal of divine love?’ and not pass the day on autopilot.
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Join Swami Padmanabha as he explores the living realm of prayer—what prayer is and what it is not, and how prayer is an invitation to meet the person behind the theological concept of God.
From Radical Personalism: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion:
“…contemplative prayer is not limited to certain specific actions, nor does it constitute a mere recital of prayers. It mostly has to do with whatever we may happen to be doing in a prayerful mood. Prayer is ultimately a mood, a stance, a realm, and not a one-act performance or occasional weekend ritual. Real prayer—contemplative prayer—is a way of life to be thoroughly assimilated through dedication and practice. It is something with the potential of becoming second nature. It is something with the potential of becoming not only a genuine source of shelter and divine revelation, but a part of our very identity. In other words, contemplative prayer is not so much something you do, but something you are.Listen-in…
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