2024 Swami Padmanabha

Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they bring deep concerns found through their practice into the arena of discussion.

0:00 Mangalacarana; Swami Padmanabha shares his current seminar about Prayer in Cali, Colombia, and the importance of being present in relation to our sense of identity.

8:39 How can Krishna’s greatness be approached so we can appreciate his sweetness according to my present stage?

35:25 What is the relationship between vulnerability and empowerment?

50:50 How can we approach prayer and practice so that we can sustain our sense of vulnerability

1:07:13 Considering that Krishna’s Names are absolute, is there any difference between chanting 1 name and chanting 100,000 names? What does “continually chant the Holy Name” mean?

1:23:56 Relationship between vulnerability, fear and empowerment.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

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Swami Padmanabha invites us to the beautiful entanglement of sadhu sangha—to the attachment to honesty. Honesty is the perfection of our endeavors and not the external packaging of them.

0:00 Mahaprabhu’s gift of unconditional love

7:43 What does it mean that “God needs to be protected”; how does Mahaprabhu’s vulnerability relate to ours; how as individuals and a community can we show up to serve the necessity of protecting each other?

32:40 How to develop a sense of belongingness that is not based simply on fitting in?

44:50 Will chanting more japa improve the quality of our japa?

1:03:15 Does our motivation to chant affect our developing relationship with Krishna?

1:09:41 How can we improve our presence of service while chanting?

1:24:46 Seva as a language of love.

1:26:47 How does vulnerability/priti laksanam work in a healthy way in context with social media and a global community?

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels

▶ WEBSITE
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▶ INSTAGRAM
▶ YOUTUBE

~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels

▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108

▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha

▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/

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Swami Padmanabha invites us to the beautiful entanglement of sadhu sangha—to the attachment to honesty. Honesty is the perfection of our endeavors and not the external packaging of them.

0:00 Introduction

04:49 Static vows in the face of constant change

38:38 Evolution as the nature of reality and its implications from practice to prema

50:43 When people want to war against our peace

1:05:15 Group standards should always remain dynamically personal

1:19:53 Honoring where we are and how we got here voluntarily and with inspiration

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels

▶ WEBSITE
▶ FACEBOOK
▶ INSTAGRAM
▶ YOUTUBE

~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels

▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108

▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha

▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/

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Swami Padmanabha addresses the concerns of practitioners where their boots meet the ground, so to speak, highlighting the necessity for ongoing conversation that both challenges held perspectives and provides the tools to reconceive words, ideas and practices in a way that more closely align with our inner intensions.

0:00 Introduction

9:36 Clarification from Previous Class Regarding Book Distribution

20:12 Healthy Attachment and Detachment in our Relationships

45:32 Inclusivity in the Context of Tadatmya

1:05:45 Does Our Number Of Rounds Determine our Inner Standing in Bhakti?

1:26:53 Numeric and Essential Aspects of One´s Vows

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels

▶ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108

▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha

▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/

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~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels

▶ WEBSITE
▶ FACEBOOK
▶ INSTAGRAM
▶ YOUTUBE

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Swami Padmanabha addresses the concerns of practitioners where their boots meet the ground, so to speak, highlighting the necessity for ongoing conversation that both challenges held perspectives and provides the tools to reconceive words, ideas and practices in a way that more closely align with our inner intensions.

0:00 Introduction
26:19 Is Pracar/Preaching the Highest Service?
52:25 The 'I' and 'My' that Gaudiyas Accept, and the One They Reject
1:10:34 Surrender and Approaching Krishna to Merely Solve our Problems
1:27:00 Understanding Srila Prabhupada´s Emphasis on Book Distribution

▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/yj7fadrgmvs

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

~ Swami Padmanabha’s Channels

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▶ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha

▶ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha/

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~ Tadatmya Sangha’s Channels

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▶ YOUTUBE

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Swami Padmanabha presents TADATMYA: Devotional Alliance. This presentation encapsulates the natural evolution of Radical Personalism into the intentional community known as TADATMYA: Devotional Alliance. Swami shares how the community came into being; why it is called “TADATMYA: Devotional Alliance;” and how to participate in this sangha.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

Join in the conversation amongst pilgrims who share the same journey—coming together and opening their hearts in trust, bringing forth relevant concerns in an attempt to deepen one’s personal approach to a balanced humanity and spirituality, and to grow together and nourish each other in the context of developing love of God. This is the purpose of Istagosthi—in a safe environment, we are invited to share our concerns and questions in service to authenticity, honesty and truth.

The first question that is offered in this Istagoshti is about how to keep ancient practices relevant for people in the larger society. In reflection, Swami poses that before we ask that question, we need to ask, and answer, how do we make the teachings relevant in our own lives?

Additionally, we can keep every thing fresh, new and relevant by keeping astonishment alive and not succumbing to certitude—thinking that we already know the totality of devotional concepts. The nature of Krishna consciousness is that it is continually unfolding and ever-evolving; it is not static. therefore, a mystic—an alive practitioner—is meant to keep pace with transcendence and that involves intelligently integrating and upgrading our approach to the principles of a particular tradition in such a way that makes us sensitive to and empathetic with the particular struggles of our current society. In this way, we will be able to “translate” the ancient teachings into not just the language of the times, but into the mindset of the times, and make sense of our world through the philosophy.

Join in the circle of conversation as this and other concerns are addressed.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

As with all things, it is not the thing itself that carves our experience of reality, but rather how we approach those things. Rules and regulations can be confining and restrictive, as well as empowering and liberating. As we mature, we are invited to go beyond the letter of the law, which at one time was as deep as we could go, to a deeper understanding to the intent and purpose of the rules we have adopted as our rule of life. i

Swami Padmanabha and friends discuss some ruling principles which are promoted in contemporary Vaishnava communities, offering different perspectives and a deep reach of these principles giving rise to freedom in our spiritual practice.

Since freedom is a pivotal point in all aspects of spirituality, we must approach rules in such a way that they facilitate freedom.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

Criticism is not, per se, something necessarily offensive. In fact, friendly criticism is an absolutely crucial component for any mature conversation—and relationship—to exist and evolve. Unfortunately, some Gaudiya representatives tend to weaponize concepts like aparadha (offense) and even demonize any form of critique as something to be avoided at all costs. Instead, we should learn the art of constructive criticism, through which we offer and receive advice and perspective in the spirit of selfless service. We call this Radical Remark. —Quote from RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion

Listen in as Swami Padmanabha shares his observations of the contemporary Gaudiya community in regard to constructive criticism. When offered in a compassionate and committed way, criticism can be a form of affection which inspires growth and change.

Noting the dangers that can arise if healthy criticism is not welcomed in a community and is actualy seen as something bad, or when criticism is not offered in a healthy way, out of compassion and care, but rather in an exploitative or manipulative way, Swami shares a 4-step process of compassionate criticism:

1) be introspective and discern that what one is seeing in another person isn’t actually a projection of one’s own fault, being willing to acknowledge and address that within oneself

2) be appreciative of the good qualities of the other person, making an exhaustive list of the positive values already present within that person

3) be introspective and make sure that the criticism shared is done so with the intention of helping the other person

4) commit to fully supporting the other person so that they can succeed in the desired transformation.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

Join Swami Padmanabha as he and friends speak about WHOLENESS, one of the “radicals” highlighted in Swami’s book, RADICAL PERSONSONALISM. In relation to radical personalism, wholeness refers to having an integrated humanity and holiness, where nothing needs to be rejected but rather everything can be put into its proper place, approached and understood in a way that facilitates the fleshing out of our highest ideals and potential reach.

Integrating things which don’t “fit” into our conceptual framework or with which there is some dissonance, is no easy task. It is often easier to avoid or evade addressing things and simply reject, stigmatize, and criticize rather than acquire the proper perspective so that everything can belong.

Tune-in to this class as Swami explores the reality that makes living in Wholeness tangible.

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RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.