2024 Swami Padmanabha

Sri Krishna Janmastami (part 1) - August 26th, 2024

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0:00 Introduction
2:00 The Dangers of Emphasizing that we Can Fall from Bhakti
20:30 How to Understand the World´s Suffering if God is Omnipotent?
43:15 In which way does Individuation include Integrating the Collective Unconscious?
56:22 On Taking Risks to Experience God´s Embrace
1:08:32 On Everyone being a Potential Devotee
1:20:36 Nuanced Considerations on Nama-aparadha
1:34:29 Should we Approach Krishna Directly or through the Devotees?

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0:00 Intro

2:26 What is a bhakti-centered approach to intercessory prayer, especially when devotee friends ask us to pray for them or their relatives?

20:57 In relationship to Krishna being all love, how are we to understand karma and punishment?

40:17 If a person has a deep moment of vulnerability and it opened them to the experience of unconditional love, do they then go back to the spiritual world at that time?

1:04:24 There is often a lot of emphasis placed on the moment of death, and we often train ourselves to call out the holy when in danger so at the time of death, we’ll remember His name. But it feels manipulative of the Holy Name and with such a focus I have forgotten how to live. Can you speak about focusing on the afterlife?

1:15:03 What do you mean by “responsibility to love”?

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Jhulana-yatra (and other Topics)

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0:00 Meaning of "sri caitanya mano ´bhistam..." verse
39:43 What to Do when we Don´t Feel Anything when Practicing
1:23:29 Understanding Krishna´s Crooked Form
1:40:49 Integrating Material & Spiritual Dimensions

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0:00 Intro

0:04:44 Is samadhi in the 8-fold system the same as samadhi in the bhakti tradition?

0:20:38 How do we deal with our emotions in order to stay in the flow of the present moment?

0:39:26 I notice that sometimes using “godbrother” and “godsister,” at least in addressing people in groups by that designation, has a way of being divisive, because there is a tendency for it to leave many others in the group feeling left out. Is there a proper place to address each other as “godbrother” and “godsister”?

0:48:48 What are your thoughts about the saying “Krishna is testing us” when we face difficulties?

1:04:33 Is Paramatma realization eternal or something else?

1:12:54 In meeting many people, I’ve noticed that there is a wave on upward moving consciousness. This seems contrary to the description of Kali-yuga. What do you think is the cause of the increase of consciousness?

1:24:40 What are some internal workings that we can aspire toward in order to develop a non-judgmental equal vision of others?

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0:06:54 Can you say something about the meeting you had today with the sufi master? What did you speak about?

0:11:52 What does Krishna want from us? What will please Him?

0:37:13 What can we do when we lose our community, sadhu-sangha?

0:56:34 Where does the concept of suffering in relationship to grace come from? To me, it seems a toxic idea.

1:13:41 Was there a point in time, when we turned away from Krishna, and before that we were with him?

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Join Swami Padmanabha as he dives deeply into the most important teaching that the most important person in Gaudiya Vaishnavism said. During this class Swami explores the 4 pillars presented in the 3rd verse of siksastakam that support a way of seeing God’s love everywhere and to see each of the pillars—humility, tolerance, respect-offering honor to others and not expecting any in return—supporting that reality.

If we can learn to relate properly with a blade of grass, perfection is there. Krishna is there.

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Join Swami Padmanabha in his first class in France as he distinguishes between belief and faith, and how the reality of experience is the essence of our practice.

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Join the sanga where important aspects of our practice are fleshed out from the theoretical to the arena of our daily lives.

/ 0:00 Introduction and sharing lessons from visiting Swami Sadananda’s followers and students in Sweden.

/ 4:40 Richard Rohr mentions that a saint can be in any stage of human development. And Madhurya-kadambini mentions that it is the steadiness of one’s practice and not the qualities of the devotee that determines nistha. So how are we to understand “saintliness” and “steadiness” beyond someone’s behavior?

/ 29:25 There is a rule that one should not cry in front of the deity. What does that refer to in consideration of showing up vulnerable and naked in front of Krishna, coming as we are?

/ 44:56 Can you speak about the place for contractions and controversies? How should we see and relate to them in a non-divisive way?

/ 1:08:09 I recently increased the standard of deity worship that I offer at home and it has become unsustainable. What to do now?

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