Discussion of definitions of maya, Law of Attraction, & religious universalism history. Personal history looking for a guru. Live 1.7.2023

0:00 – Intro
1:33 – Definitions of Maya (i.e. illusion) from Sri Chaitanya and Adi Shankara
5:48 – What is Maya, who is Maya dependent on, where does Maya come from?
7:16 – O.B.L. Kapoor's book "The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya (The Philosophical background of the Hare Krishna Movement)"
10:19 – Law of Attraction, Claude M. Bristol's book "The Magic of Believing: The Science of Setting Your Goal and Reaching It"
16:54 – Religious universalism unintentionally re-interprets and eventually destroys religions
22:14 – Auras are from Theosophy not Hinduism but called Hindu
24:44 – Christian missionaries in India 1800's using fake religious universalism to convert people, Hindus unintentionally copying missionaries today
27:44 – Fighting for the future purity of Hinduism, yoga's corruption as an example of religious corruption
30:50 – Not having a human guru, life as guru, criticism of self-guruing (i.e. being your own guru)
35:10 – Dead vs living (ie. physically present) gurus, ISKCON Revival Society (correction: misnamed in video, is actually the ISCKON Revival Movement - IRM) https://iskconirm.com/ which publishes "Back To Prabhupada" mag
40:17 – Neem Karoli Baba
42:18 – Satya Sai Baba, disciple and devotee relationship
44:28 – Michael "Dairyu" Wenger of the San Francisco Zen Center
45:56 – Avatar Adi Da Samraj, Carolyn Lee's book "The Promised God-Man Is Here", feeling lost after leaving one's guru
52:39 – Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekananda
55:38 – Swami Prahbupada, ISKCON gurus
57:37 – Sri Dharma Acharya of Dharma Nation youtube/International Sanatana Dharma Society
1:00:22 – Real gurus follow scripture (i.e. walk their talk), are intimately familiar with scriptures, gurus not exempt from scriptures, enlightened gurus, real gurus do not re-interpret scriptures or say not to read them
1:09:02 – Real gurus talk about god, fake gurus replace god with themselves
1:11:30 – Physical and spiritual threats from fake gurus
1:14:47 – Guru-of-the-month syndrome
1:17:14 – Openness to finding a guru, Kama Sutra, sex and fake gurus
1:20:11 – Fake gurus fool people with fancy words, test the waters on a guru, research a guru, real gurus serve the student, real gurus with small organizations, Santosha Tantra of Source Transmission youtube https://www.youtube.com/@santoshatantra , gurus not above law
1:26:33 – Closing thoughts

This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.

I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) of the Ramanuja lineage.

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Discussing finding hope in religion against a dystopian future society, plus vegetarianism in Hinduism via books by Stephen Rosen & Adi Da. Live 1.1.2023.

0:00 – Reviewing my New Years resolutions/goals of 2022 (Note: apologies for bad streaming quality)
4:16 – Goals as a way to fight against a dystopian future society
9:12 – Finding hope in religion to fight against a dystopian future society, having clear thinking
15:13 – Scam warning of online e-mail subscription to "Personalized Daily Energy Report" from https://www.cosmicenergyprofile.com/
20:34 – Understanding vegetarianism in Hinduism, Stephen J. Rosen's book "Holy Cow: The Hare Krishna Contribution To Vegetarianism & Animal Rights"
25:09 – Hindu views of vegetarianism influenced by Jainism and Buddhism
26:52 – Eating effects our temperament, Sattvic/Rajasic/Tamasic, Adi Da's regenerative/degenerative eating diet from his book "The Eating Gorilla Comes In Peace"
28:56 – Avoiding meat for ahimsa, karma, spiritual progress, good health
32:25 – Opinions on vegetarian vs. non-vegetarian eating in Hinduism
36:12 – Meat eating for heath reasons, blood type diet
39:50 – Indian food and bad vegetarian advice from ISKCON guru
41:09 – Closing thoughts

Vegetarian sources cited:
1. "What the Hindu Scriptures Say About Vegetarianism?" by Gyan Rajhans, 2017.2. "Do Hindu scriptures prohibit eating non-veg? Is it true that even Brahmins were non-vegetarians in the distant past?" by C.V.Rajan, 2018.3. For more about blood type diets see wikipedia.

This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.

I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) of the Ramanuja lineage.

Email: [email protected]
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

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Talking about Tulsi Gabbard's odd promotion of Jesus & ignorant Christians who believe her, along with the fake Russia collusion stories surrounding her versus the truth, plus her guru Chris Butler. Plus thoughts on dying churches, and Hindus fighting each other during Christmas over Jesus. Live 12.31.2022

0:00 – Today died Pope Benedict and Barbara Walters
3:14 – Tulsi Gabbard strangely promotes Jesus and ignorant conservative supporters
8:28 – Tulsi Gabbard's fake accusations of Putin/Russia spy vs real associations with Modi and the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)
11:33 – Tulsi Gabbard's guru Chris Butler (Jagad Guru), QAnon Anonymous Podcast
17:45 – Dying churches that its too late to save
23:00 – Will dying churches kill religion?
28:02 – Western Hindu Swami attacked by Indian Hindus for Christmas Jesus facebook post
34:54 – Western Hindu attacked by Indian Hindus for Christmas Jesus facebook post, trap of religious universalism
40:56 – Western Hindu vs Indian Hindu, cultural roadblocks to unity
44:04 – Closing thoughts

🎙️ The QAnon Anonymous podcast on Tulsi Gabbard is in two parts. These are the links, but googling you can find it via other streaming services. Part 1 & Part 2

This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.

I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) of the Ramanuja lineage.

Email: [email protected]
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM

Discussing hypocrisy of a Christian pastor & finding excuses for religious hypocrisy, do we expect higher standards from our leaders, Do-it-yourself religion & being our own spiritual enemy, plus sharing an essay on Hinduism vs Islam. Live 12.26.22, day after Xmas.

0:00 – Christian hypocrisy via a Christian minister promoting lust and sex
4:45 – Finding excuses for our religious hypocrisy
6:50 – Expecting higher standards from our leaders
11:31 – Non-scriptural DIY religion and hurting the past
15:07 – Are we our own enemy via DIY modern religion?
17:17 – "Can Hinduism survive against Islam in India?" essay. The essay on Quora
24:36 – Are we destroying our old religions unconsciously?
27:20 – Westerners' ignorance of modern India
29:24 – Closing thoughts

This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.

I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) of the Ramanuja lineage.

Email: [email protected]
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM

Discussing an interview by Buck Angel with gay activist Fred Sargeant who was attacked by trans activists, plus Christian anti-abortion protestors & influence of anger on the world. 12.24.2022, my first live show, Xmas Eve morning, unedited & off the cuff!

This podcast was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. On Apple Podcasts it's been the #1 most listened to show in the Philippines, and in the top 20 in France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Switzerland and Australia.

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective.

I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA (also known in spiritual circles as Premanand Das Bhagat). I'm a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian. Visit my website for my books. I'm also trained as an Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist and follow the spiritual path of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) of the Ramanuja lineage.

Email: [email protected]
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

Live show available on YouTube, Bitchute, Rumble, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, allfeeds.ai, Audacy, ca.radio.net, Castbox, Chromecast, Everend, fyyd.de, Goodpods, Listen Notes, Panoply Podcast Network, People Ai, Pocket Casts, Podbay, Podcast Addict, Podcast Ranking, Podcast Republic, Podcastai, Podcast.app, Podchaser, Poddtoppen, Podscan.fm, Podtail, Rephonic, Zeno.FM