In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

The following is a talk given by Dhanurdhara Swami at Yogamaya New York, on Friday, May 16, 2014, entitled “Can God Be Blue?”.

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 23   ahaṁ purātīta-bhave ’bhavaṁ mune dāsyās tu kasyāścana veda-vādinām nirūpito bālaka eva yogināṁ śuśrūṣaṇe prāvṛṣi nirvivikṣatām  TRANSLATION O Muni, in the last millennium I was born as the son of a certain maidservant engaged in the service of brāhmaṇas who were following the principles of Vedānta. When...

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

The following is a class entitled “The Power and Culture of Humility: Developing Self-confidence Through a Humble Heart” given at Yogamaya New York on April 18, 2014.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 18   tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ tal labhyate duḥkhavad anyataḥ sukhaṁ kālena sarvatra gabhīra-raṁhasā  TRANSLATION Persons who are actually intelligent and philosophically inclined should endeavor only for that purposeful end which is not obtainable even by wandering from the topmost planet [Brahmaloka]...

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 5 Text 17   tyaktvā sva-dharmaṁ caraṇāmbujaṁ harer  bhajann apakvo ’tha patet tato yadi yatra kva vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ  ko vārtha āpto ’bhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ  TRANSLATION One who has forsaken his material occupations to engage in the devotional service of the Lord may sometimes fall down while in an immature...

In today’s sanga, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.