Raghunath and Kaustubha discuss Bhagavad-gita Ch.15 / Krishna's guided meditation – how to contemplate his sustaining presence in everything / Krishna pervades the heart of everyone / even to forget Him, we need Krishna's help / beyond the condiitioned and liberated souls there is the Supreme Soul who enters the world and maintains it / knowing Krishna as the ultimate person, and engaging in His loving service is the most confidential secret of the Vedic literature

Raghunath and Kautstubha discuss Bhagavad-gita Ch.15 / this world is a reflection of a tree that we get entangled in / one must cut down the tree with the weapon of detachment - and then surrender to the original person - the source / the keys to transcendence / a summary of existence in illusion / those with the eye of knowledge can see what's happening / contemplations for seeing Krishna's presence in everything

Does the soul really have feelings or are feelings the product of the mind-ego? / What's a good morning ritual for starting a Bhakti-yoga practice? / Do the thoughts at the the moment of death really determine the next birth, and if so, isn't that kind of Random

"At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the essence of spirituality." — Sinead O'Connor / Krishna and His name are non different / spiritual practice begins with refining perspective and culminates in refined perception / the vast, timeless Vedic texts have earned my faith / kindness and simplicity are the basic yogic principles / negative sound in the head can arrest our evolution / see your experiences as tailored for your evolution / happiness doesn't come from sense contact with externals / thank you for your sincerity, Sinéad O'Connor

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life as an exploration of living the truth / have I become comfortable projecting a lie? / living the truth, moment to moment / discarding our temporary identities / our default identity is pure spirit / 3 levels of purity in mantra meditation / the spread of Bhakti beyond the Sanskrit language into the local vernaculars / the rise of the "lowborn" Bhakti exemplars / the power of even a glimpse of the pure mantra

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"All that there is within the universe to satisfy the senses, cannot satisfy one whose senses are uncontrolled." - Sri Vamanadeva / always look for the deeper essence / the Bhagavatam shows us dharmic reversals again and again, even the demons can be glorified more than the devas - if they have devotion

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"Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts." - Soren Kierkegaard / freedom requires a concerted, disciplined effort to direct our thoughts / the thoughts of a pure Bhakti-yogi radiate into the minds of those around them / meditate on Vishnu 3x a day / bathe to refresh your mind 3x a day / don't meditate on murder before bed / Vishnu meditation 3 times a day disintegrates the bad karma programing in the mind

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"This house, this car, this plane, this furniture, this bank account, so much reputation and fame, none of them are of any use to me." - Kyrzayda Rodriguez / we're not here to just enjoy ourselves / death as the final exam and we've gotta prepare for it / Bhagavatam is Vyasa's way of clarifying everything / the devas are like tax collectors / your body is a universe

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Who is supreme - Vishnu, Rama, or Krishna? / Can conditioned people have unconditional love? / How can care-givers grow through their challenges? / How to find and recognize good guidance when you come to the forks in the road?

If we can't remember our past life, how does it help us grow? / Is the instruction to give up bad association a bit harsh? / What is OM all about?