Join Swami Padmanabha and his group of friends as he concludes his pilgrimage in Sri Mayapura Dhama. During this Istagosthi, a conversational exchange where the interaction of both the inquiry and response drive the conversation deeper, the following topics were discussed: Topics • 0:00 Introduction 9:25 Why does God have Four Arms? 22:21 Why do we Lose our Initial Faith in Sri Guru´s Instructions? 45:19 Repentance as an Aspect of Surrender 1:02:08 The Goddess Kali and the Age of Kali 1:28:23 Does our Istadeva Change along the Process? • ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/BK ..read more

Join Swami Padmanabha in Sri Mayapura Dhama as he shares one of his cherished topics: the expansive, profound, and ultimate nature of Gaura-lila. Explore its superlative position among all lilas and tattvas, serving as the ever-evolving and unfolding pinnacle of divine love that is a destination of its own and not simply a bridge to Krishna-lila that is meant to be left behind. ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/BKhrPkRN7Y4 ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion ..read more

Join Swami Padmanabha as he joins with friends, both Christian and Vaishnava, in the message carried by Jesus, “You are already being unconditionally loved by God.” Our spiritual practices, which are ideally and eventually everything we do, are meant to reciprocate with that love and not performed in order to convince God to love us. Both the teachings of Christianity and Gaudiya Vaishnavism are showing us again and again, “You are already the beloved of Him.” ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/Ic1x2iZ-GvM ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion ..read more

Journey with Swami Padmanabha as he explores prayer not only as a practice but also as a state of being. This pilgrimage of prayer begins at the early stages of prayer, initially fueled by selfish necessity and the perception of oneself as separate from a wish-fulfilling god. This exploration culminates at the highest ideal of being prayer, tadatmya, which involves complete self-forgetfulness in divine love through mystical empathy. This state of being is characterized by putting aside all personal agendas, fully identifying with the needs of the beloved, and being willing to change, be transf ..read more

Bhakti is relational. At the center of the center of everything is our relationship with Krishna. In the context of that relationship, there is the relationship between the guru and disciple. Ideally, the guru-disciple connection affords one of the most beautiful possibilities of deep affectionate loving friendship, yet, all too often the actualization of such an ideal falls short and sometimes even into the realm of abuse. And as beautiful as the guru-disciple relationship can be when both guru and disciple are working together, honoring their own responsibilities to nourish the ideal of divi ..read more

Join Swami Padmanabha and friends in Sri Mayapura as they explore how to embrace our eternal prospect of bhakti in a way that each step is “sustainable for eternity.” For this, we must develop some expertise in coexisting with our practice, our ideals, and our commitments in a way that is sustainable— normalized, healthy, inspiring—and not dysfunctional—guilt, shame, blame, anxiety, disturbance. trip, and not something in which we end up becoming more dysfunctional than what we were before starting the whole bhakti journey. The discussion begins with a focus on the necessity to honestly acknow ..read more

Join in on the fascinating exploration of the relationship of the material world and Krishna, and how our relationship with each of them impacts our relationship with the other. How are we as Gaudiyas expected to navigate the apparent dichotomy between spirit and matter — if there even is such a divide? Is there something that we need to reject? Or can we integrate everything into a higher synthesis, into a higher equation of wholeness? What are the implications of rejecting and integrating, and how do those implications affect our bhakti journey? ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/j ..read more

The analogy of the bouquet and the bonsai is one pointing to belonging or fitting in: do we want to merely become a bonsai version of ourselves—a trimmed, clipped, manicured, and miniaturized version of a potential giant? Or do we want to become an individuated flower in a beautiful bouquet of belonging, and offer that to Bhagavan, not having to stop being ourselves in order to fit in but knowing ourselves already fully accepted by the unconditional love of the Sweet Absolute and thus already fully belonging? Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they explore the blossoming potential radiating ..read more

Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they explore the relationship between doubt, faith, certainty, and trust in the context of our faith journey of loving service to the Sweet Absolute. Are there productive and stifling versions of these? How can we conceive of these so that our approach does not erode or hold back our progress but rather nourishes and calls it forward? Be prepared to have some certitudes challenged in service to progressive practice on the Journey of Faith. ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/KNEZVmKGKr4 ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactiv ..read more

Confused or curious by the terms “Polymorphic Monotheism,” “Impersonalism,” “Non-dualism,” “Personalism,” and “Radical Personalism”? Tune in as Swami Padmanabha weaves his way through the landscape of Nondual Vedanta and graspably presents these approaches through this exploration from what is Impersonalism to what is Radical Personalism and the ground of nonduality from which they both emerge. AND what does any of that have to do with Gaudiya conceptions of Reality. ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/7-acCl6m4Pg ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotio ..read more