SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 24, 2026

0:00 Introduction3:26 If a guru “falls”, does that mean that they were not a guru to begin with?19:45 If a disciple takes distance from their guru because of the guru's misbehavior or a disagreement, is the disciple still connected to the sampradaya in guru parampara? Is it a similar status to one who is not initiated or do either initiation hold as valid?—Do you see both gurus in terms of purity such as not seeing the guru materially? Or do you see the disconnection and any impurity as related?37:42 The Christian mystics speak a lot about interior life and that “the kingdom of god is within you.” In my experience of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the emphasis seems to be on the external. How do we enter that inner space as Gaudiyas?1:03:27 How are we to think about the debate as to whether women “can” be Diksha gurus?1:14:22 What are dreams? Is there a way to influence them or open up to them to receive guidance rather than be carried away by them?1:25:39 What does the ideal community look like to you?1:44:07 Is there such a thing as “Krishna’s plan”? Watch on: https://youtu.be/PASOBh_7WoY?si=Xs_nWopR8DpclQtq ****************************************************▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605 ✍️ Leave a review:https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605 ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2 ▶ PERSONALISMO RADICAL: Manifiesto de Renovación para una Devoción Proactiva (Spanish Edition)https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG ▶ PURCHASE “INHERENT OR INHERITED?: Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8 ▶ ¿INHERENTE o HEREDADO?: Bhakti en la Jiva según el Gaudiya Vedanta (Spanish Edition)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF ▶ WATCH ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha ▶ APPLE PODCAST CHANNEL —GET ACCESS to all of Swami Padmanabha’s shows in 1 place: https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ ▶ LISTEN TO 2024 CLASSES/// ON APPLE English: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/swami-padmanabha/id6451217692 /// ON APPLE al Español: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2024-swami-padmanabha-en-espa%C3%B1ol/id1724102640 ///SPOTIFY English: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ix99HhUNPdjhLntUE2ekN ///SPOTIFY AL Español: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zKy0F68cT1u9YIW2Vn8Mf ▶ LISTEN TO THE FREE RADICAL PODCAST/// ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-free-radical-podcast/id1695357827///ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/65jZn8mO9m33frMR2K1rDa ▶ FOLLOW://Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha//Twitter: https://twitter.com/swamipadmanabha ▶ WEBSITE:https://swamipadmanabha.com 2023 CLASSES/// ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2023-swami-padmanabha/id1663110173///ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bi92FjScmyTerTyPSmjPn 2022 CLASSES:///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2022-swami-padmanabha/id1612578963///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44qTeNwSTyfw8XAkISqm4z 2021 CLASSES:///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2021-lectures/id1550171522///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/26NBAkdleu2SN8EcKABpi3 2020 CLASSES:///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2020-lectures/id1510153566///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06nCDd0MBdtqWPthT1AlUm CLASES AL Español (2020-2023):///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ar/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabha-en-español/id1513845684///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vt2pMG5jXvmz5gaeELewZ Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/-Lg8uYY-uR0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▶ WEBSITE▶ FACEBOOK▶ INSTAGRAM▶ YOUTUBE ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.