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2024 Swami Padmanabha

by Swami Padmanabha

Meet Swami Padmanabha—a refreshing blend of wisdom, warmth, and an unwavering commitment to open and honest connections. Born on November 15, 1980, into a nurturing and down-to-earth family, Swami's formative years instilled in him beautiful values and ideals that paved the way for his extraordinary journey.From a tender age, a profound curiosity about truth and life's ultimate purpose stirred within Swami, guiding him down diverse paths. His insatiable intellect led him to delve into deep studies and explore various ascetic disciplines. Amidst this exploration, he encountered the transformative message of Hindu Devotional Vedanta, also known as bhakti, a spiritual revelation that would become the guiding force in his life.Embarking on his monastic journey at the age of 19, Swami Padmanabha's dedication to spiritual practices deepened over the years. At 28, he officially embraced the order of sannyasa which teaches how to navigate the world without becoming attached to it.Swami Padm

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  1. Siksastakam, Verse 3 The Golden Rule of the Golden Lord (part 5) - January 19, 2025

    Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they weave the last line of the third verse of Siksastakam, "kirtaniya sada hari," into the context of the first three lines: "Be as humble as the quiet grass, as enduring as the ancient tree. Seek not the praise of man but honor every soul you see. With this...

  2. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 18, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 5:05 Why don’t we eat meat? 25:52 What is meant by the term “svarupa”? 47:27 How to reconcile being placed in the material world with a God who unconditionally loves us? 1:01:017 Can we have teachers who are mayavadis and not lose our appreciation for Bhakti? 1:16:44 What can we...

  3. The Art of Bhakti: Moving Beyond Failure, Rules, and Complacency (Q & E) - January 18th, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 5:35 How can we better recognize advanced practitioners, and what lessons can we draw from instances where we’ve sincerely failed to do so? 43:40 How can we move beyond certain rules with self-compassion when our regulated practice no longer feels effective? 1:07:19 Can...

  4. Siksastakam, Verse 3 The Golden Rule of the Golden Lord (part 4) - January 18, 2025

    In this fourth out of 5 sessions, Swami Padmanabha and friends explore the intertwined virtues of amānīnā mānadena: not seeking respect for oneself while offering it to others. These principles, often mirrored in scriptural verses like "Always remember Krishna, never forget Krishna," invite us to...

  5. Siksastakam, Verse 3 The Golden Rule of the Golden Lord (part 3) - January 17, 2025

    In this illuminating session, Swami Padmanabha and friends delve into the profound wisdom of Mahaprabhu’s teachings on tolerance, drawing from the imagery of the ancient tree found in the 2nd line of the third verse of Siksastakam:" taror api sahishnuna— be as enduring as the ancient tree."The...

  6. Siksastakam 3: The Golden Rule of Sri Caitanya (part 2) - January 15, 2025

    Swami Padmanabha and friends delve into what humility is not, challenging the common misconceptions that often define (and weaponize) it. Watch on: https://youtu.be/S4flN0Zilqo **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive...

  7. Embracing Conditioning, Cultivating Trust, and Unveiling the Self (Q & E) - January 15, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 11:34 How to be confident in bhakti? 27:56 Is Krishna accepting us as souls and also our conditioning? 35:05 What´s the meaning of individuation? 53:28 The burden of becoming all the person that we can be 1:04:40 We may be still impersonal and atheistic 1:17:19 God helps those…

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  8. Navigating Krishna's Name, Sadhu-Sanga, and the Path to Nistha (Q&E) - January 14th, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 2:12 Are we chanting the real Name of Krishna before reaching nistha? 21:42 How to relate in sadhu-sanga 43:11 Are all of Krishna´s energies conspiring in our favor? 1:02:49 Krishna instructs Arjuna differently according to Arjuna´s inner situation 1:11:45 Anarthas to deal with…

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  9. Siksastakam 3: The Golden Rule of Sri Caitanya (part 1) - January 13, 2025

    Join Swami Padmanabha and friends in New Zealand for this first of 3-part series that delves into the profound wisdom of the third verse of Siksastakam, a poetic call to humility and respect. Likened to the quiet grass and enduring tree, the verse urges us to abandon pride, honor others, and…

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  10. Celebrating One Year of Tadatmya Sangha — January 11, 2025

    🌟 One Year of Tadatmya Sangha 🌟 Today, we celebrated the first birthday of Tadatmya Sangha, our Devotional Alliance. It was a heartfelt gathering filled with reflections, sharing, and gratitude for all that has unfolded over this past year. Looking back, it was wonderful to recount what we’ve...

  11. Belonging, Sin, and the Overflow of Grace - January 9th, 2025

    0:00 How to ensure clarity in one´s belonging, instead of merely fitting in? 20:48 Navigating the tension between accepting ourselves unconditionally without being complacent 36:35 The difference between sampradaya and parampara 39:37 Adding Meditation to our life but also adding our life to our...

  12. Personalizing Personalism—Q&E - January 8th, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 8:06 Having more information about God than other traditions does not guarantee that we have more individual realization 36:35 Are there common practices in the different traditions that effectually make them equally important? 55:19 In which sense is Gaudiya Vaishnavism a…

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  13. Universal Spirituality with Father Cassian Di Rocco - January 8th, 2025

    Join Swami Padmanabha, a Gaudiya Vaishnava monk, and Father Cassian, a Christian monk, in a dynamic and spontaneous adventure as they discover the overlapping threads in the tapestries of their two spiritual traditions. In this unique dialogue, one presents a concept or verse from their…

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  14. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — January 4, 2025

    0:00 Introduction 6:28 What is the root cause of fanaticism? 24:58 What is an inclusive way to understand “transcendental”? 45:41 How can we harmonize the way female personalities are respected in the Bhagavatam with the way women are treated in contemporary Gaudiya community? 1:01:32 Rasangi…

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  15. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 28, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 1:43 Introduction Continues after some technical difficulty 5:57 Regarding Action: It seems that I rarely get the result I am desiring from my actions. How much responsibility and endeavor should we make at guiding our lives and how much should we turn that over to God? 36:05…

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  16. DIVINE BIRTH: Christmas through the Lens of Devotional Vedanta - December 23rd, 2024

    This presentation explores the birth of Jesus through the lens of devotional Vedanta, highlighting the interconnectedness of spiritual traditions. It emphasizes the importance of honoring personalities from diverse traditions, such as Jesus, whose teachings and example have profoundly influenced...

  17. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 21, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 3:59 What is a nuanced way to understand karma and its relationship with mercy? 25:23 Is the meditation of Radha-Krishna astakaliya-lila part of our lineage’s practice? 53:53 Can a person who is not initiated develop Krishna-prema? What happens during initiation? Watch on:...

  18. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — December 14, 2024

    Join us each week in this sacred space as we deepen our commitment to truth and authenticity. Emphasizing exploration over certainty, these sessions are designed to cultivate not only what we think but how we think—how we conceive of ideas and even how we approach the act of conceiving itself....

  19. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 30, 2024

    Join us each week in this sacred space as we deepen our commitment to truth and authenticity. Emphasizing exploration over certainty, these sessions are designed to cultivate not only what we think but how we think—how we conceive of ideas and even how we approach the act of conceiving itself....

  20. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 23, 2024

    Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity. 0:00 Introduction 13:44 How can we broadmindedly understand Brahma’s being attracted to his daughter?…

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  21. SATSANG—Quest and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 16, 2024

    Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity. 0:00 Introduction 11:07 How can we best navigate long periods of reversals in our lives? 29:06 What is…

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  22. SATSANG—Q&E CELEBRATING COMMUNITY with Swami Padmanabha — November 9 , 2024

    Join us for this intimate, candid and unexpected celebration of the gift of community. This beautiful insight from Father Henri Nouwen encapsulates the mood of dynamic reciprocity shared during this online gathering: “Community is the place where we discover each other's gifts and lift them up to...

  23. Sri Gopastami | How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 6) - November 9nd, 2024

    Tune in for the 6th and final class in the series of How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? In this presentation Swami Padmanabha teaches how to draw lessons from the lila in ways that are relevant to our current stage in bhakti. Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWzJYZpoNag...

  24. Srila Prabhupada´s Disappearance | How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 5) - Nov. 5th, 2024

    On this sacred occasion of Srila Prabhupada's disappearance, the series How to Rediscover Krishna in Our Lives emphasizes the pivotal role of sadhu-sanga in deepening our connection with Krishna. In the Bhakti tradition, it is understood that the path to truly knowing Krishna is illuminated…

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  25. SATSANG: Quests and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — November 2, 2024

    Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity. This week's quests: 0:00 Introduction 7:22 What does it mean to “enter into the lila in the here and…

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  26. Govardhana-puja | How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 4) - November 2nd, 2024

    Join Swami Padmanabha and friends as they dive into the profound lessons of Krishna’s Govardhan Lila, with a focus on experiencing God’s omnipresence in the world around us. This class invites us to go beyond the “what” of Krishna’s pastimes and explore the “why,” uncovering how these lilas offer...

  27. How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 3) - October 29th, 2024

    Continuing with the theme of rediscovering Krishna in our lives, this presentation explores the Gaudiya tradition's invitation to encounter the divine within the immediacy of the world around us, envisioning it as a vast cosmic cathedral. While there can be extensive discourse on God, how…

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  28. SATSANG: Quests and Explorations with Swami Padmanabha — October 26, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 8:57 Are all three stages—kanistha, madhyama and uttama—necessary to go thru. Are any of these stages more dangerous more than others? 31:07 Is it natural to let go of previous ways of doing things in order to make one’s practice more personalized and meaningful? Do we leave…

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  29. How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 2) - October 25th, 2024

    Part 2 of Rediscovering Krishna in My Life is a journey into deepening our relationship with God by learning to see Him in all things. Swami Padmanabha guides us to unlearn misconceptions about God, allowing us to approach spirituality with openness and wonder rather than fixed beliefs. Drawing...

  30. Did Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, and Srila Prabhupada All Teach Apasiddhanta?

    The following is a brief response to a recent letter from a prominent disciple of Srila Prabhupada, which claims that in his book Inherent or Inherited?, Swami Padmanabha stated: "Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, and Srila Prabhupada all taught apasiddhanta."…

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  31. How to Rediscover Krishna in our Life? (part 1) - October 22nd, 2024

    This foundational class kicks off a 6-part journey designed to help us rediscover and renew our relationship with Krishna in a deeply personal and meaningful way. Together, we’ll explore how our unique individuality shapes this connection, inviting us to ask essential questions from wherever we…

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  32. ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — October 19, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 3:48 What goes with us into eternity? How much of what we are now, belongs in eternity? 17:47 How are we to understand statements that an exalted devotee who has passed on is still present in particular places, such as Srila Prabhupada being eternally present at Radha-Damodara...

  33. ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — October 12, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 4:58 It seems that there is an emphasis on giving in our current Gaudiya understanding that positions receiving as something selfish. Can you speak about the place of “receiving” in bhakti? 21:21 How can we keep our balance as we realize the reality of spiritual bypassing? 36:56...

  34. When Asat-sanga Poses as Sadhu-sanga - October 6th, 2024

    Join Swami Padmanabha as he delves into the essence of *sadhu-sanga,* reclaiming the depth of meaning often reduced by certainty, and loss of hope and enthusiasm arising from ill-conceived or shallow definitions. Through this exploration, we uncover common misconceptions and better understand the...

  35. ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — October 5, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 6:02 What’s the difference between bhakti and jnana. And do those differences create a hierarchy? 29:15 What is the real meaning of renunciation? How can we practice that in daily life so we can come to that goal? 47:52 Appreciation of the recent Radica Personalism retreat and...

  36. Q&A on Contemplative Prayer and Unearthing Heaven-—October 1st 2024

    0:00 Introduction 6:24 If we hear a call and don’t respond to it, is Krishna disappointed in us? 14:38 How is it that the Uttama-adhikari sees everyone else as serving Krishna except himself? 26:30 How to understand that the gopis want a direct relationship with Krishna in the rasa dance rather...

  37. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 7): Unearthing Heaven—How Material Energy Hosts Spiritual World

    Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX93Ip0-NcY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▶ WEBSITE ▶ FACEBOOK ▶ INSTAGRAM ▶ YOUTUBE ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

  38. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 6): The Realm of Contemplative Prayer - September 30th, 2024

    Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/AXo-oCRoJ1Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▶ WEBSITE ▶ FACEBOOK ▶ INSTAGRAM ▶ YOUTUBE ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

  39. Q & A on Guru-tattva and Divine Ignorance - September 29, 2024

    0:00 Introduction: sadhu sanga, a gathering for Istagosthi, is rooted in the highest reach 10:00 How can we understand “our guru stands before us as our greatest potential” so that we do not think that reality as a mere copy/paste, as if I am meant to become them as opposed to being myself? 22:20...

  40. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 5): Divine Ignorance—Knowing through Darkness, Doubt and Paradox

    Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdUhW1abCfU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▶ WEBSITE ▶ FACEBOOK ▶ INSTAGRAM ▶ YOUTUBE ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion.

  41. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 4): Issues and Tissues between Guru and Disciple - Sept 28, 2024

    In this discussion, we explore the guru-disciple relationship both as a universal principle (guru is everywhere) as well as the localized agent—the guru as a servant of the disciple's faith and potential. The guru acts as a facilitator of the disciple's journey, accompanying them and listening…

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  42. Q & A on Individuation and Nondual Thinking - September 27th, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 4:55 How can we feel lovable when we hear statements like, “We should be lower than a worm in stool? What kind of mentality are we supposed to aspire for?” 37:05 In regard to doing and being, it seems that there is also a doing that comes out of being. What does “being” include?...

  43. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 3): Nondual Thinking - September 27th, 2024

    The Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, one of the core scriptures for Vaiṣṇavas, describes reality as a manifestation of non-dual consciousness. While non-duality recognizes the oneness of all existence, it encompasses the personal aspect of the Divine as well. vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam...

  44. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 2): Individuation - September 26th, 2024

    Radical Personalism is synonymous with being as personal as we can be. This refers not only to the fact that behind every aspect of existence there is ultimately a personalized expression, or to being as personal as we can in our relationships, or to attaining our ultimate spiritual identity in...

  45. Q & A on Vulnerability - September 25th, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 3:36 In a group setting, does our capacity to be vulnerable effect other group member’s ability to express vulnerability? How can we develop our vulnerability? 17:12 It is easy to be vulnerable while at home with one’s deity, but it’s pretty scary to be vulnerable when you step...

  46. RADICAL PERSONALISM RETREAT (part 1): Vulnerability & Empowerment - September 25th, 2024

    Join us as Swami Padmanabha launches the Radical Personalism Retreat with the exploration of the first pillar of radical personalism: Vulnerability. In this sacred space of openness and deep exploration, Swami and the retreat participants delve into the profound power of vulnerability as the...

  47. Questions & Answers - September 22nd, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 4:10 Considering Mahaprabhu in Nitya-Navadvipa, what is the puja seva mood for Gaura Nitai? 22:56 Does Nityananda ever relate to Mahaprabhu as Ananga manjari? 32:12 Reflection about nonduality and how both nonduality and difference are necessary 46:25 Regardless of the amount of...

  48. Light & Shadow in the Guru-Disciple Relationship - September 21st, 2024

    Where there is light, there is shadow—and the guru-disciple relationship is no exception. Shadows can arise on either side, whether with the guru, the disciple, or both. The real question is how we acknowledge and integrate these human imperfections in a way that fosters growth rather than...

  49. ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — September 21, 2024

    0:00 Introduction 5:39 Where did we get the information that Radha’s month preceeds Krishna’s month. And what is the signficance 21:46 What is the right mindset when we experience something that could be considered neglect from a guru? 37:43 Regarding being more tolerant than a tree and humbler...

  50. NONDUAL THINKING: Interconnectedness vs. Separateness - September 20th, 2024

    Is there room for nonduality in a radically personal tradition? Tune in as Swami Padmanabha explores this vital question and how the reply impacts our vision of reality: ourselves, each other, the world, God and the relationship between all things. Watch on YouTube...

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Meet Swami Padmanabha—a refreshing blend of wisdom, warmth, and an unwavering commitment to open and honest connections. Born on November 15, 1980, into a nurturing and down-to-earth family, Swami's formative years instilled in him beautiful values and ideals that paved the way for his extraordinary journey.From a tender age, a profound curiosity about truth and life's ultimate purpose stirred within Swami, guiding him down diverse paths. His insatiable intellect led him to delve into deep studies and explore various ascetic disciplines. Amidst this exploration, he encountered the transformative message of Hindu Devotional Vedanta, also known as bhakti, a spiritual revelation that would become the guiding force in his life.Embarking on his monastic journey at the age of 19, Swami Padmanabha's dedication to spiritual practices deepened over the years. At 28, he officially embraced the order of sannyasa which teaches how to navigate the world without becoming attached to it.Swami Padm

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