Krishna Temple Talks
by Caru Das
The Sunday Talks given by Temple President Caru Das at the Krishna Temples in Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork, UT, Based on the teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, founder of ISKCON. Hare Krishna! Each Sunday all are welcome to gather at the Temple for the traditional Sunday Love Feast, sermon, and traditional worship.
Episodes
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The Master Chef
The secret lies with the expert chef and the recipe. The chef knows that the ingredient isn’t meant to be consumed in isolation. It needs to be carefully portioned, mixed with other contrasting flavors, and then subjected to heat for a precise period of time. A small amount of intense spice is...
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Song: A Chariot Awaits
Cruel Kamsa sent a summons, dark and cold, A treacherous play, a future yet untold. You leave for Mathura, the tyrant’s shadow vast, But when You go, the light of every day is cast Into the deep. Who saves the promises we keep? You speak of duty, of the evil that must fall, But do […] The post...
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You Are Not A Victim
We are the persons we are today because of the decisions we have made. However, what is equally true is that all of us are the persons we are today because of the decisions we have NOT made. NOT TO DECIDE IS TO DECIDE to be a victim: victim of circumstances, a victim of others, […] The post You…
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Song: Humane Death
The field awaits the dawn, a mist upon the breath. We never knew the promise led only to death. Hear the quiet testimony of a trust that was torn, Before the final moment, the day we were born. Verse 1 Sunlight warms the fence line, a daily gentle grace, We knew the keeper’s shadow, we […] The…
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Song: From Illusion to Shelter
The curtain lifts on self-deception, the reality breaks through, The path of fruitive work is done, the mirage fades from view. The soul now knows its folly, the error of its ways, Seeking shelter at Your feet, in these reflective days. This is the moment of surrender, the final, humble plea, A...
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Song: The Joyful Path
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all, The purest and supreme, that answers to the soul’s call. It gives direct perception, the path of truth and grace, Joyfully performed,...
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Attitude Adjustment
BIG DREAMS are on the inside of each one of you. One day you’re going to start a temple, own a business, come out of debt, raise wonderful children. Krishna always puts bigger things in our spirit than our mind can handle. Don’t talk yourself out of it. The post Attitude Adjustment appeared first...
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Song: Be Still, My Soul
1. Be still, my soul! the Lord is on your side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to your God to order and provide; In ev’ry change he faithful will remain. Be still, my soul! your best, your heav’nly friend Thru’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna […] The...
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The Potter’s Wheel
We have to believe that HE IS DIRECTING OUR STEPS and to go with the flow. If you are going to become a vessel of gold, you have to STAY ON THE POTTERS WHEEL and be willing to change. Nothing in your life happens by accident. The delays, the grouchy clerk, the slow waiter, and […] The post The...
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Song: Swami from India
Let the story unfold, About a swami from India, brave and bold. Seventy years young, with a mission in his soul, Prabhupada’s tale, let the rhythm take control. (Verse 1) Nineteen sixty-five, a voyage on the sea, Heart attacks strikin’, but his spirit runs free. Seven dollars in his pocket…
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Radhastami Talk 2025
“If something makes Krishna Happy and me unhappy, that becomes my greatest happiness. And if something makes me happy but makes Krishna unhappy, that becomes my greatest unhappiness.” The post Radhastami Talk 2025 appeared first on Radha Krishna Temple in Utah.
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Song: Hymn of the Earth
(Intro) Yo, check the mic, one two, this ain’t no ordinary tune It’s a hymn of the earth, under the sun and moon From the soil we spring, with a spiritual glow Let the rhythm flow, watch the seeds we sow! (Verse 1) Sunrise paints the sky, a brand new day begins On temple land […] The post Song:...
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Krishna Can Make It Happen
Our message today is that “if you can dream it, Krishna can do it.” Prabhupada was talking about the freedoms enjoyed by Narada Muni, “Every living being is anxious for full freedom because that is his transcendental nature. We, parts and parcels of God, are more than dull dead matter, we are...
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Song: The Final Test
anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāsty atra saṁśayaḥ At life’s final end, with body cast aside, Whoever remembers Me, will with Me abide. He attains My nature, eternal and pure, Of this, O Arjuna, be confident and sure. (Intro) Yo, this is the final...
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Balaram Purnima
Krishna is the Iswara Parama, doesn’t need to look strong, doesn’t need to instill fear, doesn’t need to manage.. Krishna is that person than whom no one is greater or equal because he is the boss of Balarama Balarama makes planets orbit like bulls with rings in their noses. Balarama controls...
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Song: Swans & Crows
(Intro Verse) na yad vacaś citra-padaṁ harer yaśo jagat-pavitraṁ pragṛṇīta karhicit tad vāyasaṁ tīrtham uśanti mānasā na yatra haṁsā niramanty uśik-kṣayāḥ (Verse 1) Yo, words that fail to recount, the Lord’s pure renown, He alone sanctifies, the universe’s crown. Saintly persons consider them, a...
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Song: Literature for Swanlike Men
(Intro Verse) tad vāg-visargo janatāgha-viplavo yasmin prati-ślokam abaddhavaty api nāmāny anantasya yaśo ’ṅkitāni yat śṛṇvanti gāyanti gṛṇanti sādhavaḥ (Verse 1) Yo, that literature, a distinct creation, Brimming with transcendental glories, a pure revelation. The Supreme Lord’s name, His fame,...
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Swans & Crows
Prabhupada. “Crows and swans are not birds of the same feather because of their different mental attitudes. The crows take pleasure in a place where garbage is thrown out, just as the passionate fruitive workers take pleasure in wine and woman and places for gross sense pleasure. The swans do not...
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Happiness on Purpose
Here’s the key: you have to give yourself PERMISSION to be happy. Sometimes we buy into the lie that we’re not supposed to be happy. We’ve been through too much. We’ve made too many mistakes. If we’re happy, people may not understand. Can I tell you? You’re SUPPOSED to be happy! Krishna CREATED…
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Song: Take the Limits Off
(Verse 1) Yo, check it, fam, listen close to the start, Vai and I, with aspiration in heart. To Utah’s plains, our journey we brought, A radio station, the prize that we sought. A concrete vision, a mission defined, To spread a message, connect humankind. Yeah, a substantial task, a mountain to...
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Not Big Enough
This isn’t about simply achieving what you set out to do. This is about accomplishing goals that lie FAR BEYOND what you currently think or even dare to imagine. It’s about TAPPING INTO a source of support and grace that can elevate your aspirations and manifest results you couldn’t have…
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Dry Seasons
As souls on a spiritual journey, striving to deepen our connection with the Supreme Person, Krishna, we inevitably encounter periods that feel dry and unfulfilling. The Bhagavad Gita, in its profound wisdom, speaks of the cyclical nature of life, of happiness and distress arriving like the summer...
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Getting Unstuck
Feeling trapped? Stuck in a career rut, a stagnant relationship, or watching your goals gather dust? It’s a heavy, draining sensation, a universal ache we all experience. We often wonder, “Is this all there is?” or even, “Is there some divine purpose in this discomfort?” That feeling of being...
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Song: Rainy Season in Vrndavan
Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram, Ram Narayanam Janaki Vallabham (Verse 1) Yo, the Vrndavana forest, from rains it improved, With dates, mangoes, and blackberries, all sweetly approved. Lord Krishna, the Supreme, with His boyfriends so grand, And Balarama too, they strolled through the land.…
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Song: Birth of Sankirtan
Then came the initiation, a pivotal phase, Into Krishna’s divine names, dispelling all haze. The essential process, for this epoch, He said, A conduit to freedom, where enlightenment’s spread. With the sacred mantra, Nimai’s spirit took flight, Chanting with fervor, bathed in divine light. A…
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Part of the Process
You couldn’t find any place in scripture where someone did something significant, they didn’t have messy places, times it wasn’t fair, times they didn’t mistakes, times they felt disqualified. But when it all came together IT MADE SENSE. They went from CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETION. Here’s the key....
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Song: Invocation Sri Isopanishad
Yo, this ain’t no myth, no fable, This wisdom ancient, etched in time, eternally stable. Oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ, hear the cosmic decree, The Source is whole, complete, and so are you and me. From this fullness, pure and grand, every other form takes flight, Like ripples from a stone, variety...
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Never Stop Growing
David DeWitt: Look around you right now, wherever you are: desks, tables, electronics, electricity, light bulbs, appliances, glassware, furniture, knick-knacks, artwork, paint, carpeting, buildings. All of those things require science, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics, logistics,...
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Stop Your Striving
All striving is doing is WEARING you out, MAKING you feel overwhelmed; can’t sleep at night, have digestive problems. Take the pressure OFF. It’s not your job to FIX everything. You can’t MAKE people do what’s right, MAKE your co-worker like you, MAKE your business grow. Your job is to be your…
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Song: How Can We Repay You (If At All)
Srila Prabhupada How Can We Repay O! Srila Prabhupada, You crossed the rough seas during your life’s twilight, To bring living entities out of their material plight. A spiritual formula you took to one and all, How can we repay this infinite debt, if at all ? O! Srila Prabhupada, You made the...
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Song; Burning of the Khandava Forest
(Verse 1) Yo, a fire sacrifice, ghee flowing free, Agni consumed it all, for all eyes to see. But too much buttery offerings, an overload, Left the fire god aching, in a heavy, bloated mode. Indigestion fierce, his brilliance declined, Only one curative came to his mind. (Verse 2) The Khandava...
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Beyond Believing
Krishna had all that and more planned for us since the beginning of time. He had the steppingstones all lined up before we were born. We simply had to take our tiny steps of faith before our dreams became reality. In a purport to the BG 11/34 Prabhupada says, “The plans of the SPOG are […] The…
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Song; Karna & Krishna Final Part
(Verse 2) Karna looks at Krishna, wisdom in his gaze, “You know everything, through all of time’s maze. The destruction is coming, I see it so plain, With Duryodhana, Shakuni, fueling the pain. Dushasana beside them, their wicked intent, And I, caught in the middle, on ruin I’m bent. I dreamt of...
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Song: Karna & Krishna Part 2
(Chorus) Wrong friendship’s a prison, with walls strong and high, Blinding your vision, beneath a false sky. Like Karna and Duryodhana, a bond built on pride, Ignoring the wisdom that truth can provide. Krishna’s own counsel, a lifeline so clear, But loyalty’s chains held him captive in fear. The...
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Song: Karna & Krishna Part 1
(Verse 1) Krishna chuckles softly, a knowing sound in the air, “So Karna, my friend, you don’t wish to take care Of the earth as it should be, with righteousness bright? The Pandavas’ victory will soon take its flight. Mark my words closely, when battle’s harsh call, Brings five mighty brothers…
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Song: Haridas & the Snake
Yo, Hare Krishna. Story ’bout a saint, pure and true. Haridas Thakur, name you should know, Chanting Hare Krishna, watch his devotion grow. Living in a cave, humble and deep, Twenty-two hours chanting, while others would sleep. Sharing that space, a slithering friend, A venomous snake, right…
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Song: Sri Guru Charana Padma
The lotus feet of our spiritual master are the only way by which we can attain pure devotional service. I bow to his lotus feet with great awe and reverence. By his grace one can cross the ocean of material suffering and obtain the mercy of Krsna. The post Song: Sri Guru Charana Padma appeared...
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Krishna’s Underdog
KRISHNA loves to choose the underdog, the least likely, the ones others write off. It’s so important that you don’t let how other people treat you determine your value. Don’t let what THEY SAY determine your self-worth. THEY may not believe in you. THEY may see you as LESS THAN. THEY may say…
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Song: For Whom the Bell Tolls
(Chorus) That death bell’s ringin’, a constant reminder, We’re all slippin’ away, no time to be kinder. Every heartbeat’s a step, towards the final call, The bell tolls for thee, for each and for all. Don’t ask who it’s for, the sound you perceive, It tolls for thee, believe, believe. (Outro) So...
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Guardian of Your Soul
Bhagavad Gita. Tesam Aham Sumdhartha (Swift Deliverer), “Krishna will rescue you from every trap and protect you from your enemies”. You don’t have to live afraid. Krishna has a shield around you, He knows how to keep harm away. And if it does come, He knows how to heal you. He knows how to…
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Again Become a Mouse
This little mouse, he lived in fear,Cats were his nightmare, year after year.One day, as a sage sat in trance,Body bent into the lotus stanceThis little mouse, with a nibble so slight,Chewed on the sage’s cloth with little bites! The post Again Become a Mouse appeared first on Radha Krishna…
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One of a Kind
Don’t get distracted trying to keep up with someone whom you were never supposed to keep up with. When you understand you are fully loaded for the race that’s been designed for you, instead of COMPETING with people, you’ll CELEBRATE them. The right attitude is, “They may have something I don’t…
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Song: Gone Into the World of Light
Instrumental Intro) (1) je anilo prema-dhana koruna pracur heno prabhu kotha gela acarya-thakur Departed devotees are all gone into the world of light! And I alone sit ling’ring here; Their very memory is fair and bright, They inhabit the world of no fear Their after glow lingers and glitters…
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King Priyavrata Song
Yo, Priyavrata’s saga, a legend’s birth, Etched in time’s core, proving its worth. Manu, weary king, his reign complete, Stepped down from power, a noble retreat. Problem was Priyavrata, his son, detached from worldly snares, A student of Narada, whose wisdom beyond compare. Brahma intervened…
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Song: Pain Into Power
The struggle isn’t wasted, makes you strong Positions you for where you belong Betrayal, heartbreak, loss, it’s tough But Krishna’s got you, that’s enough Depth of pain, equals heights you’ll reach He’ll turn it ’round, repay you for every breech Stronger faith, courage in your soul Krishna’s got…
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God Wastes Nothing
The struggle isn’t wasted, makes you strong Positions you for where you belong Betrayal, heartbreak, loss, it’s tough But Krishna’s got you, that’s enough Depth of pain, equals heights you’ll reach He’ll turn it ’round, repay you for every breech Stronger faith, courage in your soul Krishna’s got…
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Song: Be Comfortable Not Knowing
(Chorus) Embrace the mystery, the not knowing’ part. That’s where Krishna faith steps in, right from the start. You aren’t going to have the answers. That’s not your task. Just trust in the journey. Take off the mask of worry and doubt. Let your spirit fly free. Krishna’s covering His devotees,...
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Be Comfortable Not Knowing
The way you can say we KNOW NOT and NOT BE WORRIED is if you know that all things are working for your GOOD. I know not HOW this is going to work out, but what is more important is I DO KNOW WHO IS ON THE THRONE. I do know WHO’S directing our steps, […] The post Be Comfortable Not Knowing…
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Song: God of Acceleration
What is that? KRISHNA taking you FURTHER, FASTER. You are coming into a SHIFT. Krishna can bring the one right man, one right idea across your paths, His divine touch. You don’t need EVERYONE to help you. You just need that ONE person who is in everyone’s heart, and nothing is impossible. With…
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God of Acceleration
In the natural it may not look like it, but remember, we serve a SUPERNATURAL God. He is about to release floods of His favor, floods of healing, floods of good breaks. Take the limits off Krishna. Don’t think of all the reasons your plans will not work. Krishna wouldn’t have given you the dream...
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The Sunday Talks given by Temple President Caru Das at the Krishna Temples in Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork, UT, Based on the teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, founder of ISKCON. Hare Krishna! Each Sunday all are welcome to gather at the Temple for the traditional Sunday Love Feast, sermon, and traditional worship.
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