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Swami B. V. Tripurari

by Swami B. V. Tripurari

It is difficult to find someone from the West that both understands and can elegantly express the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker, to hear him and be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience.Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in the spring of 1972. He relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance.Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered him with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for his selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed him in a widely circulated letter, “So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the ne

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  1. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 20, 2026: The Kama-Gayatri Mantra Is About Passing Out

    What should be our focus when we chant? How should we as Gaudiya Vaishnavas understand puranic stories that make it seem that forms of Sri Krishna and his associates are not eternal, and that some other form than Krishna's is his origin? Sometimes it is said that we must meditate on Sri Sri Radha...

  2. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 13, 2026: Spiritually Empowered Disciplic Succession

    Do we need to understand the adhikara of others in order to relate to them properly? Is there a risk involved in assessing the adhikara of others, as we may make mistakes? Is it possible that Sri Krishna may put one in a position where one has to stand up for oneself, and that would be the humble...

  3. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 6, 2026: A Narrow Perspective Makes for a Narrow Path

    In a recent lecture, you mentioned that for a devotee, the spiritual path is initially narrow and curved, but later becomes straight and broad. Could you kindly elaborate on this realisation and reveal the deeper meaning behind these stages of devotion? I've been greatly appreciative of the Q&A...

  4. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 30, 2026: What's in a Name?

    Pranama to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga and the devotees The questions in this session are the following: Does one have realize one's guru's siddha-deha before one can realize one's own, or vice versa? A couple weeks ago you mentioned that Srila Prabhupada once translated the Maha Mantra as "O my…

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  5. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 23, 2026: From Material Body to Practitioner's Body

    Pranama to Sri Sri Guru Gauranga and the Vaishnavas The questions in this Swami call are the following: I heard you mentioning that at the time of initiation one's body is transformed in sadhaka-deha and is no longer material to a degree to which one is engaged in Bhakti. Is this statement…

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  6. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 16, 2026: Connecting with the Sacredness of the World

    Pranama to Sri Guru Gauranga and the Vaishnavas 🙏 The questions in this Swami call are the following: Should we make offerings to the deities according to the timings of Gaura- and Krishna-lila? What is the relationship between lust and envy? What readings do you recommend for studying what…

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  7. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 9, 2026: The Maha Mantra and Patanjali's Meditation Practice

    Question on today's Swami call: At the end of last Saturday's class, you spoke about the simplicity of Srila Bhaktikavi Atulananda Acarya Maharaj and about how this beautiful quality was so favorable to his devotional life, although it could sometimes be misunderstood by others. You also…

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  8. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 2, 2026: Life After the Guru's Departure

    Questions on today's Swami call: Some time ago, I asked Srila Gurudeva Atulananda: "If you are no longer physically present, in whom may I take refuge?" He had previously told me that Srila Tripurari Maharaja was a vast source from which bhakti flowed; he reminded me of that conversation and...

  9. The departurte of the spiritual master - Special Q&A session August 1st, 2026

    During this special Q&A session on the departure of the spiritual master, the following questions were asked: After the passing of our guru, what do we need to feel to completely accept a shiksha-guru as the same with our gurudeva? Is the relationship one of complete surrender or rather distant?...

  10. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; July 26, 2026: The Sanskrit Names of Bhagavan and His Associates

    Questions on today's Swami call: In Circle of Friends, on page 301, Krsna is absent from Vraja, appearing as if a *sphurti - a hallucination. it is written that Yasoda’s experience of Krsna in dreams while separated was actual. “Indeed, he said he was eating her cooking daily” meaning that in the...

  11. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; July 12, 2026: The Passing of Srila Bhaktikavi Atulananda Maharaja

    Questions on today's Swami call: Dear Maharaj, please accept my most humble obeisances. As you know our dearest Sripad Gurudeva Atulananda left this world for the eternal past times in Goloka Vrindavan, leaving his disciples heartbroken by the separation. I am trying to navigate this situation...

  12. Swami Tripurari Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; June 21, 2026: The Pastimes of Sri Nimai Pandit

    Questions on today's Swami call: In one of your classes, you mentioned that Bhaktivinoda Thakur sent letters to Western scholars in an effort to draw their attention to his ideas. You also said that finding those letters would be a real gem. Were those letters ever found? If so, could you share a...

  13. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; June 14, 2026: The Awakening of Bhakti

    Questions on today’s Swami call: Dandavats, Guru Maharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances. I have a question that has been on my mind. If Mahāprabhu spent much of His early life as Nimāi Paṇḍita, deeply engaged in nyāya, grammar, and scholarship in Navadvīpa, what was the transformative…

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  14. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; June 7, 2026: When Is the Right Time for Initiation?

    Questions on today's Swami call: Dandavat Pranams Guru Maharaja! Recently I came across Guru Gita from the Skanda Purana, and it made me wonder if we have any such texts in our tradition that comprehensively speak of the Glories of Sri Guru and explain the Guru Tattva that practitioners can read...

  15. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 31, 2026: Assisted Dying in Gaudiya Vaishnavism

    Questions on today's Swami call: My question is a bit strange: what should one do in case onebecomes a target of an "attack" by someone who can utilize spirits/ghost entities or some kind of energetic influence or spells? I remember Bhaktivinoda Thakur used to read the Bhagavatam when he was...

  16. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 24, 2026: The Colors of Sri Krishna and His Feelings

    Questions on today's Swami call: Jay Sri Radhe most respected dear Swamiji, deeply grateful to be able to reconnect with YOU like this. U might remember me under the NAME of MALATI. Much of the FAITH & STRENGH 4 BHAKTI YOU did implant into my SOUL - many years ago. I still remember WORD by WORD...

  17. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 17, 2026: Overlapping Ideals in the Spiritual World

    Dear Guru Maharaja, is it possibly an upset for Radharani to have Sri placed next to Krsna? Are interfaith relations ultimately not meant to last, since the practitioners will attain different goals? Where in Bhaktivinoda Thakura's writings are the theological points of Christianity and…

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  18. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 10, 2026: The Mother Is the First Guru

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: Bhaktivedanta Swami in his purport says in his purport to Bhagavad Gita 10.38: "Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly." These words sound very…

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  19. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; May 3, 2026: The Passing of Sriman Agnideva Prabhu

    Can you share something about your relationship with Agnideva Prabhu who passed away recently? What is the role of reason in the life of faith? Dandavats Guru Maharaja. I want to know what how you felt after Srila Prabhupada’s disappearance. What did you think to be the right succession of...

  20. Swami B. V. Tripurari Q&A; April 26, 2026: The Gopis and Their Husbands All Belong to Sri Krishna

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: If Krishna's marriage to Radha and the young gopis happens during the gopi vasta harana lila, and is a legitimate form of marriage, then it seems the gopis' subsequent marriages to their "husbands" would be parakiya and their relationships to Krishna would be...

  21. Swami B. V. Tripurari Q&A; April, 19 2026: Sri Gadadhara, the Best Friend of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

    Questions on today's Swami Call: Hare Krishna, Guru Maharaja. Dandavat pranams. Is it okay to read the Sri Caitanya-Caritamta before completing the Srimad Bhagavatam? Also, what is your favorite book? As Sri Krishna's mercy flows downward reaches the lowest places, is the best way to attain his...

  22. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; April 12, 2026: Sri Krishna's Mercy and Our Effort

    Questions on today's Swami Call: When our mind is filled with bhakti, are we connecting directly with Sri Krishna? How do we figure out what seva to offer if we are not aware of our gifts? Or if we have an idea of what our gifts are, how can we overcome our fear that by expressing them we may be...

  23. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; March 15, 2026: Not All Statements of Scripture Are Equal

    Questions on today's Swami call: How to hear the caitya-guru before we have reached higher stages of bhakti? Are there any contemporary sadhus that you would recommend hearing from? What is the difference between Dvaraka bhava and Mathura bhava? If Sri Krishna is supposed to be humanlike, why did...

  24. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; March 8, 2026: How Can I Become Sincere?

    Questions on today's Swami call: Dear Guru Maharaja, how can learn to see the good qualities in others like you do instead of getting stuck on bad qualities that I perceive If one does the heavy lifting of overcoming a bad tendency in this life, will one be reborn without that tendency in the…

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  25. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; March 1, 2026: Having a Soul and Being a Soul (Vyasa Puja 2026)

    Questions on today's Swami call: Is the limb of saranagati called atma-niksepa the same as the limb of bhakti called atma-nivedanam? Could the idea that bhakti is not inherent cause the problem of thinking that one has to go to a different guru if one does feel they are making progress? Is it...

  26. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; February 22, 2026: Varnasrama and Bhakti

    Questions on today’s Swami call: The Narada Bhakti Sutra offers different definitions of bhakti. How would you define bhakti? Comment: It appears that Bhagavad-gita 10.10 goes well with the emphasis of the Bhaktivinoda parivara that everything will be revealed from within in due course of our...

  27. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; February 15, 2026: Read Sequentially Until You Get Stuck

    Questions on today’s Swami call: There is a song that is said to be written by Sri Vrindavan Das Thakura, the translation of which mentions Nityananda Prabhu dancing with sakhis. What should we make of this? Why did Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu show his sadbhuja form to Sri Nityananda Prabhu? Is there...

  28. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; February 1, 2026: Can Prayer Change the Fate of the World?

    Questions on today's Swami call: Does Sri Krishna ever jokingly encourage his gopa friends to unite with gopis? Hare Krishna! Dandavats, Guru Maharaja. If calamity is predicted in scripture, is there any point in praying for the world? Why did Lord Krishna create the yugas? Are the secondary…

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  29. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; January 25, 2026: Invest in the Timeless

    Questions on today's Swami call: How can one carry the environment of the dhama with one when leaving after a visit? Are we practicing raganuga-bhakti before we attain ruci? Are the terms aparoksa/paroksa synonymous with jnana/vijnana? Could you share something about your experience in leaving...

  30. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; January 18, 2026: Experiential Realization and Scriptural Authority

    Questions on today's Swami call: If I made a commitment to be patient and kind, would it be okay to detach from this commitment in extenuating circumstances? How can I avoid offering too ordinary prayers to Sri Krishna rather than dignified prayers? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's associate Kalidas…

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  31. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Jan 11, 2026: Why Is Sri Krishna's Beauty Particularly Emphasized?

    Questions on today's Swami call: In Jaiva Dharma, the jiva-shakti is called incomplete. How could any of Bhagavan's shaktis be incomplete? Can you simplify the description from Jaiva Dharma of how Bhagavan manifests in relation to his different shaktis, such as cit-shakti, jiva-shakti, and...

  32. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; January 4, 2026: How Do I Know If Sri Krishna Accepts My Offerings?

    Questions on today's Swami call: What is the difference between Lord Shiva and Maha-Sankarshana? Dandavat pranams, Guru Maharaja. What can we lear from experiences where we thought we were going to die but forget to pray? Should I eventually give up my habit of offering Sri Krishna ready-made…

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  33. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; December 28, 2025: Qualities You Would Like to See in Your Disciples

    1. Follow-up from last week on consciousness: "If the difference between vishaya (object) and ashraya (subject/shelter) disappears at a certain point, then in terms of the subjective experience of the manjaris, does the difference between Radha and Krishna also disappear to them, and does service...

  34. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Dec 21, 2025: Life Paid Attention to Is a Humbling Experience

    • [00:43]: I would appreciate your guidance regarding the Mridu stage of Anartha-nivritti as described in Madhurya Kadambini. When I am conscious of an anartha being triggered and there is emotional pain, I notice that remembering Krishna and taking shelter of philosophical understanding brings...

  35. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Dec 14, 2025: The Guru Is as near as the Guru Is Dear

    • [00:00:21]: Is the fear justified that if someone sees Krishna personally while awake, they might be considered insane and unable to perform their service to the Guru? • [00:06:50]: Who is the Sri Guru who resides in the heart along with Paramatma, if Paramatma is a passive witness and Guru...

  36. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Dec 7, 2025: Why Are Descriptions of Goloka Necessary?

    Questions on today's Swami call: Obeisances, Srila Maharaja. How do the levels of kanistha, madhyama, and uttama relate to the nine stages of bhakti? Pranam, Guru Maharaja. Will our eternal identity and service upon attaining perfection be determined by qualities inherent one one's self or by the...

  37. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; Nov 30, 2025: Who Can Estimate the Virtues of the Bhagavad-Gita?

    Questions on today's Swami call: Dandavats, Maharaja. Pranama to you and all the devotees here. You mentioned in another session that one can make Krishna-bhakti a limb of one's guru-bhakti, rather than the other way around, and this will be pleasing to Sri Krishna. How does one do this? Could…

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  38. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 23, 2025: Gaudiya Vaishnavism and Bengali Culture

    Questions on today's Swami Call: To what extent is Gaudiya Vaishnavism intertwined with Bengali culture? Is it necessary to adopt this culture to experience Gaudiya Vaishnavism fully? What does it mean that Sri Krishna's lilas are present in his name? Pranams, Maharaja. If someone is aspiring for...

  39. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 16, 2025: The Gayatri Hymn Is a Raga-Marga Mantra

    Questions on today’s Swami call: Dear Guru Maharaja. My husband does not identify as a Vaishnava, but he is supportive of my practice and also approves of me teaching our children about bhakti. I think of him as a Vaishnava and serve him prasadam. However, he does not like food without onion, and...

  40. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; November 2, 2025: The True Meaning of Humility

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: Can you share some advice to encourage our children in Krishna consciousness, especially pre-teens? If we are not the actual doers of action (as per Bhagavad-Gita 3.27), do we have free will? Pranams, Guru Maharaja. Regarding the title and artwork of your upcoming...

  41. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; October 19, 2025: The Manifest and Unmanifest Lilas of Sri Krishna

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: Did Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings reach the whole world during his manifest lila on Earth? Good morning, Maharaja. Pranama. What is the difference between Sri Krishna and the sages’ glorification of him? What is the difference between the unmanifest and the...

  42. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; October 12, 2025: The Effulgent Rope Binding Sri Krishna's Belly

    Questions on today's Swami Call: In what ways could the Brahma-vimohan-lila be an entry point for those desiring servile (dasya-) or friendly love (sakhya-rati) for Sri Krishna? Dear Maharaja; in the Bhagavad-Gita, Sri Krishna says he spoke this knowledge to the sun god. How come there is no…

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  43. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; October 5, 2025: The Tidal Wave of the Angelic Eagle

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: What do the terms chaya- and pratibimba-bhakti-abhasa mean? I fear death since I became a mother, as I wouldn’t be able to care for my children if I died. How can I turn fear into trust? Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura said both that attaining...

  44. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 28' 2025: Among the starts I am the Moon

    Questions on today’s Swami call: If jivas have different origins, such as Maha-Vishnu (for those in samsara) or Lord Balarama (for eternal associates of Sri Krishna), would a jiva going from the material world to Vaikuntha, could this be seen as changing nationality, or is it rather like becoming…

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  45. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 21, 2025: What Constitutes Sadhu Sanga?

    Questions on today’s Swami call: Sometimes it seems that even spiritually powerful devotees have gone astray theologically. How can this be? What constitutes sadhu sanga? Srila Sridhara Maharaja says that devotees need to prepare themselves for times when Sri Krishna will appear indifferent to...

  46. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 14, 2025: Get Purified by the Name; Then Chant Purely

    Questions on today’s Swami call: Are there demigods in the unmanifest lilas in the spiritual world? What is the interrelation between Bhagavan, Brahman, and the jivas? It is said that chanting the holy name will purify us, but it is also said that we need to chant purely for the practice to be...

  47. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; September 7, 2025: Grounding Your Faith in Objectivity

    Questions on today’s Swami call: It appears that Gaura-lila is a meeting place for devotees from different spiritual realms. Is this so only in the pastimes manifest in the world (prakata-lila) or also in the spiritual world (aprakata-lila)? Are there devotees with the love of servitude...

  48. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 31, 2025: Sri Radha's Selfless Love

    Questions on today's Swami call: Is it common to have stronger feelings for one's own guru than for Sri Krishna? Today being Sri Radhastami, is there anything you would like to share about Srimati Radharani or any recommendations for reading and chanting on this day? Also, if you have any...

  49. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 24, 2025: Developing and Strengthening Guru-Nistha

    Questions on today’s Swami call: Dandavats pranama, Guru Maharaja. What keeps the vibhinnamsa-jiva separate from Sri Krishna in liberation? Would you like to share some verses that you like to meditate on? Where can I find the story about the hunter who was purified by Narada Muni’s association…

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  50. Swami B. V. Tripurari Live Q&A; August 17, 2025: Srila Prabhupada's Example of Punya

    Questions on today’s Swami Call: Would you like to say something about Srila Prabhupada on the occasion of his appearance day? I heard that Srila Sridhara Maharaja would not perform the Jhulan Yatra festival with his deities as it’s too elevated. What are your thoughts on this? What is the...

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It is difficult to find someone from the West that both understands and can elegantly express the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker, to hear him and be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience.Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in the spring of 1972. He relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance.Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered him with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for his selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed him in a widely circulated letter, “So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the ne

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