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The Bhakti Mindset by Aruna
by ISKCON Sydney
Aruna Gandhi is a practicing Krishna devotee at the ISKCON Sydney temple. Her well prepared temple classes dotted with Indian classical singing of select verses from the scriptures, is much loved by all. She spends a lot of time researching her presentation of the ancient classical texts, which results in the listener being able to understand the imports correctly and straight to the heart. We hope you find her podcasts life changing.
Episodes
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Qualities of the Mahatma
Themed on the Bhagavad Gita verse 9.14, this episode reflects on the sublime qualities of the mahatmas or the great souls who are constantly engaged in serving Lord Krishna with love and devotion. Along with beautiful prayers from Srimad Bhagavatam and a song by Sri Narottam Das Thakur, let us…
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The Sun and the Glowworm
This episode takes us through a beautiful lila (pastime) from Canto 10 of Srimad Bhagavatam, where Lord Brahma steals the calves and cowherd boys and tries to show his mystic power, only to be bewildered himself! Inspired by a beautiful verse from Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.45, let us meditate on…
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The Only Desire
Inspired by many beautiful verses from Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita and Chaitanya Charitamrita, this episode explores the topic of 'Desire'. Let us see how we can focus and set a goal for our spiritual life, dovetail and harmonise our desires with that of Lord Krishna, qualify ourselves and...
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Damodar is caught!
In canto 11 of Srimad Bhagavatam, Lord Krishna speaks to his dear friend Uddhava, giving the essence of all his teachings. Drawing inspiration from the verse SB 11.14.20, this episode features a narration of the Damodar Lila, where little Krishna is won over by the pure love of mother Yashoda.…
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Prayers by Demigods
In Canto 10 of Srimad Bhagavatam, there is a beautiful description, where the demigods headed by Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva offer their prayers to welcome Lord Krishna in the womb of mother Devaki, just before the Lord appears on this earth. Inspired by the verse SB 10.2.25, let us meditate on…
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The Path of Surrender
This episode takes us through the path of taking shelter and ultimately surrendering to the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. Drawing inspiration from Bhagavad Gita verse 18.66 let us see what unfolds from the pages of Srimad Bhagavatam. Along with some inspiring songs by Vaishnava acharyas, this episode...
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Realising the Absolute Truth
This episode looks at the topic of the three stages of realising the Absolute Truth - as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. How does one transcend the three modes of material nature and start practising devotional service? Let us draw inspiration from verse 14.27 from Bhagavad Gita along with some...
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Brahma's Prayers for Creative Energy
Lord Brahma is a Guna avatar of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Shri Krishna, who was engaged in the work of creation. In the 3rd canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, there is a beautiful description when Lord Brahma is born from the navel of Lord Vishnu. And before Lord Brahma begins his work of...
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Kapila Muni's instructions to mother Devahuti
Kapiladeva is an incarnation of Lord Krishna and He gave very deep philosophical instructions to His mother. The philosophy He expounded is called “Sankya”. Mother Devahūti was well aware that she was before her spiritual master and Lord Brahmā (the chief engineer of the universe) had also…
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The Prayers of King Gajendra, the elephant king.
Elephant King Gajendra, is remembered for his extraordinary surrender to God. The great difficulty he faced in life and his eventual spiritual success are recorded and sung in India’s ancient historical texts (Puranas) for millions of years. His prayers when he was caught in a life and death...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Aruna Gandhi is a practicing Krishna devotee at the ISKCON Sydney temple. Her well prepared temple classes dotted with Indian classical singing of select verses from the scriptures, is much loved by all. She spends a lot of time researching her presentation of the ancient classical texts, which results in the listener being able to understand the imports correctly and straight to the heart. We hope you find her podcasts life changing.
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