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Thrive in Bhakti

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The Thrive in Bhakti Program it's all about equipping spiritual aspirants & practitioners to actually have the mindset & skill to be successful. Generally when it comes to spiritual communities or groups often things are nebulous and there's often a lack of proper thinking and understanding when it comes to being successful. But actually it's the same for sports, finances or even in the military, in order to be successful you have to apply yourself to success principles, think with a growth mindset & develop skillsets how to manage and practice those habits that will bring the result

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Episodes

  1. Episode 90 - Start Dreaming Again!

    To truly be a person and to live every aspect of being a person or a spiritual being is that we must dream. Do not use the propensity to dream is to deny part of our personhood. Somehow we can stop dreaming in the name of spiritual advancement thinking it is advancement. But the power of the…

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  2. Episode 89 - Who Will You Listen To Everyday?

    Living with the mind also means living with another person so to speak. That means you have two voices. Your own and the voice in the head. What is your say when you don't succeed or get what do you want? Many devote have very negative self talk and this needs to be addressed if someone wants to…

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  3. Episode 88 - Performance Under Pressure

    There is a myth that if I can rise above pressure or stress I can perform better. Actually pressure is our arena even in the spiritual game. By changing our thinking we can change our level of performance. The most famous team in sports historically have been successful due to embracing pressure…

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  4. Episode 88 - There is No Such Thing as a Balanced Life

    This podcast introduces and dispels the myth that life is about balance. " I must live a balanced life", we say. If you want to be successful you actually have to be okay of having a life out of balance, and learn the art of counterbalancing the less important areas of your life. People are…

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  5. Episode 87 - You Don't Need to Be Disciplined

    Often we have the idea or belief that we have to be hyper disciplined in order to maintain our spiritual practices. Actually this is not totally true. You just have to be disciplined enough to develop a habit. Yes once a habit is formed, it doesn't take as much discipline anymore or as much…

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  6. Episode 86 - Increase Your Competency & Capacity

    In order to handle your responsibilities material and spiritual, although we will have the same time 24 hours in the day, the secret is to increase your competency and capacity. This is the way to get unstuck and to thrive in bhakti. Don't use Krishna consciousness to stay incompetent and have...

  7. Episode 85 - Steady Through the Storms - The Importance of Emotional Resilience

    Forging and building emotional resilience is key and a foundation to any kind of success. Using our emotions as the compass in our life is a sure way disaster. Your days must be ruled by your mission not your mood.

  8. Episode 84 - Why Most of Us Find Sankirtan Really Hard?

    Often many of us struggle when we are doing book distribution or while trying to give Krishna consciousness to others for long periods of time in one day, or overtime. This simple mindset shift can change your whole experience and make it an energetic and enjoyable activity you want to do all the...

  9. Episode 83 - The Importance of Personal Growth

    In this episode we discuss important ingredients in order to grow spiritually. The theme stresses how any kind of growth begins with personal growth.

  10. What is TiB in Just 15min?

    If you want to know what is thrive in bhakti, then in 15 minutes you can get an overview and hopefully an interest into diving into practical spiritual solutions to common spiritual challenges and problems.

  11. Episode 82 - Don't Leave Your Inner State To Chance

    Our inner state is a measurement of our success on our journey to be happy material and absolutely necessary for our journey to success spiritually. Consciously monitoring our reactions and embracing hardship is something we can all do with every stage of our bhakti to some degree. Wanna know how...

  12. Episode 81 - Be the Pilot Not The Passenger

    In this enlightening episode of "Thrive in Bhakti," Bhadrasena delves into the intricate relationship between the material and subtle bodies in spiritual practice. Using the analogy of a pilot navigating a plane, he explores how understanding the mechanics of our physical and mental faculties can...

  13. Episode 80 - A Mental Compass, A Decision & High EQ

    Take these three tools, put them together, and off you go on an immediate growth journey beyond your current situation. These three tools can be picked up and used by anyone. And the growth and change can start tomorrow! No more excuses

  14. Episode 79 - TiB Works Wonders

    This is a great episode of an example of a student in the program who threw patience and persistence earned the magical rewards of the compound effect. Sticking ingredients of thrive in bhakti the student has transformed from the inside out. A great testimony

  15. Video 1 - You Were Set Up To Fail!

    How is it that so many devotees were set up to fail in regards to consistent habits when they came to spiritual life? I offer some relief from those bodies who were just blaming themselves it wasn't entirely your fault. Find out why and a way to get back on track!

  16. Episode 76 - The Four Intelligences to Develop

    This episode focuses on four types of intelligences that we need to develop. It simplifies different areas of our spiritual journey so we can identify very easily what we are lacking and what we need to improve. You'll be surprised when you hear them so be prepared.

  17. Episode 75 - Success is Built on 'Inconvenience'

    It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing material or spiritual goals, all success is built on inconvenience. Also what you ate yesterday Will not nourish you today, so getting your mindset right every day with these podcasts is key. This is why many practitioners drift and go back to old habits...

  18. Episode 74 - Embrace Your Human Experience

    It's very important that we accept our human experience and elements of being broken. Trying to be perfect when we are broken as a recipe for disappointment and slow progress. Accepting the brokenness that we have and in others, including the leaders, will allow us to mature and progress in a...

  19. Episode 73 - Don't Forget Your Strengths!

    Please don't forget your strengths. Often, when we're trying to improve and develop ourselves, we focus on our weaknesses and areas that we are not doing well. However, it's so important that we focus at least half our time ,or actually more, developing our strengths. Remember, what you focus on...

  20. 'Thrive in Bhakti' Overview Presentation in Otaki

    This is a live overview presentation at the Recharge Festival December 2024 in New Zealand. It is an overview of the whole program, where i talk about the mindset and skillset for overcoming our struggles, and the 3 ingredients for manifesting our goals and dreams in devotional service. Please…

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  21. Episode 72 - Please Stay Fit & Healthy - with guest Vilas Sindhu das

    This podcast is with my God brother Vilas Sindhu das who is at a mature age like myself, and is a great example of how we should look as we go on in our spiritual journey towards old age. Health is really key and so important as we age. We need to question some of our beliefs, and dietary habits…

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  22. Episode 71 - Develop Your Strengths

    Often when we are trying to improve and better our lives we primarily focus on the problems all the things we are not so good at. Yes, those things should be addressed, but not at the expense of not knowing your strengths and not having a focus on developing them, as well. You must see the...

  23. Episode 70 - Get a bit of Mongrel in Ya!

    It's really imperative, as stated in the nectar of instruction, where the first three favourable items are all about attitude, that we develop a fighting warrior spirit if we want to progress in our spiritual life. Like a mongrel dog attitude of fighting to survive at all costs .. As Prabhupada...

  24. IG - The Actual Problem

    What is the real problem with your problems?

  25. Episode 69 - Is This You?

    This is a live example of a classic struggling Devotee and how they focus so much on the problems that they have and how the solution is simple

  26. Episode 68 - The Beginners Greatest Assets

    It's so important for the beginners and those in the early stages of Bhakti to understand and to know what their greatest practical assets are that will help them go through their struggles to reach higher levels of Bhakti. What are they? Fortified intelligence and a strong developed & Attitude...

  27. Episode 67 - Developing An 'Indestructible Attitude'

    One of the most essential ingredients necessary for tackling the difficulties of our neophyte journey towards perfection, is to understand how important it is to fortify the intelligence and build emotional resilience. One of the most often overlooked verses of Bhagavad-Gita is Text 14 work…

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  28. Episode 66 - How Would Thrive in Bhakti Help me?

    I get this question a lot. What is Thrive in bhakti all about and how can it help me? This podcast and video gives you insight into how Thrive In Bhakti can really help you build a stronger balance in your life materially and spiritually and ultimately assist you in obtaining the goal of bhakti

  29. Episode 65 - Are You Neglecting Your Most Valuable Resource?

    If you want to save yourself time, energy and minimise your suffering, then it is time to understand the most under utilised resource available to you! And use it! Mentorship and thus Getting Perspective! Yes, but what is the best way to utilise mentorship and what is our expectation? We use this...

  30. Episode 64 - Get Comfortable At Being Uncomfortable!

    In order to be successful in any arena including spiritual life, you have to conquer the mind. But we conquer the mind, as krishna says, by tolerating the happiness and distress. So how to get better at tolerating happiness and distress? Purposely bring on more uncomfortable situations and build...

  31. Episode 63 - Why You Have Trouble With Your Commitments & Duties?

    Why do we have trouble with commitments and duties? It's because of our thinking. And this thinking has been around a long time. If you want to improve your ability to hold down your vows and commitments, then you need to think in the mode goodness.

  32. Episode 62 - The Importance of Tracking Your Spiritual Life

    Just like our finances, we are often not tracking or where or where our money is going. Most people have poor finances due to lack of proper budgeting and awareness. Even in the arena of professional sport it is one of the key ingredients that one tracks one's progress specifically daily weekly…

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  33. Episode 62 - The Importance of Tracking Your Spiritual Life

    Just like our finances, we are often not aware or even tracking where our money is going. Most people have poor finances due to lack of proper budgeting and awareness. Even in the arena of professional sport it is one of the key ingredients that one tracks one's progress specifically daily…

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  34. Episode 61 - In Just 90 Days by Shivani + Rasaraj

    Thrive in bhakti delivers what it claims! A real life testimonial of a complete transformation of their spiritual and material life in just 90 days. When I talk about how you can change your spiritual habits and aspects of your life and just 90 days I was not joking. It isn't pie in the sky.…

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  35. Episode 60 - You Must Help Others and Share Your Story!

    It's so important that as we mature and age in our spiritual journey, we must make ourselves available to help others coming up behind us. The reality of completing the lifetime career of Bhakti is that it is fraught with struggles and difficulties. It's so important that we help those coming up...

  36. Episode 59 - Think Your Way To Better Habits

    The one word you see and hear in all the books and from all the speakers on success is the word 'think'. Even in Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna first of all has to change the thinking of Arjuna before he can change his actions. Similarly, all the problems we have even in regarding to our spiritual…

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  37. Episode 58 - Run Your Life In The Right Direction

    In order to be successful in life one has to make sure you are running the bases in the right direction and order. So many times devotees have problems with work, or with preaching and being in the world, or they have problems with their marriage, or ashram and they think they in themselves are…

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  38. Episode 57 - We are a 'People Business'

    The core to our philosophy and bhakti culture is relationships. In order to have good relationships one needs people skills, true. We are people eternally. However, in order to action our people skills, which we need to develop, we need to start first at the root of relationships, which is how we...

  39. Episode 56 - Why Successful Devotees Succeed

    People who are successful and who win in life in what they want to achieve have very specific common characteristics. Here i explain just 3 of the really important characteristics you need to move forward and succeed at anything, not just bhakti.

  40. Episode 55 - Boost Your Self Confidence

    Self-confidence is so important if we want to be successful with our habits and services in devotional life. It is mentioned in the letter of instruction. However, sometimes we can misunderstand self-confidence and think it is something to do with pride. And we can stand our confidence and...

  41. Episode 54 - Health is Wealth - Get Your Base Right!

    In our spiritual community we have a great culture of feasting and chanting. But as we progress and mature in Bhakti we have to come to terms with the habits that affects our health long-term. We can't remain immature when it comes to our diet, exercise and overall health. Service to krishna is…

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  42. Episode 53 - Shift Your Paradigm

    If we have the wrong road map it doesn't matter how good are techniques are or how positive mindset is. Although these are useful, unless they are applied to the correct map we will not get the end result that we want. This is so applicable to our Bhakti journey.

  43. Episode 52 - Rise Up - Mode of Goodness 1

    The secret of the Gita is the modes of nature. This subject matter is so important to understand and to grapple with if you want to get results by applying the Bhakti lifestyle. It's here a little bit about the mode of goodness

  44. Episode 51 - Regular Habits Are Your Absolute Best Friend

    Hearing about regular habits seem so trivial and a small part of our journey and not as interesting as hearing higher spiritual past times and truths. However, this is a great trap and distraction, because regular habits are the means and the most powerful element to our beginning practices to...

  45. Episode 50 - Do You Have The Courage?

    Courage is an essential part of our ability to practice Bhakti. It is a quality of the heart and Arjuna was chastised by Krishna for having weakness and therefore he needed to become courageous. Do you have courage? Are you developing courage? Because you are going to need it.

  46. Episode 49 - How Goals Make You Better Everyday

    Most people are not successful because they don't understand the subtleties of goals. Having a goal is one thing, but understanding how goals impact your daily life is another. The real power of goalsetting is not necessarily in achieving them, especially in the timeframe that you wanted, but in...

  47. Episode 48 - The Law of Attention + Our Strengths

    This episode looks at why we should try to focus on our strengths not just our weaknesses. Both are required, but often we lose sight of improving our strengths rather than just keeping them where they are and also ignoring them and focusing on our negatives. The second half looks at the law of...

  48. Episode 47 - The Grit, The Grind & The Glory

    We have to move from the baby stage to the mature stage and that takes a change in attitude and perspective. We have to develop great and emotional resilience if we're going to make it in the journey to perfection

  49. Episode 46 - The Mindset, Skill Set & Work Ethic

    This episode is a straight shooting talk all about the three things you need to be successful in anything including Bhakti. The main reason we struggle, have problems overcoming and also getting and moving forward is due to not understanding that these three aspects are so important working...

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The Thrive in Bhakti Program it's all about equipping spiritual aspirants & practitioners to actually have the mindset & skill to be successful. Generally when it comes to spiritual communities or groups often things are nebulous and there's often a lack of proper thinking and understanding when it comes to being successful. But actually it's the same for sports, finances or even in the military, in order to be successful you have to apply yourself to success principles, think with a growth mindset & develop skillsets how to manage and practice those habits that will bring the result

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