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Wisdom of the Sages — 1000 episodes

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1819: Daring to Fly Higher | Jonathan Livingston Seagull and the Ascent to Bhakti

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1818: Why Nothing in This World Satisfies Us

3

1817: All Rivers Flow to the Sea | Beyond Exclusivism and Hyper-Inclusivism

4

1816: Krishna, Vishnu and the Mystery of the Avatars

5

1815: Watch Until the Dust Settles | Krishna's Love Never Leaves Vrindavan

6

1814: We Crash | God's Opulences and Our Limitations

7

1813: The Philosopher vs the Mystic | Understanding the Passion of the Gopīs

8

1812: The Love Sewed in Every Stitch | Dolly Parton and the Bhagavad Gīta

9

1811: Proust's Madeleine and Krishna's Footprints | The Power of the Senses to Transport You

10

1810: Beneath Every Fear Is the Fear of Death

11

1809: The Fish in the Water Is Thirsty | Kabir and the Departure of Gus

12

1808: Everything on Earth Has a Purpose | Mourning Dove's Dharma

13

1807: We're All Kings for a Moment | King Canute and the Force of Time

14

1806: Low Self-Esteem and a Big Ego | Mike Tyson and the Keśī Demon

15

1805: The Humility and Heroism of Accepting Your Fate

16

1804: The Love Is Gone | Gandhi on Warped Religion

17

1803: Everything Is Nothing | George Harrison and the Krishna Mantra

18

1802: No One Truly Knows Me | The Loneliness Epidemic and Bhakti Vedānta

19

1801: The World Responds to Krishna's Beauty

20

1800: I'm Coming Out!

21

1799: Give Me a God That Sings and Dances | Was Nietzsche Looking for Krishna?

22

1798: Beauty: Blessing or Curse? | Dostoevsky and the Heart of Man

23

1797: The Diametric Opposite of Lust | The Rāsa Līlā Completes

24

1796: Prabhupāda Made New York a Holy Place | ISKCON at 60

25

1795: The Absurdity of Imitation on the Spiritual Path

26

1794: Jñāna & Bhakti: Both Bring Detachment, One Does It Beautifully

27

1793: The Highest Transcendence Through Passionate Love | The Rāsa Dance Begins

28

1792: How Do You Know What Krishna Wants Next? / Q&A Vol. 299

29

1791: Parents, Teenagers, Codependency and Mercy / Q&A Vol. 298

30

1790: How Do You Know You're Advancing? / Q&A Vol. 297

31

1789: The Debt Krishna Cannot Repay | Arthur Ashe and the Signature of Real Love

32

1788: The Gopīs' Love | The Complete, Concentrated Form of Yogic Awareness

33

1787: What Are You Exchanging Your Life For? | Thoreau and the Gopī Gīta

34

1786: Our Love and Prayers for the People of Venezuela

35

1785: Direction Will Come to You | Phil Jackson and the Heart of Bhakti

36

1784: "If Creation Is Play of Brahman, Why all the Suffering?" | Bhakti-Vedānta and Līlā

37

1783: Keeping the Bhakti Romance Alive / Q&A Vol. 296

38

1782: Nothing Can Remain Hidden | Da Vinci, Manu and Radharani

39

1781: The Hunger for Beauty | A Signal from the Soul

40

1780: Bhakti's Sacred Longing | In Separation, the Beloved Is Found Everywhere

41

1779: Divine Madness | The Samādhi of the Gopīs

42

1778: No Monopoly on God | Exclusivism and the God Who Withdraws

43

1777: Nothing Compares 2 U | The Gopīs' Message of Surrender

44

1776: Authority Descends from the Author | The Gopīs Reveal the Highest Dharma

45

1775: When Krishna Closes One Door He Opens Another / Q&A Vol. 295

46

1774: What is a Pure Devotee? / Q&A Vol. 294

47

1773: Let Your FOMO Be for the Divine | Saint Augustine and the Gopīs

48

1772: Everyone Worships Something | Free Will and the Object of Our Affection

49

1771: The Weakness of Willpower & The Power of Attention

50

1770: The Mind of the Buddha, The Mind of the Gopī

51

1769: Answer the Call of the Heart | The Bhaktivedanta Path of Renunciation

52

1768: From Beauty to Absolute Beauty | Plato, Krishna and the Rāsa Dance

53

1767: Entering the Rāsa Dance with the Eye of Love

54

1766: When the Ego Steps Back | The Existential Sense of Being Blessed

55

1765: Robert De Niro, Vedanta and the Art of Being Chill

56

1764: Speaking Truth to Power with Love

57

1763: Let Go But Don't Give Up | Bhakti, Business and the Art of Surrender

58

1762: No Pride Allowed | Muhammad Ali on the Hereafter

59

1761: Dethroning the Ego | The Existential Apology

60

1760: Our Challenges Are Here to Reform Us

61

1759: Human Potential and The Fire of Knowledge

62

1758: The Joy of Being an Instrument | Bhakti and Creative Flow

63

1757: Staycation | Marcus Aurelius, Bhagavad-gita and the Peace Within

64

1756: A Divine Light Struggling Inside This Flesh Machine

65

1755: Krishna Doesn't Punish. He Liberates.

66

1754: You're Not Unlucky. You're Unexamined. | Karma and Carl Jung

67

1753: A Better Metric for Loving God

68

1752: Why Your Spiritual Checklist Might Be Working Against You

69

1751: The Cosmic Authority Problem | A Prominent Atheist Admits His Fear of God

70

1750: The Distracted Mind | Obstacle or Opportunity?

71

1749: The Ritual Trap | Krishna & Real Devotion

72

1748: Do We Really Need Someone to Complete Us?

73

1747: The Many Faces of Priests and Beggars — Lessons from India's Holy Places

74

1746: When Religious Externals Kill Spiritual Life

75

1745: Every Desire Is a Search for Divine Love

76

1744: The Quiet Hum of Mortality in the Back of Our Minds

77

1743: Krishna Isn't Immoral — He's Trans-Moral Bhakti-Yoga's Radical Insight on Love and Surrender

78

1742: A Vision of Death… and the Sweetest Transcendence

79

1741: Refine the Mind's Lens — From Thoreau to Krishna's Lovers

80

1740: The Hare Kṛṣṇa Mantra: Śrī Caitanya's Gift of Divine Love

81

1739: When God Plays the Flute: Gopī-Prema, the Pinnacle of Bhakti

82

1738: George Harrison & the Spiritual Revolution of the 60s

83

1737: Physically Loose, Mentally Tight: A Yogi's Secret

84

1736: Fish in a Drying Puddle: The Silent Ways We Waste Our Lives

85

1735: When Rivers Overflow and Yogis Remain Still

86

1734: Do Bodily Considerations Override Bhakti Qualifications? Female Initiating Gurus & Guru-Tattva

87

1733: How Krishna Bhakti Went Global (No Money, No Plan, Just Faith)

88

1732: Take Back Your Mind: Yoga & Bhakti in the Age of Noise Bad Bunny, Kid Rock & Misplaced Attention

89

1731: How Karma Trains the Heart

90

1730: When "I Already Know" Blocks Spiritual Growth

91

1729: Are We Seeking Transformation, or Just Validation?

92

1728: Confront. Process. Transcend. (Real Bhakti Isn't Bypassing)

93

1727: Trusting God Without Knowing the Outcome

94

1726: Compassion Is the Measure

95

1725: Pilgrimage, Mercy & This Fragile Moment in History / Bhakti as a Living, Unfolding Movement

96

1724: Stop Hugging the Cactus: Why the Soul Is Still Hungry

97

1723: I Love Crying: Finding Faith in Life's Heaviest Moments / Q&A Vol. 293

98

1722: Redirected by Grace: Part 2

99

1721: Redirected by Grace: How People Find Their Way to Bhakti

100

1720: People Over Profits: Inside Radhanath Swami's Bhaktivedanta Hospital

101

1719: A Reflected Rose Has No Aroma — Why the Bhagavad-gītā Calls This World a Reflection

102

1718: 3 Ferraris, Zero Peace: The Higher Taste Effect (Bhakti & Spiritual Psychology)

103

1717: Where Ego Breaks and Bhakti Begins

104

1716: Bhakti Changed My Life: The 6-Year Anniversary Show

105

1715: Is Self-Care Making Us Less Happy?

106

1714: Karma Doesn't Chase You—It Waits

107

1713: Can the Angels Lift Raghunath's Spirits on Christmas Eve?

108

1712: The Look of Love: Seeing Reality Through Bhakti

109

1711: Why Vrindavan Bhakti Feels So Alive / Discussing Love & Lineage

110

1710: Amazon Prime Spirituality

111

1709: Knowing the Price, Missing the Point

112

1708: When Vedānta Becomes Poetry: Kṛṣṇa's Footprints in Vṛndāvana

113

1707: Is a Monk Really Deeper Than You?

114

1706: Einstein, Bhakti-Yoga & the Delusion of Consciousness

115

1705: Inferiority & the Comparison Trap / Q&A Vol. 292

116

1704: Doing the Inner Work vs Doing Shrooms

117

1703: Real Evil Is Boring, Real Good Is Wild | Why Darkness Fails and Bhakti Thrives

118

1702: Living in a World That's Pulsing With Magic

119

1701: A Cosmic Reality Check: The Truth Behind Our Illusion of Control

120

1700: Measuring the Universe, Missing the Immeasurable

121

1699: Gratitude: A Full-On Rebellion Against Illusion

122

1698: When the Universe Pops Your Ego Bubble

123

1697: Love They Can't Pay Back: Bhakti, Service & Real Freedom

124

1696: Racism, Rage and a Spiritual Way Forward / Q&A Vol. 291

125

1695: Grand Theft Butter: Reincarnation, Gillian Anderson & the Gita

126

1694: Stunned by the Infinite: When the Ego Meets Its Match

127

1693: Bhakti for Beginners: Doing It Right & Keeping It Real / Q&A Vol. 290

128

1692: The Next Step in Bhakti: Finding Your Teacher / Q&A Vol. 289

129

1691: Soft Heart, Steady Mind: Bhakti Yoga Wisdom / Q&A Vol. 288

130

1690: Carrying the Holy Place in Your Heart / Q&A Vol. 287

131

1689: A Living Universe, Not a Machine: The Cost of Denying Personhood

132

1688: Einstein Meets the Bhagavad Gītā: Yogic Perception Beyond the Intellect

133

1687: Diwali & the Art of Outgrowing Desire

134

1686: From Bypass to Bhakti: 12-Step Honesty with Jiva G

135

1685: Do I Have Glowworms Living in My Heart? / Idols Stop Dazzling as Devotion Dawns

136

1684: Fooling Mother Nature? Why Material Solutions Backfire

137

1683: The Answer Is Always Love: Understanding Krishna's Ways / Q&A Vol. 286

138

1682: You Can't Hurry Love: How Bhakti Matures / Q&A Volume 285

139

1681: Is That God's Voice, or Just My Mind Again? / Q&A Volume 284

140

1680: I Came to Die, Learned to Live: A Bhakti Breakthrough

141

1679: Marcus Aurelius Meets Krishna Under the Autumn Full Moon

142

1678: Many Miles to Settle the Mind

143

1677: Softening the Heart: Bhakti Yoga & the Power of Emotion

144

1676: Everybody's Looking for Krishna (Even If They Don't Know It): George Harrison's Bhakti Perspective

145

1675: Truth + Discipline: Tuning In to the All-Pervading Divine

146

1674: Saturday Night Fever Meets the Vedic Puruṣa

147

1673: The Opposite of Love is Illusion: Bhakti, Dharma, & Mandalas as Reality

148

1672: Rewiring the Inner World: Why Weren't We Taught This in School?

149

1671: We Become What We Behold: Choosing the Spiritual Tools That Shape Us

150

1670: Why We Can't Stand Others' Happiness: A Bhakti Perspective

151

1669: Debate Without Hate: Some Thoughts After the Charlie Kirk Shooting

152

1668: Small Acts, Infinite Meaning | The Pinnacle of Vedānta in Simple Love

153

1667: Born to Give: How the Universe Trains the Soul

154

1666: Modern Minds Stuck in Outrage Cycles — The Bhakti Exit Strategy

155

1665: War & Peace & Bhakti: When Tolstoy's Insight Meets Baby Krishna

156

1664: The Price of Wealth and the Vision of the Yogi

157

1663: Not Me, Not Mine: Walt Whitman & the Yogis Agree—Our Bodies Are On Loan

158

1662: Krishna: Unlimited Brahman or Adorable Baby? A Paradox at the Heart of Vedānta

159

1661: Bhakti Means Love, and Love Overpowers All

160

1660: Reclaim Your Inner World: The Meditation of the Bhakti Yogis

161

1659: 4 Counterintuitive Secrets of Happiness — From Yale to Vedānta

162

1658: Krishna, the God of the Vedas, as the Most Adorable Boy

163

1657: Is Krishna Immoral? Rumi, Krishna, & the Field Beyond Right & Wrong

164

1656: Beyond Spiritual Complexity: The Simplicity of Divine Love

165

1655: All Those Pieces Will Never Make You Whole

166

1654: Krishna Miracles Meet Quantum Physics — Breaking Reality's Rules

167

1653: The Yogic Science Behind Krishna's Stories

168

1652: The Quiet Power of Integrity in Spiritual Life

169

1651: Why Real Change Is So Hard (Even on a Spiritual Path)

170

1650: Daddy Issues on a Cosmic Scale? Bhakti's Answer to Atheism & Impersonalism

171

1649: Overcoming the Fear of a Personal God

172

1648: Rituals, Mantras & Love: The Healthiest Patterns for Human Life

173

1647: Fake Gurus, Real Danger: The Line Between a Guide and a Manipulator

174

1646: What Loneliness Is Trying to Teach Us (If We Dare to Listen)

175

1645: Finding Your Center: Why Life Feels Off‑Key & How to Tune It

176

1644: Inner Peace: Why the World Needs You to Go Within

177

1643: The Universal Temple: Cutting Ego & Seeing Krishna Everywhere

178

1642: Squirrels Without Borders: Chasing Values, Not Happiness

179

1641: Slip Slidin' Away: Why Wisdom Fades Without Courage

180

1640: We're All in Samsara: The Truth Hiding in Plain Sight

181

1639: When Karma Meets Dharma: Contradictions of Destiny & Duty | Q&A Vol. 283

182

1638: Time, Death & Krishna: Why Even Fear Can Free You

183

1637: What to Say When You Talk to God | Q & A Vol. 282

184

1636: Time is Gonna Kill You, but Eternity is Just a Mantra Away

185

1635: Krishna's First Words Reveal the Missing Ingredient in Spiritual Practice

186

1634: Austerity + Purpose = Growth: A Yogi's Formula for Rebooting the Mind

187

1633: Love Hurts & That's the Point: Bhakti, Vulnerability & Risk on the Spiritual Path

188

1632: Let It Be, It Ain't Me: Hendrix, Vedanta & The Fog of War

189

1631: Western Souls, Eastern Roads: The Spiritual Migration to India

190

1630: Scientists Failed to Find Consciousness—The Yogis Never Lost It

191

1629: Breaking the Universal Code: What the Yogis Found Within

192

1628: The Mind Is the Altar: Mental Worship, Bhakti Yoga & Inner Transformation

193

1627: George Harrison Knew It: We're All Looking for Krishna

194

1626: Love Isn't a Feeling—It's a Full-Time Job

195

1625: Wisdom Blockers: Why Some Spiritual Truths Stay Out of Reach

196

1624: Satyam: Recognizing Truth in a World of Spin

197

1623: Heart-to-Heart Transmission: Spirituality Beyond the Externals

198

1622: Beauty, Longing & the Sigh of Spiritual Awakening

199

1621: Before Religion, Beyond Boundaries: Interview with Author Nitesh Gor

200

1620: The Sex Episode: Yoga Wisdom Meets Real-Life Hormones | Q & A Vol. 281

201

1619: Devotion Follows Destruction-- Evolution and the Death of Our Lower Nature

202

1618: Identity Politics, Self-Esteem Battles & the Spiritual Solution

203

1617: Your Thoughts Are Drafting the Blueprints for Your Next Body

204

1616: You're Not That Voice in Your Head: Ancient Yogic Wisdom for Self-Realization

205

1615: Full-Hearted Bhakti: Vivid, Personal Krishna Devotion | Q & A Vol. 280

206

1614: Is Yoga All About the Journey—or About Hitting the Target? | Q & A Vol. 279

207

1613: Myth or Reality: The Misunderstood Tech of the Yogis

208

1612: Cosmic Vision, Parental Panic & the Purusha Sukta Mantras

209

1611: Parenting, Japa Meditation & How to Stay Inspired on the Bhakti Path | Q & A Vol. 278

210

1610: Struggling with Expectations & Self-Worth: Bhakti Yoga Insights | Q & A Vol. 277

211

1609: Surrender, Purpose, Love: Bhakti Answers the Big Questions | Q & A Vol. 276

212

1608: The Guru as a Transparent Via Medium: Reclaiming Sacred Connection

213

1607: Ask Better Questions, Break the Cycle of Samsara

214

1606: Your Ears Deserve Better Content: Yoga's Download for Mental Clarity

215

1605: Beyond Myth: Krishna's Pastimes, Life's Ultimate Meditation

216

1604: Shining Light on the Shadows Within: Carl Jung Meets the Wisdom of Bhakti

217

1603: Darkness, Evil & Satan: A Bhakti Yoga Perspective / Q & A Volume 275

218

1602: Feed the Dogs, Love the World: Bhakti Yoga's Expanding Circle of Compassion

219

1601: Where Your Mind Goes, You Go: Bhakti Yoga, Thought Power & the Inner Algorithm

220

1600: The Anatomy of Spiritual Awakening: Letting Go Before We Lose It

221

1599: Exiting the Path of Emptiness: A Bhakti Yoga Take on Desire & Liberation

222

1598: Seeing the Unseen: Yoga's Call to Look Deeper

223

1597: Loss. Confusion. Melancholy. Then Freedom. | Q&A Volume 274

224

1596: Desire, Folly, Regret & Ultimately....Transformation

225

1595: Puranic Mean Girls & Pascal's Take on Our Inner Emptiness

226

1594: Reflections, Shadows & Illusions of Love

227

1593: Desire & Despair: A Vedic Case Study in Heartbreak

228

1592: Something Has to Die Inside: Threshold Sorrow in Bhakti Yoga

229

1591: What's Good? What's Bad? (And How Our Minds are Lying to Us)

230

1590: Dark Corners of Our Cities, Dark Corners of Our Minds

231

1589: No Hostility in the Heart of a Yogi: It's a Deal Breaker

232

1588: Divine Play: The Cosmic Purpose We're Meant to Remember

233

1587: You Don't Complete Me: Bhakti Insight on Love & Break-up

234

1586: Finding God in the Morning and Getting Schooled by Your Kids: Interview with Julie Piatt

235

1585: Spiritual Insight vs Political Bias | Q&A Volume 272

236

1584: Does the Hunger for Power Disqualify One From Holding It?

237

1583: Can You Really Clean a River with a Polluted Mind?

238

1582: Terminal Diagnosis, Timeless Devotion: A Yogi's Final Chapter

239

1581: Rethinking Empowerment: Yoga Wisdom on Commitment vs. Independence

240

1580: Ravana vs. Hanuman: How to Approach the Divine Feminine & Not Get Smoked

241

1579: Is Spiritual Truth Beyond Words? | Q&A Volume 271

242

1578: Fear of Loss is a Path to the Dark Side

243

1577: What is My Dharma? / Q&A Volume 270

244

1576: You Can Have a Profound Spiritual Experience, Right Now / Q&A Volume 269

245

1575: Please Don't Feed the Demons: Ramayana & Our Own Hero's Journey

246

1574: How Yogis Train the Mind for the Ultimate Test

247

1573: Seeing the Sacred Woven Through Everything

248

1572: Should I Stay or Should I Go, Does Bhakti Require Renunciation? / Q & A Volume 268

249

1571: Why Is Ganges River Considered Purifying? Part 2

250

1570: Why Is Ganges River Considered Purifying? Part 1

251

1569: Are We Seeking Truth or Emotional Comfort?

252

1568: Reality Distorted Through the Lens of Attachment & Aversion

253

1567: Growing Through the Dark Night of the Soul / An Interview with Author Simon Haas

254

1566: Reframing Mental Suffering Through Bhakti / Q & A Volume 267

255

1565: No Retaliation, No Hate - A Yogi's Guide to Loving the Unlovable

256

1564: The Seed You Water Will Grow: Rewiring the Mind Through Bhakti

257

1563: Brad Pitt on Desperation and Loneliness

258

1562: Where Mystic Power Falls Short

259

1561: Karma's Cosmic Sensitivity Training & How to Opt Out / Q & A Vol 266

260

1560: The Cost of Resentment

261

1559: The Power of Letting Go in Bhakti

262

1558: When Arrogance Meets a Yogi's Forgiveness

263

1557: Your New Life is Going to Cost You Your Old One

264

1556: Variations on the Theme of Divine Love

265

1555: The Mind Body Connection / Q & A Volume 265

266

1554: Are We God? Are We Separate? Sri Chaitanya's Perfect Balance

267

1553: Who Sits on the Throne of Your Heart?

268

1552: Ego on Rotation

269

1551: Checking Your Ego at the Door to Bhakti

270

1550: Pure Soul Theology: We're Actually Good Underneath

271

1549: Decoding Karma -- An Interview with Radhikesh

272

1548: The Maha Mantra: Its Origin & Practice / Q & A Volume 264

273

1547: Accessing Transcendence through Bhakti Ritual

274

1546: Regard this Fleeting World as a Dream

275

1545: When Life Feels Unfair

276

1544: When Life Feels Like an Uphill Battle / Q & A Vol 263

277

1543: Transcending the Victim Mindset

278

1542: Assimilating Our Suffering / Interview with Bhakti Vijnana Goswami

279

1541: Mystical Perspectives on the Nature of Time / Q & A Volume 262

280

1540: Mystics, Kings & Devas-- They Struggle Like the Rest of Us

281

1539: The Secret Purpose of the Avatars

282

1538: Cutting the Knot: The Yogi's Guide to Freedom from Resentment

283

1537: Surrender & Simplicity: Life Lessons from Govardhan Hill

284

1536: Govardhan Parikrama: A Yogi's Path to Divine Connection / Q & A Volume 261

285

1535: What Society Gets Wrong About Success

286

1534: Forces That Cover Truth & the Mercy That Restores It

287

1533: More Than Ever, the World is Ready for Bhakti / Interview with Sitala Devi Dasi

288

1532: The Science Behind the Vedic Planetarium

289

1531: Surviving the Streets: A Former Gang Enforcer's Path to Bhakti

290

1530: More than Informational -- This is Transformational

291

1529: Letting Go to Receive

292

1528: Freedom from Fear-Based Theology

293

1527: Spirituality & Mental Health / Interview with Dr Chetna Kang

294

1526: The Illusion of Ownership

295

1525: Dissolving Karma Through Pure Devotion

296

1524: The Kumbh Mela Phenomenon / Q & A Volume 260

297

1523: Find Strength in Surrender: Lessons from Life's Challenges

298

1522: Meet the Pilgrims: Real Stories from Our 2025 Retreat

299

1521: Govardhan Eco Village: A Temple Town Building a Sustainable Future

300

1520: Reclaiming a Spiritual Legacy: The Vision for 26 Second Avenue

301

1519: A Masterclass in Grace Under Pressure

302

1518: The Arrest of Bali: A Story of Surrender

303

1517: Territorialism & Its Spiritual Solution

304

1516: Vishnu's Universal Form: An Infinite Circle Whose Center is Everywhere

305

1515: Awakening the Soul: Inspiring Encounters with the Path of Bhakti

306

1514: Raghunath at 59: A Tribute to a Bhakti Trailblazer

307

1513: Cosmic Mysteries, Radical Dharma & the Bag of Karmic Seeds

308

1512: Fortune Favors the Bold: A Bhakti Perspective

309

1511: Sometimes Ya Gotta Step Up: Rising to Challenges on the Spiritual Path

310

1510: Surrender: How Losing Everything Can Mean Gaining the Ultimate

311

1509: Finding Meaning - A Journey from Skepticism to Faith / An Interview with Visakha Dasi

312

1508: Finding Krishna: Trust, Faith & Falling in Love / Q & A Volume 259

313

1507: How Life Teaches Us to Love Again

314

1506: Do You Really Need That? The Hidden Cost of Materialism

315

1505: Ringing in the New Year with a Higher Vibration

316

1504: Navigating Loss and Growth: A Bhakti Perspective / Q & A Volume 258

317

1503: Crave Less, Live More: A Yogi's Wisdom

318

1502: Jesus Nuggets: A Bhakti Yoga Christmas Special

319

1501: Infinite Longing, Infinite Love

320

1500: Episodes of Transformation / How Srimad Bhagavatam Changes Lives

321

1499: The Power of Simple Kirtan / An Interview with Madhava das

322

1498: Q & A Volume 257 / The Divine, The Demoniac & Our Own Inner Demons

323

1497: Krishna's Lila: The Lost Essence of Yoga

324

1496: The Spiritual Heart of Rural India

325

1495: Finding Your Contribution in Bhakti

326

1494: Time Is a River: Bhakti Wisdom

327

1493: Vishnu's the Socket and We're the Plugs

328

1492: Home for the Holidays: Navigating Family Dynamics as a Bhakti Yogi

329

1491: The Average Man, With Laser-like Focus

330

1490: Changing Lives with the Bhagavad Gita

331

1489: Take the Power Back! (From Your Own Mind)

332

1488: Devotion, Bravery & the Power of Love

333

1487: Filmmaking for God / An Interview with Yadubara das

334

1486: How to Respond When God Takes Everything Away? / Q & A Volume 255

335

1485: Changing Mental Algorithms Through Ritual

336

1484: Charlatan Guru Red Flags

337

1483: Celebrating the Release of VRINDAVAN, A Photo Book by Paulo Segadaes

338

1482: Kaustubha Speaks on the Loss of His Mother

339

1481: You are Never Alone

340

1480: Serving the Poorest of the Poor in Vrindavan

341

1479: Why Pray for the Benefit of Another Person? / Q & A Volume 254

342

1478: Is This Gaslighting or Torchlighting?

343

1477: Let There Be For Every Pulse a Thanksgiving

344

1476: Real Gurus, Real Teachings, Real Affection & Care

345

1475: Balancing the Ideal & the Real

346

1474: Humility is Nothing But Truth & Pride is Nothing But Lying

347

1473: Gurus, Initiation, Krishna, Vishnu & Sex / Q & A Volume 253

348

1472: Into the Forest with Jahnavi Harrison

349

1471: The Parable of the Blind Men & the Elephant

350

1470: Preparing Our Minds & Hearts for Selfless Love

351

1469: Letting Go of Ego & the Idea "I Am the Doer"

352

1468: Kaustubha Finally Gets It - Narada Loves the Demons Too

353

1467: Squirreling Out in Nepal and Govardhan

354

1466: Death & the Planetary System

355

1465: Remembrance of Krishna Dissipates All Dangers

356

1464: Bhakti Poetry with Dravida Das

357

1463: How to Get Over Sadness? Q&A Volume 252

358

1462: The Battle Between the Demigods & the Demons

359

1461: I Want to Have a Heart Like That! For Eternity!

360

1460: Bhaktivedanta Swami - Meditations Prior to Coming West

361

1459: What Does Chanting Japa Do For You? / Q&A Volume 241

362

1458: Can We Learn to Operate on the Eternal Level?

363

1457: Ornate, Devotional Beauty in "Bombed Out" Vrindavan

364

1456: Searching for Krishna in Vrindavan

365

1455: Processing the World's Suffering / Q & A Volume 240

366

1454: Forgiveness Sets You Free / Q & A Volume 239

367

1453: Learning How to Let Go

368

1452: The Goddesses Mood Brings All Good Fortune

369

1451: Unconditional Love is our Innate Operating System

370

1450: Compassion is Included Within Bhakti

371

1449: Freeing Oneself & Reclaiming Happiness / An Interview with Eddie Stern

372

1448: Practical Steps in Finding Guidance in Bhakti Yoga / Q & A Volume 238

373

1447: What Will Vishnu Ask of Us?

374

1446: Yogis Know the Root of Existence (& They Water It)

375

1445: Making Big Decisions on a Spiritual Path / Q & A Volume 247

376

1444: The Simplest Acts Can Become Acts of Meditation

377

1443: What Does It Mean to Be "Centered"?

378

1442: Vishnu as the Hub of the Wheel of Samsara

379

1441: Livin' la Brahmaloka

380

1440: Walking Towards God - An Interview with Hrdaya Caitanya

381

1439: Unworthiness, Forgiveness & Codependency / Q & A with Dhanya Rico

382

1438: Zooming Out to Gain Perspective

383

1437: Ritual Morning Trance and the Algorithms of the Mind

384

1436: How Will Our Blessing be Revealed?

385

1435: I'm For Truth, No Matter Who Tells It

386

1434: Why Don't You Take a Clear Stance on U.S. Politics? / Q & A Volume 245

387

1433: A Rhyming Elephant Reveals the Mysteries of the Universe

388

1432: Krishna: "You Do You" / Us: "Don't Call Me"

389

1431: Self Luminous Vishnu Shines Within the Heart

390

1430: To Love at All is to Be Vulnerable

391

1429: Mantras are Capsules of Spiritual Awareness

392

1428: Our Unique Path of Bhakti - An Interview with JivaG

393

1427: The Externals vs the Essence - Q & A Volume 244

394

1426: Witnessing the Self Passing Through Shakespeare's 7 Ages

395

1425: Rethinking "Surrender" as an Active Verb

396

1424: An Anemic Definition of Bhakti & the Non Dual Path

397

1423: You're Designed for Divine Love (But You're Not Ready for it Yet)

398

1422: Can Advaita and Bhakti Vedanta Both be Correct? / Q & A Volume 243

399

1421: Two Prototypes of Aging - the Sage & the Karen

400

1420: With Asceticism, Wisdom Bears Fruit

401

1419: Prayers for Sri Radha's Sidelong Glance

402

1418: The Subtle is the Solid & the Solid is the Subtle

403

1417: Freedom from the Meatrix - Interview with the Makers of Christspiracy

404

1416: Family, Humility, Tolerance & Setting Boundaries - Q & A Volume 242

405

1415: The Blessing of Losing One's Beauty

406

1414: Bhagavad Gita's Formula for Seeing God Everywhere

407

1413: Like a Flame or a River -This World is Real and Unreal

408

1412: The Snake & the Rope Revisited

409

1411: I Can't See a Rope as a Snake Unless Snakes Really Exist

410

1410: Meeting Keshava Swami

411

1409: What is the Significance of Lineage (Sampradaya) in Bhakti Yoga? / Q & A Volume 241

412

1408: Ego Dissolution

413

1407: The Materialistic Drive Doesn't Fit Into This World

414

1406: Don't Think Slave Master, Think Kung Fu Master

415

1405: Srila Prabhupada's Miracle

416

1404: Sweet Baby Krishna Extravaganza - Janmastami Special with Krishna Murari Goswami

417

1403: Love is Transrational - An Interview with Prof. Edwin Bryant

418

1402: How to See the Guru in a Healthy Way - Q & A Volume 240

419

1401: Am I in Control or Am I Being Controlled?

420

1400: Tom Landry & the Guru Principle

421

1399: Dealing with Our Inner Tuco

422

1398: The Contentment of the Yogi

423

1397: The Quality of Mercy Droppeth

424

1396: The Power of Small Groups / An Interview with Kripamoya Das

425

1395: How to Root Out Our Own Inner Hate? / Q&A Vol. 239

426

1394: The Spiritual Food Episode

427

1393: The Anti Hate Episode

428

1392: Seeing the Object of Divine Love Everywhere

429

1391: God in the Temple, God in the Heart

430

1390: The Simple Formula - Come Together for Kirtan & Prasad

431

1389: Experiencing the Krishna Effect - Interview with Radhika Das

432

1388: Q & A Volume 238

433

1387: Serve & Feed Everyone

434

1386: Minimize Needs - Minimize Anxiety

435

1385: Practicing Bhakti in the Presence of Those Who Don't

436

1384: Will We Be with Loved Ones After Death?

437

1383: What About the Pygmies?

438

1382: Q & A Volume 237

439

1381: The Bee, the Python & the Power in Accepting One's Fate

440

1380: The Pursuit of the Unnecessary Consumes our Minds

441

1379: Are You Ready for the Moment When It's All Taken Away?

442

1378: The Nightmare of Materialism & the Awakening of the Soul

443

1377: Q & A Volume 236

444

1376: One Big Reincarnation Squirrel

445

1375: Observe & Withdraw - A Sage's Response to Materialism

446

1374: Desires are the Cause of Transmigration

447

1373: It's All One Path with Different Degrees of Success

448

1372: Interview with Madhava's Rock Band

449

1371: Q & A Volume 235

450

1370: Layers of the Mind & Layers of the Cosmos

451

1369: In Search of the Hidden Saints

452

1368: How Not to Drain the Battery of Spiritual Focus

453

1367: The Power of Our Words, Thoughts & Presence

454

1366: We Can't Let Politics Normalize Hatred Within

455

1365: Self Discipline in Music & Bhakti - Interview with Classical Violinist Alexandra Tirsu

456

1364: Q & A Volume 234

457

1363: Dissolving the Body & Mind By Meditation

458

1362: Oneness and Difference Beyond Duality

459

1361: There's Beauty in Self-Discipline

460

1360: Reflecting on Our Training as Young Monks

461

1359: Living Receptors of Eternal Vibrating Knowledge

462

1358: A Perfect Moment with Acyuta Gopi

463

1357: Q&A Volume 233

464

1356: God May Tag a Person, a Podcast, or a Pakora

465

1355: Mother is All Around Us

466

1354: Shedding Uncomfortable Layers of Well-Starched Religiosity

467

1353: What if Our Leaders Were Trained in Leadership?

468

1352: Q & A Volume 232

469

1351: Scientists ask "Are Animals Conscious?" Well...DUH!

470

1350: Unsubscribe, Unfollow, Turn It Off & Go Outside

471

1349: Kids in Candy Stores with Credit Cards

472

1348: Pushing & Peeling the Layers That Cover My Mind

473

1347: Q & A Volume 231

474

1346: We Are Tiny, Dependent & Unlimitedly Powerful

475

1345: "Prophet Style" Interview with Sacinandana Swami

476

1344: Q&A Volume 230

477

1343: Q & A Volume 229

478

1342: The Divine Person Behind the Spiritual Energy

479

1341: The 4 Questions – An Interview with Author, Vaisesika Dasa

480

1340: Q&A Volume 228

481

1339: What is a Guru? – An Interview with Brighupada Das

482

1338: How Yogis Develop Spiritual Bodies

483

1337: Raghu Brings the Dhammapada to Bible Study

484

1336: The Worst Thing You Can Do for Your Spiritual Life

485

1335: Karma - How We Invest in Our Own Bondage

486

1334: Duty - the First Step in Conquering the Mind

487

1333: Q & A Volume 227

488

1332: The Courage to Lead a Spiritual Life

489

1331: The Loss of Our Spiritual Identity

490

1330: An Exposition on the Nature of Pure Love

491

1329: Bhakti Yoga is an Internal Beauty Routine

492

1328: An Arrow Sharpened by Constant Meditation

493

1327: Q & A Volume 226

494

1326: Q & A Volume 225

495

1325: Your Senses Have Their Own Agenda

496

1324: A Love Supreme

497

1323: Nrisimha Avatar Fascinates the Sages

498

1322: The Counterintuitive Truth about Happiness

499

1321: All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes, a Curiosity

500

1320: Practicing Bhakti in War-torn Iraq - Interview with Partha Sarathi das

501

1319: Q & A Volume 224

502

1318: The Material World is Rigged

503

1317: Always Carrying That Higher Idea in the Heart

504

1316: Giving Liberates the Soul of the Giver

505

1315: How We Miss the Spiritual Essence

506

1314: The Malware of the Mind

507

1313: Q & A Volume 222

508

1312: Our Heaviest Burdens are the Thoughts in Our Heads

509

1311: Play Until You Can Play Like Yourself

510

Bhakti's Esoteric Feature - Lila & Rasa

511

1309: From Each Little Thing We Draw Counsel for Spiritual Life

512

1308: Martin Luther King's Metaphysical Personalism

513

1307: Q & A Volume 222

514

1306: The Physicist Needs a Guru (Can Science Rule Out the Soul?)

515

1305: Bhagavad Gita Themes in Kipling's 'If'

516

1304: Beautiful Destitution

517

1303: The Truth Blockers - Attachment, Fear & Resentment

518

1302: Doomscrolling & the Endeavor for Happiness

519

1301: Q & A Volume 221

520

1300: 1300!

521

1299: Cluttered Space = Cluttered Mind

522

1298: Q & A Volume 220

523

1297: Q & A Volume 219

524

1296: Lexus Today, Gremlin Tomorrow – Take Care Not to Devalue Anyone

525

1295: The Shame in the Game of the Critic

526

1294: Comparison is the Thief of Joy

527

1293: Modern Psychology: Lack of Faith or Act of Faith?

528

1292: Guru Education vs. Guru Indoctrination

529

1291: I am the Never-Changing Perceiving the Ever-Changing

530

1290: The Theme of Hospitality in Devotional Yoga

531

1289: From PUNK to MONK!

532

1288: Q & A Volume 217

533

1287: The Perception of Wakefulness, Dreaming & Deep Sleep

534

1286: Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of All Wisdom

535

1285: Q & A Volume 216

536

1284: The Dark Places We Go When We are Drunk on the World

537

1283: Figuring Out Life Begins with "I'm Not My Body"

538

1282: God Has Empowered All of Us in Different Ways

539

1281: Re-presenting the Epic Mahabharata - An Interview with HD Goswami

540

1280: Why Sri Chaitanya Is So Special

541

1279: Q & A Volume 215

542

1278: The Essence That Lies Beyond Religion

543

1277: Bhagavatam's Innocent, Rebellious Appeal to the Essence of Being

544

1276: Let the Mantra be the Stick Shift (to Shift the Gears of Consciousness)

545

1275: Q & A Volume 214

546

1274: Einstein as the Brahmin in "Oppenheimer"

547

1273: A Spiritual Household Transforms Caterpillars to Butterflies

548

1272: Putting a Child in a Car Seat is Real Tolerance

549

1271: The Practices of Training the Mind

550

1270: Krishna is Sending People to Mess With Your Head

551

1269: Q & A Volume 213

552

1268: Chat Thread Arguments & Hardened Hearts

553

1267: The Highest Dharma is Divine Love

554

1266: Can We Be Happy With Nothing?

555

1265: Getting Pulled in the Draft of the Great Souls Before Us

556

1264: See God in the Temple – See God Everywhere

557

1263: Let Vrindavan Rest in Your Mind

558

1262: Mantra Meditation - Not Lip Deep, but Heart Deep

559

1261: Each One of Us Matters & Has a Role to Play

560

1260: Freeing Up the Mind for Meditation

561

1259: The Krishna Magnet & the Rust of Illusory Desire

562

1258: The Doors of Perception

563

1257: What it Takes to be an Instrument of Healing

564

1256: 3 Levels of God Realization: Brahman, Paramatma & Bhagavan

565

1255: Mantras, Yantras & the All Auspicious Krishna Planet

566

1254: Q & A Volume 212

567

1253: This is Not the Future We Wanted!

568

1252: It's Not the Mountain We Conquer, but Ourselves

569

1251: Gandhi's 7 Social Sins

570

1250: Pablo EscoBear & the God Shaped Hole in the Heart

571

1249: Q & A Volume 211

572

1248: Q & A Volume 210

573

1247: The Vrindavan Flower Vendor

574

1246: Receiving Knowledge from Nature / Interview with Giridhari Das

575

1245: If a Psychiatrist & a Guru Sat With Us Through a Horror Movie

576

1244: Real Truth is the Medicine

577

1243: We Follow Our Mind Like a Slave Until We Find Truth

578

1242: Q & A Volume 209

579

1241: Plant a Tree!

580

1240: Beautiful Devotional Audacity

581

1239: Jai Sri Ram!

582

1238: Q & A Volume 208

583

1237: Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery

584

1236: What We Meditate Upon, We Become

585

1235: The Wisdom in Accepting Our Fate

586

1234: How to Guard Your Snow Globe-like Heart

587

1233: Q & A Volume 207

588

1232: Passing Through the Gates of Crisis

589

1231: The Soul Within the Body & Behind the Mind

590

1230: Q & A Volume 206

591

1229: Spend 5 Minutes with Your Worst Enemy

592

1228: Am I a Warmonger?

593

1227: Expect Your World to Get Turned Upside Down

594

1226: Q & A Volume 205

595

1225: Shooting Straight to Acceptance

596

1224: The Darkest Region of Materialistic Thought

597

1223: Divine Love - Ask for Nothing More

598

1222: The World Isn't Our Paradise, it's Our University

599

1221: Q & A Volume 204

600

1220: Bhagavad Gita Gives Relief to the Burning Heart

601

1219: Albert Einstein on the Illusion of Separateness

602

1218: I Can't Save My Face & My Butt at the Same Time

603

1217: If All is Matter, What Really Matters?

604

1216: Digital Avatars Don't Make You Immortal

605

1215: Q & A Volume 203

606

1214: Come Out of the River a Different Person

607

1213: Excuse Me Indian Gentlemen in the Back, but This is Satyam

608

1212: Cold to the Illusion - Warm to the Spirit

609

1211: All That is Left is a List of Names

610

1210: The Ego is a Clever Monkey

611

1209: Q & A Volume 202

612

1208: The Message of the A-List Sages

613

1207: Grief is the Crack Where Truth Can Enter

614

1206: Spiritual Trajectories are Often Born of Tragedy

615

1205: Good Karma Can Ruin Your Life

616

1204: When We Need Him Most, The Avatar Appears

617

1203: Q & A Volume 201

618

1202: We're Back & Dreaming of the Future

619

1201: Q & A Volume 200

620

1200: You Cannot Change Your Cage, You Have to Change Yourself

621

1199: Tinder Swindlers and Crazy Joe Davolas

622

1198: The Material World is Designed to Humiliate Us

623

1197: Once You Dress Like a Cowherd Boy, You've Gotta Own It

624

1196: Mental Hygiene / An Interview with Yogi Charu

625

1195: Q & A Volume 199

626

1194: The Body Must Be Engaged for the Benefit of Others

627

1193: Walk Through Your Hell Without Spite, Resentment or Revenge

628

1192: Dear Krishna, We Love You But...

629

1191: Striving for the Bhakti Tipping Point

630

1190: The Vishnu Stereogram

631

1189: Q & A Volume 198

632

1188: Smiling Affectionately at the Nervous, Proud Little Ego

633

1187: The Eye of Devotion Tinged with the Salve of Love

634

1186: Kaustubha Finally Loses It! (And Says It's All Real)

635

1185: Q&A Volume 197

636

1184: Q & A Volume 196

637

1183: Seeing the Soul in Everyone is the Only Answer

638

1182: Krishna's Not Power Hungry, He's Love Hungry

639

1181: Q & A Volume 195

640

1180: 15 Generations of Devotion - Interview with Krishna Murari Goswami

641

1179: Q&A Volume 194

642

1178: The Gradual Path to Letting Go of Everything

643

1177: Adjust the World, or Adjust to the World

644

1176: Mara Finally Loses It

645

1175: Q&A Volume 193

646

1174: There but for the Grace of God Go I

647

1173: The Heavy Luggage of Material Desire

648

1172: Why Worry? Radha Knows Exactly What I Need

649

1171: Q & A Volume 192

650

1170: Keep It Sacred!

651

1169: Raghunath Saves a Worm, Kaustubha Saves a Pigeon

652

1168: Enmity, Anxiety, Mental Agitation, Pride & Belligerence

653

1167: Good Times Create Weak Men

654

1166: The Voice of Mixed Devotion in the Heart

655

1165: Q & A Volume 191

656

1164: Q & A Volume 190

657

1163: Drop the Petty Counter-Cursing

658

1162: Narada News Network - Completely Independent & Unbiased

659

1161: When Religion Becomes Repulsive

660

1160: What Barriers Have I Built Against Love

661

1159: Truth Alone Will Endure

662

1158: Q & A Volume 189

663

1157: The Treachery of Images

664

1156: To the Degree of Our Envy, We Live in Illusion

665

1155: Those on This Path Are Resolute in Purpose

666

1154: Is My Entire Life Built Upon a False Premise?

667

1153: Q & A Volume 188

668

1152: Q & A Volume 187

669

1151: Dismantling the Ego in the Land of Radha's Love

670

1150: We Carry Within Us a Divine Spark

671

1149: There is No Austerity Equal to a Balanced Mind

672

1148: 2 World Views - Richard Dawkins vs. Willie Nelson

673

1147: Everywhere is a Holy Place

674

1146: Q & A Volume 186

675

1145: Let's Not Quibble

676

1144: Seeing Through Eyes Trained in Knowledge

677

1143: Paramatma Writes the Songs

678

1142: Love is the Highest Dharma!

679

1141: The Firewall Between Us & Spiritual Perception

680

1140: Q & A Volume 185

681

1139: Raging in Denial of What Our Inner-Self is Telling Us

682

1138: What Kindness, Humility & Intelligence

683

1137: Krishna Poetry

684

1136: Every Body is a Temple

685

1135: Q & A Volume 184

686

1134: Q & A Volume 183

687

1133: The World is a Mess - But What Does That Prove?

688

1132: Painful Life Experience + Spiritual Knowledge = Spiritual Realization

689

1131: Raghu Takes the "Absurd Trolley Problems" Quiz

690

1130: The Highest Dharma is Understood by the Pure of Heart

691

1129: Interview with Crispian Mills of the Band Kula Shaker

692

1128: Q & A Volume 182

693

1127: Happiness Through Flowing Within the Universal Laws

694

1126: Beyond Mindfulness Lies Confidential Knowledge

695

1125: We Don't Die

696

1124: As Pearls Are Strung On a Thread

697

1123: How Yogis Set Their Intentions

698

1122: Q & A Volume 181

699

1121: Let It Come & Let Me Grow Through It

700

1120: 10 Important Considerations for Meditation

701

1119: All the Noise Distracts Us from Life's Essence

702

1118: Invest Love in All You Do

703

1117: We're Trapped in a Cocoon of Our Own Karma

704

1116: Q & A Volume 180

705

1115: People Don't Want That Real

706

1114: Karma? Warm, Jnana? Warmer, Bhakti? Red Hot!

707

1113: If Your Heart Hasn't Softened, You Haven't Understood

708

1112: The Periodic Shaving of Karmic Stubble

709

1111: 28 Reasons to Go to Hell

710

1110: Q & A Volume 179

711

1109: To See a World in a Grain of Sand

712

1108: Materialists Chase Desires - Yogis Modify Desires

713

1107: All Sensations Originally Exist in the Spiritual Body

714

1106: Is it Bad Karma, or is It a Blessing?

715

1105: Bhagavad-gita Special / Ch. 15 Purushottama Yoga / Part 2

716

1104: Bhagavad-gita Special / Ch. 15 Purushottama Yoga / Part 1

717

1103: Q & A Volume 178

718

1102: Thank You for Your Sincerity Sinéad O'Connor

719

1101: Living the Truth, Moment to Moment

720

1100: You Can't Satisfy One Who's Senses are Uncontrolled

721

1099: Disintegrating the Bad Karma Programming

722

1098: Your Body is a Universe

723

1097: Q & A Volume 177

724

1096: Q & A Volume 176

725

1095: Hear, Practice & Experience Spiritual Truth

726

1094: It's OK if We Can't Figure Everything Out

727

1093: Alien Perspectives of Earthly Opportunities

728

1092: Earth Is the Portal to Freedom

729

1091: Terrorized & Flattened by Trivialities

730

1090: Q & A Volume 175

731

1089: Q & A Volume 174

732

1088: Skeleton Keys to Deeper Awareness

733

1087: Creating the Space for Spiritual Inspiration

734

1086: The Race to Keep Up with Prabhupada with Special Guest Pradyumna Prabhu

735

1085: Theosophy, Srila Prabhupada & the Roots of the American Yoga Movement - Interview with Pradyumna

736

1084: Vishnu is the Witness, We Get Attached

737

1083: "Bhakti Fugue State" - Interview with Ananta Govinda

738

1082: Revealing One's Mind in Confidence

739

1081: Q & A Volume 173 with Sacinandana Swami

740

1080: Q&A Volume 172 with Sacinandana Swami

741

1079: Bhakti Art in the Villas of Tuscany

742

1078: The Earthquake Episode

743

1077: Art is Meant to Enlighten- Interview with the Croatian Twins

744

1076: What Will it Take to Expand My Perception?

745

1075: The Pursuit of Happiness is the Pursuit of Reality

746

1074: The Quiet Mind Sees Behind the Scenes

747

1073: Q & A Volume 171

748

1072: Q & A Volume 170

749

1071: The Search for God Within Everything

750

1070: Appreciating Djokovic and Jokic

751

1069: Richard Dawkins Has Issues

752

1068: Black Elk's 'Great Spirit' is Paramatma

753

1067: Jesus, Black Elk & Raghunath's Mother

754

1066: Q & A Volume 169

755

1065: Dealing with Spiritual Dissatisfaction

756

1064: Perceiving Spiritual Form as the Origin

757

1063: We are Tiny Sparks of Pure Spiritual Energy

758

1062: Goddess Laxmi's Higher Perspective

759

1061: It Takes a Scientist, a Philosopher, & a Theologian

760

1060: All the World's a Stage

761

1059: I Was Made for Another World

762

1058: Can Materialists Possess Good Qualities?

763

1057: Fascinating, Mind-Blowing Wonders Are Everywhere

764

1056: The Persistent Illusion that We Call 'Reality'

765

1055: Q & A Volume 168

766

1054: The Descent of the River Ganges

767

1053: Opening Up the Doors of Perception

768

1052: Close Your Eyes & Sing to Krishna

769

1051: Walk With the Knowledge That You Never Walk Alone

770

1050: A Vision of Spiritual Leadership

771

1049: Q & A Volume 167

772

1048: Q & A Volume 166

773

1047: It's Life's Illusions That I Recall, I Really Don't Know Life at All

774

1046: Mind Experiment: We're Ants on an Alien Ant Farm

775

1045: A Little Bhakti is a Permanent Asset

776

1044: Turning Down the Volume of the Ego

777

1043: Exiting the Forest of Material Enjoyment

778

1042: Public Schools With Spiritual Insight - Interview With Navin Krishna Das

779

1041: Q & A Volume 165

780

1040: Self-loathing in the Cage of Material Enjoyment

781

1039: In the End it's Love Alone That Really Matters

782

1038: We're Born Naked & We Die Naked

783

1037: And I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

784

1036: Ya Can't See 3D Art Wearing an Eye Patch

785

1035: Q & A Volume 164

786

1034: The Blinding Effect of Pride & Cultural Chauvinism

787

1033: Transcending Thoughts of Friends and Enemies

788

1032: A Formula for Producing Pure Thoughts

789

1031: Joe Strummer, Our Dehumanization & Bhakti Heart Transfer

790

1030: Sectarianism, Inclusivism & Hyper-Inclusivism

791

1029: Fine-tuning the Balance Between Immersive & Inclusive Bhakti / Interview with Chaitanya Charan Das

792

1028: Q & A Volume 163

793

1027: The Earth is a Goddess & Perfect Seers Know It

794

1026: Don't Try to Fix the Dream - Try to Wake Up!

795

1025: Our Whole Lives Are Just Blips in Time

796

1024: Don't Just Think You're Not Your Body, Know It!

797

1023: Ya Don't "Create" Clean Water, Ya Stop Polluting it

798

1022: Q & A Volume 162

799

1021: Confronting the Birth to Death Time-lapse

800

1020: Learning to Ignore the Mind

801

1019: The Variables That Generate Our Unique Blend of Thoughts

802

1018: Hookup Apps & the Negative Thought Loops

803

1017: This World is a Metaphysical Costume Party

804

1016: Q & A Volume 161

805

1015: Parallels in Modern & Vedic Leadership – Interview with Bhuta Bhavana Das

806

1014: The Corrupted Files Within the Mind

807

1013: Anne Frank's Spiritual Insight

808

1012: Sometimes All We Need is a Different Perspective

809

1011: Decoding the Messages of the Universe

810

1010: Words that Slacken the Knot in the Heart

811

1009: Inter-Interview

812

1008: Q & A Volume 160

813

1007: We're Not Naughty by Nature

814

1006: King Today, Dog Tomorrow

815

1005: We're Like Straws Floating on the Waves of an Ocean

816

1004: The Awakened Don't Judge Those that Sleep

817

1003: The Underlying Messages in The Ramayana / Interview with Dr. Shubha Vilas

818

1002: Q & A Volume 159

819

1001: Radha, Laxmi, Durga & Kali

820

1000! Radhanath Swami Interview

821

999: Fearsome Kali Saves Krishna's Gentle Devotee

822

998: Small Minds Will Disparage Your Spiritual Ambition

823

997: Inner Spiritual Life, Beyond the Externals

824

996: These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

825

995: Q&A Volume 158

826

994: Observe Nature & Follow the Clues

827

993: Self-discipline & the Algorithms of the Mind

828

992: This World Will Make You Cry

829

991: Our Attachments Generate Our Illusion

830

990: Is Bettering Oneself at Odds with Bettering the World?

831

989: Q & A Volume 157

832

988: Analyzing a Yogi's Diversion from Truth

833

987: Lessons from the Elephant Whisperers

834

986: Preparing for the Heart to Melt

835

985: Everything Everywhere All At Once

836

984: Ritual in the Life of a Bhakti-yogi / Interview with Brighupada Dasa (Dr Måns Broo)

837

983: Q & A Volume 156

838

982: Gratitude is Being Fixed in Reality

839

981: Materialistic Whack-a-Mole Solutions

840

980: Yogis Let Go of Hankering & Lamentation

841

979: Is My Ladder Leaning Against the Wrong Wall?

842

978: Who is Sri Chaitanya?

843

977: Q & A Volume 155

844

976: Imitation vs Authenticity in Spiritual Practice

845

975: Thinking About Death Can Clarify Your Life

846

974: It's Not a Curse, It's a Greater Plan

847

973: Getting Real

848

972: Growing Impatient with Our Own Skepticism

849

971: Q&A Volume 154

850

970: Simple Living & High Thinking / Interview with Plenitud Farm

851

969: Lose Yourself (& Find Yourself) in Service

852

968: The Line Dividing Good & Evil Cuts Through the Heart

853

967: We Can All Become the Personified Vedas

854

966: How the Guru Enters the Heart of the Disciple

855

965: The Entire Cosmos is a Cooperative

856

964: Mystics, Planets, Gems & Spirits / Interview with Vedic Astrologer Radhikesh Das

857

963: Q & A Volume 153

858

962: All the Stuff They Never Taught Us in School

859

961: Entering the Flow of the Spiritual World

860

960: The Only Disqualification is Hypocrisy

861

959: Q&A Volume 152

862

958: How the Ancient Temples Energize Our Minds

863

957: Raghu and Jiva Do Sweet Baby Krishna

864

956: Atma & Paramatma - The Original Soulmates

865

955: Lessons From a Departing Sage

866

954: Yogis Don't Talk Like That

867

953: Q & A - Volume 151

868

952: Gentlemen Start Your Yajnas!

869

951: Hate the Hate Within Yourself

870

950: Mental Stability Through Focusing On Tradition

871

949: Let My Religious Side Die & Let My Spiritual Side Rise

872

948: From Vishnu to Krishna - Interview with Nityananda Das

873

947: The Names Rama & Krishna Have Been Resounding Forever

874

946: Meeting More of the Others

875

945: A Bhakti-yogi Born Into the Slums of Bombay / An Interview with Janeshwar Das

876

944: Grief, Love & Service on the Path of Bhakti / An Interview with Sri Govinda

877

943: Revealing Our Minds In Confidence / Interview with Relationship Counselor Dhanya Rico

878

942: Q & A Volume 150 - Reincarnation / Questions with Walter Schreifels

879

941: Meeting the Others

880

940: I Won't Be Groomed for Cruelty

881

939: Striving For the Next Level of Awakening

882

938: Sometimes You Go With the Wildcard

883

937: Q & A Volume 149

884

936: All Truths Manifest in the Pure Heart

885

935: Looking at the Universe from a Different Angle

886

934: Greatness Lies in Giving Up Resentment

887

933: Yogis Recode the Impressions In the Mind

888

932: Q & A Volume 148

889

931: Religion, Hypocrisy, Prostitution & Tricks of Chance

890

930: To Isolate or To Insulate?

891

929: Finding Yoga In Worldly Responsibilities

892

928: Take it In, Process it & Let it Go / A Special New Years Episode

893

927: Q & A - Volume 147

894

926: You're About to Lose Everything (Superficial)

895

925: Be a Contributor, Not a Collector

896

924: Look Deep Into Nature, Not Deep Into Dogma

897

923: A Sage Must Be Independent & Unbiased

898

922: Q & A - Volume 146

899

921: Virtue Over Comfort

900

920: Why We Should Marry the Trees

901

919: Trees Are People Too

902

918: Our Little Mouths Can Create So Much Suffering

903

917: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

904

916: Society's Norms Seemed Tortuously Senseless / 
Interview with Bhakti Poet & Contemplative Madan Mohan Das

905

915: Q & A - Volume 145

906

914: Love Makes Desire Itself Altruistic

907

913: Lowercase Love Stinks!

908

912: Transforming Social Responsibility Into Yoga

909

911: Ambition, Aggression, Competition & Our Desire to be Happy

910

910: The Need to Question Our Sacred Cows

911

909: Sage Groups - The Unit for Transformation

912

908: Spiritual Life is a Festival - Interview with Krishna Murari Goswami

913

907: I Know But One Freedom, Freedom of the Mind

914

906: The Strength It Takes to Let Go

915

905: Dreams as Evidence of Previous Lives

916

904: Lensa AI & Our Desire for Fantasy

917

903: Transformation Starts With One Good Choice

918

902: Q & A - Volume 144

919

901: Q & A - Volume 143

920

900: Bhagavad Gita (What's Your Favorite Verse?)

921

899: The Maya Dream of the Material World

922

898: Love Without Possession

923

897: Siddhartha's Lesson (Mini-Me, You Don't Complete Me)

924

896: Siddhartha's Letting Go

925

895: Q & A - Volume 142

926

894: Algorithms are Distorting Our Perception

927

893: Zoom Out & Be Thankful

928

892: Postulate 7 - Evolve or Repeat

929

891: Between My Problems & Their Solutions Lie My Attachments

930

890: Q & A - Volume 141

931

889: Our Minds are Being Altered by Outside Influences

932

888: Peeling Away the Layers of Attachment

933

887: The Only Satisfying Identity is 'I am Spirit'

934

886: Q & A - Volume 140

935

885: Q & A - Volume 139

936

884: Q & A - Volume 138

937

883: Who am I Among the Dwellers of Plato's Cave?

938

882: The Message Life Delivers at the Funeral Pyre

939

881: Mastering the Inner Voice Formula

940

880: Taking a Picture in the Heart

941

879: Q&A Volume 137

942

878: Broken Pickers - We're attracted to the Causes of Our Suffering

943

877: Practical Spiritual Principles for Us Dented Cans

944

876: Counterintuitive Wisdom for the Conditioned Mind

945

875: How the Mind Gives Birth to Detachment

946

874: A Model's Journey Back to Bhakti / Interview with Shara McGlinn

947

873: Q&A Volume 136

948

872: Appreciating Bhaktivedanta Swami

949

871: Real Bhakti Lineages vs Personality Cults

950

870: Sex, Violence & Their Relation to Truth Perception

951

869: Dharmic Reversals / An Interview with Dr. Ravi M. Gupta

952

868: Q & A - Volume 135

953

867: Fate Ordains That Dearest Friends Must Part

954

866: My Mind is in the Past, My Mind is in the Future

955

865: My Body is Not I, My Property is Not Mine

956

864: I Sneeze - I'm a Man / I Sneeze - I'm a Woman

957

863: Food Charged with Prana - Interview with Divya Alter

958

862: Q & A - Volume 134

959

861: Inspiration for Our Stay in the Planet Earth Guesthouse

960

860: Life Just Doesn't Get Any Better than This!

961

859: Observe, Learn, Grow, Love & Then Return Home

962

858: Material Happiness Will Shoot You in the Groin

963

857: Clear Out Ordinary- Make Room for Extraordinary

964

856: Q&A Volume 133 with Radhanath Swami

965

855: Q & A - Volume 132

966

854: This is What Unsteady Spiritual Practice Looks Like

967

853: Begging Our Dharmic Intellect to Come Back

968

852: Resetting the Algorithm in the Mind

969

851: Cynical Hippies & Stone Hearted Killers

970

850: The Ties Between Our Cruelty & Our Suffering

971

849: Q & A - Volume 131

972

848: Q & A - Volume 130

973

847: The Bikini Cardboard Cut-out Seen Through the Lens of Reason

974

846: The Battle to Reclaim the Mind

975

845: 2 People, Holding Hands, Walking Towards Divinity

976

844: Bypassing vs Facing the Obstacles with Wisdom

977

843: Q & A - Volume 129

978

842: Lowercase love, the Demoniac & Satanic Friends

979

841: Q & A - Volume 128

980

840: Did I Change My Mind, or Did My Mind Change Me?

981

839: Observing My Emotions, as the Inner Witness

982

838: The Murder of the Passion of the Soul

983

837: Q & A - Volume 127

984

836: Sing, Dance, Eat & Tell Stories Together - Every Day

985

835: Naked Man & the Box Revisited

986

834: Postulate 1 - I'm a Lover by Nature

987

833: Why Isn't Michael Jordan Happy?

988

832: Interview with Gurudas - The Ripples from Prabhupada Carry On

989

831: Q & A - Volume 126

990

830: Be Like Water

991

829: Don't Go Wide, Go Deep

992

828: Bruce Lee & Brahman Realization

993

827: Our 2 Options: Evolve or Repeat

994

826: World Peace Can't Be Done

995

825: Beauty & Love - Material vs Spiritual / Interview with Vaisesika Dasa

996

824: Q & A - Volume 125

997

823: Thomas Merton's Introduction to Bhagavad Gita

998

822: Cosmic Player-Haters & the Big Flip Flop

999

821: Past, Present & Future are Unnatural for the Soul

1000

820: Inner Dr. Evil, Meet My Inner Thomas Merton