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Swami Padmanabha is an author, monk and one of the most renowned practitioners of the ancient mystic tradition of Bhakti Yoga in America and Europe. His versatility is displayed in different areas, being a prominent speaker, prolific musician, scholar in


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    220103 Venu-gita (Lecture 9): Verse 10.21.8

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    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on January 3rd, 2022 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 9): Verse 10.21.8

    220101 Venu-gita (Lecture 8): Verse 10.21.7

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    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on January 1st, 2022 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 8): Verse 10.21.7

    211231 Venu-gita (Lecture 7): Verse 10.21.6

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    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 31st, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 7): Verse 10.21.6

    211230 Q & A (How to Give One´s Heart to Sri Guru, When does One Receive the Bhakti-lata-bija?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 30th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Q & A (How to Give One´s Heart to Sri Guru, When does One Receive the Bhakti-lata-bija?)

    211228 Venu-gita (Lecture 6): Verse 10.21.5 (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 28th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 6): Verse 10.21.5 (part 2)

    211227 Venu-gita (Lecture 5): Verse 10.21.5 (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 27th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 5): Verse 10.21.5 (part 1)

    211224 Venu-gita (Lecture 3): Verse 10.21.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 24th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 3): Verse 10.21.2

    211223 Q & A (Discerning when to Insist or when to Stop Insisting, How Understanding Bhakti´s Noninherence will Help to Understand our Humanity?, Further Elaboration on the Word Sadhuna in Bhagavata 10.32.22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 23rd, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Q & A (Discerning when to Insist or when to Stop Insisting, How Understanding Bhakti´s Noninherence will Help to Understand our Humanity?, Further Elaboration on the Word Sadhuna in Bhagavata 10.32.22)

    211221 Venu-gita (Lecture 2): Verse 10.21.1

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    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 21st, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 2): Verse 10.21.1

    211220 Venu-gita (Lecture 1): Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 20th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Venu-gita (Lecture 1): Introduction

    211219 Q & A (The Presence of Santa-rasa in All the Other Vraja-bhavas, How Peace Plays Itself Out in the Nitya-lila, Allegories in the Bhagavata in Connection to Empirical Observation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 19th, 2021 at Madhuvana, Costa Rica; Q & A (The Presence of Santa-rasa in All the Other Vraja-bhavas, How Peace Plays Itself Out in the Nitya-lila, Allegories in the Bhagavata in Connection to Empirical Observation)

    211201 Q & A (Gadadhara Pandita´s Initiation and Advaita Acarya´s Age, Unfolding the Three Reasons for Mahaprabhu´s Descent, How to Approach our Singing of Kirtana, Vaidhi-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raga-bhakti)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on December 1st, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Q & A (Gadadhara Pandita´s Initiation and Advaita Acarya´s Age, Unfolding the Three Reasons for Mahaprabhu´s Descent, How to Approach our Singing of Kirtana, Vaidhi-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raga-bhakti)

    211130b Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 6): Sri Caitanya´s Sannyasa-lila

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 30th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 6): Sri Caitanya´s Sannyasa-lila

    211130 Q & A (Meanings of the Mudras of Gaura-Nitai, Why Mahaprabhu Sometimes Appears Alone in the Altar?, Radha as the Creator of Navadvipa, Mahaprabhu´s Sisters, Not Disturbing Others while Preaching)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 30th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Q & A (Meanings of the Mudras of Gaura-Nitai, Why Mahaprabhu Sometimes Appears Alone in the Altar?, Radha as the Creator of Navadvipa, Mahaprabhu´s Sisters, Not Disturbing Others while Preaching)

    211129 Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 5): Further Yauvana-lilas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 29th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 5): Further Yauvana-lilas

    211128b Interview with Namarasa: Inherent or Inherited? Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 28th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Interview with Namarasa: Inherent or Inherited? Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta

    211128 Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 4): Further Yauvana-lilas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 28th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 4): Further Yauvana-lilas

    211127b Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 3): Kisora-lila and Yauva-lila of Sri Gaura

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 27th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 3): Kisora-lila and Yauva-lila of Sri Gaura

    211127a Q & A (Addressing Mercy while Tolerating our Karma, Dealing with Lack of Taste at the Beginning of our Daily Chanting)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 27th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Q & A (Addressing Mercy while Tolerating our Karma, Dealing with Lack of Taste at the Beginning of our Daily Chanting)

    211126b Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 2): Janma-lila, Kumara-lila and Pauganda-lila of Sri Gaura

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 26th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 2): Janma-lila, Kumara-lila and Pauganda-lila of Sri Gaura

    211126a Q & A (Lack of Success in Sadhana and Lack of Appreciation, Why Gaura is not a Member of the Dasavatara?, In Which Form does Krishna-lila takes one into Gaura-lila?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 26th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Q & A (Lack of Success in Sadhana and Lack of Appreciation, Why Gaura is not a Member of the Dasavatara?, In Which Form does Krishna-lila takes one into Gaura-lila?)

    211125 Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 1): Introduction, The Ultimacy of Gaura-tattva

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 25th, 2021 at Sofia, Bulgaria; Pastimes of Mahaprabhu in Navadvipa (part 1): Introduction, The Ultimacy of Gaura-tattva

    211118 Q & A (Dealing with Lack of Taste in Sadhana, When Siddha-pranali can be Received, Counteracting Aparadha, Vraja-bhava and Mañjari-bhava, How to Recognize Sri Guru and the role of Diksa and Siksa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 18th, 2021 at Sri Radha-kunda on; Q & A (Dealing with Lack of Taste in Sadhana, When Siddha-pranali can be Received, Counteracting Aparadha, Vraja-bhava and Mañjari-bhava, How to Recognize Sri Guru and the role of Diksa and Siksa)

    211111 Q & A (Some Thoughts on Syamarani Dasi´s Recent Episode with Namarasa, Sakhya and Madhurya in Gadadhara Dasa Goswami, The Difference Between Seva and Sadhana, How can the Tatastha-sakti Aspire to go with the Ragatmikas?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on November 11th, 2021 at Sri Radha-kunda on; Q & A (Some Thoughts on Syamarani Dasi´s Recent Episode with Namarasa, Sakhya and Madhurya in Gadadhara Dasa Goswami, The Difference Between Seva and Sadhana, How can the Tatastha-sakti Aspire to go with the Ragatmikas?)

    211028 Q & A (The Aisvarya and Madhurya of Vraja and Uddhava, Can the Guru Make Mistakes?, How to Draw the Line Between Seeing a Real Mistake and an Unreal One in Sri Guru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on October 28th, 2021 at Vrindavana on; Q & A (The Aisvarya and Madhurya of Vraja and Uddhava, Can the Guru Make Mistakes?, How to Draw the Line Between Seeing a Real Mistake and an Unreal One in Sri Guru)

    211014 Q & A (Jiva-aparadha Toward Ourselves, Two Meanings of Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.1, Logical Limits Concerning Revelation, Accepting Our Mistakes without Feeling Dejected, Differences of Moods among the Gopis and Prahlada)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on October 14th, 2021 at Bhaktivedanta Research Centre, Calcuta on; Q & A (Jiva-aparadha Toward Ourselves, Two Meanings of Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.1, Logical Limits Concerning Revelation, Accepting Our Mistakes without Feeling Dejected, Differences of Moods among the Gopis and Prahlada)

    211007 Q & A (Subhadra´s Role in Vraja, The Place of Sraddha Ceremony in Gaudiya Vaisnavism, Is Harinama Independent of Initiation?, Why Krishna is Not Born in the Aprakata-lila)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on October 7th, 2021 at Sri Krishna Caitanya Mission Matha, Navadvipa; Q & A (Subhadra´s Role in Vraja, The Place of Sraddha Ceremony in Gaudiya Vaisnavism, Is Harinama Independent of Initiation?, Why Krishna is Not Born in the Aprakata-lila)

    210930 Q & A (Blaming God, Connecting Head and Heart while Adjusting our Angle of Vision, Dealing with the Pleasure of Fault-finding, How to Engage in Constructive Criticism)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 30th, 2021 at Sri Krishna Caitanya Mission Matha, Navadvipa; Q & A (Blaming God, Connecting Head and Heart while Adjusting our Angle of Vision, Dealing with the Pleasure of Fault-finding, How to Engage in Constructive Criticism)

    210923 Q & A (Chastity to the Guru in Form and Substance, Pros and Cons of Virtual Sadhu-sanga, Spiritual Bypassing by not Addressing Issues on this World, Attention and Acceptance in the Life of a Sadhaka)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 23rd, 2021 at Sri Krishna Caitanya Mission Matha, Navadvipa; Q & A (Chastity to the Guru in Form and Substance, Pros and Cons of Virtual Sadhu-sanga, Spiritual Bypassing by not Addressing Issues on this World, Attention and Acceptance in the Life of a Sadhaka)

    210920 Bhramara-gita (Class 22): Conclusion (part 7), Krishna Returns to Vraja

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 20th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Bhramara-gita (Class 22): Conclusion (part 7), Krishna Returns to Vraja

    210919 Cultivating the Raga-marga while Authentically Addressing our Material Needs (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 19th, 2021 at Sri Krishna Caitanya Mission Asrama, Navadvipa; Cultivating the Raga-marga while Authentically Addressing our Material Needs (part 2)

    210916 Q & A (Mercy Adds Value in Perfectly Balanced Karmic World, Practicing Spiritual Life can be the Best Excuse not to Practice Spiritual Life, Differences between Vaidhi-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raganuga-bhakti)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 16th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Q & A (Mercy Adds Value in Perfectly Balanced Karmic World, Practicing Spiritual Life can be the Best Excuse not to Practice Spiritual Life, Differences between Vaidhi-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raganuga-bhakti)

    210912 Cultivating the Raga-marga while Authentically Addressing our Material Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 12th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Cultivating the Raga-marga while Authentically Addressing our Material Needs

    210909 Q & A (The Place of Modern Psychology in the Life of a Sadhaka, How to Stay United as Devotees in a Divided World?, Understanding Western and Eastern Backgrounds in Bhakti, How to Know when a Preaching Strategy has Reached its Shelf-life?, How

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 9th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Q & A (The Place of Modern Psychology in the Life of a Sadhaka, How to Stay United as Devotees in a Divided World?, Understanding Western and Eastern Backgrounds in Bhakti, How to Know when a Preaching Strategy has Reached its Shelf-life?, How to Reconcile Contradictory and Outrageous Statements by our Acaryas?, Transcending Philosophical Speculation)

    210908h Astama-niyama-seva CD: 8. Niśā-līlā (10.48 PM-3.36 AM) / Malkauns Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 8. Niśā-līlā (10.48 PM-3.36 AM) / Malkauns Rāga

    210908g Astama-niyama-seva CD: 7. Pradoṣa-līlā (8.24-10.48 PM) / Shivrañjanī Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 7. Pradoṣa-līlā (8.24-10.48 PM) / Shivrañjanī Rāga

    210908f Astama-niyama-seva CD: 6. Sāyaṁ-līlā (6-8.24 PM) / Marwa Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 6. Sāyaṁ-līlā (6-8.24 PM) / Marwa Rāga

    210908e Astama-niyama-seva CD: 5. Aparāhna-līlā (3.36-6 PM) / Bhimpalāsī Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 5. Aparāhna-līlā (3.36-6 PM) / Bhimpalāsī Rāga

    210908d Astama-niyama-seva CD: 4. Madhyāhna-līlā (10.48 AM-3.36 PM) / Bilāval Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 4. Madhyāhna-līlā (10.48 AM-3.36 PM) / Bilāval Rāga

    210908c Astama-niyama-seva CD: 3. Purvāhna-līlā (8.24-10.48 AM) / Bhairavī Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 3. Purvāhna-līlā (8.24-10.48 AM) / Bhairavī Rāga

    210908b Astama-niyama-seva CD: 2. Prātaḥ-līlā (6-8.24 AM) / Bhairava Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 2. Prātaḥ-līlā (6-8.24 AM) / Bhairava Rāga

    210908a Astama-niyama-seva CD: 1. Niśānta-līlā (3.36-6 AM) / Bhatiyari Rāga

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021


    Kirtans of Swami B.P. Padmanabha posted on September 8th, 2021; Astama-niyama-seva CD: 1. Niśānta-līlā (3.36-6 AM) / Bhatiyari Rāga

    210906 Bhramara-gita (Class 21): Conclusion (part 6), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.64-69

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 6th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Bhramara-gita (Class 21): Conclusion (part 6), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.64-69

    210902 Q & A (My Opinion on Sundara Gopala´s Recent Podcast, The Implication of Inherent Bhakti in the Culture of Raganuga-sadhana, Understanding Genuine Lobha in Raga-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raganuga-bhakti, When do we begin to engage in our sadhaka-d

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on September 2nd, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Q & A (My Opinion on Sundara Gopala´s Recent Podcast, The Implication of Inherent Bhakti in the Culture of Raganuga-sadhana, Understanding Genuine Lobha in Raga-bhakti and Ajata-ruci-raganuga-bhakti, When do we begin to engage in our sadhaka-deha and in our siddha-deha?, History of Ekadasa-bhava and its Role in our Lineage, Does One Experience Love as a Sadhaka?)

    210823 Bhramara-gita (Class 20): Conclusion (part 5), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.61-63

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 23rd, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Bhramara-gita (Class 20): Conclusion (part 5), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.61-63

    210816 Bhramara-gita (Class 19): Conclusion (part 4), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.53-60

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 9th, 2021 at Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha, Orissa; Bhramara-gita (Class 19): Conclusion (part 4), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.53-60

    210810 The Glories of Sri Hari-kathamrita

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021


    Lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 10th, 2021 at London, UK; The Glories of Sri Hari-kathamrita

    210809b Krishna´s Identity is Shaped by Bhakti

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021


    Lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 9th, 2021 at London, UK; Krishna´s Identity is Shaped by Bhakti

    210809 Bhramara-gita (Class 18): Conclusion (part 3), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.38-52

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021


    Online lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 9th, 2021 at Brighton, UK; Bhramara-gita (Class 18): Conclusion (part 3), Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47.38-52

    210807b Q & A (How to Access Nitya-Navadvipa, What Pleases Krishna the Most, Krishna Reciprocates Doing Bhajana, Understanding the Extreme Mercy Showed to Putana, Dealing with Diversity, Different Backgrounds for the Demons Killed by Krishna)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021


    Lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 7th, 2021 at Brighton, UK; Q & A (How to Access Nitya-Navadvipa, What Pleases Krishna the Most, Krishna Reciprocates Doing Bhajana, Understanding the Extreme Mercy Showed to Putana, Dealing with Diversity, Different Backgrounds for the Demons Killed by Krishna)

    210807a Gayatri-tattva (Meaning of Krishnanandaya Dhimahi, Connection between Gopala-mantra and Kama-gayatri, Kama-gayatri in Connection not only to Madhurya-bhava)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021


    Lecture given by Swami B.P. Padmanabha on August 7th, 2021 at Brighton, UK; Gayatri-tattva (Meaning of Krishnanandaya Dhimahi, Connection between Gopala-mantra and Kama-gayatri, Kama-gayatri in Connection not only to Madhurya-bhava)

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