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Before Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura departed for the spiritual world, he stayed in this place where he was engaged in bhajana. Nearby here is the area where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chased after the sand dune, considering it to be Govardhana Hill—a very sacred place here in Jagannātha Purī. Two weeks before he left, his disciple, A.C. Bhaktivedanta, had written him a letter as a householder and asked, "What can I do for your mission?" Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura asked him to preach in English. He had also told him previously, and reconfirmed: "You should print books." In fact, he said at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, "If you ever get money, print books." Our Founder-Ācārya of ISKCON, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, followed those instructions with his heart, mind, and soul. To that end, he published hundreds of books that were distributed in the millions; and even today, we are increasing that number all over the world. For Bhādra Pūrṇimā 2026—the great festival that is now taken up by devotees on every continent of the world—we, in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, have the solemn goal to distribute at least 108,000 Śrīmad-Bhāgavatams in the next several months leading up to the day of Bhādra. The full moon day, during which the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam itself says that the giving away of a Bhāgavatam on that lunar celebration qualifies one to go back home, back to Godhead. We pray to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, who instructed his dear disciple to spread this all over the world, that we may help by following the footsteps of Śrīla Prabhupāda. May we smash this goal together all over the world, uniting around the principle of spreading Krishna consciousness to all the poor people of the world who have no idea that the goal of life is to go back home, back to Godhead. Please, let us help them. Let us distribute the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: 108,000 sets. Please go out and do as many as you can! ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #pilgrimageoftheheart #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

In the place we were today, Toṭā Gopīnātha—affectionately known as Toṭā Gopīnātha, because toṭā means "garden," Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to meet with Gadādhara Paṇḍita there daily to hear Bhāgavatam as revealed in the Caitanya-bhāgavata. Caitanya Mahāprabhu himself had some difficulty in reading the Bhāgavatam. Does anybody remember what it was? Too many tears. He destroyed his own copy from the tears; it was the same with doing any kind of pūjā. Gadādhara Paṇḍita is the internal potency of the Lord in the Pañca-tattva; He is Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Caitanya Mahāprabhu met there at that garden regularly to hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from Gadādhara Paṇḍita. This is an indication of the eternal pastime of the Lord, which is to hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the association of devotees. It is also one of the five most recommended out of sixty-four items of devotional service: to find a toṭā somewhere. In fact, it's necessary because I find that most places are fraught with distraction. If you go to Vṛndāvana, for instance, during festival times, and you walk from one end of the property to the other to get to your apartment, you'll be stopped by no less than ten people saying, "Hey, are you still doing that stuff and the thing?" and it takes a while. What's more, someone may come rapping at your door at any time, day or night, with a delivery or a question or something like that. So, finding a secluded place—like Caitanya Mahāprabhu repaired to the garden with Gadādhara Paṇḍita—and steadily hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam over a long time is medicinal. In fact, we find in our experimentation with this technique (in the way of emulating Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Gadādhara Paṇḍita) going to a place in Govardhana Hill we found that since most people don't make it out of the orbit of Vṛndāvana—so it's hard to get out there to Govardhana, It's a gated community, you only come through the gate if you have a purpose there. Taking time to just hear the Bhāgavatam and Prabhupāda's purports, it's as if there's a hologram in the room where Prabhupāda is personally manifesting, and Kṛṣṇa is personally manifesting. Śrīla Prabhupāda referred to it just now when he thanked Śrī Nārada for kindly appearing in the chapter. This is not hyperbole or imagination; it's the truth. The transcendental personalities are present in the sound vibration. How much medicine does one need to overcome the anarthas that plague one? A lot! (0:27:52) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #pilgrimageoftheheart #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikapra

Monsoon season turns Vṛndāvana into a living poem — and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam uses that poem to deliver precision teaching on the inner life: how uncontrolled senses flood the mind, how devotional service makes a person genuinely luminous, and how steady yogic vision remains unshaken amid life's storms. The conversation also briefly revisits the ongoing discussion surrounding women initiating, touching on a timeless principle: institutions may regulate structure, but the awakening of devotion and the transmission of transcendental knowledge unfold according to subtler laws.

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This is quite a long talk, on a very fascinating topic, delivered by Acharya das in the Philippines. It is a comprehensive look into the question of spiritual identity, God-realization, and the resultant experience of the awakening of transcendental and ecstatic love for God which naturally arises from that.Acharya das outlines three essential questions for self-realization: What is my essence? (spiritual being), What is my position? (subservient part and parcel of God, not the center of everything), and What is my natural function? (to love and serve). He described how material consciousness leads people to try becoming "mini-gods," placing themselves at the center of “their” universe, which ultimately results in emptiness and unhappiness. Regarding God-realization, he explained three aspects of God's manifestation: Brahman (impersonal spiritual energy), Paramatma (the expansion of God within the heart of all beings), and Bhagavan (the personal form of God in a spiritual realm). The speaker emphasized that love is an exchange between persons and that every soul has an eternal and intimate connection with God who is their true soulmate. He next explains that pure love for God already exists within everyone's heart and doesn't need to be acquired from external sources. Through the process of bhakti-yoga (devotional practice), particularly chanting God's holy names, this dormant love naturally awakens as the heart becomes purified.Some of the verses he quoted or which support this topic:God - He is the eternal among all eternal entities, and the chief conscious being among all conscious beings. Among the many living entities, He is the chief, who fulfills their desires. Śvetāsvatara Upaniṣad 6.13 & Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.13The same jīva (spirit-soul) is eternal and is for eternity and without a beginning joined to the Supreme Lord by the tie of an eternal kinship. He is transcendental spiritual potency. - Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.21Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān. ‐ Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.2.11“Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of the living entities. It is not something to be gained from another source. When the heart is purified by hearing and chanting, this love naturally awakens. — Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.107“By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one dissolves his entanglement in material activities. After this, one becomes very attracted to Krishna, and thus dormant love for Krishna is awakened.” — Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.109CHAPTERS00:01:13 Introduction to Soul vs. Body Identity ‎ 00:05:47The Reality of Death and Eternal Nature of the Soul ‎ 00:09:33 The Vedic Teaching on Individual Soul and Supreme Soul ‎ 00:14:07 Self-Realization: Understanding Essence, Position, and Function ‎ 00:21:34 The Problem of Material Consciousness and Mini-God Mentality ‎ 00:27:40 Natural Function: The Joy of Service and Giving ‎ ‎00:34:18 Three Aspects of God: Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan 00:41:22 The Eternal Relationship and Two Birds Analogy ‎ 00:51:39 The Supreme Teaching of Love and Common Misconceptions ‎ 00:55:05 The Nature of Love and Three Aspects of God Continued ‎ 00:56:52 The Process of Awakening Dormant Love ‎ 01:01:10 Sadhana Bhakti: The Practice of Devotional Service ‎ 01:05:12 Meditation as Spiritual Immersion, Not Mental Activity ‎ 01:23:29 Kirtan

Monsoon season turns Vṛndāvana into a living poem — and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam uses that poem to deliver precision teaching on the inner life: how uncontrolled senses flood the mind, how devotional service makes a person genuinely luminous, and how steady yogic vision remains unshaken amid life's storms. The conversation also briefly revisits the ongoing discussion surrounding women initiating, touching on a timeless principle: institutions may regulate structure, but the awakening of devotion and the transmission of transcendental knowledge unfold according to subtler laws.

Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on the concern many devotees are feeling after the recent GBC meetings in Māyāpur, where the question of women serving as initiating gurus was met with an indefinite moratorium and a call for further study. Speaking candidly, but with care, they resist the internet's favorite pastime: demonizing the "other side." Instead, they explore the issue with a steady Bhāgavatam lens — examining guru-tattva, scriptural reasoning, and a central tension within spiritual culture: Do bodily designations override bhakti qualifications? For those who have felt unsettled, conflicted, or simply fatigued by the online crossfire, this episode offers grounding — rooted in śāstra, guided by thoughtful reasoning, and framed by a practical caution. A stabilizing conversation for a sensitive moment in the devotional community. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on the concern many devotees are feeling after the recent GBC meetings in Māyāpur, where the question of women serving as initiating gurus was met with an indefinite moratorium and a call for further study. Speaking candidly, but with care, they resist the internet's favorite pastime: demonizing the "other side." Instead, they explore the issue with a steady Bhāgavatam lens — examining guru-tattva, scriptural reasoning, and a central tension within spiritual culture: Do bodily designations override bhakti qualifications? For those who have felt unsettled, conflicted, or simply fatigued by the online crossfire, this episode offers grounding — rooted in śāstra, guided by thoughtful reasoning, and framed by a practical caution. A stabilizing conversation for a sensitive moment in the devotional community. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Begging for the Holy Name is what we're built for. If you've ever wondered—if you've ever looked at yourself in the mirror and noticed your ears, your eyes, the shape of your head, your arms, your legs—did you ever do that? And think, "Well, what is this design?" It's especially designed for prayer. The human body is built for prayer. And this is the most beneficial mudrā (folded hands). We only feel fully satisfied as humans when we pray to Kṛṣṇa sincerely, "Please engage me in Your service." Otherwise, we're to one degree or another neurotic. Every human being has some neurosis. Sorry to say that in front of Viṣṇugada Prabhu—he's a licensed psychologist. Hope I'm not incorrect. It was Prabhupāda's observation. When he heard somebody in court who was asked to give expert witness about a case—he was asked to certify if a perpetrator was mad or crazy—he said, "As far as I'm concerned, as a psychologist, everybody's crazy." So, when we are able to pray to the Lord, then we feel satisfied. In the nāma-tattva, or the truth of the Holy Name, we find in the Bhāgavatam statements that bring our mind to full concentration in one place, like: kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet (SB 12.3.51) Kali-yuga is a lost cause. It's a very difficult time where people are lazy, misguided, unlucky, and above all, always disturbed: prāyeṇālpāyuṣaḥ sabhya kalāv asmin yuge janāḥ mandāḥ sumanda-matayo manda-bhāgyā hy upadrutāḥ (SB 1.1.10) Sumanda—it's really bad. But there's one good quality in the age: mahān guṇaḥ. One good quality is that just by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one could cross over the ocean of faults of the Kali-yuga. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #pilgrimageoftheheart #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

Feisire de Pharlaimint na hEorpa chun todhchaí earnáil na hiascaireachta a phlé ag cruinniú i mBaile Chaisleáin Bhéarra an Deardaoin beag seo.

Bhí ábhar cheiliúrtha ag Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair ar na mallaibh nuair a d'éirigh leo an gradam a bhaint don mheánscoil spóirt is fearr ag Gradam Spóirt Dhún na nGall. Thug Damien Ó Dónaill cuairt ar an scoil agus labhair sé le Danny Ó Cuireáin faoin éacht atá bainte amach acu.

Labhair Antaine Mac Mathúna linn faoin gcluiche idir Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Muineachán ar an satharn seo caite. Bhí an bua ag Baile Átha Cliath le ceithre phointe.

When Caitanya Mahāprabhu was teaching about devotional service, he presented 64 items. One of them is chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa; another is associating with devotees; and others are living in a holy Dhāma, reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and worshiping the Deity. He said that of all the 64, these five are so potent that even if you have a little connection with them, you'll make advancement in devotional service. And so, this "coming to the Dhāma" is noticeably prominent in his Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's teachings, of course, he said you should always live in the Dhāma—but if you can't be there physically, you should be there in your mind and heart. But how will you develop such a connection unless you come here? That's why we're here. So, in great humility, we enter this holy place. I offer my respectful obeisances to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, who introduced this Dhāma to us, as well as all the other aspects of devotional service. Not only did he introduce it, but he keeps introducing it to us through his books and through all his lectures, teachings—and also by the example he set by inviting his whole international society to come every year. Of course, there were fewer devotees at that time, but I think the invitation still holds. He relished seeing all of his fledgling disciples from various parts of the world—some of them freezing cold, others from places where no one had ever heard "Hare Kṛṣṇa"—coming into the Dhāma together: Māyāpur, Vṛndāvana, and sometimes Purī. So, we offer our respectful obeisances to Śrīla Prabhupāda and beg his permission to be in this Dhāma for a week, and to hear and chant together. While we are here as travelers—because you've already noticed—"travel" comes from the word travail. If you follow the etymology, everyone knows travail means an extreme of discomfort, but it also traces back to an instrument of torture. But it's not torture when we know we are coming to the Dhāma. Just going through security is kind of like a preparation for leaving this world: "And what do you still have on you, buddy? We'll go through it and look." We can't hide anything in this world. It all goes through an X-ray machine and a pat-down somewhere. It is best if we dispense of the useless things that we're carrying around with us before we get to the final security checkpoint. This is a good place to do it. Not that we come here just to leave our troubles or sins, but naturally, when we come here in a mood of service, we'll find that whatever material aspirations we have can be transformed into aspirations for serving Kṛṣṇa. After all, that's what's permanent. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritu

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I was thinking also in terms of the Avanti brāhmaṇa, as he had also become disgusted with material life, just as Aṅga, Vena's father, had walked away. The Avanti brāhmaṇa had walked away because he had been a wealthy landowner, and then he got stingy. He didn't offer sufficient respect to the demigods or to his family members, and he gradually lost everything. But in the course of his daily activities, a brāhmaṇa had come to him and offered him an opportunity to print some books—I'm not making this up, it's in the commentary—especially the Bhagavad-gītā and some other books, and also to help build a temple for a beautiful Deity, which he did. Even though he lost everything and he had been impious in many ways, that seed, that kernel, stayed in his heart: that he had done something for Kṛṣṇa. That's what prompted him to just embrace whatever fate he had in the material world. etāṁ sa āsthāya parātma-niṣṭhām adhyāsitāṁ pūrvatamair maharṣibhiḥ ahaṁ tariṣyāmi duranta-pāraṁ tamo mukundāṅghri-niṣevayaiva (SB 11.23.57) He uttered: 'I shall cross over the material world by being firmly fixed in the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.' This was approved by the previous ācāryas, who are fixed in firm devotional service to Lord, Paramātmā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And he had that staunch faith, and it came from just a little devotional service—printing books, by the way. So we see those also—the way people come to a conclusion of walking away from the material world and that's a catharsis for us, too. It's like, 'They did it; I can do it also.' Sthāne sthitāḥ śruti-gatāṁ tanu-vāṅ-manobhir (SB 10.14.3). The Bhāgavatam doesn't recommend such abrupt processes, necessarily, but it still gives us an understanding deep in our heart. It's an emotional transformation, as Radhika Raman Prabhu mentioned. Not all memory is intellectual; it's emotional. That was a very fine point, because many people say, 'What's the good of karma and the lesson of karma if I can't remember what I did?' But there's emotional memory. We take it in our hearts very deeply that I've been involved in many things in this material world. And when the Bhāgavatam brings it out and shows it to us, we feel in our heart, "Yes, I've been involved in such things. No más—that's it. I don't want this anymore. I want only the life of purity following Kṛṣṇa." ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #

Scoláire ón tSean Phobail - céim aige sa Bhéaloideas agus Stair Ealaíne agus máistreacht taighde sa Bhéaloideas ar buna aige faoi láthair.

Bhí ionadaithe ó eagraíochtaí ceoil os comhar An Comhchoiste um Ealaíona, Meáin, Cumarsáid, Cultúr agus Spórt inné le plé a dhéanamh ar na dúshláin agus deiseanna leis an earnáil ceoil beo a fhorbairt sa tír.

In a world engineered for distraction, yoga becomes the deliberate practice of training the mind to place its attention where meaning, clarity, and love actually grow. Raghunath and Kaustubha explore attention as the most valuable thing we possess — and the one thing modern culture constantly hijacks. Drawing from Simone Weil's insight that attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity, and the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam's metaphor of glowworms shining when real stars are covered, this episode exposes how noise replaces wisdom, visibility replaces value, and misplaced attention quietly shapes our consciousness — while bhakti offers a radical way to reclaim it. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

There's an interesting, if not humorous, statement in the Bhāgavata about how there are only two kinds of people who are happy: there is the fool who is in ignorance and the person who has attained complete perfection. Everybody else in between feels 'a pinch.' In fact there is a verse Kṛṣṇa speaks (SB 11.20.27-28) about this interim stage where He says: jāta-śraddho mat-kathāsu nirviṇṇaḥ sarva-karmasu veda duḥkhātmakān kāmān parityāge 'py anīśvaraḥ tato bhajeta māṁ prītaḥ śraddhālur dṛḍha-niścayaḥ juṣamāṇaś ca tān kāmān duḥkhodarkāṁś ca garhyan He acknowledges that someone's faith has awakened—jāta-śraddha. Jāta means the faith has awakened in hearing and chanting, and they say this is the panacea. Then He also says they are aware that sense gratification leads to misery—veda duḥkhātmakān kāmān. But parityāge 'py anīśvaraḥ: He says they don't have the power to not engage in sense gratification. Īśvara means "supreme controller"; it also means the ability to do something. Parityāge means they can't give it up, even though they know that it's not sanguine. But then He goes on to say, tato bhajeta māṁ prītaḥ śraddhālur dṛḍha-niścayaḥ: You should continue on the path with and not be too disturbed because of the fact that you're not at a stage where you feel masterful. (And this isn't exactly your point yet, but I'm building a foundation for getting there.) At the end of the verse, He uses the word garhyan. Garhyan means you can be a little concerned but not overly so that you are not in the position yet because as the ācāryas explain that word in the verse: if you become overly disturbed by your own ineptitude, then you may give up the process. So Kṛṣṇa is encouraging and saying, "It's okay; you're in the medium stage. So keep going. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

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Bhí sé os comhair Chomhchoiste Oireachtais na Gaeilge faoi láthair ag caint faoina dúshláin is mó atá le sárú ag an eagraíocht.

In a world engineered for distraction, yoga becomes the deliberate practice of training the mind to place its attention where meaning, clarity, and love actually grow. Raghunath and Kaustubha explore attention as the most valuable thing we possess — and the one thing modern culture constantly hijacks. Drawing from Simone Weil's insight that attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity, and the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam's metaphor of glowworms shining when real stars are covered, this episode exposes how noise replaces wisdom, visibility replaces value, and misplaced attention quietly shapes our consciousness — while bhakti offers a radical way to reclaim it. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Louie & Sean are back for the 54th edition of BH Monday.Trainer Mark Casse joins the show.Eric Mitchell, Bloodstock Manager at BH, joins the show.

Karma isn't about guilt—it's about growth. Drawing from a quote by Keanu Reeves and the timeless wisdom of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, this episode explores how understanding karma restores agency, dissolves victimhood, and quietly cultivates compassion. Raghunath and Kaustubha clarify why karmic law isn't meant to judge who's "up" or "down," but to help us respond more wisely, act more gently, and move through the world with awareness. When responsibility is understood properly, life stops feeling random—and starts feeling meaningful. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Karma isn't about guilt—it's about growth. Drawing from a quote by Keanu Reeves and the timeless wisdom of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, this episode explores how understanding karma restores agency, dissolves victimhood, and quietly cultivates compassion. Raghunath and Kaustubha clarify why karmic law isn't meant to judge who's "up" or "down," but to help us respond more wisely, act more gently, and move through the world with awareness. When responsibility is understood properly, life stops feeling random—and starts feeling meaningful. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Bhí agóid a eagraithe ag Coiste Bhóthar Dhoire Fheartha taobh amuigh d'Áras Mhic Dara inné.

Super Bowl Sunday live tonight after, during and continuing Chizzuk From Chassidus at TheFamilyMinyan.com aka Shtiebel. We keep Fighting on with True Awe of our King, even during Chicken wings & the Half time show - Learning Weekly Tanya Chapter 41 Climax to Shovavim on a whole new section on foundational teachings bH...Cover pic Nissim Black Concert live in Yeshivat Reishit after an Awesome Yearly Family Shabbaton Parshat Yitro -https://www.youtube.com/live/saE6rkYAWgA?si=1IkkwKwLQFcLHXMwThe last ad post for the Climax Gedale Fenster Israel

This episode begins with the idea that pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you—and uses it as a doorway into bhakti: not just emptying the mind, but making room for something sacred to actually live within us. Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on "reentry" after pilgrimage, why holy places and holy people rekindle faith, and how steady practice becomes a shelter when the inspiration fades. Then the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam paints Vrindavan: summer that feels like spring, forest beauty, childlike play, and the sudden intrusion of danger as Pralambāsura appears disguised among the cowherd boys. What could feel like a simple story is revealed as something deeper—how love intensifies through contrast, how devotion becomes vivid through remembrance, and how Balarāma protects the joy of Vraja with swift, decisive strength. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

This episode begins with the idea that pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you—and uses it as a doorway into bhakti: not just emptying the mind, but making room for something sacred to actually live within us. Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on "reentry" after pilgrimage, why holy places and holy people rekindle faith, and how steady practice becomes a shelter when the inspiration fades. Then the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam paints Vrindavan: summer that feels like spring, forest beauty, childlike play, and the sudden intrusion of danger as Pralambāsura appears disguised among the cowherd boys. What could feel like a simple story is revealed as something deeper—how love intensifies through contrast, how devotion becomes vivid through remembrance, and how Balarāma protects the joy of Vraja with swift, decisive strength. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Was hat das Außen mit deinem Wert zu tun? Spoiler: weniger, als du denkst. In dieser Folge räumen wir mit dem Reflex auf, aus fehlendem Lob, fehlenden Nachrichten oder fremden Normen sofort „Ich bin nicht gut genug“ zu machen.Worum geht's heute wirklich?Darum, dass dein Wert nicht im Außen entsteht – sondern innen. Und dass du erwachsen heute die Verantwortung hast, deine Story neu zu schreiben, statt dich in „Die anderen sind schuld“ einzurichten.Wir sprechen über dieses schnelle Verurteilen („Der hat nicht… also bin ich…“) und warum das zwar erstmal logisch klingt, dich aber langfristig von dir selbst wegführt.Und ja: Ich erzähle dir auch von meinem Unterwäsche-Werbung-Moment – inklusive „Oh Gott, jetzt haben mich Tausende in BH & Slip gesehen“-Gedanken.

I mí an Mheithimh 2020, baineadh siar as daoine ar fud na tíre nuair a chualathas faoi bhás neamhchoitianta buachalla óig i dtuaisceart Bhéal Feirste. Tháinig na póilíní ar chorp Noah Donohoe, a bhí sna luath-dhéaga, i ndraein stoirme i dtuaisceart na cathrach, i bhfad óna theach féin, sé lá tar éis dó imeacht ar iarraidh. Tá go leor ceisteanna ann go fóill faoina bhás agus osclaíodh ionchoisne trí seachtaine ó shin chun iarracht a dhéanamh cuid de na ceisteanna sin a fhreagairt. Ar Seachtain, labhair an t-iriseoir Liam Tunney faoi na bomaití is suntasaí san ionchoisne go dtí seo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bhí ionadaithe ó chomhlachtaí na meán sóisialta os comhair Choiste Oireachtais na Mean inné

Bhí cruinniú ag an mgrúghrúpa títhíochta BÁNÚ le feidhmeannaigh na Comhairle Contae i nGaillimh tráthnóna inné.

A striking model of surrender emerges in this episode: accepting both mercy and correction as meaningful, purposeful, and transformative. Spoken live from Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, this conversation unfolds around a simple Christian devotional line—"I do not know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow"—and follows it into much deeper bhakti territory. Rather than offering certainty or comfort, the discussion explores what it actually means to trust God when outcomes are unclear and control quietly slips away. Drawing from pilgrimage moments in Navadvīpa, immersive kīrtan, and a revealing section of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the episode turns to Kāliya, the serpent whose suffering leads not to resentment but to humility and clarity. His prayer becomes a mirror for our own lives, reframing adversity not as punishment, but as a precise and personal form of guidance. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

A quiet morning of kirtan in Mayapur opens into a deeper reflection on what spiritual maturity actually looks like—not as an idea, but as a lived quality of the heart. Using Confucius' insight on wisdom, compassion, and courage, this episode explores why compassion is not sentiment or softness, but a measure of real growth. Drawing from the prayers of the Nāgapatnīs in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the conversation moves into fear, surrender, and why grace does not wait for a perfectly purified heart. Along the way, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on Narasiṁhadeva as the remover of inner obstacles, the difference between skill-base. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Caitanya Mahāprabhu got the real thing directly from the Kūrma Purāṇa. He took that and He had it copied; and then He came all the way back here to Madurai, specifically to assuage the anxiety of Rāmadāsa Vipra—his anxiety that Sītā had been stolen—and He showed him the original passage of the Kūrma Purāṇa, which definitively states what Mahāprabhu had concluded and had presented to Rāmadāsa Vipra. We can learn much from this. First of all, when there is genuine, spontaneous devotion in the heart of a devotee, Mahāprabhu is greatly appreciative; and in this case, He moved heaven and earth in order to assuage the spiritual anxiety of this pure devotee. What is also apparent from this pastime is that śāstra is of paramount importance; because Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented the truth of the situation, but He wasn't satisfied until He got the original manuscript, had it copied, and brought it back to Rāmadāsa Vipra from the Kūrma Purāṇa to show him the proof. So, every system of knowledge has to have an ultimate proof, and it has to be knowledge that proves itself. It has to be self-luminous, self-evident. That is the śāstra. So, our movement, although it's based on spontaneous devotional service—and you see that in this pastime—it's also foundationally situated in śāstra at the same time. Otherwise, Caitanya Mahāprabhu could have just appreciated the sentiment of the brāhmaṇa and left it at that, but He walked hundreds of miles to and from, found the śāstra, and found it so important to bring the original leaf back. So, think how important it is for us that we have availability to the Bhagavad-gītā, to the entire Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, to the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, and Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta. I was berating the so-called "glory" of technology this morning, but the upside in yukta-vairāgya is that because of modern digital capabilities, we're able to have all these śāstras at our fingertips. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #globalyouthretreat #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

A striking model of surrender emerges in this episode: accepting both mercy and correction as meaningful, purposeful, and transformative. Spoken live from Śrīdhāma Māyāpur, this conversation unfolds around a simple Christian devotional line—"I do not know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow"—and follows it into much deeper bhakti territory. Rather than offering certainty or comfort, the discussion explores what it actually means to trust God when outcomes are unclear and control quietly slips away. Drawing from pilgrimage moments in Navadvīpa, immersive kīrtan, and a revealing section of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the episode turns to Kāliya, the serpent whose suffering leads not to resentment but to humility and clarity. His prayer becomes a mirror for our own lives, reframing adversity not as punishment, but as a precise and personal form of guidance. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

A quiet morning of kirtan in Mayapur opens into a deeper reflection on what spiritual maturity actually looks like—not as an idea, but as a lived quality of the heart. Using Confucius' insight on wisdom, compassion, and courage, this episode explores why compassion is not sentiment or softness, but a measure of real growth. Drawing from the prayers of the Nāgapatnīs in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the conversation moves into fear, surrender, and why grace does not wait for a perfectly purified heart. Along the way, Raghunath and Kaustubha reflect on Narasiṁhadeva as the remover of inner obstacles, the difference between skill-base. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Bhí cruinniú poiblí i gColáiste Chuimhneacháin an Phiarsaigh trathnóna inné faoin iarratas atá déanta ag an gcomhlacht Arramara ar cheadúnas bainte feamainne.

Bhí bean na Rinne i gCeanada le déanaí agus páirteach i ‘Prime Time' – teacht le chéile do scannánóirí chun smaointe a roinnt.

Struggling with listening comprehension in Chinese? You're not alone—and this episode is here to help. Jared Turner and John Pasden dive into practical, tech-powered strategies for sharpening your Chinese listening skills using AI transcription tools and other smart resources.In this episode, you'll learn:How to use AI tools to turn Chinese audio into transcripts you can study.Why listening comprehension is often one of the hardest skills—and how to make it easier.How to “train your ear” with slowed-down, AI-generated audio.Ways to leverage native content such as TV shows, songs, podcasts, YouTube videos, and make them more accessible for learning.The value of transcribing your own Chinese speaking to catch patterns, mistakes, and growth areas.John and Jared walk you through real-world workflows, tools they've personally used, and the best types of media for improving listening. Whether you're trying to understand a native podcast, follow along with a Chinese drama, or make sense of a street conversation you recorded, this episode gives you a clear roadmap for turning audio into insight and comprehension.Listening doesn't have to be your weak spot. With today's tools, it can become your strength.Links from the episode:TurboScribe | AI transcription toolLanguage Jones & Anki Hyper TTS | YouTube"Duìbùqǐ Wǒ de Zhōngwén Bù Hǎo" | Sung by Transition on YouTube“One Semester of Spanish - Love Song” | YouTubeMandarin Companion Graded Readers

In the next verse in Śrī Īśopaniṣad (Mantra 5), it says: tad ejati tan naijati tad dūre tad v antike tad antar asya sarvasya tad u sarvasyāsya bāhyataḥ "The Supreme Lord walks, but He does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything." These verses are given so we cannot "speed read." We have to stop and consider what they mean. So, although we come to the temple to see the Lord—and it is rightly done—we should also know that He is the nearest one to us. Śukadeva Gosvāmī says in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, ātmānam akhilātmānam: "Kṛṣṇa is the soul of our soul." What's more, Kṛṣṇa Himself says in the Bhagavad-gītā, suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānām: He is the closest friend—the most dear friend—to every living being. So, when we take to the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, Kṛṣṇa will reciprocate according to our surrender to Him. As He says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.11): ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ That I reciprocate with everyone according to their mood of surrender to Me. So, we call this the 'sweet surrender'—giving up our idea of scarcity, the idea that 'I am the controller,' or the misconception that Kṛṣṇa is something very far away.. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

In the 11th Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.36), Karabhājana Muni gives us the essence of advice about yajña. He says: kalim sabhājayanty āryā guṇa-jñā sāra-bhāginaḥ yatra saṅkīrtanenaiva sarva-svārtho 'bhilapyate He says, in the Kali-yuga age, people who are intelligent understand the purpose of life. Kalim—in Kali (check your watch and see if it's Kali-yuga; they have that on the new Apple Watch, you can push a button and see what yuga it is!). Kalim sabhājayanti āryāḥ—the āryas, those who are high thinkers, they understand a principle that you can apply today. They are sāra-bhāginaḥ. They know what the nectar, or the essence of life, is; they know how to extract the value of this life. Don't be tricked by false promises in the material world. We cannot be successful by material adjustment; it only creates more anxiety. But we can be successful through spiritual knowledge and technology. So, in Kali-yuga—check and see—kalim sabhājayanti sāra-bhāginaḥ yatra saṅkīrtanena sarva-svārtho 'bhilapyate. Sarva means "all" and artha means "all your necessities, all your desires." Abhilapyate—they can all be perfectly fulfilled. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed by example how to have a successful life. And He was here recently in geological time; He was here only "five seconds" ago. "Here" means right here in Madurai. He came here twice, and He showed how to be a successful human being, a sukhi nara. Everyone say: sukhi nara. It sounds Japanese, but actually it is sanskrit! Sukhi nara means "happy human." Who wants to be a sukhi nara? Okay, only half said yes! Then Karabhājana Muni reveals Lord Caitanya's purpose in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam even before Lord Caitanya appeared, and that is to use this life for sacrifice (yajña). Someone may say, "Well, how should I perform the sacrifice? Should I get lots of ghee and grains and build a yajña-śālā that will light up the sky and pour all the ghee and grains into the fire? Shall I go to the Himalayas and find a cave in which I can meditate? Shall I build a gigantic temple made of stone with 400 spires on top?" Karabhājana Muni says, "Perform this sacrifice." Check and see: is it still Kali-yuga? If it is Kali-yuga, then he says: perform saṅkīrtana. It means to congregationally chant the names of God. Caitanya Mahāprabhu learned this from His spiritual master: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā Just take shelter of the process of saṅkīrtana, and give everyone else an opportunity to take this process. Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and teach it to everybody. By way of spreading the saṅkīrtana, we should also distribute transcendental literature, because it is "written kīrtana" that will transform the world. When we are engaged in the yajña for the age fully, we can overcome the inconveniences and the troubles of the Kali-yuga age. We can also attain the goal of life .------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #

A second woman claims that Jeffrey Epstein sent her to the UK for sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. What next? Also on BH trouble at the opera as the tenor loses his voice.

So what we have here is an institution meant to continually channel the water that Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, brought from the great ocean of mercy of Kṛṣṇa. We're kind of like civil engineers, right? Sometimes they cut channels like Mulholland; Los Angeles wouldn't be a name right now if Mulholland, a very expert engineer, hadn't figured out how to "steal" all the water from Northern California (you can tell where I'm from) and bring it down to Los Angeles to make the desert fertile. Economics, I learned from an economics book, is the science of managing scarce resources and thereafter the law of supply and demand; but we learn from the Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta that there is no scarce resource in the spiritual world. The more we channel the mercy of Nityānanda Prabhu to the world, the more the supply increases. That's a Haribol! That's a secret of success. Also, when we have an institution meant to distribute mercy, "the devil is in the details," but we can come out of the details by principles. And one of the principles that Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu exhibited and taught to the world is the principle of adoṣa-darśī. Everyone is envious in the material world—my brother gets a raise, and I think, "Darn"; somebody else leads a great kīrtana, it feels like ughh!! As Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, this is the lingering disease in the material world. Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu represents the uttama-adhikārī who sees beyond the faults of all living entities, which are cataloged by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura in the Fourth Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in his commentary, where he says there are four kinds of people that are highly expert at finding faults, some are better at it than others. And there are four kinds of saintly persons who are expert at following finding the good qualities in others. The first fault-finder sees that there are good qualities and bad qualities and then he only sees the bad; second, he's more advanced, he sees the good and bad qualities so he brings up the bad quality to make sure everybody knows about it; the third doesn't even see any good qualities, just sees the bad; and the fourth is so expert that even in those that only have good qualities, he finds some fault. Conversely, in those who represent Lord Nityānanda to one degree or another, the first sees good and bad qualities but chooses to see the good; the second one sees good and bad and brings up the good quality; the third doesn't see the bad quality, just the good; and the fourth, even in a person who is sudurācāra, who has no good qualities factually, a person who is a representative of Lord Nityānanda finds a good quality. To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall.*Inniu an t-aonú lá is tríocha de mhí Eanáir. Is mise Sibéal Dempsey.Tharla roinnt eachtraí a bhain le gníomhairí ICE de chuid Donald Trump an tseachtain seo. Dé Sathairn seo caite, lámhachadh agus maraíodh saoránach na Stát Aontaithe darbh ainm Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Tá an bheirt ghníomhairí feidearálacha a bhí páirteach ann curtha ar saoire ó shin. Mar sin féin, leanann an marú roinnt maruithe agus gabhálacha eile ag na gníomhairí agus spreag sé agóidí sa stát. Gabhadh roinnt léirsitheoirí ag na hagóidí seo ansin. Bhí ionsaí ann freisin ar ionadaí Daonlathach in Minnesota, Ilhan Omar, a bhí ag labhairt ar an ábhar deireadh a chur le ICE, chomh maith le coimhlintí poiblí idir Donald Trump agus méara Minnesota. Dúirt an méara gurb é jab na bpóilíní daoine a choinneáil slán, ní dlíthe inimirce feidearálacha a fhorfheidhmiú.Tá Matt Damon, réalta an scannáin The Rip, tar éis trácht a dhéanamh in agallamh le déanaí ar chur chuige Netflix i leith déanamh scannán. Dúirt an t-aisteoir go bhfuil Netflix ag déanamh rudaí níos simplí ionas gur féidir iad a thuiscint agus lucht féachana ag scrolláil ag an am céanna ar a bhfóin phóca. De réir an aisteora, déantar plotaí a athmhíniú trí nó ceithre huaire anois, tar éis brú ón gcraoltóir. Dúirt sé freisin go raibh brú ann chun cuid de na príomhradhairc aicsin a chur níos luaithe sa scannán chun aird lucht féachana a ghabháil níos luaithe sa scannán. Beidh Damon le feiceáil sa leagan nua de sheaneipic na Gréige An Odaisé níos déanaí i mbliana, ach níorbh iad Netflix a léirigh an scannán seo.Fuair suirbhé amach go gcreideann beagnach duine as gach deichniúr Éireannach idir ocht mbliana déag agus naoi mbliana is fiche d'aois gur miotas é an t-uileloscadh, agus creideann naoi déag faoin gcéad eile go bhfuil scála na heachtra áibhéalach. Dúirt seasca a ceathair faoin gcéad de dhaoine fásta gur cheap siad go bhféadfadh rud éigin cosúil leis an uileloscadh tarlú arís na laethanta seo. Ó eisíodh an suirbhé, tá an Taoiseach tar éis cáineadh a dhéanamh ar na leibhéil an-lag feasachta faoin uileloscadh. Dúirt Michael Martin gurbh é an t-uileloscadh an choir is soiléire a doiciméadaíodh i stair an domhain agus go gcaithfear cur i gcoinne an leibhéil seo aineolais agus séanta. Dúirt sé go mbeadh an Roinn Oideachais agus an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha ag obair chun clár oideachais a fhorbairt. Idir an dá linn, tá feachtas conspóideach ar siúl chun Páirc Herzog i Ráth Garbh, atá ainmnithe as iar-uachtarán Iosraelach a tógadh i mBaile Átha Cliath, a athainmniú, mar gheall ar ionradh Iosrael ar Stráice Gaza.*Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta.*GLUAISgníomhairí - agentsionadaí - representativetrácht - commentcraoltóir - broadcasteran t-uileloscadh - the holocaustáibhéalach - exaggerated

Housewives Tea and Reunion conclusions this week? Mani had to get the speaking Queen herself, Emily, host of She's Speaking with Emily Hanks, to come spill tea and talk Bravo TV. The girlies touched on it all: Summer House drama, RHOBH being a drag and why, RHUGT and Traitors talk and even Tell Me Lies yap. Half hot topics (because there's no way we can spend that long at BH), half RHOSLC conclusion. Get into the Mix with us!Like being in The Mix with Mani? Leave a review/rating! The road to 1,000 reviews by 2027 is being traveled.Follow Emily! on Instagram and Threads: @shesspeakingwithemilyhanksListen to her Podcast: She's Speaking with Emily HanksFollow Mani on Instagram and Threads: @mixingwithmani Watch the visuals or listen Ad-Free on Patreon: patreon.com/mixingwithmani

Picking up a camera is often the start of a life-changing journey. And when it's combined with a focus on community building, the determination to lead by example, and shrewd entrepreneurial skills—this basic action can have a ripple effect with the potential to change countless lives. In today's show, we speak with creative community trailblazer CJ Wolfe, who has built a passion for pictures and infectious team spirit into a multifaceted brand that encompasses rental studios, a creative agency, and a non-profit organization with a mission to educate and inspire disenfranchised youth.  Listen in and discover how CJ tapped the determination and leadership skills instilled in him as a student athlete to build a thriving business from the ground up. As an advocate of the 10,000-hour rule, he put in the time and focused on studying the industry and its varied tools and processes, to propel both himself and his community to the next level. When asked what advice he'd give to young photographers just starting out, CJ notes: "…have your third eye open to what's going on around you, and how you can fit that into your story, into your art, into your creativity with your camera. Because nowadays, photographers, you're just not a photographer. Like, there's so much more to that now." Guest: CJ Wolfe Episode Timeline: 2:55: CJ's first camera, his pictures of fellow athletes, and learning camera settings on the fly. 6:29: The skills CJ learned from sports that have helped him build his business.  10:37: The challenges involved in establishing a 600-square-foot photo studio and rental business.  16:55: Building the business by studying the industry and the needed tools and trusting that process.  20:52: Establishing the CJ Wolfe Foundation as a non-profit organization and building the staff.  24:57: Earning people's trust, changing the perception of the neighborhood, and looking to establish studios in other cities.  31:23: Looking ahead to another five years and having more impact, plus CJ's plans to get back to his own photography. 33:59: CJ's advice for photographers who are just starting out: Always be open to learning new things about storytelling and marketing.  36:55: CJ's upcoming plans related to upcoming photo activations and major events going on in Philadelphia.   Guest Bio: CJ Wolfe first picked up a camera in 2018, while pursuing college studies as a student-athlete. Since that time, he's become a staple within Philadelphia's creative community, influencing sports, music, and lifestyle through his creativity behind the scenes and, most importantly, behind the camera. Early on, CJ recognized a major gap in his hometown—a lack of safe, inspiring spaces for photographers to refine their craft, showcase their talents, and build professional networks. Responding to that need, in 2020, he founded Immortal Vision Studio, which quickly grew into a trusted rental powerhouse for photo and video production. Now operating two boutique studios totaling 6,000 square feet and booking over 2,000 appointments a year, this homegrown business has become a cornerstone of the city's creative community. Additionally, in 2023, CJ founded Immortal Vision Agency as a creative firm producing high-impact content for brands and businesses, while simultaneously elevating local talent to the world stage. Working together with his team, CJ has produced work for Red Bull, Footlocker, Ethika, ASAP Ferg, Lil Baby, Meek Mill, and Allen Iverson to name just a few.   Stay Connected: CJ Wolfe Website: https://www.cjxwolfe.com/  CJ Wolfe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjxwolfe/   CJ Wolfe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-wolfe   CJ Wolfe Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/scott-beardslee  Immortal Vision Studio Website: https://www.immortalvisionstudio.com/  Immortal Vision Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/immortalvisionstudio/   Immortal Vision Studio Youtube: https://www.www.youtube.com/@immortalvisionstudio/  Immortal Vision Studio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immortalvisionstudio  CJ Wolfe podcast segment at B&H's Bild Expo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/bild-2025-recap-with-cj-wolfe-maria-clinton-benjamin-von-wong  Credits: Host: Derek Fahsbender Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman Senior Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein Executive Producer: Richard Stevens  

Simple, straightforward hearing and chanting—reading Prabhupāda's books—is the primal sound of our organization. That's where you get the connection: just to hear it, what Prabhupāda wrote. That's most important. Prabhupāda was eager for everyone to read his books for that very reason, because he poured himself into the books. So, that's really important. And then also, the missionary spirit—taking time to go out. You can't replace that with anything else. Even if you become a scholar of Prabhupāda's books, but you don't show mercy to others, it's not going to be the same effect. Both things have to be there because when you go out and you try to teach people Kṛṣṇa consciousness, first of all, you realize what Prabhupāda went through; he suffered the same grief of teaching people. And you also become adept at reading Prabhupāda's books because you get questions and challenges and so forth. Seeing people categorically reject them you can see that same tendency for atheism in yourself. And then you can see people who spontaneously embrace them, and you might say, 'Oh, I wish I had as much enthusiasm as they did.' In other words, it's uplifting to go out and present it to other people. So those two things, on a simple level, are organizing ways in which to hear—especially from Prabhupāda's books—and emphasizing that it's important to assimilate what we already have before branching out too far. I usually talk about 80/20: 80% core, 20% reference and explore to try to understand the Vaiṣṇava canon. But even in that, be really aware of the fact that the various ways people translate could be off. I once asked Hṛdayānanda Mahārāja, "Which Mahābhārata should I read?" He said, "Don't read the Mahābhārata. Just read the Bhāgavatam." He said that because everything's confirmed in the Bhāgavatam, and there are so many editions of the Mahābhārata that you can't tell which one's which or which ones have been interpolated. So he said, "Just study the Bhāgavatam, and everything you need to know is in there." So, who's done that? A few people, not many. But those who have are noticeably enlightened by reading the Bhāgavatam. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

Live from Govardhan Eco-Village in India, this episode unfolds as a grounded, unscripted exploration of why material life grows stale—and why spiritual sound never does. With Kaustubha away, Raghunath is joined by Pranapriya and a circle of pilgrims whose stories naturally reveal how bhakti works in real life: not as blind belief, but as lived, repeatable realization. Drawing from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Raghunath reflects on the "shadow world" of material attachment, the restless mind that can't be satisfied by consumption, and the Bhagavatam's promise that devotion becomes an irrevocable fact through regular hearing and service. Along the way, themes of recovery, responsibility, pilgrimage, and purposeful work weave together into a clear message: happiness doesn't come from feeding the shadow—it comes from feeding the soul. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************