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Bhakti Yoga ist der Weg der Hingabe. Wie kannst du Gottesliebe kultivieren? Wie entwickeltst du Hingabe? Was ist überhaupt Gott? In diesem Bhakti Yoga Podcast gibt dir Sukadev von www.yoga-vidya.de viele Tipps, um dein Herz zu öffnen, Gott zu erfahren. Du bekommst Tipps für Gebet, Puja, Arati, Homa, Mantra, Kirtan und mehr. Und am wichtigsten: Bringe alle Handlungen des täglichen Lebens Gott dar.
"ভক্তিবচন" অনুষ্ঠানটি বিশ্বজুৰি বাইবেল শিক্ষা প্ৰদান কৰা পৰিচৰ্য্যাৰ এটি অংশ ৷ বৰ্তমান ১০০তকৈয়ো অধিক ভাষাত অনুদিত হোৱা এই শিক্ষাসমুহ ড. জে ভাৰ্নন মেকগিৰ দ্বাৰা প্ৰথমতে সজোৱা হৈছিল ৷ প্ৰতিদিনে ৩০ মিনিটৰ এই অনাতাঁৰ অনুষ্ঠানসমুহ এনেদৰে সুশৃংখলভাৱে সজোৱা হৈছিল যে এজন শ্ৰোতাই সহজতেই বাইবেলখন শিকিব পাৰে ৷ এতিয়া সেই অনুষ্ঠানসমুহকেই অনলাইনযোগে আপোনালৈ আগবঢ়োৱা হৈছে ৷ এই অনুষ্ঠানসমুহ শুনি ঈশ্বৰৰ বাক্য শিকিবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰাৰ বাবে আমি আপোনাৰ ওচৰত অতি কৃতজ্ঞ ৷ আপুনি সোমবাৰৰ পৰা শুক্ৰবাৰলৈ প্ৰতিদিনে একোটাক ...
Connecting bhakti yoga and 12-step recovery. Space for all to share and receive experience, strength, and hope as we work towards spiritual solutions to material problems. You can reach out to us via bhaktirecoverypodcast@gmail.com. For more information about bhakti recovery and/or to join the BRG meetings, visit www.bhaktirecoverygroup.com. Intro music by JivaG & Bhakta Charlie.
Welcome to 'Thinking Bhakti', the podcast where wisdom from the bhakti tradition meets modern issues! Whether you're a dedicated Vaishnava, a spiritual seeker, or just curious about the intersection of faith and current affairs, 'Thinking Bhakti' offers insightful discussions that resonate with those seeking for deeper meaning in our complex world. Swami Revatikaanta, a long-term disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, is a monk and a prolific public speaker with almost two decade’s worth of ex ...
Bhaktiworld Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd, established in 2016, pioneered the digital devotional space in India with the launch of the nation's first online devotional app. Focused on promoting and preserving Sanatan Dharma, Bhaktiworld Media offers an extensive array of Audio and Video Devotional content. Th free app has 18 continuous streaming audio channels , available 24/7. The platform serves as a significant contributor to India's spiritual heritage in the digital Visit- www.bhaktiworl ...
Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda’s Mission of Love is a rapidly expanding worldwide movement known as Bhakti Marga: the path of love and devotion. Here to bring about lasting positive change in the world, the message of his mission is that, ultimately, the only thing that can truly bring such change is bhakti: the Love for God, experienced as devotion within each heart.
Welcome to the Bhakti for Thinkers podcast. Hridayananda dasa Goswami (Howard J. Resnick, Ph.D.) is a renowned scholar and teacher of bhakti yoga. He is celebrated for his unique ability to extract the essential points from the ancient yoga wisdom literatures, and present them in a way that is accessible, insightful, and practical for all. Let the thinking commence!
In this discourse, Our Spiritual Master KrsnaKnows expounds the Bhakti Yoga Sutras (Path of Love & Devotion) of Devrishi Naradmuni, Narada's Aphorisms on Love Divine( Love and Devotion to Lord) which is called "Narada Bhakti Sutra".
Das Bhakti Sutra ist der klassische Text zur Entwicklung von Bhakti, von Hingabe, von Gottesliebe. Das Bhakti Sutra gibt dir viele Anregungen, um dein Herz sprechen zu lassen und dir eine höhere Wirklichkeit erfahrbar zu machen. Sukadev, Gründer von Yoga Vidya, hat alle 84 Verse des Bhakti Sutra kommentiert. Alle Kurzvorträge zum Bhakti Sutra sind jetzt im Web, als mp3 Audios und als Videos. Im ersten Vers erklärt Sukadev was Bhakti ist, und warum Bhakti die Grundlage aller Religionen ist. A ...
Become a Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/nectardelbg/subscribe En este podcast encontraremos temáticas de interés espiritual, desde investigaciones científicas hasta periodismo de la vida cotidiana; inspirado en los Hare Krishna y el Bhagavad Gita, una filosofía con más de 5,000 años de antiguedad que nos brindará una visión fresca y filosófica sobre el servicio amoroso del alma. vancha-kalpatarubhyas ca kripa-sindhubhya eva ca patitanam pavanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah
Bhakti Yoga" is a book written by Swami Vivekananda that explores the path of devotion and spiritual practice, known as Bhakti Yoga, in the context of Hindu philosophy. The book discusses the nature of love and dedication to the divine, how it can be cultivated, and how it leads to spiritual realization and union with the higher reality. Swami Vivekananda emphasises that different paths of yoga, including Bhakti Yoga, can lead to the same ultimate goal of self-realisation and collaboration w ...
This podcast is all about The Bhagavad-Gītā As it is, by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. The Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward lord Krishna. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sevak/support
In this Podcast we discuss Bhakti - the yoga of Divine Love. Its teachings are based on Sanathan Dharma or the Eternal Dharma of humanity as presented in the ancient sacred texts from India called the Vedas, written around 3000 BC. The Vedas are the origin of what is popularly known as Hinduism or Sanathan Dharma. For thousands of years, the greatest thinkers, philosophers and gurus have been ardent followers of the Vedic Wisdom. I believe that the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavatam, contain a ...
There's a devotee named Sudāma who dressed up as a Hare Kṛṣṇa in Hawaii for Halloween. And on a dare, his friends told him, "Why don't you jump in the van with the Hare Kṛṣṇas?" because they go out chanting on Halloween. And being a joker or a prankster, he jumped in, and then he took it a step further by getting in the van with them and going home…
Höre eine kurze Lesung aus dem Buch „Göttliche Erkenntnis“ von Swami Sivananda zum Thema „Avatar“. Dies ist ein kurzer Vortrag als Inspiration für den heutigen Tag von und mit Sukadev Bretz, Gründer von Yoga Vidya, eine Aufnahme während eines Satsangs gehalten nach einer Meditation im Yoga Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. Infos über Yoga, Meditation und …
Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, a practical matter, that by studying this dialogue, the Bhagavad-gītā, which is the Vedic intelligence we just heard, He said that you worship Me by your intelligence. And if you read Bhagavad-gītā every day, then your intelligence can be purged of the lower modes of material nature. And obviously, by hearing Śrīmad…
Śrī Īśopaniṣad, everyone knows the verse, 'vāyur anilam amṛtam, athedaṁ bhasmāntaṁ śarīram, oṁ krato smara kṛtaṁ smara, krato smara kṛtaṁ smara (mantra 17).' Let this temporary body be burned to ashes. Let the air of life be merged with the totality of air. Now, my Lord, please remember all my sacrifices, and because You are the ultimate beneficiar…
After Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed, the Lord continued to be very angry, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, could not pacify Him. Even mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, the constant companion of Nārāyaṇa, could not dare come before Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Then Lord Brahmā asked Prahlāda Mahārāja to go forward and pacify the Lord’s anger. Prahlāda …
So, in the teachings of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He said that in the Śikṣāṣṭakam, we should take to chanting and we should purify the heart. And He said also that it avails us to all good fortune—who would like the white lotus of good fortune to appear in his or her heart or life? And this is something Prabhupāda mentions in the story of the Guṇḍīcā-mā…
Pray for Lord Nityānanda to break any of your anarthas, attachments to unnecessary things—that's a pretty bold prayer. "Please break them, throw them in the river," and then say, "I don't know what happened!" Lord Nityānanda, is adoṣa-darśī. He's one that we can approach because He doesn't see anybody's faults. This is mentioned by Viśvanātha Cakra…
Those who take shelter of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, who is merciful to all, He is called adoṣa-darśī. He doesn't see the faults in anyone. Adoṣa-darśī means anyone who approaches Him with some eagerness in his or her heart to serve, He empowers them and gives them pure devotional service, which is impossible to get otherwise. So the process of devoti…
When we're coming on this Yātrā, we all have problems. Some of us have debts in America. Some of us have a boss who's a rotten person. Some of us have problems in our married life. Everybody has problems in this world, but when we come here for the few days that we're here, we leave those problems behind, and don't worry, they'll still be there whe…
Everything else will be disappointing in this world, except for chanting the holy name. So you can always increase the quality and the quantity, and you can always arrange to broadcast the holy name in writing and out loud in various places around the world, and everyone will benefit from it. And that's the campaign of our—the head cabinet member f…
It's just so helpful hearing about these two iconic figures in bhakti, and it's even more inspiring because of the fact that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu authorized it and did it himself. What to speak of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, there is a way in which you always win with the basics. And if one maintains determination to overcome any ob…
The first Back to Godhead magazine I got enlightened me, and I realized that as I wrote in my notebook—not back when I got my first Back to Godhead magazine. But this relates: It's not that there are many problems in the world. The world itself is a problem, and that's the idea when you're able to categorize properly. Vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattv…
Kṛṣṇa says, "You can meditate upon me as the one who knows everything." So, there's a way that when you're chanting, if you take Kṛṣṇa's advice and think of him as the one who knows everything, it can avoid the kind of distraction the mind has when it's constantly trying to fix everything. One of the ways I notice I get distracted is my mind's thin…
The heart is the driver, and the body is the chariot. So when we come to these places, the pilgrimage of the heart, we come here and feel that spiritual energy. And, of course, we talk about the past times, we talk about the philosophy, but the feeling that we get when we come home to these places, that transforms the heart. And home is where the h…
Compassion is one of the features of Advaita Ācārya, and also this idea of servitude towards the Lord, where he declares, "caitanyera dāsa muñi, caitanyera dāsa," (CC Adi 6.86) that "I am a servant of Lord Caitanya. I'm the servant of Lord Caitanya. I'm the servant of Lord Caitanya. I am the servant of the servants." And this is the foundation for …
So, during this time, we get an opportunity to leave aside all of the considerations and give full attention to chanting of Japa and a few points extrapolated from the Prabhupāda's teachings. One is that practice well, well you can. He gave an analogy of learning to fly an airplane and said that at some point, you have to fly solo. So get used to t…
From a letter that Prabhupada had written to send to the police:Our basic mission is to propagate the saṅkīrtana movement chanting the holy names of God all around the world, as was recommended by the incarnation of the Lord Śrī Caitanya, Mahāprabhu. People in this age are reluctant very much to understand about God consciousness on account of thei…
There was a pūjārī here for many years, taking care of this Deity, and something amazing happened to him that increased his faith a million-fold in Advaita Ācārya. Should I say what it is? He was sitting here one day, and he saw Westerners come here. They were chanting just like we were when we came in, and they were offering obeisances to Advaita …
Everybody needs encouragement. The world is a discouraging place; true or false? (audience : True) That's very discouraging. There's a way in which you can be our first recruiter. It actually is very encouraging. But until one develops a sense for the support that we're getting from Kṛṣṇa at every minute, it feels as if I'm under assault. I mean, a…
So, one point that Rūpa Gosvāmī makes about the practice of bhakti is that one should never assume that one knows why one is doing it. And it's always a good question to say, 'Why am I doing this?' before engaging in a practice of bhakti. So, I have a question that we can entertain over the next couple of minutes: Why are you here? Why are you chan…
Thakura Bhaktivinoda, the humble servant of the Lord, says, “The holy name of Krishna has fulfilled all my desires by vibrating on everyone’s tongue.” Bhaktivinoda therefore prays at the feet of Sri Rupa Goswami that the chanting of harinam may continue like this always. (Translation, verse 5)--------------------------------------------------------…
Thakura Bhaktivinoda, the humble servant of the Lord, says, “The holy name of Krishna has fulfilled all my desires by vibrating on everyone’s tongue.” Bhaktivinoda therefore prays at the feet of Sri Rupa Goswami that the chanting of harinam may continue like this always. (Translation, verse 5)To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit h…
We can start with the bhūta-śuddhi, which means śuddhi, means to purify. Bhūta means the elements. So the idea is, and this is done for the beginning of starting Deity worship. There's a way in which sitting down to do japa can have a prelude or preface. Let's try reading it together.(excerpt from the talk)Full presentation : https://youtu.be/4I6PZ…
Also, please make a concerted effort to read Prabhupāda's books again and again. He said, 'Everything I had to say, I said in my books.' And there's even more than just gathering information. When you read Prabhupāda's books, you're getting his association. So make it something that, even if it's just a little bit every day, try to hear something f…
I was thinking, so many people are going to the Kumbh Melā, everyone's looking for that one-time place where they can dip in and then be like, 'Okay, I'm elevated, I'm rectified,' whatever motive there is. But this felt to me like the perfect Kumbh Melā. It's coming together to chant. You're hitting the exact spot. There is no point at which one ca…
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Wi-Fi, the farther away you are, the less you get a connection. So by the pure faith and in the Holy Name and having sādhu-saṅga and chanting the primary names, one can very quickly become advanced. But if our chanting is weak or distracted or influenced by aparādha, covered by offenses, then the process is very slow. And that's dangerous, because …
It was seventh and eighth grade. I don't know about you all, but that's what we had back then. And at Fairview, there was a fellow student of mine named Steve Rau. I don't know if he's still on the planet or not, but I remember when Steve Rau decided that he was going to get straight A's, he was going to be the valedictorian, and he was also going …
Wherever we are, whether it's Goloka or here, we're still eternal servants of the Lord. So in the beginning stages, we understand by hearing sambandha-jñāna that we're not Kṛṣṇa, that we're actually His servants, then that's a beginning position to chant from. The antithesis of that is mentioned by Bhaktivinoda Thākura and by Haridās Thākura in the…
I was thinking about how today, in the world because people don't know this. This means they don't know that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everything emanates from Him. They try to solve the problems of life through their own devices. They make adjustments—politically, economically, physically, socially—and all of them create more co…
Anybody need an attitude lift? Yes, lift your attitude. One, two, three, lift. So much of our progress has to do with our attitude, and it's easy to get pushed down by the three modes of material nature. The way to rise above it is by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.And I'm going to repeat the first verse that came from the Antya Līlā, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, wri…
'Brahmāṇḍa bhramite kono bhāgyavān jīva guru-kṛṣṇa-kṛpāya pāya bhakti-latā-bīja' (CC. Madhya 19.151) means we are aimlessly moving from one body to the next, one universe to the next, and then, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, one gets a guru, by the grace of the Guru, one gets Kṛṣṇa. And so, Lord Nityānanda is the original guru, and he reveals the importanc…
This is a good example of vaidhi-bhakti. You're disturbed when you're three minutes late. This means a very strict idea of how to follow the process. I have a god brother, Saurī Dāsa, who lived with him in the ashram in Hawaii and other places, and he's down to the second. Everything's like, "Get out of my way. We got to do this now," and everythin…
As early as this morning, I heard Prabhupāda speaking about how, when we travel, we have many requirements to get from one place to another. For instance, going to a foreign country, he said, requires a visa. He said for his, coming to America, he had to show his bonafides and he had to have some special paperwork. And he said for going anywhere, w…
We have to take strength from Lord Balarāma. Part of the spiritual strength is to have the enthusiasm and the remembrance, which perhaps precedes the enthusiasm, to take our beads every day and make a valiant effort against the strong waves of māyā to fully take the names of Kṛṣṇa.And one other point is that it's not insignificant if we give our at…