Join us each week in this sacred space with the intention of strengthening our commitment to truth. Valuing exploration over certainty, we seek to support each other’s quest for authenticity. 0:00 Introduction 13:44 How can we broadmindedly understand Brahma’s being attracted to his daughter? 25:50 Since the purports of the Bhagavatam are written for a certain audience, should we only read the verses so we don’t get confused? 35:46 What is the difference between Advaita Vedanta and Gaudiya Vaishnavism? 47:11 In the Free Radical Podcast with Jeffery Long, who is aligned with the RamaKrishna mission, he responded to the question “What does God mean to you today?,” with “friend” which is personal. Why would an Advaita Vedantin think of God in a personal way? 52:58 Earlier in your reply about Advaita Vedanta you mentioned that once a practitioner attains mukti, they don’t come back—it’s an eternal destination. Can you explain Srila Prabhupada’s description someone who has attained sayujya-mukti as getting bored in brahman and coming “back down”? 1:09:00 Over the years, I have learned that every practitioner’s practice will become enhanced by chanting the maha-mantra even if they are in a different tradition. This seems sectarian to me. Where does this necessity come from? 1:21:32 If there is validity to honoring what is true for us, how do we respectfully deal with opposition in a healthy way? When is it legitimate to challenge and be challenged? Watch on: https://youtube.com/live/rB0LuA0y6Oc **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2 ▶ PERSONALISMO RADICAL: Manifiesto de Renovación para una Devoción Proactiva (Spanish Edition) https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG ▶ PURCHASE "INHERENT OR INHERITED?: Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta" in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8 ▶ ¿INHERENTE o HEREDADO?: Bhakti en la Jiva según el Gaudiya Vedanta (Spanish Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF ▶ WATCH ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha ▶ APPLE PODCAST CHANNEL —GET ACCESS to all of Swami Padmanabha's shows in 1 place: https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ ▶ LISTEN TO 2024 CLASSES /// ON APPLE English: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/swami-padmanabha/id6451217692 /// ON APPLE al Español: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2024-swami-padmanabha-en-espa%C3%B1ol/id1724102640 ///SPOTIFY English: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ix99HhUNPdjhLntUE2ekN ///SPOTIFY AL Español: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zKy0F68cT1u9YIW2Vn8Mf ▶ LISTEN TO THE FREE RADICAL PODCAST /// ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-free-radical-podcast/id1695357827 ///ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/65jZn8mO9m33frMR2K1rDa ▶ FOLLOW: //Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swamipadmanabha //Twitter: https://twitter.com/swamipadmanabha ▶ WEBSITE: https://swamipadmanabha.com 2023 CLASSES /// ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2023-swami-padmanabha/id1663110173 ///ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4bi92FjScmyTerTyPSmjPn 2022 CLASSES: ///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2022-swami-padmanabha/id1612578963 ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44qTeNwSTyfw8XAkISqm4z 2021 CLASSES: ///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2021-lectures/id1550171522 ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/26NBAkdleu2SN8EcKABpi3 2020 CLASSES: ///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2020-lectures/id1510153566 ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06nCDd0MBdtqWPthT1A