0:00 – Intro | Jonestown changed the religious world | examining bad gurus of Sanatana Dharma & new age but every religion is corrupt | previous live shows (overlapping sound was me opening a second window) ... 9:40 – Reaction to talk 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MaXIixT-jw): profanity in public sex scandal | anger management issues vs enlightened leaders & spiritual leaders | private vs public personality of cult leaders | cult leaders will die for devotees | recognizing...

0:00 – Intro to show | Guest introductions & lineages | I was a guest on the Bearded Mystic Podcast hosted by Rahul Singh in a roundtable discussion on Bhakti in Hinduism with Shiva Kailash Shambho (https://www.youtube.com/@ShivaKailashShambho) Nimai Nitai dasa (https://www.youtube.com/@NimaiNitaiDasa) Lyam Boylan (https://www.youtube.com/@YamsoxLives) Edwin Ishana Shivam (Edwin Walker) (https://www.tiktok.com/@edwinwalker_shivaartemis) ... 04:48 – Exploring the essence of bhakti via...

0:00 – Intro to unscripted afternoon chat inspired by Yamsox's youtube live stream | Forthcoming roundtable discussion on Bearded Mystic's channel  @YamsoxLives   @TheBeardedMysticPodcast  | my music youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RockAndDoubleBassWithAaronJoy ... 9:47 – Experiences with X/twitter | making social media positive ... 13:12 – India's Hindutva & RSS & Hindu Nationalism movement | "Modi's India" book ... 15:51 – Hinduphobia in America | criticizing Hinduism for...

0:00 – Intro to 1970 article "I'm Tired of the Tyranny of Spoiled Brats" from Reader's Digest magazine by Professor of History (University of Montana) K. Ross Toole (see his wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Ross_Toole & for more of this theme search for his book "The Time Has Come to Say the Things that Need to be Said About Campus Violence, the Tyranny of a Minority, the Crusade of the Spoiled Children, the Parental Abdication of Responsibility, and the Lack of Courage,...

0:00 – Intro to rant against Christians who would convert you to Jesus Christ away from Sanatana Dharma/Hinduism | deceptive Christian missionaries disguised as the good guy ... 8:08 – Religions co-existing with non-violence ... 10:07 – Not all religions are the same (i.e. religious universalism) | history of Christian missionary tactics in India by Unitarian Universalists ... 17:32 – Jesus is not an avatar of Krishna | Isha in the Upanishad is not Jesus | real religions vs unity of all...

0:00 – Intro to 2nd reaction video of interview with Amma Sri Akrunamayi (not the hugging saint) ... 5:39 – This channel is not Advaita Vedanta nor all religions are one nor common narrative but shares what is true for my life (based on being logical, rational, scriptural, authoritative) | being honest vs playing a religious game ... 12:40 – Not believing Satya Sai Baba was enlightened or avatar | devotee & spiritual author Hugh Colmer (books here:...

0:00 – Intro to responding to videos saying musician Taylor Swift is a cult leader & that fans (aka "Swifties") are a cult | cults vs cult of personality vs fringe elements | cult studies (Note: my previous show based on how to recognize a cult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8nWY9YFwNg) ... 11:51 – Definition of cult via Robert J. Lifton's 1951 study of 8 criteria points (See article on cult criteria by Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino here:...

0:00 – Intro to reaction videos of interviews with Amma Sri Karunamayi (not to be confused with Amma the hugging saint) | see her website: https://karunamayi.in/ & official youtube https://www.youtube.com/@AmmaSriKarunamayiOfficial/videos ... 7:29 – Reacting to interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_KqVenjbCc): Vedic gods | ego & pride vs spiritual growth | Amma's divinity ... 16:34 – Reaction con't: Spirituality of children | questions on how karma works ... 25:23 – Reaction...

0:00 – Intro to non-spiritual show on being recent victim of "Kia Challenge" crime where cars are hotwired & stolen for TikTok videos (see wikipedia on history of this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Challenge) | understanding President Donald Trump's labelling of criminals as animals after being a victim of a crime reflecting animal instincts ... 5:51 – Story of breaking our car window & destruction of ignition to hot wire & steal our car | inefficient police force &...

0:00 – God is not one size fits all | introduction to 2 real life examples of hearing vs not hearing god's voice ... 6:44 – Overlap of experiences of those who do/don't speak to god | being on a spiritual journey vs circle spirituality ... 10:11 – Story of a former friend who is Kali's chosen prophet & speaks to her daily - but does he really hear god's voice? ... 20:31 – When god's voice 100% agrees with you and/or reflects your personality its not god but your own internal conversation...

0:00 – Self-proclaimed spiritual teacher Sir Pierre Bernard taught & invented yoga a century ago which helped promote yoga in America | "The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America" book by Robert Love ... 6:33 – Avoiding American cultural appropriation soul sucking of Hindu yoga | not caring about India & calling gods myths (Note: yoga isn't completely a naked man on a mat, but it is not what it is sold as in the west) ... 10:03 – Stealing from Hinduism over other...

0:00 – Reacting to the late Swami Rudrananda "Rudi" the somewhat forgotten New York meditation teacher & guru of Franklin Jones (aka Adi Da) & the disgraced Oregon guru Swami Chetanananda (aka J. Michael Shoemaker), biographical info about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_(spiritual_teacher) & website of Rudi's legacy https://www.rudi.org/teachings (Note: apology for change in sound, as a second microphone got turned on) ... 8:36 – Reacting to talk...

0:00 – Personal thoughts on experience with tarot (referenced episode 37 on scary accurate tarot readings: https://studio.youtube.com/video/PUH--yBNkhE), using oracle cards as a Hindu for contemplation only ... 12:36 – Kali Oracle Deck pocket deck by Alana Fairchild & art by Jimmy Manton, diversity of Kali designs, emotional response to art ... 20:32 – Descriptions on cards ... 23:43 – Closing thoughts ... NOTE: there are disgruntled reviews of this deck on amazon I found after the show...

0:00 – Intro to 100th show, reacting to beastly fake teacher Keith Raniere who abused women in his cult NXIVM, learning from fake gurus ... 14:40 – Overview of videos from official NXIVM youtube ... 17:54 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfp5q3T4j8Y): spiritual buzzwords, insider vs outsider language ... 23:36 – Reacting to talk con't: raising children in diverse cultures, becoming one & same, avoiding recognizing god as gift giver ... 31:25 – Reacting to talk...

0:00 – Intro to "Om Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah" (Ashtakshara Mantra) which translates to "I take refuge in Lord Krishna & surrender myself completely to him" or "Sri Krishna is my shelter" ... 4:23 – Mantra re-discovered by Ananda Bhagat of the Arizona Vedic Cultural Center (Phoenix area) Arizona Vedic Cultural Center of the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul USA, Arizona Vedic Cultural Center youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmxjtAsKch0b1cWIhWec4DA & free pdf of American English version...

On a recent trip to Manhattan I wanted to visit where ISKCON was born, aka the very first ISKCON temple & former home of Swami Prabhupada. Or, the birthplace of the Hare Krishna movement in America. I'm not an ISKCON Vaishnava & routinely confess a love/hate relationship with Swamiji & the organization, but only a fool would deny the influence of Srila Prabhupada & ISKCON on religion in the west & the world & Sanatana Dharma in general. I think he is one of the most...

0:00 – Intro to reaction video of spiritual teacher & artist Santosha Tantra of California whose teaching is focused on knowing one's self, not a cult leader, women's spirituality issues, inspired by Raman Maharishi & Hinduism ... 08:48 – Introduced to Ma by Theo Cedar Jones of the band Swaybone (referenced interview by Theo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl-rwhJsZNQ) ... 09:57 – Ma's website: https://www.santosha-tantra.com/ & youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vidspfx , memoirs:...

0:00 – Intro, how much does God cost?, how much does god's truth & wisdom (i.e Sanatana Dharma) cost?, those who ask for money to reveal the truth, costs of being an Adidam devotee ... 8:23 – Story of almost buying an ignorant yoga theology course to find out more, calling Hindu gods a myth, fusing Buddhism & Hinduism ... 15:48 – Cult documentary revealing money drain ... 17:19 – Buying books that are not promises of truth (Namaste Bookstore NYC https://namastebookshop.com/) ... 21:54...

0:00 – Into to reaction to Swami Tyagananda (of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Order based out of Boston's Vedanta Society) who is/was Hindu Chaplain of MIT and Harvard (see wiki of him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Tyagananda), see first reaction video to Swami: https://www.youtube.com/live/oYI4S7nEVBI ... 8:11 – Enjoy your life (R.I.P. Char Abbott) ... 11:45 – Adi Da talk "Sex, Laughter and Real-God-Realization" (see here for pdf of talk:...

0:00 – Into to reaction video to Swami Tyagananda (of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Order based out of Boston's Vedanta Society) who is/was Hindu Chaplain of MIT and Harvard (see wiki of him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Tyagananda), dilemma criticizing gurus who help people, catering to liberal college crowd, Advaita Vedanta path of Vivekananda ... 10:27 – Reacting to 1st talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNmldIsqcHc): teaching Americans, diversity in society ... 17:40 – Reacting to...

0:00 – Intro to 2nd attemptat reaction video of Mother Meera known for silent darshans, personal discovery of Mother Meera due to Surya Ananda, skepticism of silent gurus ... 12:55 – Reacting to video compilation of talks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJihYkHd5Q8): sincerity & genuine body language, finding faster spirituality & grace of god (reference to Sri Dharma Acharya talk on grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Wa_xTc7e4), doing god whatever it is  ... 22:59 – Reaction to...

0:00 – Jesus declared an avatar of Krishna by Christian missionaries in India in the late 1700's/1800's as part of the creation of Neo-Hinduism & religious universalism (i.e. all religions are the same) ... 4:28 – No scriptural evidence for Jesus as an avatar in Sanatana Dharma scripture (note: The Bhavishya Purana is said to mention Jesus, and might show his divinity and/or avataric status. I believe the Isha (Jesus) described in this purana is not the Jesus of the Bible, but a different...

0:00 – Sharing a quote from my teacher Dr. David Frawley (Acharya Vamadeva Shastri): "The idea of an inner guru is very popular today, particularly given the difficulty of finding a true living guru, as well as the scandals that may be associated rightly or wrongly with existing gurus known to the public. Some gurus also have so many followers that we may not be able to have a direct relationship with them, even though they are alive." ... 3:22 – Problems with following our inner guru, mental...

0:00 – PRE-RECORDED "KINGDOM NOW" PODCAST: Intro, Christianity's desert fathers, Covid (coronavirus) stay at home orders & halting church services, lacking social interaction ... 9:57 – Losing routine & spiritual foundation, finding god in times of crisis, desert fathers, Book of Joel & being still with god ... 17:02 – Church fellowship & social rituals vs developing personal relationship with god, planning the future, living in fear ... 41:18 – Living in & avoiding...

0:00 – Intro to reaction video of spiritual guru Eli Jaxon-Bear (https://leela.org/) famed husband of guru Gangaji, why I'm doing guru reaction videos, learning from bad gurus ... 7:44 – Knowledge of Eli going into reaction videos (referenced article on post-affair break-up https://web.archive.org/web/20080516202057/http://www.dailytidings.com/2006/1014/stories/1014_gangaji.php), Gangaji saving her career, Papaji ... 14:00 – Reacting to talk by Eli...