Weekly Sanga

Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura/Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam/Weekly Saṅga

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 6 Chapter 9 Text 34

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

The following is a morning Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on Monday, April 23, 2018.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 6 Chapter 9 Text 34

duravabodha iva tavāyaṁ vihāra-yogo yad aśaraṇo ’śarīra idam anavekṣitāsmat-samavāya ātmanaivāvikriyamāṇena saguṇam aguṇaḥ sṛjasi pāsi harasi.

TRANSLATION
O Lord, You need no support, and although You have no material body, You do not need cooperation from us. Since You are the cause of the cosmic manifestation and You supply its material ingredients without being transformed, You create, maintain and annihilate this cosmic manifestation by Yourself. Nevertheless, although You appear engaged in material activity, You are transcendental to all material qualities. Consequently these transcendental activities of Yours are extremely difficult to understand.

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Questions by the Sages/Sunday Sangas

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 1 Chapter 1 Text 10

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami summarizes the first chapter of the first canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam beginning with text 10.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 1 Text 10

prāyeṇālpāyuṣaḥ sabhya
kalāv asmin yuge janāḥ
mandāḥ sumanda-matayo
manda-bhāgyā hy upadrutāḥ

TRANSLATION
O learned one, in this iron Age of Kali men almost always have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed.

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39) Entering into Līla/40) The Supreme Wealth/Jaiva-Dharma

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

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Sunday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – The Art of Living and Dying

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami summarizes a talk he gave the previous day entitled The Art of Living and Dying.

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39) Entering into Līla/Jaiva-Dharma/Wednesday Sangas

Jaiva-Dharma – Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami continues with Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 1896 novel, Jaiva-Dharma.

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Sunday Sangas

Weekly Sanga – Sunday, April 8, 2018

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

In today’s sanga, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami shares his realizations from his recent studies and travels.

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Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam/The Eight Essential Teachings of Śrī Caitanya

The Śikṣāṣṭakam – The Eight Essential Teachings of Śrī Caitanya (2018) – Part 1

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

The following is the first part of a two part seminar on the Śikṣāṣṭakam given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami on April 1, 2018, at Yogamaya in New York City.

The Śikṣāṣṭakam – The Eight Essential Teachings of Śrī Caitanya – Part 1

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Although Śrī Caitanya was a great scholar he only composed eight verses called the Śikṣāṣṭakam, but in these verses he systematically presented the philosophy of bhakti from the basic practices and moods of devotion to its highest attainment. Dhanurdhara Swami’s series of two lectures will summarize the essence of each verse to highlight the core of his teachings and mission.

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Program

Welcome Back Program with Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Rathi Krishna dasa

The following is a recording of a talk by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami at Jagannath Mandir in Sayreville, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 31, 2018, as part of a program welcoming Maharaja back to the US after extensive travels in India, Russia, and Colombia.