Best The International Spiritual Truth Association Podcasts (2024)

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Association of Devotees is Critical For our Spiritual Survival 6:57

11h ago6:57

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Maya devi has empowered her creation with such sophisticated, such empowered propaganda to convince us that we are this body, and we are the enjoyer. Therefore, the association of devotees is so very, very critical to our spiritual survival, because in that association we remind one another constantly that material enjoyment is not what we are look…

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Enter Sridham as Beggars 3:32

2d ago3:32

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We have come here to beg for this quality so that in the purified state we can assist Srila Prabhupada, the previous acharyas and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Panchatattva in flooding the world with Harinama sankirtan.By Radhanath Swami

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – The Yugavatar 4:48

2d ago4:48

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I would personally descend and make the whole world dance. Kaviraj Goswami says that Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu made a garland with the flowers of the holy name of Krishna and pure love of Krishna, and he came to garland the entire world.By Radhanath Swami

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Navadwip Dham Represents Different Processes of Devotional Service 6:38

10h ago6:38

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Sri Navadvipa dham is specially blessed with the presence of the holy river Ganga devi. Ganga devi saw her beloved sister Yamuna facilitating Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan with the gopas and gopis.By Radhanath Swami

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Glories of Sri Navadvipa Dham 4:51

10h ago4:51

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When we come here, we should come as beggars, begging Nityananda Prabhu, and his representatives the spiritual masters and the vaishnavas for their mercy.By Radhanath Swami

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The Lotus Flower Analogy 7:28

5h ago7:28

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Because he was going to take the message of the spirit of Mayapur across the ocean to all continents of the world and on behalf of Lord Chaitanya to make the world dance for the chanting of holy names. hare Kṛṣṇa hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa hare hare/ hare Rāma hare Rāma Rāma Rāma hare hare.By Radhanath Swami

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Navadvipa and Vrindavan Are Non-Different 5:39

1d ago5:39

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In Vrindavan and other holy places if we commit offenses, we will have to suffer due to those offenses but Lord Chaitanya and Lord Nityananda Prabhu in this holy land of Navadvipa they do not accept any offenses.By Radhanath Swami

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Glories of Mother Ganga at Sri Mayapur Dham 10:10

5h ago10:10

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Here His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada very clearly explains exactly why the Ganges floods. To show the world that this nectar of love of Godhead should flood the entire planet from Sri Mayapur dham, the birthplace of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.By Radhanath Swami

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Bhakti Is About Crying Out For The Grace 4:45

7h ago4:45

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We come to pilgrimage places, because we need grace. You see, you cannot digest food if you have no hunger. This is the principle of Ayurveda. Every time I go to Ayurvedic doctors, and I am sent to them all the time, so many different ones, they always ask, “How is your appetite?” Because this is a basis, digestion is a key to good health, and you …

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Why We Came To Mayapur? 11:19

1d ago11:19

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he compared himself to a gardener. He said, “I have come with these fruits, the fruits of love of God. If anyone tastes a single fruit, they will be satisfied forever. And I have so many fruits, unlimited fruits. I cannot distribute them myself.” He requested his devotees to assist him.…

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Srila Prabhupad's Vision 4:44

9h ago4:44

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Srila Prabhupada had the vision of millions of people coming to Mayapur dham. Srila Prabhupada travelled around the world eleven times to bring the blessings and the mercy of Shri Mayapur to the world.By Radhanath Swami

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Loving Relationships Among Devotees At Shantipur 8:51

2h ago8:51

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Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his very advent, he showed the world an untouchable and a high class brahman, as brothers, intimately in the principle of bhakti, chanting together and it was that combination that Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu surrendered his heart to to come to show compassion to the whole world.…

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Joy of Union In Separation 7:10

2h ago7:10

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When a dear person in our lives, passes from this world, we understand the feeling of hopelessness and pain that could be there. Because there's affection, the affection, the love between Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his devotees in Navadwip, Srivasa, Advaita, Haridas, Murari Gupta, Vishnu Priya, and especially his mother, Sachi devi, their love w…

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Acharyas Vision for Sri Mayapur Dham 7:45

2d ago7:45

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And before boarding the Jaladuta, Srila Prabhupada writes in his diary, he came to Mayapur dham. This is where it all began. And ultimately, this is where he was going to bring people from all over the world. That was his vision.By Radhanath Swami

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Why Srila Prabhupad Decided To Make Sri Mayapur As International Headquarters? 5:16

9d ago5:16

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He was not seeing with material vision. He was seeing that Mayapur is the most powerful place in the world. Because it is the place where we could, people from all around the world, connect with the deepest, most profound manifestation of Krishna’s grace.By Radhanath Swami

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The Special Feature of Sri Chaitanya Maha Prabhu 4:58

3h ago4:58

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And for revealing the dham through literature all over India, he gave that credit to Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur and for bringing every possible caste and race and religion and every species of human beings to Mayapur to worship Shri Shri Panchatatva, Radha Madhava, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave that credit to our beloved Srila Prabhupa…

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Why Mayapur Is Considered Holy? 7:41

3d ago7:41

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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opened up the gates to invite and welcome everyone into the pastimes of Vrindavan that took place here in Shri Navadwip. Therefore, our Vaishnav scriptures and Acharyas, declare that Navadwip and Vrindavan are absolutely non-different, they are one.By Radhanath Swami

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Mayapur Is The Spiritual Centre Of The Universe 6:15

3h ago6:15

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Devotees in those days they talked about, during the monsoons, it was flooded. They were on the roof of the thatched hut and cobras, snakes and scorpions were also looking for shelter on the roof. Who would have conceived?By Radhanath Swami

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The Mood of The Yatra 6:02

17d ago6:02

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Sometimes long drives, sometimes hot cement under our feet, sometimes sun, sometimes we are late for Prasad. Whatever it may be, we should simply gladly accept it as an opportunity for spiritual advancement and most of all through hearing and chanting together we can develop spiritual love for each other.…

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Why So Many Rules and Regulations On The Path of Bhakti? 6:32

20d ago6:32

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Prahupada, if he would have said that, he would have had hundreds and millions of disciples. But Srila Prabhupada was representing the highest truths. He wasn’t trying to give people a little bit of piety in the name of spirituality; he was trying to show the path of perfection.By Radhanath Swami

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Is The Nature Of The Mind To Get Disturbed Continuously And Eventually To Get Depressed 2:30

20d ago2:30

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The greatest welfare work is to teach people how to purify and cleanse their hearts through chanting God’s names—hare krṣṇa hare krṣṇa, krṣṇa krṣṇa hare hare, hare rāma hare rāma, rāma rāma hare hare.By Radhanath Swami

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If Everything Is Predestined, Why Should We Bother About Anything? 8:19

15d ago8:19

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Why are you going to school? Why not you just flow with your destiny? You have the choice to either study or fail. Only a fool will say, “Why should I study? It is my destiny to fail.” Tell that to your professor. Then when you have you report card, tell your parents that. It is a useless, impractical philosophy.…

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How To Overcome The Obstacle Of Attachment To The Thoughts And Activities Of Previous Conditionings? 13:16

11d ago13:16

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The solution is to recondition ourselves. We have cultivated selfishness, all sorts of desires for acquisition and enjoyment. The process of sanatana dharma is to recondition our mind, senses and life to purity, to humility, to selfless service and when we engage in devotion to God—the power of God’s mercy upon us when we act in his service is so g…

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Why Lord Krishna Spoke Other Yoga And Processes When Bhakti Yoga Is Prescribed Yoga? 7:50

25d ago7:50

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Just like in material educational system—there is algebra, there is basic arithmetic; then there is mathematics, calculus—they’re all levels of the same subject. Now for those who are in a lesser school, they see that they are very separate. But for one who has a Ph.D. in this subject, he sees that they are all developed, they are all intertwined a…

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Suffering Is The Highest Ecstasy When It Is For Krishna 4:06

23d ago4:06

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Lord Caitanya and the six Goswamis actually taught us how to cultivate separation for Krishna. Lord Chaitanya's ecstasy is that he would cry in separation from Krishna.By Radhanath Swami

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How To Ensure Having Proper Consciousness to Perform Devotional Service At The Old Age? 6:14

20d ago6:14

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Unless we experience this higher taste, we will not be able to give up the illusions of maya. So we should be determined, determined in whatever situation we're in, to cultivate this higher taste of Krishna consciousness by guarding against offenses, by cultivating humility in service of Vaishnavas, by being a real servant of the Lord's compassion …

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The Conclusion Of The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai 8:45

29d ago8:45

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The conclusion of all transcendental knowledge and the means by which we can achieve all transcendental realizations is through cleansing our hearts by sincerely chanting Krishna’s holy name, Krishna has made available all the goals which are achieved in various yugasBy Radhanath Swami

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 6) 7:24

1M ago7:24

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And to great scholars like Prakashananda Saraswati, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, to them he discussed very deep philosophy of Vedanta and the conclusions of Vedanta which is pure unalloyed devotion. But the conjugal pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavana, he only discussed with Shri Ramananda Rai and Swarupa Damodar. So, we are not going to go mu…

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 5) 6:45

1M ago6:45

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When the Gopis went to meet Krishna, they had not even the slightest tinge of conception of satisfying their own mind, senses or bodies. They simply went to please Krishna, to give themselves completely for Krishna. There is not a tinge of material desire in the hearts of the Gopis.By Radhanath Swami

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 4) 6:54

1M ago6:54

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He described how in the mood of a servant dasya rasa, one is willing to do everything and anything for the pleasure of the lord, one is willing to surrender his life or her life simply for the satisfaction of the lord and serving with love, ecstatic love.By Radhanath Swami

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 3) 6:50

1M ago6:50

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So many times, even here in India, people come and tell us, you’ll be surprised how many people instruct sanyasis and sadhus of what the goal of life is, and the most common explanation is that ‘one should not renounce anything, one should simply perform one’s prescribed duty to one’s family and to one’s occupation and if one just does that, that i…

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 2) 7:23

1M ago7:23

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In this way, the lord who is in a role of a devotee, and his most intimate devotee, they exhibited the qualities of a Vaishnava. A Vaishnava is always taking the greatest happiness in appreciating the service and the devotion of other Vaishnavas. And a devotee is never envious, is never inclined to find faults with others but is always trying to ap…

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The Dialogue Between Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu And Shri Ramananda Rai (Part 1) 7:12

1M ago7:12

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When Ramananda Rai came out of the Godavari, he saw this sanyasi sitting in the far east and the effulgence was so brilliant and attractive that he came and offered his prostrated obeisances to the sanyasi. And when Lord Chaitanya saw him, both of their love awakened with such pure feeling that Lord Chaitanya lifted him up and embraced him.…

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How To Understand And Apply The Extreme Examples In Srimad Bhagavatam? 7:59

1M ago7:59

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There’s not too many Kadambha Munis on the planet today who can do that. There is not that many Devhutis or Kadambha Munis today. But just because we can’t be like that does not mean we can’t learn from what there are trying to teach us. Sukadev Goswami extracted those episodes in history that are for the ultimate welfare of humanity, to learn from…

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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj 13:33

2M ago13:33

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HH Radhanath Swami Remembering HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj by Radhanath SwamiBy Radhanath Swami

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Mood And Service Attitude of Lalita Sakhi 9:50

2M ago9:50

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who was the person who was really the guardian, the guardian of the true, unadulterated principles of Lord Chaitanya’s mission? Svarupa Damodara Goswami – Lalita gopi.By Radhanath Swami

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Appearance Day of Lalita Sakhi 6:53

2M ago6:53

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What is the nature of Lalita gopi’s love? That when she sees even a tiny drop of perspiration on the lotus feet of either Radha or Gopinath, it’s as if she assumes one million bodies to eagerly jump up and remove that spot of perspiration. That is her unconditional love.By Radhanath Swami

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How To Deal With People Who Are Demanding? 4:26

3M ago4:26

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How To Deal With People Who Are Demanding? by Radhanath SwamiBy Radhanath Swami

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What is Meant by ‘Following Srila Prabhupada’s Footsteps?’ 5:53

2M ago5:53

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Srila Prabhupada was very uncompromising what he spoke in his lectures and what he wrote in his books but how he applied those principles to individual personal cases was with such compassion whatever helped that person to become more attracted to Krishna, he would present it that way. That’s following in Prabhupada’s footsteps. Not just repeating …

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What Is The Difference Between Humility And Pridelessness? 3:46

2M ago3:46

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All practical purposes, to be humble means to be without pride, without being a sense of false proprietorship without the illusion that I am the doer.By Radhanath Swami

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Glories of Srila Sanatana Goswami 4:25

3M ago4:25

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This is your pastime my Lord. It was by your will that he got this disease in Jharikhanda forest, it was your will that for almost one year he remained here in this diseased condition and now it is by your will that you have cured him and embrace him by your causeless mercy.By Radhanath Swami

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How To Recognize And Cultivate Compassion? 3:50

3M ago3:50

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Preaching is an instrument of the compassion of great souls and a proper spirit that helps us to develop our compassion. Real preaching means to extend yourself to make sacrifices of yourself for the wellbeing of another.By Radhanath Swami

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Why Lord Jagannath Doesn’t Eat Potatoes And Carrots in Puri? 5:02

3M ago5:02

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Why Lord Jagannath Doesn’t Eat Potatoes And Carrots in Puri? by Radhanath SwamiBy Radhanath Swami

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Glories of Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini (Part 2) 9:31

4M ago9:31

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When they came inside, Mother Ganga was gone. All the Bengali people were gone. The only thing that remained was Saci sitting right at the feet of Lord Jagannatha! Ah! They were thinking ‘How is this? How did you get in the temple, the gates were locked?’ Their idea was, she broke into the temple to steal the property of Jagannatha. They arrested h…

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Glories of Srimati Gangamata Gosvamini (Part 1) 10:32

4M ago10:32

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Seeing the genuine sincerity of Saci-devi, Haridasa Pandita sent her to live at Radha-kunda with another one of his disciples, who happened to be Saci-devi’s aunt. Her name was Lakshmi Priya and there together, they perfectly lived in pure devotion and renunciation. They chanted minimum two hundred thousand names of Krishna every single day. They w…