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Great lecture, reading Madhusudana Sarasvati on Gita in Catholic Poland and Sri Aurobindo's the same time, while Lakshmanjoo is waiting at the door with Abhinava - all is resumed on one advise: know your Self and you will know everything (Delphi Temple motto)

Swamiji is ❤🙏🏼

What a wasted session with a great swami. Asking about why the US doesn't have monk schools...

The guest at this podcast completely floored me! I was aware of Madhavacharya, but had no idea of the extent of literature available on this Vaishnav tradition. Superb podcast. Great to know that the younger generation still is interested in digging deeper into Sanatana Dharma logic and philosophy

Poor people think better things great

Remarkable conversation from both sides 🙏

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Wonderful episode. Such a lovely young couple. I'm looking forward to reading the book and to whatever they may write in future.

The Ishwar (Omni god) is very different from paramshiva, Trika Acharyas constantly deny that the Ishwara category in Advaita is same as parashiva. It's actually as very big difference.

Mukunda still doesn't have an in-depth knowledge about Trika. You are projecting vaishnavism into it.

Thank you for hosting the series re status of Sanatan Dharm in the US. Growing up in India, most of us never got a systematic understanding of our own Faith. We simply cherry picked the concepts and practices of our immediate family. Being in the US we have to seek out deeper inquiry and answers, sort of often self taught. It is important to interpret Hinduism, from a distance, if not an "outsider". The environment here is more open, and less likely to be challenged by " senas" and other assorted " guardians." It is important to find a faith that allows an individual to balance faith with the evolving social structure.

Have to watch it more than once to grasp it

Bring back Rami Sivan 🙏🏻🏃

Apart from the three major Vedantic commentaries, teachings of Saankhya-Yoga Darshan in Bhagwad Gita should be explored and presented. Sadly, for more than a millennia, Vedantins have suppressed realist Darshanas like Saankhya and Vaisheshika Darshanas. 🙏🏽🕉️🙏🏽

Two gyanis kicking back and having an illuminating conversation ! I love the freedom and humility of these guys what a gift to all of us

Really fascinating. I'm going to get his book. I came here from reading about his translation of the Hanuman Chalisa into singable English.

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Hello Ashish and Mukunda Iam not a genetist, but I read anthropology, genetics ect.. I have a question does Y chromosome alone give a complete picture about identity. Shouldnt poly genes be considered for shaping a civilization. In addition if somebody has similar haplogroup to groups far away does thst mean all other anthropogical features are similar. For example ashkenazi jews may have eastern European haplogroup like R1a but nowhere they claim they are Europeans. So my thought is the claim of a relation does not come by only Y but may be poly genes. For example brahmin have various haplogroup with probably r1a, j ect yet they identify themselves as brahmins. Also wanted to mention something quite interesting, i was watching V.S ramachandran lectures on neurons that shaped civilization. The next question which will arise how are neurons related to genetics, if that is the case there needs to poly genes for shaping civilization. How do you conlude on this.

6 minutes of chitchat 😢

Спасибо большое за столь увлекательную беседу!

When speaking of the baby Krishna, I think you have tapped into what true Christians feel about Jesus as God

Excellent Dr.Anusha Rao..superb narration impeccable grip on Madhwa Tatva

Hari Sarvottmatatvam is mere Madhwa philosophy !!

How humbling! Hats off to Dr T S Rukmani. I hope the book she intended for her grandkids is nearing completion. It will be a treasure for all of ua

OMG. I have been looking for discussions like this. Where can I find more? Thank you so much.

Professor Bryant is such a joy and a blessing. I have been reading Dr Bryant’s Bhakti Yoga, it is a dense deep dive into the Bhakti tradition, I highly recommend it for any serious student of Bhakti or Dr Bryant. Namaste

Very nice conversation! But I am confused on a few points. What does Dr Bryant mean when he says that the texts of other religions might also be shastras? How are we to reconcile the contradictions between these different shastras? How are we supposed to accept a text which says something like "I thy Lord am a jealous God, thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not bow before any graven image" with texts like the Bhagavatam which assert that Bhagavan is not only infinitely beautiful but has a mutlitude of forms and can be worshipped through images? If we are supposed to accept that all these different philosophies are equally true and lead to equally valid (though different) experiences, then why even have bhakti? If everything is true, then anything is true, and there is no distinction between truth and falsehood. Furthermore, Dr. Bryant says that Hindu philosophies leave the origins of suffering open-ended by saying its due to anaadi karma or maya but that is alright since their priority is to offer a way out of suffering. But how can you put an end to suffering without inquiring into its causes? In fact, Buddhism does seek to put an end to suffering by understanding its causes - i.e. human desires and attachments. It makes sense for the Buddha to say he is uninterested in the origins of the universe because that has no relevance to his project of eradicating suffering, just like a physician doesn't need to know who shot an arrow to remove it. But that analogy cannot be applied to Dr. Bryant's case since the Buddha is not agnostic about the origins of suffering itself. In fact, to build on the analogy, a physician has to see how the arrow has penetrated the flesh in order to best determine how to extract it. Similarly, how can any darshana provide an effective solution to the problem of suffering without providing a convincing account of its origins? On the contrary, by proposing that the world is created by an all-loving and all-attractive Ishvara, bhakti philosophies open up a new can of worms. Why would such an all-loving Bhagavan create a world with "sarvam duhkham" as Dr. Bryant claims. And if this suffering is anaadi, or worse the result of Bhagavan's own maya, then what is the guarantee it will end through devotional surrender to Bhagavan? Finally, what does Mukunda ji mean when he says that the historicity of avataarapurushas like Rama and Krishna is unimportant to modern Hinduism? They might be unimportant to other Hindus but to a bhakta, who claims that not only is there a loving God with infinite beauty and forms but that said God took birth in human form for the liberation of his bhaktas and that knowledge about such a God can be attained through shastra pramanas like the Bhagavatam, Ramayana, Mahabharata etc., wouldn't it be important that shastra pramana agrees with scientifically verifiable facts? After all the bhakti of a bhakta does not merely depend on the rasa and emotive-literary qualities of the text but rather on the truth of the fact that Bhagavan exists and shall descend "yuge-yuge".

Sri Ramakrishna said one who is nirguna is also saguna, Brahman-Shakti abhed (inseparable). Regarding salvation (final goal) he gave 2 broad categories : 1. Those who want to become sugar (Merge in nirguna) 2. Those who want to eat sugar (Eternal relation with Saguna) . Sri Ramakrishna's Kathaamrita provides very simple yet sophisticated framework to harmonize different school of thoughts. He didn't create hierarchy between Jnana and Bhakti, according to him both are at same level

Awesome Discussion !

Again, just outstanding editing! Kudos, really.

This discussion is really really Scholarly. Thank You very much Mukunda Ji & Dr Edwin Bryant.

1:05:22 interesting discussion from a few minutes before this. About the Vaishnav idea of God. However, Krishna traditions such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism becomes so prakritic in their idea of nitya lilas. Gaudiya Vaishnavism becomes very erotic in nature in their internal texts written by their gurus, resembles very prakritic experiences of love, sex, and eroticism. So I'd say, there could be a God with form, but it doesn't make sense if God has these nitya lilas consisting of eroticism, etc.

His background is fake, made using green screen. So is his intentions to study the hindu philosophy and culture. His aims are to inculcate the hindu culture and make christianity more appealing in a hindu context.

Very nice conversation. Hope to see more in future.

I wanted to ask anusha who talked on dvaita, about nirgunatva of the jeeva . If god dosent possess the prakrutic gunas so he is nirguna. Arent jeevas nirgunas in terms of devoid of prakrutic gunas too at there swaroopa ?

💛🙏💛 So grateful to both of you.

I'm only half trough the podcast and I have to pause it in order to relish on what has been said. Thank you so much Mr. Raghavan, I'm a big fan of the channel, but this time you really hit it out the field with your questions, and is always such a pleasure to listen to Dr.Bryant and see how his passion for the subject channels his profound knowledge. Also from my humble point of view I'm hundred percent with you on bhakti being the other side of the coin with jñana, Ramanuja explicitly states it about the end of his Vedharthasamgraha "bhaktisca jñanavisesa eva iti", Bhakti is just a kind of knoledge. To love is to know.Thank you so much again.

Though Bhagavad Gita is seen as a Bhakti Shastra, the bhakti schools still had to contend with the vedic statement, that says only Jnana leads to liberation. Ramanujacharya frames it as Jnana in the form of Bhakti . Madhvacharya too agrees that Jnana is the path to Moksha. However interpretation of final stage of Jnana varies.

Christians and to some extent muslims , have to be brought down to show due reverence to Sanatan Dharma

20:40 the similar kind of thing is Ramkrishna Paramhamsa's philosophy of Vijnana Vedanta as per Swami Medhananda.

Awesome episode! And really impressive editing. Kudos to whoever did it!

Easily, one of the best episodes yet! I've been waiting for this one for months now

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Beautifully explained Advaitha using modern science ua-cam.com/video/BG31Oz0VWmI/v-deo.htmlsi=m4TzmF7vcby4ifHk

2:00:40 Regarding changing traditions one has to remember that it was the same Lord Vishnu who showed in his Rama Avatara that upholding an Oath is paramount and breaking it would be as good as Death, while in his Krishna Avatara showed that one has to break Oath to uphold Dharma (when he picks up the chariot wheel to annihilate Bhishma). When God is himself showing that traditions that don't match with the Time has to be broken, who are we to still hold on to traditions that are obviously ridiculous in today's day and age?

1:48:30 Dr Anusha missed adding to your very important point Mr Mukunda that Draupadi is essentially 5 Strees in 1 body, and the main controller is Bharati - consort of Vayu. Hence why Yudhishtira goes to her for understanding Dharma because she is essentially on the same level as Saraswati in the Taratamya. You will get to understand more on Draupadi if you read Madhvacharya's Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.

00:01:20 Introduction to Dr. Seema Anand and her background, a family of strong and supportive women. Growing up without much background in Hindu literature but over time developing a drive for it. 00:06:55 “Stories you tell define your Identity” and Dr. Anand’s move towards the Kama Shastras, her love for the Kama Shastras and the depth they have 00:10:45 Kama Sutra as being more than a book of sex but rather about a text about seduction, pleasure and spirituality. The contrast between the Christian view of sexuality and the Hindu view of sexuality 00:17:30 The Lost Love Festivals of India, putting the pleasure back into the earth 00:22:10 Pleasure isn’t just sex rather it is the organic and connected experience of existence; The supplement of traditional mores with colonial mores. Orientalism, academia and interpretation 00:33:55 Mudras in relation to Seduction and Dance, The role of Paan in ancient India and love communication 00:37:55 Courtesans in the time of Chanakya, regulation of prostitution 00:43:15 What elements of the ancient world would Dr. Anand bring back and the perception/portrayal of Women in Bollywood 00:50:00 Role of Women in the Itihasa traditions, how we portray Sita today versus how the Ramayana portrays Sita and how Draupadi is portrayed in the Mahabharata 01:11:00 The Art of Storytelling 01:22:00 The works of Kalidasa 01:25:00 What role can Kama play in today’s world 01:29:40 Ancient and Modern Femininism 01:43:30 Dr. Anand’s final thoughts

Another great teacher Rupert Spira on Non Duality ua-cam.com/video/BwXosKVO2yI/v-deo.htmlsi=sqgLKbu_826R5UFv

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