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Diasporic Comedy, Shaktipunch and Dharma: A Conversation with Pranav Behari
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Diasporic Comedy, Shaktipunch and Dharma: A Conversation with Pranav Behari
Reincarnation, Interfaith, and Rāmānuja’s Vedāntic Vision: A Conversation with Dr. Ankur Barua
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Reincarnation, Interfaith, and Rāmānuja’s Vedāntic Vision: A Conversation with Dr. Ankur Barua
How to Love in Sanskrit: A Conversation with Suhas Mahesh and Anusha Rao
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Host: Mukunda Raghavan (x.com/raghman36) Guests: Suhas Mahesh and Anusha Rao ( x.com/suhasm) (raoanusha.com/) Their new book, 'How to Love in Sanskrit' : (a.co/d/c2c9K8v) Music: Vocals: Krishna Parthasarathy Guitar: Ben Kunin Editing: Kūci Harikiraṇ Prasād ( kuciharikiran) (youtube.com/@UCGp4kHyhvSLaDqPSJGkfUzA )
Three commentaries on the Gītā: A conversation with Ācārya Sthāneśvar Timālsinā
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Ācārya Sthāneśvar Timālsinā and Mukunda Rāghavan discuss three commentaries on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: those of Śaṅkarācārya, Rāmānujācārya and Abhinavagupta. Time stamps: 00:00- Intro Beginning 00:45- Intro Ending 03:45- Why Ācāryajī has begun a new series on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā 07:10- On being both a practitioner and a scholar 10:13- On whether Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā can be read solely on its ow...
War, Dharma and Justice: A Conversation with Raj Balkaran
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Join Mukunda as he speaks to Professor Raj Balkaran, Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. He is a scholar of the Puranas and Narratives and the author of The Goddess and the King in Indian Myth. He is also the host of an amazing podcast called New Books in Indian Religions. Dr. Balkaran has also launched a new podcast called The Indian Wisdom Podcast. Dr. Balkaran returns to the podcast and in this ...
Bhagavān, Bhakti and Philosophy: A Conversation with Dr. Edwin Bryant
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Dr. Edwin Bryant, Professor of Religion at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Dr. Bryant is a prolific and prodigious scholar of Indian Religions with his primary focus on Hindu Philosophy, Yoga and Bhakti. He has published eight books and authored a number of articles on the earliest origins of the Vedic culture, yoga philosophy, and the Krishna tradition. These i...
Namaste Yoga, Fijians Hindus and the Diaspora: A Conversation with Ravi Chand
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Ravi Chand, an actor, writer, producer and director at Warrior Tribe Films. Ravi has mostly recently produced, written, directed and acted in Namaste Yoga, a short film that dives into the Hindu diasporic experience. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 00:01:20 Introduction to Ravi Chand and his background being of Hindu-Indo-Fijian descent and ...
Hindoo History and Hindu Diaspora in the USA: A Conversation with Vishal Ganesan
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Vishal Ganesan, who is a lawyer and posts on the Twitter handle @hindoohistory. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 00:01:20 Introduction to Vishal Ganesan and conversation on growing up in the US 00:23:40 Origins and Purpose of Hindoo History; 00:32:40 American Missionaries relationship with British Missionaries in the Indian colonial period; 0...
Advaita, Consciousness and Ramakrishna: A Conversation with Swami Sarvapriyananda
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Swami Sarvapriyananda, the Head Monk at the Vedanta Society of New York. Swami Sarvapriyananda is a well-known speaker on Vedanta and his talks are extremely popular globally via the internet. He has been a speaker on various prestigious forums such as TEDx, SAND, Google Talk etc. He has also been invited to speak at several universities across the world, including...
Hinduism, Coloniality and Philosophical Musings: A Conversation with Dr. Deepak Sarma
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Dr Deepak Sarma, a tenured professor of Religious Studies at Case Western University. Dr Sarma has written numerous academic articles for a variety of academic journals and conferences is the author of Classical Indian Philosophy: A Reader (2011), Hinduism: A Reader (2008), Epistemologies and the Limitations of Philosophical Inquiry: Doctrine in Madhva Vedanta (200...
Islam, Tradition and Modernity: A Conversation with Dr. Javad Hashmi
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Dr. Javad Hashmi, a Phd. candidate at Harvard University in Islamic studies and is also a medical doctor. He has written numerous academic articles for a variety of academic journals and conferences along with engaging in discussions and debates about Islam, Islamism, Atheism and History of Islamic Thought. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 00...
Dvaita Vedanta: A Conversation with Dr. Anusha Rao
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Join Mukunda as we speak with Dr. Anusha Rao, a Phd. candidate at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rao is currently finishing her Phd. on Dvaita Vedanta at the University of Toronto. She has written numerous professional articles for a variety of academic journals and conferences along with op-eds for the Deccan Herald. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 00:01:20 Introduction...
Hindu Media Matters: A Conversation with Prof. Vamsee Juluri
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Join Mukunda and Dr. Omari as we speak with Prof. Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, on a joint Brown Pundits and Meru Media episode. Prof. Juluri is the author of Becoming a Global Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television, The Mythologist: A Novel, Bollywood Nation: India through its Cinema and Rearming Hinduism: Nature, History and ...
Saiva Siddhanta: History, Philosophy and Concepts
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A Conversation with Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena Join Mukunda as he speaks with the men behind the Twitter handles of @Ghorangirasa and @Pinakasena. Both Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena are scholarly practitioners of Saiva Siddhanta sampradaya and write many posts around the sampradaya. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 00:01:20 Introduction to Ghorangirasa and Pinakasena along...
The State of Hindu Americans: Race/Culture, Academia & Identity A Conversation with Dr. Jeffery Long
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The State of Hindu Americans: Race/Culture, Academia & Identity A Conversation with Dr. Jeffery Long
A Convergence of Indian and Western Philosophy: A Conversation with Dr. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
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A Convergence of Indian and Western Philosophy: A Conversation with Dr. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Samkhya, Vedanta and Mahabharata: A Conversation with Dr. T.S. Rukmani
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Samkhya, Vedanta and Mahabharata: A Conversation with Dr. T.S. Rukmani
Sanskrit, Shastras and Society: A Conversation with Dr. Satyan Sharma
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Sanskrit, Shastras and Society: A Conversation with Dr. Satyan Sharma
Ismailism and Islamic History: A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Andani
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Ismailism and Islamic History: A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Andani
Justice, Sexuality, Gender and Dharma: A Conversation with Dr. Ruth Vanita
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Justice, Sexuality, Gender and Dharma: A Conversation with Dr. Ruth Vanita
Hinduism, Perennial Wisdom and Engaging with Islam: A Conversation with Farhan Qureshi
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Hinduism, Perennial Wisdom and Engaging with Islam: A Conversation with Farhan Qureshi
Indo-Aryan Origins, Genetics and Pre-History: A Conversation with Ashish Kulkarni
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Indo-Aryan Origins, Genetics and Pre-History: A Conversation with Ashish Kulkarni
A Standup Hindu: A Conversation with Rajiv Satyal
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A Standup Hindu: A Conversation with Rajiv Satyal
Ancient and Modern Aesthetics: A Dialogue with Dr. Bharat Gupt
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Ancient and Modern Aesthetics: A Dialogue with Dr. Bharat Gupt
Living Traditions and Puranas A Dialogue with Prof. McComas Taylor
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Living Traditions and Puranas A Dialogue with Prof. McComas Taylor
Christianity, Theology and Theodicy: A Conversation with Seth P. Hart
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Christianity, Theology and Theodicy: A Conversation with Seth P. Hart
Theology Unleashed: A Conversation and Discussion with Arjuna Gallagher
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Theology Unleashed: A Conversation and Discussion with Arjuna Gallagher
Understanding the Dharma Shastras: A Conversation with Dr. Patrick Olivelle and Dr. Donald Davis
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Understanding the Dharma Shastras: A Conversation with Dr. Patrick Olivelle and Dr. Donald Davis
Introduction to Pancaratra: Vaishnava Agama and Tantra
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Introduction to Pancaratra: Vaishnava Agama and Tantra

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @mujeebzahir
    @mujeebzahir 4 дні тому

    How can a human wisdom be superior to rules laid by Allah sbht. Who knows what is better for humans Allah sbht or the so called Imam.

  • @mujeebzahir
    @mujeebzahir 4 дні тому

    Imam Ali rz never charged money from his followers to provide impunity from hell. Imam Ali rz never consumed alcohol, pork, usury but agakhan does all the prohibition of Islam.

  • @mujeebzahir
    @mujeebzahir 4 дні тому

    He works on sufism not Islam, Islam has nothing to do with sufism, he preaches shirk which moves you out of Islam. I his official statement he asks his followers to start their own religion.

  • @levi-civita1360
    @levi-civita1360 17 днів тому

    jai shri krishna ................

  • @srujanaggala8070
    @srujanaggala8070 19 днів тому

    volume is too low

  • @Fortunatus1686
    @Fortunatus1686 22 дні тому

    Thank you Mukunda! I really enjoyed our conversation.

  • @Jackcamomile
    @Jackcamomile 24 дні тому

    Hello! I am not from India. Could you please answer these questions? What mantras Sri Vaishnavas usually repeat with their beads? Can ordinary people repeat the Om Vishnave Namah mantra with their beads? I have heard that some Vaishnavas worship God in the state of Madhurya. In what other moods, mental states can one worship God? Is it possible to worship God in some sad states, bhavas, such as Nirveda? After all, a person must remember the imperfection of samsara, the three types of suffering. I have read that in some branches of Vaishnavism there are such states as raudra-bhakti-rasa, which is associated with anger.

  • @abenyayapathi1083
    @abenyayapathi1083 25 днів тому

    1:43:57 Yes we are.

  • @st.mephisto8564
    @st.mephisto8564 26 днів тому

    This guy strikes me as a terrible Christian but a decent human being

  • @rattangujadhur8215
    @rattangujadhur8215 26 днів тому

    Great discussion Christ must be free from the Jewish and Hellenistic culture in which we have imprisoned him. And equally we must not immure him in a Hindu culture….Christ is beyond all concepts, even that of the Purusha. All is lila in what is said of the Self.” Letter to Marc Chaduc (January 16, 1973) in J. Stuart, op. cit., pp.283-284.

  • @slorbitify
    @slorbitify 27 днів тому

    Now you have to get David Bentley Hart on

  • @thisisanewusername4662
    @thisisanewusername4662 27 днів тому

    This was great.

  • @preethyivenkatesh3472
    @preethyivenkatesh3472 Місяць тому

    absolutely loved this podcast❤

  • @gravewalker34
    @gravewalker34 Місяць тому

    Greek and balkans have eastern origin mostly j2a y dna and alot of iranian ancestry.

  • @FearlessWisdom
    @FearlessWisdom Місяць тому

    This was fascinating as a Buddhist, but I also need to say, regarding Dr Bryant's comment that in Buddhism the ultimate is impermanence, that this is not the case. The ultimate is explained in different ways by the various Buddhist schools, but in Madhyamaka it is emptiness (which is not impermanence or impermanent but unchanging), and in Yogacara (the idealistic school), it is the perfected nature. Furthermore most modern Mahayana traditions hold that the ultimate reality is the Buddha-nature.

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    ua-cam.com/users/shortsY8hVq7tvDWQ?si=-JUctb4lIR_kXOsl

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    I disagree with the stand on Nirbhaya. It was wrong and we need say so. That's the consequence of the real world.

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    Like T M Krishna brings Opparai to the Music Academy...

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    Yes Gurudakshini has a different context...

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    Even in India Yoga is commercialised.

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    I am trying so hard to get my children to just read the original texts and this will help. It doesn't matter if u agree or disagree but please read the original...I am very happy about this conversation. This is the way forward for the next generation....🙏

  • @aparnasrinivas5835
    @aparnasrinivas5835 Місяць тому

    Thank you so much! I want my child to become like you

  • @exerjiexerji289
    @exerjiexerji289 Місяць тому

    Fantasti, Mukunda. What a matured, lovely, erudite couple. May God bless them with a long, healthy life for producing a large corpus of work.

  • @Jackcamomile
    @Jackcamomile 2 місяці тому

    Hello! Could you please recommend me some literature, articles on pluralistic Shaiva Siddhanta, especially about Aghorashiva? I am interested in how he understood good and evil in our world. Preferably in English or other languages.

  • @jesuisravi
    @jesuisravi 2 місяці тому

    What is the music you use in the introduction?

    • @themerumedia
      @themerumedia Місяць тому

      It is sung by Krishna Parthasarathy the co-host on this episode

    • @jesuisravi
      @jesuisravi Місяць тому

      @@themerumedia yes, but what is it called?

    • @themerumedia
      @themerumedia Місяць тому

      @@jesuisravi It is called Gayati Vanamalai a song composed by Sadashiva Brahmendra

    • @jesuisravi
      @jesuisravi Місяць тому

      @@themerumedia Thanks for the information.

  • @adeshsaxena6874
    @adeshsaxena6874 2 місяці тому

    Meru Media has several of these indepth podcasts, brings in experts that one does not see in podcasts from India, and is devoid of hype and narrowness. Our Gold. Great job Mukunda. Keep it going.

  • @PavanKrishnapur
    @PavanKrishnapur 2 місяці тому

    Please make the guest screen bigger than yourselves.

  • @shahindranmoonieya4742
    @shahindranmoonieya4742 2 місяці тому

    It is te strangest yet most beautiful feeling to reconnect with my heritage as well as myself! NA MA SI VA YA

  • @alem8100
    @alem8100 3 місяці тому

    1:12:57 Highly sophisticated reflections from here onwards

  • @narayanaswamyrao2695
    @narayanaswamyrao2695 4 місяці тому

    Madhwa gurubhyo namaha .

  • @narayanaswamyrao2695
    @narayanaswamyrao2695 4 місяці тому

    Sister Anusha u r great . Hari sarvothama ,vayu jeevothama . Madhwa 5:06

  • @SaltLake180
    @SaltLake180 4 місяці тому

    Interesting conversation. According to the Quran, if you kill a human being, it's like killing the whole humanity. And if you save one, it's as if you saved the whole humanity. No mention of the faith of that human. Also that all human beings are related to each other like a huge family. Also that if God wanted, he would have made all the people muslims, thus putting an end to our differences. But he chose not to do so. I think that says a lot if one really wants to understand Islam in its true light and spirit.

  • @Wilnina
    @Wilnina 4 місяці тому

    Bring a better speaker who knows Hinduism or rather deeper understanding of ancient Indic culture. This guy knows nothing. Oxford Hindu studies keep him as he will only speak what they ask him to😅

  • @prasannavenkatatavag9689
    @prasannavenkatatavag9689 4 місяці тому

    Dvaita vedanta is great. Hari Sarvotama vayu jeevottama 🙏🙏.

  • @BessieOscar-e6b
    @BessieOscar-e6b 4 місяці тому

    Johnson Joseph Clark Kenneth Martin Michelle

  • @Thainilam-pv7yb9nz9o
    @Thainilam-pv7yb9nz9o 4 місяці тому

    Till 19 I believed it was Tamil development but its a myth! 😂😂😂 What a F BS! You and your North Indian Arya BS! Leave the Siva Sithantha alone!

  • @templersmount6976
    @templersmount6976 4 місяці тому

    The thing is a definite answer to Indo Aryan origins or any other group's origin with the available data and analysis methods is not possible. What is obvious is that if Indo Aryans did come from outside then they had come way before 1500 BC. The spread and diversity of the Indo European language is proof enough that where ever they originated it was extremely ancient.

  • @quietenergy
    @quietenergy 4 місяці тому

    Great discussion thanks

  • @justynjedraszewski6094
    @justynjedraszewski6094 5 місяців тому

    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)

  • @AmiraAroraOfficial
    @AmiraAroraOfficial 5 місяців тому

    Swamiji is ❤🙏🏼

  • @Sid0419
    @Sid0419 5 місяців тому

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

    • @themerumedia
      @themerumedia 5 місяців тому

      I'm glad you focused on one tiny part of a 2+ hour conversation, forest for the trees

  • @adeshsaxena6874
    @adeshsaxena6874 5 місяців тому

    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

    • @Himanshu_Khichar
      @Himanshu_Khichar 4 місяці тому

      "Still interested"? I guess the enthusiasm in discovering and promoting Sanatan Dharma is more in the younger generation as older generations were more mentally colonized in general.

    • @satyamindnectar7052
      @satyamindnectar7052 Місяць тому

      ​@@Himanshu_Khichar Do you believe that younger generation will be more right wing Hindu ?

    • @Himanshu_Khichar
      @Himanshu_Khichar Місяць тому

      @@satyamindnectar7052 Yes definitely. It clearly appears so. It all depends on the attitude of the whole era. I am 25 and I can clearly notice the stark difference between the older generation and my generation both in terms of the knowledge and confidence.

  • @Tom-Studios
    @Tom-Studios 5 місяців тому

    Poor people think better things great

  • @contemplativepursuits
    @contemplativepursuits 5 місяців тому

    Remarkable conversation from both sides 🙏

  • @prasantabagh432
    @prasantabagh432 5 місяців тому

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @JeffEyges
    @JeffEyges 5 місяців тому

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

  • @Graviton-cc9bn
    @Graviton-cc9bn 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @Graviton-cc9bn
    @Graviton-cc9bn 5 місяців тому

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

  • @adeshsaxena6874
    @adeshsaxena6874 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @SampaDattaRoy
    @SampaDattaRoy 5 місяців тому

    Have to watch it more than once to grasp it