Timestamps: 00:00- Teaser 01:15- Guest introduction 02:07- DA Joseph's journey into dharma 18:52: Does the karma theory make one complacent? 23:25- What are the Vedas? How are they relevant today? 39:25- Why did DA Joseph start preaching Hinduism? 48:39- Why buttermilk is not generally preferred? To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/
Sanathana Dharma has survived 1000's of years on onslaught and yet thrived...its up to us to uphold Dharma for the future generations...Vote for a hindu friendly govt, teach your kids to be proud hindus...
I would request Infinity team to arrange more interviews of DAJ so the public would be enlightened...at this moment, he is the only person who can explain things from puranas/sastras/scriptures very simply to a layman...DAJ certainly deserves more exposure and recognition for his dedicated service during the last so many years...
Ravan is not ten head, It is the 5 narayana that we dont worship along with five lakshmi and they get converted into Vidheshi vidharmi religion including nasthik cammunism and budhismm ( except sanyasi religion and sikh) the maya is a ghost who control the world mother sri lakshmi in the end of ravan rule. She can be compared to america which sell sex lust and other atracticing foolish item to cheat people. Rama banam is not astha it is njana of the paramathma entering sree rama and converting him to satya narayana to rule the world. All the vedic scriptures are writen by saints who have atraction to ravan , there is truth inside of it but it promote idol worship and by forgeting paramathma ravan created world of sorrow. It is time for ramavathar to save the world from this five religion cults.
Hinduism is real, natural, gift of knowledge by Gods themselves ,dating as long as humanity is known, no matter how much people try to put it down, Hinduism is truth and a way to moksh. It doesn't force anyone to follow by fear or illogical belief or lure, rather respects even the atheists, that's the beauty, it is based on self realization.
I have heard many of his Upanyasams . A very knowledgeable person . He puts me , a born Hindu , to shame for my ignorance . I was inspired to learn more about my own roots . Pranams .
One of my Manasa Guru D.A Joseph Sir. Each and Every day I am hearing your upanyasam.Your words changed my life🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha🙏🙏🙏Dandava pranam🙏🙏🙏
For those who ask why he didnt change his name, He answered in other videos. Sriperumbudur Jeeyar requested him not to change his name or wear any Hindu signs, so that he may be an example for others. He accepted and continues to live like that.
OM SRI SAI RAM Respected Devotees, There is a WhatsApp group for reading "SRI SAI SATH CHARITHRAM". If you Join that group, you will receive a message every Tuesday or Wednesday (to read on Thursday) saying 1) You have to read 2 chapters (Chapter numbers for you will be informed) 2) You have to read those 2 chapters, and read the Epilogue and Phala Sruthi in "SRI SAI SATH CHARITHRAM" 3) On Thursday you have to read the two chapters (chapter numbers informed for you) and You have to INFORM message to that WhatsApp group. actually, you will be included in 2 groups by the admin, details will be sent to you. [ A roll number will be given to You. You have to INFORM with your name, your roll number to the two groups in which you are been added, should read and inform before 7 PM] { The format pattern to inform, will be sent to You by the group. admin }. Mainly You have to read specified 2 chapters, and along with that defenity you have to read even the last chapter, the end portion and pala sruthi also. If you are interested to Join that group, please contact SrI Sai Sister Mrs. SRIJANI SONALI +919051610043. OM SRI SAI RAM please inform/forward/share this message to many persons
Now, if you ask any Hindu to which cult he belongs, either Shaivism or Vaishnavism his reply would be that, that discrimination no longer exists and both are one and the same. He calls himself a proud Hindu. Mr. D.A Joseph has opened the eyes of many Hindus to learn about the scriptures and sends a message to all those converted to all other religions that Hinduism has much more to give them than other religions and it is better they come back at the earliest.
There is no caste system in Sanatana dharma as founded originally, only a varna system whereby one chooses a profession according to his nature & there was no rigidity. One can move from one varna to another by his own desire and actions.
D A Josep is one of 10 Top most Hindu Scholars in India at present. Hindus can become great pious men , if you listen to his 1000 Lectures.His all lectures in Tamil must be translated into all Indian languages and World languages . The 800 crore people will get benefitted and live for 100 years with all Aiswayars. This is my feeling in the last three years .
I wish this session goes on and on. Pranam 🙏 to DA Joseph ji and many thanks to Deepthi ji and Infinity Foundation. I found and subscribed to his channel.
Wonderful to listen to Sri DAJ. He is a precious gem for Sanatan Dharma. Tamil Nadu has got two Joseph's, one is very popular, covered by media all the time even if he rides a bicycle. But it is this Joseph who can really uplift people from darkness of ignorance and see light in life. Kudos to the man's dedication, simplicity and service to humanity.
The Person should be named'Rishi 'Joshah' and not Joseph!! This word, Joshah ..means Total Satisfaction. Great to hear from this Founder of the Rishi Foundation, the Satisfying Soul. Let him live long to tell the Truths. We bow to him.
It was his guru's desire that Dr. Joseph keep his birth name but follow vaishnavism. That was to show the world that even a xtian can become a sanadhani. The desciple followed his guru's order.
Fantastic, so happy to hear this from a catholic, yes i have read prayer of the frog and other works of a catholicpriest. All religions teaches one to be good and do good Sanatana dharm is much more and allows you to be yourself, thats the most beautiful aspect. Follow your faith faithfully, only faithless convert. Converts convert because they lack faith more than money, so sanatana dharm is surcharged by convertors as they take the faithless away from sanatan dharm. Convertors get security in numbers not faith, But let it be, you wont understand and if you do it may hurt your feelings
Generally people think that Hinduism is mere idol worshipping . They think that casteism is the produce of Hinduism. But it is quite different. The philosophy of Hinduism is noblest. It inspires people to give up everything for the sake of peace of mind.
Eye opener... Salute to his deeper knowledge.... Without blaspheming any religion he makes everything cristal clear.... It's gift for humanity irrespective of religion. We all should make sincere endeavor to prapogate his thoughts to every Indian. Jay Santana Rishi Dharma..🙏
More and more people will eventually come and delve deeper into Sanatan Dharma and realise that this is the true path to follow. No one forces anything upon you, as your understanding grows, your path will gradually get clearer, there will be clarity in the mind, finding answers like he did for all the questions that were constantly bothering him in his life.
This is my first visit to your channel. I am impressed with the details, relevant visuals, good transcription and nice commentary. Please keep up the good work. If you could include more historical data like year of construction (where known), who constructed the structure etc it will be ready to follow the history along with the divinity. Om namo Bhuddaya.
@@shyamprasadk.v.6691 I think it’s the reverse. Only if you have that in your prarabdha, you will do right thing and get to hear good things, Especially like getting a Guru
It's by chance,i heard mr da Joseph sir, discourses now i heard many and many more to listen,few i heard it twice and maybe few more times, i am fascinated and astonished by his depth of knowledge, incidentally the first time i heard who he was and his qualifications,his discourse presentation has dispassion but has bakthi,which i find lacking in few else,he only reference is from the Vedas and scriptures which is another speciality, pranam to both for this wonderful video
sir, it is symbolic representation of 10 characters he possessed. those are not physical 10 heads. For poetic reference to show his magnanimity, sage valmiki has explained that he had 10 heads.
Better to ask hindus to become PRACTICING Hindus and not mere cultural Hindus before trying to increase membership in Hinduism which is NOT a proselytizing religion!
🌹🇮🇳🌹Read what Einstein said about Bhagavathgita “ When I read Bhagavad Gita and reflects about how? God creates Universe. Everything else seems so superfluous”.. Read international scientists about vedas n Bhagavathgita
Tq, very much Sir for your deep knowledge about Hinduism and this vedio should and must be watched by anti Hindus including missionaries. Jai Shri Ram, Om namah Shivaya, Jai Bharat,
Karma theory is properly supported by Vedic astrology as well. I was told I leave job at an age of 52 by nadi astrology when I was 25years age and it became inevitable for me at that time due to work place politics.
The interviewer should have concentrated more on Sri Joseph's experience at the ground level, like- his interactions with Christian converted people, anti-Hindu mafia kind of network prevailing in TN, his take on Dravidian politics etc, instead of putting questions on Karma theory etc. Not upto Infinity Foundation's standards, I felt!!
Very true ! But perhaps DSJ is not interested in ground reality of snti Hindu rhetoric which is devoid of any rationality and filled with only the poison of hatred towards the Sanatana roots of all human cultural evolution.... OM NAMO NARAYANAYA !!
pertinent point But answer can easily be guessed it is a fact that Hinduism opens its arms to any one ready to surrender to learn and seek so when one surrenders, obviously the hatred will evaporate just as mist in front of a sun. So his approach of upanyasam is the chosen path for enriching ours without shaming another
Timestamps:
00:00- Teaser
01:15- Guest introduction
02:07- DA Joseph's journey into dharma
18:52: Does the karma theory make one complacent?
23:25- What are the Vedas? How are they relevant today?
39:25- Why did DA Joseph start preaching Hinduism?
48:39- Why buttermilk is not generally preferred?
To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do:
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Very nice to view
Finally DA Joseph Iyengar got featured in this platform 🙏🏽 👍... He is of great importance especially for Tamils
As an indian christian hear to happy christian to hinduism, i like hinduism also
Sanathana Dharma has survived 1000's of years on onslaught and yet thrived...its up to us to uphold Dharma for the future generations...Vote for a hindu friendly govt, teach your kids to be proud hindus...
Dear Sir SANATANA DHARMA there is no begining and ending it is the original source of Human beings.
I would request Infinity team to arrange more interviews of DAJ so the public would be enlightened...at this moment, he is the only person who can explain things from puranas/sastras/scriptures very simply to a layman...DAJ certainly deserves more exposure and recognition for his dedicated service during the last so many years...
Ravan is not ten head, It is the 5 narayana that we dont worship along with five lakshmi and they get converted into Vidheshi vidharmi religion including nasthik cammunism and budhismm ( except sanyasi religion and sikh) the maya is a ghost who control the world mother sri lakshmi in the end of ravan rule. She can be compared to america which sell sex lust and other atracticing foolish item to cheat people. Rama banam is not astha it is njana of the paramathma entering sree rama and converting him to satya narayana to rule the world. All the vedic scriptures are writen by saints who have atraction to ravan , there is truth inside of it but it promote idol worship and by forgeting paramathma ravan created world of sorrow. It is time for ramavathar to save the world from this five religion cults.
True!
Hinduism is real, natural, gift of knowledge by Gods themselves ,dating as long as humanity is known, no matter how much people try to put it down, Hinduism is truth and a way to moksh.
It doesn't force anyone to follow by fear or illogical belief or lure, rather respects even the atheists, that's the beauty, it is based on self realization.
So true
No Religion in the Earth planet have solved the problems of Social,Economic and Politics, except SANADHANA DHARMA (HINDUISM)
200%true
I have heard many of his Upanyasams . A very knowledgeable person . He puts me , a born Hindu , to shame for my ignorance . I was inspired to learn more about my own roots . Pranams .
One of my Manasa Guru D.A Joseph Sir. Each and Every day I am hearing your upanyasam.Your words changed my life🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha🙏🙏🙏Dandava pranam🙏🙏🙏
For those who ask why he didnt change his name, He answered in other videos. Sriperumbudur Jeeyar requested him not to change his name or wear any Hindu signs, so that he may be an example for others. He accepted and continues to live like that.
I am learning Tamil to hear D A Joseph ji’s lecture after this talk I am completely encapsulated by his speech and way of explaining vedas
OM SRI SAI RAM
Respected Devotees, There is a WhatsApp group for reading
"SRI SAI SATH CHARITHRAM".
If you Join that group, you will receive a message every Tuesday or Wednesday (to read on Thursday) saying
1) You have to read 2 chapters (Chapter numbers for you will be informed)
2) You have to read those 2 chapters, and read the Epilogue and Phala Sruthi in "SRI SAI SATH CHARITHRAM"
3) On Thursday you have to read the two chapters (chapter numbers informed for you) and You have to INFORM message to that WhatsApp group.
actually, you will be included in 2 groups by the admin, details will be sent to you.
[ A roll number will be given to You. You have to INFORM with your name, your roll number to the two groups in which you are been added, should read and inform before 7 PM]
{ The format pattern to inform, will be sent to You by the group. admin }.
Mainly You have to read specified 2 chapters, and along with that defenity you have to read even the last chapter, the end portion and pala sruthi also.
If you are interested to Join that group, please contact
SrI Sai Sister
Mrs. SRIJANI SONALI +919051610043.
OM SRI SAI RAM
please inform/forward/share this message to many persons
Very learned person. He has a deep knowledge of the Vedic dharma.
Beautiful explanation. Well done Joseph Ji!
Now, if you ask any Hindu to which cult he belongs, either Shaivism or Vaishnavism his reply would be that, that discrimination no longer exists and both are one and the same. He calls himself a proud Hindu. Mr. D.A Joseph has opened the eyes of many Hindus to learn about the scriptures and sends a message to all those converted to all other religions that Hinduism has much more to give them than other religions and it is better they come back at the earliest.
There is no caste system in Sanatana dharma as founded originally, only a varna system whereby one chooses a profession according to his nature & there was no rigidity. One can move from one varna to another by his own desire and actions.
🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳
But tamil brahmins won't agree to this lol
Ha ha
Exactly!
True , in bhagvat gita it is clearly explained! A person's caste in 🕉️✨ Dharma depends on his / karma
Same in manusmriti!
Thanks to Infinity Foundation, I came to know of Shri Joseph. His clarity of knowledge and communication are amazing.
Wonderful explanation
Excellent Sir Veda will rule the World
DA Joseph is a gift, blessing to us
D A Josep is one of 10 Top most Hindu Scholars in India at present. Hindus can become great pious men , if you listen to his 1000 Lectures.His all lectures in Tamil must be translated into all Indian languages and World languages . The 800 crore people will get benefitted and live for 100 years with all Aiswayars. This is my feeling in the last three years .
Thank you infinity foundation & Rajiv ji.
Shri D A Joseph is a very popular scholar in Tamilnadu.
I wish this session goes on and on. Pranam 🙏 to DA Joseph ji and many thanks to Deepthi ji and Infinity Foundation. I found and subscribed to his channel.
I developed profound interest in Vaishanavism and tamizh prabandha after listening Shri DA Joseph's lectures
Honourable man with knowledge , way of presentation, simplicity, etc
Wonderful to listen to Sri DAJ. He is a precious gem for Sanatan Dharma. Tamil Nadu has got two Joseph's, one is very popular, covered by media all the time even if he rides a bicycle. But it is this Joseph who can really uplift people from darkness of ignorance and see light in life. Kudos to the man's dedication, simplicity and service to humanity.
The Person should be named'Rishi 'Joshah' and not Joseph!! This word, Joshah ..means Total Satisfaction. Great to hear from this Founder of the Rishi Foundation, the Satisfying Soul. Let him live long to tell the Truths. We bow to him.
It was his guru's desire that Dr. Joseph keep his birth name but follow vaishnavism.
That was to show the world that even a xtian can become a sanadhani.
The desciple followed his guru's order.
Hare Krishna..My favorite speaker joseph sir.
Hinduism🕉️ is fascinating. Thanks to shri DA Joseph ji for sharing his deep knowledge
His voice reminded me of Abdul kalam and the speaking style too. Both jnanis. My humble pranams to them 🙏🏼
Fantastic, so happy to hear this from a catholic, yes i have read prayer of the frog and other works of a catholicpriest.
All religions teaches one to be good and do good
Sanatana dharm is much more and allows you to be yourself, thats the most beautiful aspect.
Follow your faith faithfully, only faithless convert. Converts convert because they lack faith more than money, so sanatana dharm is surcharged by convertors as they take the faithless away from sanatan dharm. Convertors get security in numbers not faith, But let it be, you wont understand and if you do it may hurt your feelings
Our Kaliyuga Guru 💞✌️
wonderful thanks
I am the fan of the d.a Joseph sir speech. He is the greatest man in present time. 🙏
adeyen very very happy to hear this interview.i want more and more like this.i sent this to all my friends and relatives.namaskaram swamigal,.
crystal clear exposition, without offending any community or religion. clearly brings out the beauty of rishi dharma.
Thank you Joseph ji!! You are a Jewel to spirituality!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. We are very blessed to hear them from you!!🙏🙏
Thank you sir
Generally people think that Hinduism is mere idol worshipping . They think that casteism is the produce of Hinduism. But it is quite different. The philosophy of Hinduism is noblest. It inspires people to give up everything for the sake of peace of mind.
Eye opener...
Salute to his deeper knowledge....
Without blaspheming any religion he makes everything cristal clear....
It's gift for humanity irrespective of religion.
We all should make sincere endeavor to prapogate his thoughts to every Indian.
Jay Santana Rishi Dharma..🙏
This was a very good interview by both the interviewer and the interviewee Dr D.A. Joseph Guruji
More and more people will eventually come and delve deeper into Sanatan Dharma and realise that this is the true path to follow. No one forces anything upon you, as your understanding grows, your path will gradually get clearer, there will be clarity in the mind, finding answers like he did for all the questions that were constantly bothering him in his life.
Many Namaskarm to Sir D A Joseph Ji🙏🙏🙏
Truth will survive. We are blessed with so many scholars. 🙏
Thanks!
Namaste everyone !!!!
Wonderful Questions and Answers. I liked the logic of being in the name of Joseph and continuing the Vaishnavism. All Answers were interesting.
Sri D A Joseph Swamin is a perfect example of Acharya Abhimanam and Nirhetuka Kataksham. He is truly a great soul.
This is my first visit to your channel. I am impressed with the details, relevant visuals, good transcription and nice commentary. Please keep up the good work. If you could include more historical data like year of construction (where known), who constructed the structure etc it will be ready to follow the history along with the divinity. Om namo Bhuddaya.
Josepji, please transform all converted Christian back to Hinduism in Tamil nadu. Mass conversion is happening in TN.
It all depends upon their Prarabdham!
@@User01029 Yes sir, prarabdha karma can be revived through right action. Please, you can do.
@@shyamprasadk.v.6691 I think it’s the reverse. Only if you have that in your prarabdha, you will do right thing and get to hear good things, Especially like getting a Guru
It's by chance,i heard mr da Joseph sir, discourses now i heard many and many more to listen,few i heard it twice and maybe few more times, i am fascinated and astonished by his depth of knowledge, incidentally the first time i heard who he was and his qualifications,his discourse presentation has dispassion but has bakthi,which i find lacking in few else,he only reference is from the Vedas and scriptures which is another speciality, pranam to both for this wonderful video
We Hindus should respect our religion. Iam proud to be a Hindu
Nice interview swamy.shrimathe Ramanujaya namaha Jai Shriman narayana
Namaste D.A.Joseph Garu. Adiyen offers his humble obeisances to Devareer 🙏
Fluency of enlightenment, awakens the gloomy guys!Thanks a lot DAJ ji!"🙏
Sri Joseph Sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.
To the erudite anchor of this program, Ma'am 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👌👍
Excellent program, I just stumbled upon by chance 😇🙏
Most enlightening talk
Wonderful Sir as always. Jai Sriman Narayana 🙏🕉️
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject🙏🙌🏻
Loved listening to Rishi DA Joseph Ji. Naman!🙏🏽🙏🏽
I really enjoyed Josephji's talk, such an eye opener, thank you so much for your Gyana🙏🌸🌿🌹
Mr Joseph could've given clarification offered by his teacher about Ravana's 10 heads .Such doubts arise in the minds of many.
sir, it is symbolic representation of 10 characters he possessed. those are not physical 10 heads. For poetic reference to show his magnanimity, sage valmiki has explained that he had 10 heads.
Mr. Joseph perfectly got the God's grace and blessings 🙏🙏🙏
Ghar-Waapsi ,is Self development.
Proud of all Ex-muslims and Ex-Christians.... please join your old ancestral original culture - Sanaathan Dharma.
Better to ask hindus to become PRACTICING Hindus and not mere cultural Hindus before trying to increase membership in Hinduism which is NOT a proselytizing religion!
Superb Sir...Jai SrimanNarayana.
Happy to listen to Sri DAJ on this forum.
Very insightful discussion ☮❤🌸🌷thank you
Thanks sir awesome interview 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I have enjoyed this great video! Thanks to all!
Josephji is Really Awesome
உயர்திரு ஸ்ரீ ஜோசப் அய்யங்கார் அவர்கள் குருவடி சரணம் திருவடி சரணம் ராதே கிருஷ்ணா ராதே கோவிந்தா
Do not classify him. He is above that!
आपका भावपूर्ण स्वागत है।
🙏🏽🕉️🙏🏽
Great conversation sir... Many more should be taken on different aspects of Vedas. 👍
Wish Sri D.A.Joseph gives more discourses in Nagercoil and Kanyakumari.
Fondly known as DAJ , Shri Joseph is a very knowledgeable and noble person ❤
He come to the very Right place sanatana dharma
🙏🙏 feel good to listen to Shri DA Joseph
Your speech remembers thirumazhisai alwar. Jai Sriman Narayana
Every Hindu should watch.
Even every Christian too watch to return to the mother religion... Hindu religion is one and only religion which is the mother of all religions...
Every human
Thanks aplenty for Infinity Foundation to have brought in such an eminent speaker as a guest
Absolutely right because Sanatan is the only scientific Dharma. Pranam 🙏
🌹🇮🇳🌹Read what Einstein said about Bhagavathgita
“ When I read Bhagavad Gita and reflects about how? God creates Universe. Everything else seems so superfluous”.. Read international scientists about vedas n Bhagavathgita
I expected this interview very earlier.
Pranam Shri Rishi Joseph Ji, thanks for your irrudite discussion. Regards Nikhilesh Awasthy
Dhruv star example is the deep love and elevated spirits who have deep realisation.
அருமை 👌🏼👌🏼💐 மகிழ்ச்சி 🙏🏻
ஜெய் ஸ்ரீ ராம் 🙏🏻💐
What a profound knowledge Dr. Joseph having, namastey to him
Tq, very much Sir for your deep knowledge about Hinduism and this vedio should and must be watched by anti Hindus including missionaries. Jai Shri Ram, Om namah Shivaya, Jai Bharat,
Wonderful. Do welcome him again
He can bridge tamil and sanskrit .. tamil people should be liberated from this dravidian cult.
Pranam. Sri gurubhyo namaha.
Karma theory is properly supported by Vedic astrology as well. I was told I leave job at an age of 52 by nadi astrology when I was 25years age and it became inevitable for me at that time due to work place politics.
அடியேன் 🙏🙏🙏 Aṭiyēṉ
One day the whole world will come back to its originality, I. E. Sanatan dharm
I was just lucky to hear from Sri Joseph ji...Thank you sir
His English is simple and outstanding
Waheguru!!
The interviewer should have concentrated more on Sri Joseph's experience at the ground level, like- his interactions with Christian converted people, anti-Hindu mafia kind of network prevailing in TN, his take on Dravidian politics etc, instead of putting questions on Karma theory etc. Not upto Infinity Foundation's standards, I felt!!
Very true ! But perhaps DSJ is not interested in ground reality of snti Hindu rhetoric which is devoid of any rationality and filled with only the poison of hatred towards the Sanatana roots of all human cultural evolution.... OM NAMO NARAYANAYA !!
pertinent point
But answer can easily be guessed
it is a fact that Hinduism opens its arms to any one ready to surrender to learn and seek
so when one surrenders, obviously the hatred will evaporate just as mist in front of a sun.
So his approach of upanyasam is the chosen path for enriching ours without shaming another
அடியேன் முரளிகிருஷ்ணன் தங்களுக்கு அர்பணம்
Sir, many like me want to donate. But keep option like GPay, Phone pay, or bhim. Which is convenient to us. Razor pay for did not work.
You can donate him in his or Rishi foundation’s website by bank account
Mr. Joseph is an intelligent man.
He made himself proud knowing what is right
He definitely knew he was a hindu