Author Archives: Chaitanya Charan das

Krishna’s moods in the Gita – Gita Jayanti class
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Lecture Podcast Lecture Summary: yatra gita-vicaras ca, pathanam-pathanam tatha modate tatra sri krsno, bhagavan radhaya saha With supreme ecstasy, the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna and His divine consort Sri Radhika are graciously present wherever the conception of the Gita scripture is discussed, studied, and taught. (Gita Mahatmaya 43 from Sri Vaishnava Tantra Sara) Gita – […]

Dealing with old age – individual and social responsibility – 3.30.15
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Lecture Podcast Lecture Summary:  What is this section’s role in the Bhagavatam? Use the world as a tool for meditating on God – eg. Universal Form, Sankhya and cosmology How SB devotionalizes Sankhya Use tatparya-linga   What is this verse’s role in this section? Shows futility of materialistic living – not just by showing the […]

Making our scriptural study relevant
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Lecture Podcast 3 questions: What did this mean in its original context? What is the context-independent principle here? How does that principle apply in my context? The more specific something is, the less universal it seems – unless we climb up the ladder of abstraction Two meanings of original – for subjective interpretation (eg abstract […]

The difference between sentimentality and sensitivity – SB 4.8.26
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Lecture Podcast Lecture Summary: Dhruva M’s intolerance to dishonor appreciated by Narada Muni Difference between arrogance, pride and honor Words change meaning with time eg. Cult, rascal, preach Sensitivity – surgeon doing surgery without anesthesia vs sentimentality – surgeon chickening out of surgery due to fear of causing pain Examples: Arjuna’s many body-related names in […]