Various Topic 2017: Recent Episodes
Swami B. V. Tripurari
It is difficult to find someone from the West that both understands and can elegantly express the theory behind an Eastern mystical tradition. It is even more difficult to find a modern mystic. In Swami Tripurari we have both: a traditional mystic who can articulate the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition. A compelling speaker, to hear him and be in his presence is itself a spiritual experience. Swami Tripurari met his initiating guru, Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in the spring of 1972. He relates that he felt as though he had met a long-lost friend, as Srila Prabhupada blessed him with his all-knowing glance. Over the years of service that followed, Srila Prabhupada showered him with affection and repeatedly expressed his appreciation for his selfless service and ability to inspire others. In 1974 Srila Prabhupada instructed him in a widely circulated letter, “So you organize freely. You are the incarnation of book distribution. Take the leadership and do the needful.” Accordingly, Swami Tripurari has set an example of one who is independently thoughtful and capable of making an insightful literary contribution to the world. In 1975 Swami Tripurari was initiated by Srila Prabhupada into the renounced order of sannyasa.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 30th, 2017 - Q and A: Acintya-Bhedabheda-Tattva As the Basis of Sadhana
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 28th, 2017 - Q and A: More On Rational And Irrational Doubts
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 26th, 2017 - Q and A: The Renounced Order Within Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 23rd, 2017 - Q and A: Sraddha And Saranagati
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 22th, 2017 - Q and A: Bhauma-Navadvipa And Nitya-Navadvipa
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Madhuvan, Costa Rica on December 19th, 2017 - Q and A: Helping Those Who Want To Believe
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Audarya, CA on December 6th, 2017 - Q and A: Nityananda Prabhu Pauses the Kirtana
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 13th, 2017 - Q and A: Kartamashi “The Boss,” always making perfect arrangements for His devotees.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 12th, 2017 - Phone: Developmental stages of one’s dominant emotion, sthayi-bhava.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 11th, 2017 - Q and A: Dealing with depression and other physical impediments. Understanding the nondual nature of the Absolute.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 9th, 2017 - Q and A: Lord Krishna cannot repay the debt of service rendered by the gopies, is this debt equal to the debt of love to Mother Saci?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 7th, 2017 - Q and A: Deeper understand of Vallabha and the opportunity offered by his tradition for bhakti-rasa?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 6th, 2017 - Q and A: How should the guru be seen, empowered by Krishna, Balarama, or Srimati Radharani?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Subal and Mahamantra’s home, Raleigh, NC on November 5th, 2017 - Q and A: How to remain Krishna conscious in tramatic situations.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on November 2nd, 2017 - Q and A: How is bhakti scientific?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 26th, 2017 - Q and A: What is the distinction between diksa guru, siksa guru and a purva acarya?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 24th, 2017 - Q and A: Life's experience, free will and karmic influence.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 21st, 2017 - Q and A: Explaining the concept of Guru in modern society.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 8th, 2017 - Q and A: Although the jiva is not nitya siddha it can attain devotional perfection.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 6th, 2017 - Fireside Chat: Progressive devotional practice.
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 5th, 2017 - Q and A: How should one serve a dear devotee friend who is leaving their body?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 4th, 2017 - Q and A: Are all Six Goswamis nitya siddhas?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Ananda Ashrama, Saragrahi, NC on October 3rd, 2017 - Q and A: Are any of the ragatmikas sadhana siddhas?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Audarya, CA on September 23rd, 2017 - Q and A: The Mercy of the Absolute
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on September 16th, 2017 - Q and A: Govardhana-Sila As Balarama
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on August 10th, 2017 - Q and A: What Is a Good Disciple Like?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on August 5th, 2017 - Sri Siksastakam: The Teachings of Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari at Audarya Ashrama, CA on July 30th, 2017 - Q and A: Why Does Krishna Have Cows?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on June 5th, 2017 - The Significance of the Ekadasi Vow
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 30th, 2017 - Q and A: The Abheda Side of the Equation
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 23rd, 2017 - Q and A: When Old Troubles Resurface
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 20th, 2017 - Q and A: Real Outreach Comes From Inreach
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 19th, 2017 - Q and A: To Be and Anga of One's Guru
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 17th, 2017 - Q and A: The Structure of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 16th, 2017 - Q and A: Karma In the Lives of Devotees
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 15th, 2017 - Q and A: Gaudiya Vaishnavism Is Indirect
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 12th, 2017 - Q and A: What To Pray For In the Beginning?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 8th, 2017 - Q and A: Seeing Gadadhara In Bhaktivinoda
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 7th, 2017 - Q and A: Gopi-Bhava, Gopa-Bhava, And Humility
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 6th, 2017 - Q and A: How Could the Sons of Advaita Go Astray?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 5th, 2017 - Q and A: Is Sacimata An Incarnation of Devaki or Yasoda Ma?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 3rd, 2017 - Q and A: Madhurya- and Sakhya-Bhava In Gaura Lila
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 2nd, 2017 - Q and A: Relevance of the Fifth Canto
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on May 1st, 2017 - Q and A: From the Dvadasa Gopalas To Srila Prabhupada's Mission
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 28th, 2017 - Q and A: Srivasa, Narada And Madhumangala
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 27th, 2017 - Q and A: Is Ramananda Raya An Avadhuta?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 26th, 2017 - Krishna's Parents Cannot Be Sadhana-Siddhas
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 23rd, 2017 - Q and A: Is It the Chanting That Purifies Us?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 22nd, 2017 - Q and A: Can I Pray To Hanuman For Focus?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 20th, 2017 - Q and A: How Jnanis and Bhaktas Teach A General Audience
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 19th, 2017 - Q and A: When Does Krishna Consider Us His Servant?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 18th, 2017 - Q and A: What Kinds of Rasas Are Given In Our Lineage?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on April 8th, 2017 - Q and A: Anartha Nivrtti And Emotional Maturity
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 28th, 2017 - Q and A: Varnashrama Considerations of Guru-Tattva
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 24th, 2017 - Q and A: Krishna-Mantra And Krishna-Nama
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 21st, 2017 - Q and A: The Externals And Esoterics of the Sannyasa Ashrama
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 20th, 2017 - Q and A: What Does the Uttama Bhagavata See?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 16th, 2017 - Q and A: Can A Two-Legged Animal Practice Uttama-Bhakti?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on March 10th, 2017 - Q and A: Baladeva As Adi-Guru And Presiding Deity of Sambhandarupa-Bhakti
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on February 25th, 2017 - Q and A: Sacrifice Dissolves In the Pursuit of Love
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on February 20th, 2017 - Q and A: The Complexities of Advaita-Tattva
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on February 14th, 2017 - Q and A: Narottama Thakura's Kirtan Style & The Consequence of Thought
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on February 11th, 2017 - Dear Perfection, Make Me Be Like You
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on February 7th, 2017 - Q and A: The Difficulty of Implementing Varnasrama
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 31st, 2017 - Q and A: Take Distance And See the Hand of God
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 28th, 2017 - Q & A: The Aesthetics of Bharata Muni And Rupa Goswami
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 24th, 2017 - Q & A: Is Jagannatha the Highest Form of Krishna?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 21st, 2017 - Q & A: Is Vaikuntha Bhakti Spontanoeus?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 19th, 2017 - Q & A: Should the Mind Or Senses Be Conquered First?
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 17th, 2017 - Q & A: Make Love To Understand Maha-Vishnu
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 13th, 2017 - Q and A: Mental vs Philosophical Speculation
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 10th, 2017 - Q and A: Thoughts On Siddha-Pranali
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 9th, 2017 - Q and A: The Spectrum From Vaidhi To Raga
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 4th, 2017 - Q and A: Goloka Is Off the Charts
Lecture by Swami B.V. Tripurari on January 1st, 2017 - Q and A: Familiarity Without Contempt