ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 13, 2024

Join the sanga as many important aspects of our practice are fleshed out from the theoretical to the arena of our daily lives.

0:00 Introduction and Invitation

3:40 How does a serious attitude towards spiritual life lend itself to keeping a sense of humor about ourselves, others and the world?

20:49 Follow-up question. What is the role of surprise in our tradition?

29:02 We hear that Vaikuntha and Goloka are spiritual planets and places, and I hear that you mention them as states of being. So can you further explain what you mean by that and how I can integrate that into where I am now?

44:25 It is said in the Srimad Bhagavatam that we first enter material life as Brahma and then degrade to a worm. So if Brahma is engaging in service, and service is preserved, then how can we devolve to a worm?

1:00:00 What does it mean that our guru takes our karma and some will say that they get sick because of it?

1:12:41 How do we reconcile the importance of sadhana but not equate it with performance thinking “When I do this many things and I feel closer to God” and when I don’t, then I am not close.

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