ISTAGOSTHI: Questions and Answers with Swami Padmanabha — July 27, 2024

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

/ 0:00 Introduction and sharing lessons from visiting Swami Sadananda’s followers and students in Sweden.

/ 4:40 Richard Rohr mentions that a saint can be in any stage of human development. And Madhurya-kadambini mentions that it is the steadiness of one’s practice and not the qualities of the devotee that determines nistha. So how are we to understand “saintliness” and “steadiness” beyond someone’s behavior?

/ 29:25 There is a rule that one should not cry in front of the deity. What does that refer to in consideration of showing up vulnerable and naked in front of Krishna, coming as we are?

/ 44:56 Can you speak about the place for contractions and controversies? How should we see and relate to them in a non-divisive way?

/ 1:08:09 I recently increased the standard of deity worship that I offer at home and it has become unsustainable. What to do now?

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