with Bhaktirasa As time goes on in one’s practice, it is often the case that what once was a magical experience has become little more than magical thinking, and our experience is lost somewhere between boredom and absence. Join us as we explore this phenomenon, examining its influences and considering possible adjustments to ensure that […]

In this conversation, Dr. Jeffery Long, a practitioner and theologian in the Vedanta tradition of Sri Ramakrishna as well as a scholar of process philosophy and Asian studies, and Swami Padmanabha, a leader and teacher in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism, will share their thoughts on resonances between their two Hindu traditions and process […]

In conjunction with the Center for Christogenesis, join Swami Padmanabha as he explores the Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter. According to Gaudiya Vaishnavism, divine love is a force of constant expansion which surely affects God, who is love personified. A God affected by ever-evolving love becomes equally ever-evolving, thus dismantling outdated paradigms of […]

with Jaya Jagannatha  Nature moves in cycles of generation-sustenance-dissolution. This is as true for psychological nature as it is for physical nature. Mimicking this natural process, wisdom cultures crafted rites and intercessory wreaths to assist consciousness through the ordeal of these psychological thresholds.  In this presentation, the psychological experience of bhakti as it coincides with […]