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Living Bhakti

Mahatma Das•www.mahatmadas.com
Religion & Spirituality
Spirituality
A collection of classes given by Mahatma Das, a bhakti practitioner for over 50 years, and a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada. He presents the wisdom of bhakti yoga in a practical way, as to provide insight and applicable tools for one's own life and practice of spiritual living.
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Understanding the Heart of Bhakti Charu Swami (7/6/20)

Understanding the Heart of Bhakti Charu Swami • For Bhakti Charu Maharaj, taking care of ISKCON was like taking care of Srila Prabhupada’s body. For him it was non-different. • His behavior was very refined and he was a real gentleman. • He said: If you love Prabhupada, you will work to make ISKCON better.

Jul 06, 2020•2 hr 8 min

Share Krishna Consciousness Without Making People Feel Bad 6/22/20

When sharing Krishna Consciousness, we need to be sensitive not to offend other people. Nevertheless we may sometimes also have to push because that's what a person needs. We need to find the right balance between being sensitive but not too sensitive .

Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 37 min

Perfection is not Perfecton, Love is Perfection! 6/17/20

Perfection Is Not Perfection, Love Is Perfection! Sometimes people have to take two steps back to go two steps forward. We should help devotees advance in devotional service at their own pace instead of pushing them to the extent that they feel discouraged rather than encouraged.

Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 50 min

Rascism in our Hearts 6/16/20

We explore racism in our hearts: why it exists, how to recognize it and what to do about it. Racism is a blatant contradiction to the vedic statement, aham brahmasmi, "I am spirit", and a manifestation of a lack of compassion. Compassion identifies and feels the pain of those who are mistreated/poorly represented. A compassionate person also becomes a voice for those people. Yet racism is found even in ISKCON because of the racial prejudices members brought with them to the movement. But new pre...

Jun 30, 2020•2 hr 9 min

How to Become Fortunate 6/15/20

Srila Prabhupada said that unless one is fortunate they cannot go back to Godhead. In this Krishna consciousness movement, we are trying to make everyone happy, fortunate and intelligent. Daily Class, given by HG Mahatma Prabhu streamed live on Facebook

Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 38 min

Morning Class 6/10/20

Facebook morning class, given on June 10th. Continuing in two documents: What Prabhupada has said about the spiritual world, and questions asked to Prabhupada about the spiritual world.

Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 36 min

The Duration of Life is Destined 6/5/10

Srila Prabhupada said: Life cannot be prolonged by heart transplant. You cannot increase the duration of life. One can perhaps give some relief to disease, that is another thing, but the duration of life is destined.

Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 34 min

Pastimes at the Gate of Vaikuntha 6/2/20

Continuing in the pastime of Jaya and Vijaya being cursed by the Four Kumaras. Here we read Srila Jiva Goswami's commentary on this section of the Bhagavatam. We look into vaishnava aparadha, and what we can take away from this story and how to apply it in our lives.

Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 38 min

The Seventh Gate - The Gate of Prema 6/1/20

Diving deeper into the pastime of Jaya and Vijaya being cursed by the Four Kumaras. What does the seventh gate represent? How does this pastime apply to us? Find out here.

Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 29 min

Recent Stories of Reincarnation (You Don't Want to be a Cockroach) 5/29/20

Skipping a little ahead in class order. This is the first of the classes given in regard to the natrue of the spiritual world. Just like with the classes on death, Mahatma Prabhu goes through a document he has compiled statements in the sriptures, as well as quotations from Prabhupada on the nature of the spiritual world.

Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 4 min

Desires in Spiritual Life & Humility

Studying a compilation of all the things Prabhupada has said on the topic "at the time of death" Desires to remain in this world, desires to go to the spiritual world, and vaishnava humility are discussed in this class.

Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 31 min

Pessimism of Material Life

Beginning in reading a compiled list of notes on all of Prabhupada's statements regarding the time of death.

Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 32 min

The Need to Prepare for Life's Final Exam (SB 2.1.6 Continued)

This class is the second part of the discussion on Srimad Bhagavatam 2.1.6. "You are the spiritual master of great saints and devotees. I am therefore begging you to show the way of perfection for all persons, and especially for one who is about to die." Once again diving into the topic of death and how we can prepare for life's final exam.

Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 26 min

Duty of One Who is about to Die - SB 1.19.37

This is the second class given by Mahatma Prabhu on the topic of death. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.19.37 "You are the spiritual master of great saints and devotees. I am therefore begging you to show the way of perfection for all persons, and especially for one who is about to die." With this text, we look into the duty of someone about to die, aswell as things that Prabhupada has said about this subject matter.

Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 34 min
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