The following are recording of talks given by Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami at this year’s Purī Kirtan-Kathā Retreat.
On January 22, 2015, Mahārāja welcomed everyone to this year’s retreat.
On January 23, 2015, Mahārāja began a series of talks on the Brahma-vimohana-līlā, the bewildering of Lord Brahmā starting with the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 44.
On January 23, 2015, Śrīla Dhanurdhara Swami gave a japa seminar at Siddha-bakula, the bhajana kutir of Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
On January 24, 2015, Mahārāja continued speaking on the Brahma-vimohana-līlā with Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 45.
On January 25, 2015, Mahārāja continued speaking on the Brahma-vimohana-līlā with Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 49.
On January 26, 2015, Mahārāja continued speaking on the Brahma-vimohana-līlā with Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 50.
On January 27, 2015, Mahārāja concluded his talks on the Brahma-vimohana-līlā with Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Canto 10 Chapter 13 Text 64.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gave a talk entitled ‘Aesthetics & Spirituality’ as part of the Tuesday Night Sanga series at the Bhakti Center in New York. After the talk, Maharaja performed a drama based on the Kaliya-Krishna pastime with Meaghan Sloane.
The following is a recording the of the class Maharaja gave before the drama.
The following is a class entitled “The Power and Culture of Humility: Developing Self-confidence Through a Humble Heart” given at Yogamaya New York on April 18, 2014.
In the latest of Yogamaya New York’s Sat-Sanga series, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a talk entitled “The Skill of Happiness.” In this talk Maharaja describes the importance of happiness in one’s life, what real happiness is, and how the path of bhakti facilitates true happiness.
On April 6, and April 7, 2013, Dhanurdhara Swami gave an extensive 12 hour seminar on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali as part of Yogamaya’s teacher training in New York City.
Dhanurdhara Swami at Yogamaya (Photo by Lisa Bermudez)
The following is a class Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recently gave on April 2, 2013, at Down Dog Yoga in Reading, Pennsylvania, entitled “Yoga Psychology,” based on the question “Is there therapy in the Vedas?” which Maharaja addressed in his essay of the same name.
A must listen to, in this latest of Yogamaya New York’s Sat-Sanga series, Srila Dhanurdhara Swami gives a lively and enlightening talk on the Yoga of Forgiveness – how forgiveness is an integral part of one’s spiritual life. Maharaja relates forgiveness to the concepts of ahimsa, dharma, and karma as well as giving practical methods to explore forgiveness in our own lives.
