Rathi Krishna dasa May 12th, 2014
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.
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Waves of Devotion May 21st, 2013
The Skill of Happiness
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.
The Skill of Happiness (Sunday, May 12, 2013 – Yogamaya New York)
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Waves of Devotion April 24th, 2013
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)
You can find the recorded seminar here:
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Seminar at Yogamaya April 2013 Part 1
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Waves of Devotion April 22nd, 2013
Yoga Psychology at Down Dog Yoga
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.
Yoga Psychology at Down Dog Yoga
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Waves of Devotion April 13th, 2013
Dhanurdhara Swami discusses his recent lecture to a group of conservative Christians and the reception he received.

Dhanurdhara Swami and Graham on his farm.
A Talk in Middle America (Sunday, April 7, 2013)
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Waves of Devotion March 29th, 2013
The Yoga of Forgiveness
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.
The Yoga of Forgiveness (Sunday, March 24, 2013 – Yogamaya New York)
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Waves of Devotion March 8th, 2013
Compassion and the Symptom of the Soul
The following is a class Srila Dhanurdhara Swami recently gave in Christchurch, New Zealand, entitled “Compassion and the Symptom of the Soul,” based on a passage from the seventh canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, where Prahlada pacifies Lord Nrsimhadeva with his prayers.
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Waves of Devotion October 16th, 2012
Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sutra 5
yat prāpya na kiñcid vāñchati na śocati na dveṣṭi na ramate notsāhī bhavati
Achieving it, desire and regret, repulsion and attraction, such fervors are no more.
After describing in the previous verse that upon attaining Divine Love one is fully satisfied, Sri Narada now describes the result: “All fervors are no more.”
All passions are naturally caused by a sense of lacking within. And although we seek to fill that void with the passions of wealth, romance, and adoration, we remain unfulfilled because we have failed to realize what is our actual deficiency. Our real need is selfless love. Without it no one, even those at the height of power and opulence, can claim that their deepest yearnings have been fulfilled. On the other hand, if one is filled with selfless love, what more can anyone desire? That is the crux of Sri Narada’s message here in text five.
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Waves of Devotion October 2nd, 2012

On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the appearance day of Srimati Radharani, Dhanurdhara Swami shared his realizations about Srimati Radharani at the Bhakti Center in New York.
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Waves of Devotion September 26th, 2012
The following is a recording of Dhanurdhara Swami’s lecture given on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at the Bhakti Center in New York, entitled The Bhakti Story.
In The Bhakti Story, Dhanurdhara Swami narrates the first story from the classic 16th century work Brhad Bhagavatamrta, where the great saint Narada, at the famous Kumbha Mela gathering in India, begins his world search for the greatest bhakti-yogi.
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