hare krishna

I am just about done with digitizing these old cassette copies of episodes from the ancient past. I have no honest idea as to the air dates of these. I suspect we're talking about the very early years of the new century. Sometime between 2000-05? Probably. The 1st part is a conversation with Srivas Das, one of the early pioneers of the Hare Krishna movement in Ghana & other African countries. Here we discuss the very basics of Vaishnavism, the branch of Hinduism that Krishna devotees represents. By the way, the Hare Krishna movement is explored in more detail in Episode 35 & 90. The 2nd part features Naraharidev Das. This one has a distinct local flavor, as our guest had recently moved to Grand Rapids and hoped to establish a center here. That never materialized, but the ashrams in the Detroit area occasionally send people here to conduct programs. Please ignore any phone numbers given.

If you grew up in any major metropolitan area in North America or Europe in the late 60s/early 70s it's quite likely that you encountered a group of younger folk in the garb of Gaudiya Vaishnavs chants & dancing in public areas. They became known as the Hare Krishnas, due to the mantra they chanted. They went from being suspected as a cult to now being a fairly respected branch of Hindu thought and practice in both religious and academic circles. In 2015-16 celebrations around the USA abounded, as devotees observed the 50th anniversary of their guru establishing his work in this country. Here are my conversations with Anuttama Data, one of the original teachers of the tradition. Hare Krishna, Y'all!

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 23rd, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 98-99

Anuccheda 98 - Bhagavan Behaves as if Conditioned

Anuccheda 99 - Visuddha-sattva Is Different from Material Sattva

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 19th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 94-98

Anuccheda 94 - Bhagavan Has No Enemies

Anuccheda 95 - Is Bhagavan Biased?

Anuccheda 96 - Hearing about Bhaktas Nourishes Bhakti

Anuccheda 97 - Sages Glorify Bhagavan and His Devotees

Anuccheda 98 - Bhagavan Behaves as if Conditioned

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 16th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-5, part 2

Anuccheda 93.5 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhagavan Has No Experience of Material Misery

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 14th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-5, part 1

Anuccheda 93.5 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhagavan Has No Experience of Material Misery

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 9th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-4, part 3

Anuccheda 93.4 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhakti Exists Both in the Bhakta as well as in Bhagavan

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 7th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-4, part 2

Anuccheda 93.4 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhakti Exists Both in the Bhakta as well as in Bhagavan

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 5th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-4, part 1

Anuccheda 93.4 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhakti Exists Both in the Bhakta as well as in Bhagavan

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on March 3rd, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-3

Anuccheda 93.3 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Devotees Are Self-Satisfied

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 28th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 93-1,2

Anuccheda 93.1 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Further Objections to the Agency of Bhagavan

Anuccheda 93.2 - The Cosmic Play of Bhagavan, Bhagavan Acts Only for the Delight of His Devotees

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 26th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 90-92

Anuccheda 90 - Maya Conditions the Jiva by Her Acintya-sakti

Anuccheda 91 - The Jiva's Bondage Is Not Real

Anuccheda 92 - The Jiva's Apparent Bondage

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 23rd, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 90, part 2

Anuccheda 90 - Maya Conditions the Jiva by Her Acintya-sakti

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 21st, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 90, part 1

Anuccheda 90 - Maya Conditions the Jiva by Her Acintya-sakti

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 19th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 87-89

Anuccheda 87 - Quality and Action Cannot Be Denied in Bhagavan

Anuccheda 88 - How Can the Jiva Be Deluded?

Anuccheda 89 - Why Is Paramatma Not Influenced by Maya?

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 16th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 85-86

Anuccheda 85 - Svarupa and Maya-saktis of Bhagavan
85.2 - Immediate Experience Cannot Be Disproven by Logic
85.3 - How Can the Nirguna Paramesvara Associate with the Gunas?

Anuccheda 86 - Lila Cannot Be the Cause behind Creation

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 14th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 84-85.1

Anuccheda 84 - Liberation Is the Ultimate Dissolution

Anuccheda 85 - Svarupa and Maya-saktis of Bhagavan
85.1 - Sridhara Svami and Advaitavada

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 12th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 82-83

Anuccheda 82 - The Jiva Is Covered by the Potency of Paramatma

Anuccheda 83 - Liberation Is Attained by the Grace of Paramatma

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 9th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 79-81

Anuccheda 79 - The Universe Cannot Be Explained Independently of Paramatma

Anuccheda 80 - Paramatma Is Free from Adjuncts

Anuccheda 81 - All Words Signify Bhagavan

Lecture given by Dulal Chandra dasa on February 7th, 2019 at Gaura Radha-Madhava's Ashrama, Saragrahi; Paramatma Sandarbha, Anuccheda 77-78

Anuccheda 77 - The Effect Exists in Its Cause

Anuccheda 78 - Both Arambha-vada and Vivarta-vada Are Illogical