Synopsis
Spiritual Discourses given at Kali Mandir, a traditional Hindu temple located in Laguna Beach, California dedicated to the worship of Divine Mother Kali in the tradition of Sri Ramakrishna
Episodes
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"Purifying the Mantra" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 6)
27/05/2018 Duration: 01h40minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on divya-vighna nivārana (removal of celestial obstacles); digbandhana (fencing the quarters); bhūmi-vighna nivārana (removal of earthly obstacles); amtarolsha-vighna-nivārana (removal of heavenly obstacles); devatā & pūjādravya śuddhi; and mantra-śuddhi (purification of mantra), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 26 May 2018. This is part of a series of class-talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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"Saluting the Gurus" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 5)
20/05/2018 Duration: 01h28minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on guru-pranām (saluting the lineage of gurus); kara-śuddhi (purification of the hands); and pushpa-śuddhi (purification of the flowers), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 19 May 2018. This is part of a series of class-talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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"Establishing the Seat" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 4)
12/05/2018 Duration: 01h22minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on bhūmi-śuddhi (purification of the earth) and āsana-sthāpana (establishing the seat), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 12 May 2018. This is part of a series of class-talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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"Establishing the Holy Waters" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 3)
05/05/2018 Duration: 01h24minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on sāmānya-arghya-sthāpana (establishing the holy waters), dvāra-devatā-pūjā (worship of the deities of the threshold), and bhūtāpasārana (removal of the spirits that create obstacles), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 5 May 2018. This is part of a series of talks on Kali Puja, the ritualistic worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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"Armor and Intention" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 2)
22/04/2018 Duration: 01h20minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on kavacha (armor of protection) and sankalpa (statement of resolve/intent), given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 21 April 2018. This is part of a series of talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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Transformation Through Spiritual Practice
15/04/2018 Duration: 54minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Sarvadevananda Puri, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math & Mission and Minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 14 April 2018.
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"Auspicious Invocation" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 1)
01/04/2018 Duration: 01h20minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on mangalachana (auspicious invocation); achaman (sipping water); inner purification; pratahara (withdraw of sense and mind); Ganesh puja; Tantra; and the nature of symbolic images, language and actions; given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 31 March 2018. This is part of a series of talks on the theory and practice of Kali Puja, the ritual worship of the Divine Mother Kali.
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"Madhurya Bhava" Vivekananda's Bhakti Yoga (Part 15)
25/03/2018 Duration: 01h14minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapters: "God of Love is His Own Proof"' and "Representations of Divine Love", given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 17 March 2018.
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"Sri Ramakrishna & the Motherhood of God" (Part 2) Q&A
19/03/2018 Duration: 52minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati given at the San Diego Vedanta Monastery on 18 March 2018.
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"Sri Ramakrishna & the Motherhood of God" (Part 1)
19/03/2018 Duration: 01h37minDiscourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati, given at the San Diego Vedanta Monastery on 18 March 2018.
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"God of Love" Vivekananda’s Bhakti Yoga (Part 14)
17/03/2018 Duration: 01h26minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapters: "God of Love is His Own Proof" and "Representations of Divine Love", given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 17 March 2018.
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"The Triange of Love" Vivekananda’s "Bhakti Yoga" (Part 13)
11/03/2018 Duration: 01h28minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapter: "The Triangle of Love", given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 10 March 2018.
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"Universal Love" Vivekananda’s "Bhakti Yoga" (Part 12)
04/03/2018 Duration: 01h20minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapters: "Universal Love and How it Leads to Self-Surrender" and "The Higher Knowledge and the Higher Love are One and the Same", given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 3 March 2018.
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"Naturalness of Bhakti" Vivekananda’s "Bhakti Yoga" (Part 11)
25/02/2018 Duration: 01h13minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapters: "The Naturalness of Bhakti-Yoga and It's Central Secret" and "The Forms of Love-Manifestation" given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 13 January 2018.
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Stories of Old Vedantic Monks Part 9
11/02/2018 Duration: 01h11minBy Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society
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Stories of Old Vedantic Monks Part 8
04/02/2018 Duration: 01h04minBy Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society
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Stories of Old Vedantic Monks Part 7
27/01/2018 Duration: 54minBy Swami Chetanananda of St. Louis Vedanta Society
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Pitfalls of Spiritual Life
20/01/2018 Duration: 01h09minSatsang with Rev. Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj
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"The Bhakta's Renunciation Results from Love" Vivekananda’s "Bhakti Yoga" (Part 10)
14/01/2018 Duration: 01h05minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapter: "The Bhakta's Renunciation Results from Love" given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 13 January 2018.
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"Preparatory Renunciation" Vivekananda’s "Bhakti Yoga" (Part 9)
31/12/2017 Duration: 01h18minDiscourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on Swami Vivekananda's "Bhakti Yoga", chapter: "The Preparatory Renunciation" given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 30 December 2017.