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Philosophy

Vedic Astrology doesn't exist in a vacuum it is a science that is practiced by those who follow Lord Krsna's Vedic culture. Hence, to fully comprehend Vedic astrology one has to be familiar with the philosophy and world view of the Vedic civilization.

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Srimad Bhagavatam 2.4.21, Mayapura, India, April 24, 2006

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.44, Bangalore, India, June 4, 2006

Bhagavad Gita 4.40, Bangalore, India, June 18, 2006: What is Faith? A Study.

“The Purpose of Material Creation,” Tirupati, India, July 23, 2006

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.17.9, Tirupati, India, July 25, 2006

Bhagavad Gita 8.8, Dharvad, India, August 15, 2006. Prelude to Janmastami.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.8.52, Dharvad, India, August 16, 2006. Janmastami.

Bhagavad Gita 2.13, Bangalore, India, October 14, 2006

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.11.2, Bangalore, India, April 22, 2007

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.3, Delhi, India, September 2, 2007. About appearance of Krsna in prelude to Janmastami. Last lecture I gave before my accident the next day.

Talk on Varnashrama Dharma, Delhi, India, January 2, 2008. First lecture I gave after my accident.

Bhagavad Gita 2.50-51, Delhi, India, February 4, 2008.

Disappearance day of Sripad Ramanujacarya, Delhi, India, February 16, 2008.

Appearance day of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakkura, Delhi, India, February, 26, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.12.4, Bangalore, India, March 9, 2008.

Gaura Purnima, appearance day of Yuga Avatara Lord Caitanya, Delhi, India, March 21, 2008.

Ramanavami, appearance day of Lord Sri Rama, Delhi, India, April 14, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.19.1, Banagalore, India, April 24, 2008

Bhagavad Gita 9.34, Bangalore, India, April 26, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.8, Vrndavana, India, June 30, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.18, Vrndavana, India, July 11, 2008.

Bhagavad Gita 4.34, disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada, Bangalore, India, November, 2, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.3-4 (start of book distribution marathon), Bangalore, India, November 30, 2008.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.15, Bangalore, India, February 8, 2009.

Ramanavami, appearance day of Lord Sri Rama, Bangalore, India, April 3, 2009.

Bhagavad Gita 3.13, Srirangam, India, June 21, 2009 -- “The importance of prasadam.”

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.3.30, Soho Temple, London, UK, July 2, 2009.

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.3.31, Soho Temple, London, UK, July 3, 2009.

Jyotish talk part 1- Introductory concepts , Soho Temple, London, UK, July 3, 2009.

Jyotish talk part 2 - Fate, Free Will and the Law of Karma , Soho Temple, London, UK, July 4, 2009.

Srimad Bhagavatam 6.16.40, Bhaktivedanta Manor, UK, July 6, 2009. “Victory for the Lord is reclaiming lost souls.”

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.21.56, New Delhi, Sri Sri Radha-Parthasarati Mandir, September 29, 2009. “The lessons we can learn from the marriage of Kardmana Muni and Devahauti.”

Narasimha Caturdasi, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. May 26, 2010.

Srila Prabhupada's Vysapuja, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 3, 2010.

Sri Radhastami, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 15, 2010.

Vamanadeva Jayanti, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 20, 2010.

Disappearance day of Srila Prabhupada, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. November 9, 2010.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.17.19, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. December 12, 2010.

Ramanavami, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. April 12, 2011.

Vamanadeva Jayanti, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 9, 2011.

Bhaktivinode Thakura appearance day, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 10, 2011.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17-18, “the importance of reading sastra”, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. October 23, 2011.

Sarat Purnima, Laksmi Narasimha Temple, Bangalore, India. November 10, 2011.

Srila Prabhupada Vyasapuja, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. August 12, 2012.

Prabhupada disappearance day, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. November 17, 2012.

Prabhupada disappearance day, Laksmi Narasimha Temple, Bangalore, India. November 18, 2012.

Srimad Bhagavatam 1.19.33, Jagannatha Temple Bangalore South, India. December 9, 2012.

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.1.15, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. July 28, 2013.

Brahmotsava lecture at grhasta ashrama of Srivas Krsna Caitanya Prabhhu, Bangalore, India. August 1, 2013.

Srimad Bhagavatam 6.2.26, Laksmi Narasimha Temple, Bangalore, India. August 18, 2013.

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasapuja, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. August 29, 2013.

Bhagavad-gita 4.9, “it is more important to know Krsna tattva than Krsna lila”, Jagannatha Mandir, Bangalore, India. September 1, 2013.

Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.38-40, “Mahabhagavat devotees take birth in South India in Kali yuga” disappearance of Ramanuja Acarya. February 9, 2014

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.10.3-6, “Qualities of a Jivanmukta.” Salem, Tamil Nadu, English-Tamil translation, March 16, 2014.

Gaura Purnima lecture, Salem, Tamil Nadu, English-Tamil. March 16, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.10.7-9, “Godel's Theorem, and virtual reality as models for understanding that we are not the body.” Salem, Tamil Nadu, English-Tamil, March 17, 2014.

Bhakti Vrksha Program near Heathrow Airport, London, UK, May 3, 2014.

Caitanya Caritamrta 2.17.50-51, Soho Temple, London, UK, May 4, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.1, Soho Temple, London, UK, May 5, 2014.

Bhagavad-gita 2.13 and Q & A, Toronto, May 6, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.6.33-39, Toronto, May 9, 2014.

Bhagavad-gita 4.34, Scarborough preaching center, Toronto, May 9, 2014, also available on YouTube.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.1-3, Toronto, May 10, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.4-12, Toronto, May 11, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.22-31, Toronto, May 27, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.32-39, Toronto, May 28, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.40-41, Toronto, May 29, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.45-45 and 8.8.1, Toronto, May 31, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.2, Toronto, June 1, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 8.9.16-24, Toronto, June 25, 2014.

Srimad Bhagavatam 6.9.1, Mumbai, July 3, 2014, also available on YouTube.

Radhastami, Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari temple, Bangalore, September 2, 2014.

Bhagavad-gita 4.2, Bangalore west, Srila Prabhupada's Appearance day, English with Kannada translation, September 6, 2015. I may make a version without the Kannada.

Srimad Bhagavatam 11.5.32, “The exoteric meaning of Lord Caitanya's appearance.” Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari temple, Bangalore, March 27, 2016.

Vyasa Puja talk “How to actually bring glory to Srila Prabhupada.” Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari temple, East Bangalore, August 26, 2016.

Bhagavad-gita 4.9, “The reality of Krsna.” Day before Janmastami at a new preaching center in South Bangalore, August 14, 2017.

“The reality of Srimati Radharani.” Radha-astmi lecture, Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari temple, East Bangalore, August 29, 2017.

“The 27th quality of a devotee” or how to be a devotee, lecture given on last day of Purusottma masa at the Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari mandir, East Bangalore, June 13, 2018.

Ramayana seminar ranging on different topics including Ramayana from a previous Kalpa, and different Ramalilas described in Padma Purana including how Lord Siva teaches Rama how to use sastra for divination to find Vibhishana. This link is the FaceBook version. MP3 audio version. Headphones recommended. Sri-Sri Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari mandir, East Bangalore April 21, 2019.

On the occasion of the Brahmottsava celebration of the Giri Dhari, Laksmi Narasimha Mandir in East Bangalore I spoke on how Sri Prahlada became a great devotee of the Lord and other details about him. May 19, 2019.

Srimad Bhagavatam 4.14.11 discusses why Vena became so evil and how saintly Prthu was able to be generated form his body based on supplementary information found in Padma Purana. Plus a discusion on the Vedic world view of time cycles and cosmology. Sri-Sri Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari mandir, East Bangalore June 9, 2019.

Bhagavad-gita 4.9, understand Krsna in truth through the Bhagavad-gita. The glories of the Bhagavad-gita the direct incarnation of Krsna. Janmastami lecture at Sri-Sri Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari mandir, East Bangalore, August 24, 2019. [FaceBook version.]

Srila Prabhupada a shaktyavesha avatara of Krsna, that is, a jiva who has been specially empowered by the Lord to push on the mission of Lord Caitanya. Vyasapuja lecture at Sri-Sri Gauranga Gandharvika Giridhari mandir, East Bangalore, August 25, 2019. [FaceBook version]