Sacred Parallels Between Two Mystics of Divine Love – June 30th, 2026

SATSANG—Quest and Exploration—June 30, 2026

0:00 Introduction 2:17 How is yukta vairagya less difficult or more practical than radical poverty, when using everything in Krishna’s service seems to require much more discretion and discernment than simply rejecting everything altogether? 20:17 In terms of raganuga, where does a Franciscan's love for God culminate? 31:43 How can we move beyond literal listening? 42:33 What is meant by the idea that "St Francis's stigmata was a sign to him that he belonged to God?" 48:54 What is the meaning of "mystic"? 59:25 Since St Francis was such a lover of everything and everyone, why would he mortify his body? 1:07:22 Considering that Mahaprabhu was moving away from ritualism and rigid varnasrama hierarchies, why would he encourage writings like Hari-bhakti-vilasa which is all about rules? https://youtu.be/l5PFSwQdTj8 [https://youtu.be/HTjinqbnvOI] **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in 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[https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2] ▶ ¿INHERENTE o HEREDADO?: Bhakti en la Jiva según el Gaudiya Vedanta (Spanish Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF [https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG] ▶ WATCH ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 [https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8] ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF] ▶ APPLE PODCAST CHANNEL —GET ACCESS to all of Swami Padmanabha’s shows in 1 place: https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ [https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108] ▶ LISTEN TO 2024 CLASSES /// ON APPLE English: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/swami-padmanabha/id6451217692 [https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha] /// ON APPLE al Español: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2024-swami-padmanabha-en-espa%C3%B1ol/id1724102640 [https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ] ///SPOTIFY English: 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Sacred Parallels Between Two Mystics of Divine Love – June 30th, 2026

Join us for the second step of our La Verna Pilgrimage as we explore the profound spiritual parallels between Saint Francis and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu—two luminaries whose lives are embodied scripture: divine love, radical simplicity, and ecstatic devotion. Discover how their lives inspire us to deepen our practice and embody divine love in everyday life. In this exploration, we reflect on the embodiment of divine love and ecstasy, the transformative power of simplicity and poverty as spiritual practice, and the courage to renew tradition from within. We also delve into their shared love for the marginalized and outcast, the mystery of grace preceding ritual and effort, and their vision of nature and creation as sacred expressions of the Divine. Along the way, we contemplate the balance of feminine and masculine principles in devotion, the interplay of solitude and community in spiritual life, and the divine marks and wounds of love that reveal the depth of spiritual surrender. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Pilgrimage and Interfaith Exploration 05:02 Life and Teachings of St. Francis and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 10:11 Embodiment of Divine Love and Ecstasy 14:58 Simplicity and Holy Poverty 19:47 Radical Inclusivity and Embracing the Marginalized 30:10 Rebuilding Traditions from Within 35:46 Reformers from Within: Tradition and Transformation 42:36 The Sacred Connection with Nature 49:52 The Balance of Solitude and Community 57:27 Joy and Suffering: Embracing the Paradox 01:02:45 Continuing the Unfinished Work of the Masters https://youtu.be/H-do-zG6rrc [https://youtu.be/HTjinqbnvOI] **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605] ✍️ Leave a review: 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[https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG] ▶ WATCH ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 [https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8] ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF] ▶ APPLE PODCAST CHANNEL —GET ACCESS to all of Swami Padmanabha’s shows in 1 place: https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ [https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108] ▶ LISTEN TO 2024 CLASSES /// ON APPLE English: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/swami-padmanabha/id6451217692 [https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha] /// ON APPLE al Español: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2024-swami-padmanabha-en-espa%C3%B1ol/id1724102640 [https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ] ///SPOTIFY English: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ix99HhUNPdjhLntUE2ekN [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/swami-padmanabha/id6451217692] ///SPOTIFY AL Español: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zKy0F68cT1u9YIW2Vn8Mf 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The Sacred Road: Grace, Belonging, and the Open Heart – June 29th, 2026

In this opening reflection from our La Verna Retreat, we enter the sacred landscape of St. Francis not as tourists, but as pilgrims: people learning how to walk through life with deeper awareness, humility, and openness to transformation. From a Gaudiya Vaishnava heart, we explore mystical Christianity as a sister tradition, allowing the life of St. Francis to illuminate the life of Sri Caitanya, and vice versa. Rather than approaching interfaith encounter as mere tolerance or polite comparison, we ask what it means to be genuinely changed by another tradition while becoming even more deeply rooted in our own. At the heart of this talk is the invitation to become an open pilgrim: one who walks not to earn love, but as one already loved. La Verna becomes a doorway into the larger pilgrimage of existence, where every place can become an altar, every moment a meeting with grace, and every relationship a preparation for eternal community. Through themes of belonging, sacred inquiry, vulnerability, and unconditional divine regard, we begin to ask: What part of us is ready to be softened, expanded, healed, and transformed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCeQFffVCUI [https://youtu.be/HTjinqbnvOI] **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605] ✍️ Leave a review: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605] ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2 [https://youtube.com/live/StzwaBx7qSI] ▶ PERSONALISMO RADICAL: Manifiesto de Renovación para una Devoción Proactiva (Spanish Edition) https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2omcr1hNAs] ▶ PURCHASE “INHERENT OR INHERITED?: Bhakti in the Jiva According to Gaudiya Vedanta” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8 [https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2] ▶ ¿INHERENTE o HEREDADO?: Bhakti en la Jiva según el Gaudiya Vedanta (Spanish Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF [https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0DF4ZNLKG] ▶ WATCH ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/swamipadmanabha108 [https://www.amazon.com/Inherent-Inherited-According-Gaudiya-Vedanta/dp/B0CY2Y19X8] ▶ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SwamiPadmanabha [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D962C4CF] ▶ APPLE PODCAST CHANNEL —GET ACCESS to all of Swami Padmanabha’s shows in 1 place: https://apple.co/3H7VkTJ 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[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2022-swami-padmanabha/id1612578963] ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/26NBAkdleu2SN8EcKABpi3 [https://open.spotify.com/show/44qTeNwSTyfw8XAkISqm4z] 2020 CLASSES: ///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2020-lectures/id1510153566 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2021-lectures/id1550171522] ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06nCDd0MBdtqWPthT1AlUm [https://open.spotify.com/show/26NBAkdleu2SN8EcKABpi3] CLASES AL Español (2020-2023): ///Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ar/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabha-en-español/id1513845684 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabhas-2020-lectures/id1510153566] ///Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vt2pMG5jXvmz5gaeELewZ [https://open.spotify.com/show/06nCDd0MBdtqWPthT1AlUm] Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/-Lg8uYY-uR0 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ar/podcast/swami-b-p-padmanabha-en-espa%C3%B1ol/id1513845684] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▶ WEBSITE [https://open.spotify.com/show/4vt2pMG5jXvmz5gaeELewZ] ▶ FACEBOOK [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcVH9vKIWQ] ▶ INSTAGRAM [https://Tadatmya.org] ▶ YOUTUBE [https://www.facebook.com/tadatmya.sangha] ********* RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion. 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BECOMING A CHILD AGAIN: Play as a Doorway to Wonder and Divine Love - June 26th, 2026

What does it truly mean to “become like a child”? In this profound and playful talk, Swami Padmanabha explores the spiritual meaning of childlike consciousness, sacred play (lila), wonder, humility, and divine love. Drawing from Bhakti traditions, Christianity, Sufism, Sanskrit etymology, and everyday human experience, he reflects on why enlightened souls are often described as children, madmen, or divine drunkards — and what this reveals about the nature of reality itself. Far from encouraging childishness or escapism, this conversation explores how genuine spirituality invites us into deeper presence, creativity, simplicity, and openness to wonder. Topics explored in this talk include: • The difference between being childlike and childish • Why divine love is often compared to madness and intoxication • Sacred play (lila) and the idea of “infinite games” • Living in the present moment as a spiritual practice • Why the goal of chanting is simply to chant more • Wonder as a doorway into healing and transformation • Respect as “seeing again” with fresh eyes • Simplicity vs simplistic thinking • Learned ignorance, humility, and the limits of knowledge • Technology, distraction, and the modern crisis of meaning • Creativity, imagination, and spiritual growth • Seeing others — and ourselves — beyond labels and past mistakes • Enlightenment in Bhakti: from liberation to divine love (prema) Swami Padmanabha also speaks about how every aspect of life — work, relationships, suffering, business, spiritual practice, and even difficult emotions — can be reframed as sacred play when approached with presence, sincerity, and openness to the Divine. Rather than seeking escape from life, this talk invites us to rediscover the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. “To be present in the present moment is the best present we can offer.” #Bhakti #Spirituality #Wonder #Lila #BhaktiYoga #Vedanta #Mindfulness #DivineLove #Consciousness #SelfRealization #Vaishnavism https://youtu.be/HTjinqbnvOI [https://youtu.be/HTjinqbnvOI] **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605] ✍️ Leave a review: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605] ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: 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ARE WE REALLY PRACTICING NON-TOXIC BHAKTI? - June 24th, 2026

What does a healthy, sustainable, and non-toxic approach to Bhakti actually look like? In this talk, Swami Padmanabha explores how genuine spiritual life is not about burnout, extremes, or performative renunciation, but about cultivating a practice that can nourish us for an entire lifetime. Rather than separating “spiritual life” from ordinary life, he explains how Bhakti is meant to become a way of being — integrated, balanced, dynamic, and deeply human. Some of the themes explored in this video include: • Why sustainability is essential in spiritual practice • Avoiding the extremes of fanaticism and burnout • The difference between true balance and artificial rigidity • Why “one-size-fits-all spirituality” can become harmful • Reframing renunciation through positive transformation rather than repression • Understanding anartha through compassion and self-awareness • Remaining lifelong students on the path of Bhakti • Embracing diversity of expression, rasa, and spiritual perspectives without sectarianism Swami Padmanabha also speaks about the importance of self-knowledge, adaptability, and cultivating a devotional life that is both authentic and sustainable in the long term. A thoughtful reflection for anyone interested in mature spirituality, healthy devotion, and the ongoing evolution of Bhakti practice. #Bhakti #Spirituality #Vaishnavism #Yoga #Devotion #Consciousness #SelfRealization #BhaktiYoga https://youtu.be/PsaVmi1I83Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hsoIXWrWxw] **************************************************** ▶ PURCHASE “EVOLUTION IN DIVINE LOVE: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Divine-Love-Eternal-Becoming/dp/0996915605] ✍️ Leave a review: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605 [https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?asin=0996915605] ▶ PURCHASE “RADICAL PERSONALISM: Revival Manifesto for Proactive Devotion” in hardcover, paperback, and/or Kindle formats: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Personalism-Manifesto-Proactive-Devotion/dp/B0C6BWMHB2 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