Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) And Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy)

0:00 – Self-proclaimed spiritual teacher Sir Pierre Bernard taught & invented yoga a century ago which helped promote yoga in America | "The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America" book by Robert Love ... 6:33 – Avoiding American cultural appropriation soul sucking of Hindu yoga | not caring about India & calling gods myths (Note: yoga isn't completely a naked man on a mat, but it is not what it is sold as in the west) ... 10:03 – Stealing from Hinduism over other religions ... 11:04 – Recommended book on relative's legit spiritual search "Theos Bernard, the White Lama: Tibet, Yoga, and American Religious Life" by Paul Hackett on Theos Casimir Bernard ... 12:13 – Closing thoughts | authentic spiritual tradition ... Live 5/12/2024, unedited and off the cuff. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.





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0:00 – Reacting to the late Swami Rudrananda "Rudi" the somewhat forgotten New York meditation teacher & guru of Franklin Jones (aka Adi Da) & the disgraced Oregon guru Swami Chetanananda (aka J. Michael Shoemaker), biographical info about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_(spiritual_teacher) & website of Rudi's legacy https://www.rudi.org/teachings (Note: apology for change in sound, as a second microphone got turned on) ... 8:36 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHAQC8WB1_w): jealous of others spiritual life, god gives what is needed not wanted, spiritual life as resistance, word choice vs abstract talk ... 20:32 – Reacting to video of talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niugdUWN9Xo): knowing past lives & self-awareness ... 24:37 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sgppCtTQUU): periodic self-reflection ... 29:32 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzcYhRPJUV4): faking it to eventually liking yourself ... 36:50 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxQBlG_clw): god's gifts & testing ... 43:52 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VSEML5DyX0): Swami Muktananda, accepting change ... 47:36 – Down to earth & common sense non-scriptural teaching approach ... Live 5/11/2024, unedited and off the cuff. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.





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0:00 – Personal thoughts on experience with tarot (referenced episode 37 on scary accurate tarot readings: https://studio.youtube.com/video/PUH--yBNkhE), using oracle cards as a Hindu for contemplation only ... 12:36 – Kali Oracle Deck pocket deck by Alana Fairchild & art by Jimmy Manton, diversity of Kali designs, emotional response to art ... 20:32 – Descriptions on cards ... 23:43 – Closing thoughts ... NOTE: there are disgruntled reviews of this deck on amazon I found after the show (https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/0648746712/ref=acr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar). They range from accusations of cultural appropriation to incorrect information. I'm not interested in illogical cultural appropriation arguments, but the incorrect info may have some merit worth investigating. As a Vaishnava I'm not fluent with Kali enough to know. (As for the controversy that Alana is a grifter who does not follow the varied & contradictory belief systems she has courses/decks of, my review is of the deck only.) ... Live 5/4/2024, unedited and off the cuff. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.



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0:00 – Intro to 100th show, reacting to beastly fake teacher Keith Raniere who abused women in his cult NXIVM, learning from fake gurus ... 14:40 – Overview of videos from official NXIVM youtube ... 17:54 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfp5q3T4j8Y): spiritual buzzwords, insider vs outsider language ...
23:36 – Reacting to talk con't: raising children in diverse cultures, becoming one & same, avoiding recognizing god as gift giver ... 31:25 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Buo3Gj3Zk): cult peer pressure & lack of debate (Referenced video of Lifton's cult criteria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8nWY9YFwNg) ... 41:23 – Reacting to talk con't: confessing murder, narcissist ... 48:54 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4i03j2XBxU): glamorizing normal life with secret info, bad gurus doing good things, limiting beliefs ... 1:09:21 – Reacting to talk with Smallville actress Alison Mack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpASeXgXCxk): buzzwords, biased interviews, creating acting class with no experience ... 1:22:45 – Keith's wiki ... 1:30:31 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7lr2xwTzic): authenticity ... 1:34:40 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5czUYLYQX8A): self-awareness, Keith's allure & vocal range, smart folks in cults ... 1:44:18 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVBagmm1f7E): creativity, scientist becoming spiritual guru ... 1:55:55 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-J8x1_pMpM): being inauthentic, Keith's attractive advice away from hindsight ... 2:04:36 – Closing thoughts ... Live 4/28/2024, unedited and off the cuff. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.





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0:00 – Intro to "Om Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah" (Ashtakshara Mantra) which translates to "I take refuge in Lord Krishna & surrender myself completely to him" or "Sri Krishna is my shelter" ... 4:23 – Mantra re-discovered by Ananda Bhagat of the Arizona Vedic Cultural Center (Phoenix area) Arizona Vedic Cultural Center of the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul USA, Arizona Vedic Cultural Center youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmxjtAsKch0b1cWIhWec4DA & free pdf of American English version of Shikshapatri https://azvedicgurukul.com/2023/01/29/shikshapatri/ , popularity of Ashtakshara Mantra vs Hare Krishna mantra ... 15:41 – Mantra chanted 108x (note: volume change) ... 24:39 – Closing thoughts ... Live 4/20/2024, unedited and off the cuff. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.




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On a recent trip to Manhattan I wanted to visit where ISKCON was born, aka the very first ISKCON temple & former home of Swami Prabhupada. Or, the birthplace of the Hare Krishna movement in America. I'm not an ISKCON Vaishnava & routinely confess a love/hate relationship with Swamiji & the organization, but only a fool would deny the influence of Srila Prabhupada & ISKCON on religion in the west & the world & Sanatana Dharma in general. I think he is one of the most influential gurus of the last century, whose influence will be felt for a long time. This temple should be marked as a historical site, as its influence is likely greater than other historical sites in NYC. ... Website to the temple https://www.krishnanyc.com/ ... I should mention that a few events are held in the Temple weekly, according to their website, but as a casual visitor looking in the windows there was no life there, no promotion of Krishna Consciousness, not even a part-time gift shop, just a temple preserved in silence afraid to speak. I was expecting so much more. ... Only after coming home, did I find there was a second center in town the "Bhakti Center" that is more active and keeping the work alive https://bhakticenter.org/. Yet, my closing questions in the video still remain relevant. ... Live 4/14/2024, pre-recorded March 21 2024. ... Regular live show on society & religion. Vaishnava. Conservative. Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not Neo-Hinduism. I want to help you grow spiritually, discover your life's purpose, and know god! I am Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Maine USA. I'm a Mystic, Certified Spiritual Life Coach & Ayurveda Specialist, and currently studying Integrel Vedic Counseling under Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri). Spiritual name bestowed by Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (via Swaminaryan Gurukul USA, Ramanuja lineage). ... >> Contact: aronmatyas@hotmail.com My books: http://www.aaronjoyauthor.weebly.com ... Channel originates on youtube, duplicated on Rumble, Spotify, Bitchute, Amazon, Audible, Apple & Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict.


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