Kali Mandir Satsang

"Tantric Purification" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 8)

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati on bhuta-śuddhi (purification of the Self) part 2, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 9 June 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.
 

"Protection & Pranayama" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 7)

Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajananada Saraswati on vahni-prākārcintā (imagining a circle of fire); dehamārjana (purification of the body); ātma-raksha (protection of the self); prānāyāma (contorl of the prana/breath); and bhūta-śuddhi part 1 (purification of the elements) given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 2 June 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.

"Purifying the Mantra" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 6)

Discourse 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.

"Saluting the Gurus" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 5)

Discourse 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.
 

"Establishing the Seat" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 4)

Discourse 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.

"Establishing the Holy Waters" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 3)

Discourse 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.

"Armor and Intention" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 2)

Discourse 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.
 

Transformation Through Spiritual Practice

Discourse 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.

"Auspicious Invocation" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 1)

Discourse 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.

"Madhurya Bhava" Vivekananda's Bhakti Yoga (Part 15)

Discourse 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.