Episodes

Saturday May 19, 2018
"Saluting the Gurus" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 5)
Saturday May 19, 2018
Saturday May 19, 2018
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.

Friday May 11, 2018
"Establishing the Seat" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 4)
Friday May 11, 2018
Friday May 11, 2018
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.

Friday May 04, 2018
"Establishing the Holy Waters" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 3)
Friday May 04, 2018
Friday May 04, 2018
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.

Saturday Apr 21, 2018
"Armor and Intention" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 2)
Saturday Apr 21, 2018
Saturday Apr 21, 2018
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.

Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Transformation Through Spiritual Practice
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
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.

Saturday Mar 31, 2018
"Auspicious Invocation" Introduction to Kali Puja (Part 1)
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
Saturday Mar 31, 2018
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.

Saturday Mar 24, 2018
"Madhurya Bhava" Vivekananda's Bhakti Yoga (Part 15)
Saturday Mar 24, 2018
Saturday Mar 24, 2018
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.

Sunday Mar 18, 2018
"Sri Ramakrishna & the Motherhood of God" (Part 2) Q&A
Sunday Mar 18, 2018
Sunday Mar 18, 2018
Discourse by Rev. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati given at the San Diego Vedanta Monastery on 18 March 2018.

Sunday Mar 18, 2018
"Sri Ramakrishna & the Motherhood of God" (Part 1)
Sunday Mar 18, 2018
Sunday Mar 18, 2018
Discourse by Rev. Dr. Swami Bhajanananda Saraswati, given at the San Diego Vedanta Monastery on 18 March 2018.

Friday Mar 16, 2018
"God of Love" Vivekananda’s Bhakti Yoga (Part 14)
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Friday Mar 16, 2018
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.
