0:00 – Intro to interview with Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya (founder of International Sanatana Dharma Society, author, religious scholar, one of the most profound spiritual gurus alive today, and my religious mentor) in discussion of his book "Radical Universalism: Are All Religions The Same?" | political correctness & feelies vs against religious growth | religious universalism as a philosophical dead-end ... 6:36 – Reading excerpt on history of India | creation of Neo-Hinduism as a "trojan horse" to destroy Sanatana Dharma ... 11:21 – Westerners encountering Hindu/Sanatana Dharma scriptures vs fraudulent gurus promoting religious universalism ... 20:44 – Origins of concept of religious universalism rooted in 1800's Neo-Hinduism ... 24:20 – Traditional foundational ideas of Sanatana Dharma ... 27:51 – British Colonialism in India with goal of globalist empire | Freemason influence ... 32:53 – British Colonialism created Neo-Hinduism as a way to replace Hinduism with Christianity | Ram Mohan Roy & Hindu reformers who hated Hinduism ... 37:29 – Getting to the top of the religious mountain | intolerance of universalism & spiritual vagueness ... 46:35 – Krishna said all roads lead to him & promote all religions are the same ... 49:49 – Lack of evidence in Vedas on universalism ... 51:36 – Sriman Narayana (at International Sanatana Dharma Society temple) | god & goddess form of god ... 53:58 – Evidence in Upanishads of Narayana as highest name of god vs lack of scriptural evidence of religious universalism as Hindu belief ... 56:17 – Reading excerpt on how universalism defeats uniqueness of Sanatana Dharma ... 57:28 – All religions are the same destroys itself philosophically ... 1:01:21 – Viewing religion logically ... 1:04:12 – Religion is not an enemy of rationality | experience now trumps rationality in modern society to find emotional relief ... 1:09:44 – Stop playing religious games ... 1:12:10 – Rationality of ancient sage Adi Shankara vs shallowness of modern gurus ... 1:13:19 – Legitimate gurus have authentic Sanatana Dharma lineage ... 1:16:20 – Legitimate gurus comment on scriptures ... 1:18:37 – Traits of a legitimate guru ... 1:24:12 – Seeking truth | closing thoughts ... Live 10/25/2024, pre-recorded 10/23/2024. Sri Acharyaji's website: https://dharmacentral.com/ ... 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, iHeart, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict, People Ai, Everend, Rephonic, allfeeds.ai, fyyd.de.

Excerpt from live show 112 ("112 Roundtable discussion on bhakti (Part 1) - Vaishnava, Shaivite, ISKCON & Advaita Vedanta") sharing my definition of what is bhakti via story of a friend who stopped going to church due to being head over heart. Original full length episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/ch7pOGEKfDM ... Broadcast live originally 7/5/2024 on the Bearded Mystic Podcast channel (https://www.thebeardedmysticpodcast.com/), rebroadcast live here 7/6/2024 (Original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQBtgFxqwc) ... I was part of a live roundtable discussion with fellow Hindus discussing bhakti, spiritual advancement, enlightenment, scripture, gurus, Shiva & more. The show was hosted by Rahul Singh with Shiva Kailash Shambho who is in India with Sadhguru's community, Nimai Nitai dasa of ISKM China, Lyam Boylan in British Columbia, Canada, Edwin Ishana Shivam (Edwin Walker) of Nithyananda's community ... 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, iHeart, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict, People Ai, Everend, Rephonic, allfeeds.ai, fyyd.de.

0:00 – Conversation with Gary Lee Haskins of the Conscious Perspective podcast | physical fitness vs modern society ... 3:35 – A.I. (artificial technology) thinks for us or helps us ... 8:28 – Living in darkness is relative when looking at history | living in fear | living in the greatest of times with all knowledge available | having patience ... 14:50 – Being a lone wolf artist desiring to help others live their best life | asking questions | you're not alone | reading Hindu scriptures on youtube ... 22:44 – Growing up atheist | became god believer based on Ram Das book "Miracle of Love" on Neem Karoli Baba | discovering other religions as its foundational teaching | variety of Hindu scriptures when seeking truth | philosophy away from rituals & gods ... 37:35 – "Pure" scriptures ... 39:16 – Hinduism is about being one's self vs destroying your personality ... 41:55 – Resonating with Hindu scriptures ... 42:57 – Discovering Upanishads via yoga training ... 46:15 – Interviewing controversial people ... 48:33 – How other students in yoga class responded to Upanishads ... 49:18 – Discussing Bhagavad Gita | doing your duty | being unique via being yourself ... 55:33 – Does everybody have a duty? | God's divine plan | evil in the world | all good Christian god, made in the image of god who is good & bad ... 1:10:02 – Life is a learning process | enlightened people who stop growing ... 1:12:13 – Being a good or bad person | incel culture, reacting to society ... 1:21:29 – Service to society | Hinduism is a way of life ... 1:30:35 – Intermission | experience with music interview podcast with Sophie B. Hawkins & John Wetton | successful interviews ... 1:38:16 – Art of conversation ... 1:42:50 – Value of talking to people to improve life ... 1:50:53 – Finding your voice & being yourself | finding inner confidence ... 2:00:00 – Recommendations to finding yourself | one size does not fit all | listening to yourself (reference to Gary's interview with Rahul Singh of the Bearded Mystic Podcast | finding stillness ... 2:12:10 – Disconnecting from society's distractions | finding balance ... 2:16:39 – Being a musician who are in touch with themselves | Lou Reed story | musicians are natural learners | discussing the power of music ... 2:30:43 – Music in Kandinsky's paintings ... 2:35:27 – Story of working with Harlem playwright Lawrence Holder on sax playing ... 2:38:39 – Finding harmony in our lives & singing the song of life ... 2:42:52 – Being part of a bigger story vs frozen in time ... 2:46:31 – Anton LaVey's most Satanic rock band as recorded in "Satan Speaks" book | doing your own thing | Aleister Crowley | being unique means you're controversial ... 2:58:12 – Darkness of life | being an adult ... 3:01:29 – Cannibis industry collapsing | marijuana industry as metaphor for society | honest to yourself... 3:10:48 – Closing thoughts ... Live 10/13/2024, pre-recorded. Gary's linktree: https://linktr.ee/garylhaskins ... 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, iHeart, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Chromecast, Listen Notes, Podcast Addict, People Ai, Everend, Rephonic, allfeeds.ai, fyyd.de.