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1768: From Beauty to Absolute Beauty | Plato, Krishna and the Rāsa Dance

Most people think of God simply as a witness or facilitator of their own romantic affairs. The Bhaktivedanta tradition reveals that the conjugal love experienced by human beings is a mere reflection of a spiritual reality in which the same love exists in an absolute, pristine sta ... Show More

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May 7

1767: Entering the Rāsa Dance with the Eye of Love

Every love story ever told — the Song of Solomon, Layla and Majnun, the Bollywood heroine running toward her true love — is a shadow of this. The desire for intimacy with the divine is the deepest longing in the human heart. And after six and a half years of reading through the S ... Show More

54m 42s

May 6

1766: When the Ego Steps Back | The Existential Sense of Being Blessed

"The gift of gratitude. In order to feel it, your ego has to take a backseat." A shift that happens when the ego stops driving. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore how gratitude isn't just an etiquette — it's a marker of spiritual depth and the default setting of the ... Show More

53m 1s

Oct 2023

Eternity: Levels Of Reward Or Punishment

Are there levels of reward (or punishment) in eternity? In Dante’s Inferno, the poet described Hell as having ‘nine circles.’ Each circle corresponded with a different sin and degree of punishment. But is this a Biblical understanding? Does the Bible teach that different sins mer ... Show More

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Feb 2023

Day 44: The Scandal of Evil

If God is a good Father and creates a good world, why does evil exist? The Catechism addresses this profound and often painful question. Fr. Mike helps us understand how to reconcile sin, evil, and suffering with God’s loving Providence. He assures us that while God does not remo ... Show More

17m 45s

Feb 2015

Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 63 - Religion: Take it or Leave it!

God says: God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear: each gains whatever good it has done, and suffers its bad-... (02:286) Many people misinterpret this verse for their own benefit. They think that it is up to them to decide what they can bear and what they are not ... Show More

8m 53s

May 2023

Day 140: Purgatory and Hell

Why do purgatory and hell exist? The Catechism teaches us today about the existence and the meaning of purgatory and hell. We learn that purgatory is a transitional state of purification while hell is the state of permanent separation from God. Fr. Mike reminds us that nobody dri ... Show More

21m 15s

Apr 2021

Did Jesus Really Descend Into Hell?

What do we mean when we profess that Jesus descended into hell after his death? Today, Dr. Sri unpacks this mystery of the Catholic faith and shows us how Jesus’ descent into hell is a crucial aspect of our salvation and a source of hope when we find ourselves in deep darkness. ... Show More

18m 3s

Feb 2014

Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verses 15 & 16 - Allah Tricks People

God says: O you who believe, let not a people ridicule other people, for they may be better than they. Nor shall any women ridicule other women, for they may be better than they. Nor shall you mock one another, or call each other names. Evil indeed is the reversion to wickedness ... Show More

9m 11s

Feb 2024

Day 44: The Scandal of Evil (2024)

If God is a good Father and creates a good world, why does evil exist? The Catechism addresses this profound and often painful question. Fr. Mike helps us understand how to reconcile sin, evil, and suffering with God’s loving Providence. He assures us that while God does not remo ... Show More

17m 45s

Jul 2019

Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 275..........Part 3

Would a believer stay in Hellfire forever? Or is that punishment only reserved for non-believers? Is it possible for a believer in Allah and Muhammad be treated as a non-believer? Find the answers and much more in this week's Albaqara English Tafsir update.

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