Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat

Responding to a fellow youtuber who declared that all believers in the Hindu path of Advaita Vedanta are mentally ill. This is my response. Another case of calling out someone's spiritual b.s. and ar…

Reacting to Vaishnava guru Chris Butler (aka Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa). He is a former member of ISKCON (during the lifetime of Swami Prabhupada) who started his own group of Krishna…

Sharing a reading on truth from Ram Dass' book "Miracle Of Love" about his guru Neem Karoli Baba. Baba's followers have included Steve Jobs, Julia Roberts, Mark Zuckerberg, Jai Uttal, Virat Kohli. Li…

Sharing the Shaivite Creed as laid down by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, founder of Hinduism Today magazine and the Shaiva Siddhanta Church of Hawaii. This is not an official creed translated from…

Hinduism, Neo-Hinduism, the Bhakti and Advaita Vedanta movements have looked beyond the caste (varna and jati) social hierarchy systems, but Wokism would take those gains away as it is focused on cla…

So many on the Left (and others) call MAGA and Trumpsters a cult, but I 100% disagree. It may or may not have cult-like attributes, but according to traditional academic definitions its not a cult. B…

For years, I followed the so-called spiritual path. Believing everything and anything, including joining a cult. It took years of purging to find the truth, and committing to the path of Sanatana Dha…

Discussing physical illness that can make having a spiritual life very hard. Based on my experience of often being stuck in bed unable to do anything. I'm discussing this as I feel nobody else is. Li…

Discussing how this is a year of finding new challenges for me personally via my songwriting and running, and walking my talk about how one should break comfort zones for growth. Live 6/19/2025.

Responding to a comment that called me a Hindu religious fanatic, which is the anti-thesis of everything this channel is about. Note that there is a difference between a religious fanatic and a relig…

0:00 – Personal experience with Swami Vivekananda, essay written in Bengali in response to 1899 Bengal Plague
1:05 – Reading the Plague Manifesto from Swami Vivekananda
4:44 – Did not fear during covid…

Excerpt from live show 118 ("Roundtable discussion on Brahman, bhakti & liberation (Part 2) - Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta") sharing my thoughts on spiritual pitfalls and what they are, with reference …

I was a member of the cult of Adidam, following guru Adi Da Samraj. I go inside the actual vow ceremony where I became a formal devotee to the guru, and became a formal dues paying member of a cult. …

Reacting to Vaishnava guru Chris Butler (aka Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa). He is a former member of ISKCON (during the lifetime of Swami Prabhupada) who started his own group of Krishna…

Chanting the mantra to Lord Vasudeva 108 times in honor of the new Pope Leo XIV and the death of Pope Francis I. Live 5.10.2025

0:00 – Intro to blessing Pope Leo XIV (referenced Jim Croce song: https:…

Sharing the lyrics to Krishnacore band Shelter's song "Saranagati" by frontman Ray Cappo. Live 5.3.2025.

0:00 – Reflecting on recent European tour by Shelter (Ray Cappo, Krishna Chaitanya Dasa, John P…

Discussing questionable things I hear gurus say, which make me wonder about their enlightened state. Live 4.26.2025

0:00 – Commenting on self-declared enlightened gurus on youtube whose talk is very u…

Discussing the lack of Hindu & Buddhist holidays on the U.S. calendar, compared to so many Muslim holidays, yet the population of America includes Indians & Asians. No representation for them? Live 4…

A tribute to my friend Lyle Pearson, a filmmaker, scholar and in-demand speaker on the history of Bollywood, India, south Asian cinema, often with a focus on LGBTQ+ history. Live 4.12.2025

Lyle's film…

Sharing thoughts on finding truth, being in a cult, and my time in Adidam following cult leader Adi Da Samraj, based on an e-mail I received from Krishna Chaitanya Dasa the former bassist of Krishnac…