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July 2, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

Question: Is there historical proof of Krishna’s existence?

From almost all scholarly accounts, Krishna was a historic personality. From personal artifacts, archaeological evidence, scriptural cross-references, third-party verifications—basically from any starting point that validates the historicity of any known figure, Krishna is amply evidenced.

The real question is how is Krishna’s identity interpreted? Not everyone accepts him as the Supreme Godhead. Even during the Kurukshetra War, there were many who viewed him as a powerful king, others who considered him the “darling of Vraja,” and so on. Read for instance in KRSNA Book the chapter where Krishna and Balaram confront wrestlers in King Kamsa’s arena. Each of the thousands of people in attendance all viewed him in their own personal way.

And of course the academic world refuses to recognize anyone as a divine being, other than as such from within respective traditions. So there’s that.

From the Gita we learn how Krishna can be known: bhatya mam abhijanati – He is known through devotion. Some truths are so powerful, they cannot be acquired via academic learning. They are realized, revealed, and understood by undergoing internal adjustments in behavior, attitude toward others, and heightened appreciation for the sanctity of creation. The more you chant the Hare Krishna mantraHare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare, follow the basic behavioral guidelines for diet, etc., the more you prepare your heart for that revelation to occur.

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June 27, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

Encounters with Truth

Hari Shyama Das hosts a weekly sanga, Thoughtful Thursdays, from Chicago. Joshua joined them to talk about Cultivating a personal relationship with the divine. Some topics touched are

  • The definition of truth
  • What is, and how can one have, a personal relationship with divinity
  • How does one recognize an enlightened teacher
  • Feeling stuck in our spiritual practice
  • Finding the right community for you

Recorded on June 10, 2021

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Filed Under: Art, Off the Mat

June 17, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

The Past as Present with Ravi Gupta

Recorded on May 15, 2021

How we see the past shapes our understanding of the present. Scholarship defines the past as something shaped by temporal human forces, primarily politics, power, and market trends. Wisdom traditions, on the other hand, see the past as shaped by universal, timeless truths. In this dialog, religious studies professor Ravi Gupta and host Joshua Greene explore competing narratives of the past, their impact on the present and their role in shaping humanity’s future.

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About Ravi M. Gupta

Ravi M. Gupta (Radhika Ramana) holds the Charles Redd Chair of Religious Studies at Utah State University. He is the author or editor of four books, including an abridged translation of the Bhagavata Purana (with Kenneth Valpey), published in 2017 by Columbia University Press. Ravi has received four teaching awards, a National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowship, three research fellowships, and a book award. He is a Permanent Research Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and a past president of the Society for Hindu Christian Studies. His current research focuses on the Bhagavata Purana’s Sanskrit commentaries. He enjoys teaching World Religions, Hinduism, Sanskrit, and Religious Studies Theory and Method.

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June 3, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

Storytelling with Iain McCaig

Recorded on April 17, 2021

Iain McCaig and Joshua Greene have a forty-year history as collaborative storytellers.  Whether to entertain or enlighten, their relationship sprang from a mutual desire to create stories to remember and share them with the world,  Join them for an intimate conversation about creation and collaboration, of a forty-year journey to tell an ever-changing version of ’The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ and the story of ‘Hanuman’, and their joy of using make-believe to search for the truth.

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About Iain McCaig

Iain McCaig has worked for over 40 years in the entertainment industry.  Many of his creations have become pop-culture icons, like his cover for Jethro Tull’s ‘Broadsword and the Beast’ and his Star Wars designs for Queen Amidala and Darth Maul.  He has collaborated on many films, among them ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, ‘The Jungle Book’, ’Guardians of the Galaxy’, ’The Avengers’, and the ongoing ‘Star Wars’ franchise of movies, graphic novels, and theme parks.

In his spare time, McCaig writes, produces and directs, and wanders the land encouraging people to draw and tell stories. In May 2008, Spectrum Fantastic Art gave McCaig the prestigious GRAND MASTER award for Lifetime Achievement.

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June 2, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

Yogi in the Boardroom with Elsie Maio

Recorded on March 20, 2021

A candid and practical discussion with renowned business consultant Elsie Maio about dramatic changes occurring in business and finance. This is a Gita Wisdom program for professionals and non-professionals alike, an open-ended dialog about how real people are dealing with real-world shifts in priorities.

Topics include:

  • How to know if the time has come to change careers
  • What to do when our work conflicts with our values
  • The new spirit rising in our culture and opportunities it creates
  • Where to go for practical ideas about rethinking our place in society

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Resources

FINANCE

Future Capital 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0YsAFCCKpU&t=2798s

 

INTERFAITH COUNCIL ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

(ICCR)https://www.iccr.org/

The Lumen Society https://lumensociety.com/

 

FINANCIAL/CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION:

Teaching guide for The Purpose of Capital, Babson College

https://www.blendedvalue.org/the-purpose-of-capital

 

PERSONAL AGENCY/EDUCATION

https://www.lenerachelandersen.com/

 

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP/PROBLEM-SOLVING COMMUNITIES

Humanity Rising  https://humanityrising.solutions/

Future Capital/World Academy of Art and Science

https://futureofcapital.org/

Wellbeing Economy Alliance

https://wellbeingeconomy.org/

 

MISC

The Story of Stuff

https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

 

About Elsie Maio

Elsie Maio is one of the world’s leading advisors to corporations seeking to bring soul-wisdom into their business. Known for uncanny insight into emerging trends, Elsie and her company’s SoulBranding℠ System have guided niche clients to lead in such diverse arenas as social-impact banking, gender-lens investing, environmentally sensitive household products, and public/private national infrastructure. She is a frequent guest on national media such as Marketplace and American Public Radio and cited in The Wall Street Journal, American Banker, and The Journal of Business Ethics. Most recently as a voice for “the New Narrative,” she has been a guest in the provocative webinar programs of Humanity Rising and Future Capital.

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February 24, 2021 by Gita Wisdom

The Psychology of Devotion with Cristina Casanova

Recorded on February 20, 2021

Joshua M. Greene (Yogesvara) interviews Cristina Casanova (Krishna Lila) about the confluence of Bhakti teachings and contemporary family and personal therapy.

Topics include:

  • The pathologies that accompany a life of devotion
  • Translating terms of devotion into modern clinical language
  • Risks and rewards on the journey to selfhood

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About Cristina Casanova

For 25 years, Cristina Casanova (Krishna Lila) was Assistant Director of Guidance for the New York City Department of Education with a focus on crisis management and family therapy. She teaches in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University. For more than 40 years she has been a Bhakti yoga practitioner who integrates wisdom from the traditional yoga texts into her approach to therapy.

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