Wisdom That Breathes by Keshava Maharaja

Hearing from the Heart | SB 2.1.14 | London, UK | Svayam Bhagavan Keshava Maharaja

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Aug 27, 2025
Explore the transformative power of listening with insights into Bhagavatam and its cultural significance. Discover how the allegory of musical chairs illustrates life’s impermanence and the urgency of spiritual preparation. Delve into stories of disciples whose deep listening led to profound understanding. Reflect on Srila Prabhupada’s humility and the essence of applying teachings. Keshava Maharaja emphasizes balancing engaging presentations with the pursuit of true spiritual depth.
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INSIGHT

Power Of Deep Listening

  • Listening to the Bhagavatam with full attention is as serious as deity worship and yields deep spiritual transformation.
  • Sanskrit even encodes this: a learned person (bahushruta) is literally one who has heard much.
ANECDOTE

Musical Chairs And Impermanence

  • Keshava Maharaja recounts Kadambakana Nama Raj comparing life to musical chairs to show impermanence.
  • The story teaches everything changes and eventually we lose our seat, illustrating death's inevitability.
ADVICE

Attend Fully, Not Casually

  • When attending Bhagavatam classes, be fully present physically, mentally, and spiritually to receive its benefit.
  • Stop multitasking and give undivided attention so the sound vibration can touch the heart.
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