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Nectar of Devotion Chapter 8 (Bhakti Sastri)

Posted: December 13, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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HH Yadunandana asked me to fill in for him while he rushed off for preaching. The Bhakti Sastri students were up to chapters 7 & 8 of Nectar of Devotion. We covered the two chapters in one day over two sessions.

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Nectar of Devotion Chapter 7 (Bhakti Sastri)

Posted: December 12, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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HH Yadunandana asked me to fill in for him while he rushed off for preaching. The Bhakti Sastri students were up to chapters 7 & 8 of Nectar of Devotion. We covered the two chapters in one day over two sessions.
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Akincana, Akama and Aniha (Topical Class Lecture)

Posted: November 14, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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It was a last minute request for me to give a class on Akincana (lack of material possessions), Akama (lack of material desires) and Aniha (equality in material acquisitions).  This was given as a Tuesday Topical Class for Bhaktivedanta College, Radhadesh Belgium, in 2012.

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Topical Class on Truthfulness (Lecture)

Posted: October 30, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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This lecture was looking at truthfulness and honesty for our weekly Bhaktivedanta College Topical Classes.

Referenced books included: Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Mahabharata and Ramayana.

Specific verses referenced included: SB 1.2.17, BG 10.4-5, BG 16.1-3, BG 17.15 & BG 18.42.
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The Succession of Commentaries (Pre-modern Indian Theologians)

Posted: September 24, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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[Feedback suggests that I navigated the various interpretations of these sutras in a logical and comprehensible way.  Overall the essays for this course were very well done, with a collective mark of 67%]

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Inherent and Non-material (Pre-modern Indian Theologians)

Posted: September 23, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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[Feedback suggests that this short essay was well-done.  Overall the essays for this course were very well done, with a collective mark of 67%]

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Misery and Bliss (Pre-modern Indian Theologians)

Posted: September 22, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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[Feedback suggests that this description was clear but perhaps could have used a metaphor discussed in class.  Overall the essays for this course were very well done, with a collective mark of 67%]   (more…)

Six Indicators of Meaning (Pre-modern Indian Theologians)

Posted: September 20, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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[Feedback suggests that perhaps I could have explained more what Jiva Gosvami meant by the concept of Bhagavan.  Regardless the answers presented in this short essay were very good and well organized.  Overall the essays for this course were very well done, with a collective mark of 67%]   (more…)

Jiva Gosvami’s Contributions (Pre-modern Indian Theologians)

Posted: September 16, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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Two in the Cave (History of Vaishnava Thought)

Posted: September 8, 2012 in Essays and Projects
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[Feedback suggests a good essay with very interesting points.  I have not written the verses into the essay, but rather provide them in the foot notes, which apparently makes it difficult for the reader.  I aligned Baladeva Vidyabhusana into the Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition and not clearly noted his ties with the Madhvites, which I most likely forgot to note due to covering it extensively in a previous course’s presentation.  Coloquial notions were used thus hindering the academic style of writing.  64%]

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