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Why can't God have a girlfriend?

Why can't God have a girlfriend?

FromATMA VISION


Why can't God have a girlfriend?

FromATMA VISION

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Atma Vision, and ahead of the upcoming festival of "Radhastami," we look at the theme of the internal pleasure potency of God, also known in the Bhakti tradition as Srimati Radharani. Making comparisons with the figure of Mary, we show how the worshiper approaches God via the compassionate intercession of His divine, feminine pleasure potency (whether having a maternal or conjugal ethos). We look at a verse from the Upanishads, a verse from the Bhagavata Purana and a verse from the Bhagavad-Gita, all relating to the person of Radharani. We also comment on a passage from Stevie Wonder's "Jesus Children of America" song from 1973. 
Released:
Sep 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

Welcome to Atma Vision, a  sacred space where, along with doing comparative theology, we see the world, and our life in it, through the lens of the sacred and scientific texts from the Krishna-Bhakti tradition of greater "Hinduism."Your host, Cyril Wohrer (aka Chandra), is from Los Angeles and Paris, and holds a Masters in the Study of Religion from Oxford University. An ordained (brahmana) priest since 1997, he has practiced mantra-meditation and has taught theistic yoga theology for three decades.Bienvenue à Atma Vision, un espace sacré où, en plus de faire de la théologie comparée, nous voyons le monde et notre vie dans celui-ci à travers le prisme des textes sacrés et scientifiques de la tradition de la Krishna-Bhakti, dans le registre générique de l'"hindouisme". Ton hôte, Cyril Wohrer (alias Chandra), est originaire de Los Angeles et de Paris, et est titulaire d'une maîtrise en étude de la religion de l'Université d'Oxford. Prêtre Védique (brahmana) ordonné depuis 1997, il pratique la mantra-méditation et enseigne la théologie théiste du yoga depuis trois décennies. Bienvenidos a Atma Vision, un espacio sagrado donde, además de hacer teología comparada, vemos el mundo y nuestras vidas en él a través del prisma de los textos sagrados y científicos de la tradición Krishna-Bhakti en el registro genérico del "hinduismo". Tu presentador, Cyril Wohrer (alias Chandra), procede de Los Ángeles y París, y posee un máster en Estudios de la Religión por la Universidad de Oxford.  Sacerdote védico (brahmana) ordenado desde 1997, lleva tres décadas practicando la mantra-meditación y enseñando la teología teísta del yoga.