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The Guru Viking Podcast specializes in in-depth interviews with remarkable figures in the world of meditation, spirituality, and self development. Steve travels internationally teaching somatic practices and meditation, and leads explorations in contemplative, mystic, & relational realms.
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Thinking Bhakti

Swami Revatikaanta

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Welcome to 'Thinking Bhakti', the podcast where wisdom from the bhakti tradition meets modern issues! Whether you're a dedicated Vaishnava, a spiritual seeker, or just curious about the intersection of faith and current affairs, 'Thinking Bhakti' offers insightful discussions that resonate with those seeking for deeper meaning in our complex world. Swami Revatikaanta, a long-term disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, is a monk and a prolific public speaker with almost two decade’s worth of ex ...
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His Holiness Sivarama Swami is a senior monk and spiritual teacher of the devotional path (Bhakti yoga), a 5000 year old spiritual tradition emerging from ancient India. He is the author of over 15 books which elucidate the teachings of Bhakti further and is the inspirer behind the world-renowned Krishna Valley community in Hungary; a self-sustained eco-village founded on the principles of ' simple living & high thinking '. Born Peter Letai, to an upper-class Jewish family in Budapest in 194 ...
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His Holiness Sivarama Swami is a senior monk and spiritual teacher of the devotional path ( Bhakti yoga ), a 5000 year old spiritual tradition emerging from ancient India. He is the author of over 15 books which elucidate the teachings of Bhakti further and is the inspirer behind the world-renowned Krishna Valley community in Hungary; a self-sustained eco-village founded on the principles of ' simple living & high thinking '. Born Peter Letai, to an upper-class Jewish family in Budapest in 1 ...
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Cini Dhwani

Prathidhwani

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Cini Dhwani from the makers of Karma is a witch! podcast series.. This show is all about fun filled conversations with upcoming Kannada movie teams. For all the latest updates please subscribe. prathidhwani.com
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Dharma Talk with Shiv Baba

Baba Shivaram Saraswati

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Shiv Baba is a monk of the Advaita Vedanta tradition in the lineage of Rama Krishna. His spiritual journey has included living at two Eastern Orthodox monasteries, intensive training in Tibetan Buddhist ascetic practices, and a decade of study and practice with his beloved guru. His ascetic experiences in such a diverse array of cultural settings prepared him for the acceptance of diversity which is the hallmark of the Advaita Vedanta tradition. He believes that helping people find a way to ...
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Every evening the teachings of Aghoreshwar Bhagwan Ram are read and contemplated at Sonoma Ashram. The passages are read from "The Book of Aghor Wisdom", containing the core teachings compiled over the lifetime of this great modern saint. Baba Harihar Ram, a monk and disciple of Aghoreshwar, offers his commentary on each teaching.
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Radhanath Swami

Radhanath Swami

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Radhanath Swami is a Vaishnava sanyassi (a monk in a Krishna-bhakti lineage) and teacher of the devotional path of Bhakti-yoga. He is author of The Journey Home, a memoir of his search for spiritual truth. His teachings draw from the sacred texts of India such as The Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Ramayana, and aim to reveal the practical application of the sacred traditions, while focusing on the shared essence which unites apparently disparate religious or spiritual paths. Born Rich ...
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In this episode I am joined by Tulku Sherab Dorje, Buddhist teacher, translator, and author of scholarly and popular books about Tibetan Buddhism.Tulku Sherdor recounts his unusual childhood and past-life proclivities, his graduation from Columbia Law School and subsequent elite level law practice, and years of spiritual retreat under masters of Ti…
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Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his very advent, he showed the world an untouchable and a high class brahman, as brothers, intimately in the principle of bhakti, chanting together and it was that combination that Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu surrendered his heart to to come to show compassion to the whole world.…
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When a dear person in our lives, passes from this world, we understand the feeling of hopelessness and pain that could be there. Because there's affection, the affection, the love between Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his devotees in Navadwip, Srivasa, Advaita, Haridas, Murari Gupta, Vishnu Priya, and especially his mother, Sachi devi, their love w…
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He was not seeing with material vision. He was seeing that Mayapur is the most powerful place in the world. Because it is the place where we could, people from all around the world, connect with the deepest, most profound manifestation of Krishna’s grace.De către Radhanath Swami
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And for revealing the dham through literature all over India, he gave that credit to Srila Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Thakur and for bringing every possible caste and race and religion and every species of human beings to Mayapur to worship Shri Shri Panchatatva, Radha Madhava, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave that credit to our beloved Srila Prabhupa…
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In this episode I am once again joined by Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and executive director of Saraswati Bhawan Publications.Khandro Kunzang details her apprenticeship in Nepal under renowned ngakpa Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche, outlines the course of her training from yidam practice to tummo and beyond, and reflects on t…
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In this episode I host a dialogue between Henry Shukman, British poet, Zen teacher, and author of ‘One Blade of Grass; a Zen memoir’; and John Brehm, American poet and author of ‘The Dharma of Poetry’.Henry and John share the story of their formations as poets, compare the similarities as well as the marked differences in their backgrounds, and rev…
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Prahupada, if he would have said that, he would have had hundreds and millions of disciples. But Srila Prabhupada was representing the highest truths. He wasn’t trying to give people a little bit of piety in the name of spirituality; he was trying to show the path of perfection.De către Radhanath Swami
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Why are you going to school? Why not you just flow with your destiny? You have the choice to either study or fail. Only a fool will say, “Why should I study? It is my destiny to fail.” Tell that to your professor. Then when you have you report card, tell your parents that. It is a useless, impractical philosophy.…
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The solution is to recondition ourselves. We have cultivated selfishness, all sorts of desires for acquisition and enjoyment. The process of sanatana dharma is to recondition our mind, senses and life to purity, to humility, to selfless service and when we engage in devotion to God—the power of God’s mercy upon us when we act in his service is so g…
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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. Dr Joffe leads a deep dive into the Western magickal tradition of spirit conjuration, traces their diverse forms through the centuries, and considers the range of beings described, from the land sprites of localised traditions to t…
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Just like in material educational system—there is algebra, there is basic arithmetic; then there is mathematics, calculus—they’re all levels of the same subject. Now for those who are in a lesser school, they see that they are very separate. But for one who has a Ph.D. in this subject, he sees that they are all developed, they are all intertwined a…
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Unless we experience this higher taste, we will not be able to give up the illusions of maya. So we should be determined, determined in whatever situation we're in, to cultivate this higher taste of Krishna consciousness by guarding against offenses, by cultivating humility in service of Vaishnavas, by being a real servant of the Lord's compassion …
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In this episode I am joined by Dr. William Rory Dickson an associate professor of Islamic Religion and Culture at The University of Winnipeg and author of “Dissolving into Being: The Wisdom of Sufi Philosophy”.Professor Dickson recalls his Christian upbringing, teenage atheism, and how powerful psychedelic experiences saw him embark on a religious …
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Each person on this planet goes through the same journey of rediscovering the purpose of life, oneself, and our connection with God. From an early age, Nikunja explored many different spiritual traditions, but deep inside, she felt there had to be something real, free from hypocrisy, that would give her the answers to her questions and the longing …
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In this episode, I host a dialogue between Brad Warner, Zen teacher, Youtuber, and best-selling author of “Hardcore Zen”; and Shozan Jack Haubner, ex-Zen Monk, Youtuber, and prize winning author of the memoir “Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk”. Brad and Jack explore their own journeys as writers, the humorous and confessional element…
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The conclusion of all transcendental knowledge and the means by which we can achieve all transcendental realizations is through cleansing our hearts by sincerely chanting Krishna’s holy name, Krishna has made available all the goals which are achieved in various yugasDe către Radhanath Swami
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And to great scholars like Prakashananda Saraswati, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, to them he discussed very deep philosophy of Vedanta and the conclusions of Vedanta which is pure unalloyed devotion. But the conjugal pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavana, he only discussed with Shri Ramananda Rai and Swarupa Damodar. So, we are not going to go mu…
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When the Gopis went to meet Krishna, they had not even the slightest tinge of conception of satisfying their own mind, senses or bodies. They simply went to please Krishna, to give themselves completely for Krishna. There is not a tinge of material desire in the hearts of the Gopis.De către Radhanath Swami
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In this episode, filmed on location in Kathmandu, Nepal, I am joined by Jina Kusala, originally from Norway and now a wandering Theravada monk. Jina tells the story of his traumatic childhood, the mental suffering and instability it caused, and how the Buddhist path provided a means to reckon with the pain.Jina shares encounters with religious lead…
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He described how in the mood of a servant dasya rasa, one is willing to do everything and anything for the pleasure of the lord, one is willing to surrender his life or her life simply for the satisfaction of the lord and serving with love, ecstatic love.De către Radhanath Swami
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So many times, even here in India, people come and tell us, you’ll be surprised how many people instruct sanyasis and sadhus of what the goal of life is, and the most common explanation is that ‘one should not renounce anything, one should simply perform one’s prescribed duty to one’s family and to one’s occupation and if one just does that, that i…
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In this way, the lord who is in a role of a devotee, and his most intimate devotee, they exhibited the qualities of a Vaishnava. A Vaishnava is always taking the greatest happiness in appreciating the service and the devotion of other Vaishnavas. And a devotee is never envious, is never inclined to find faults with others but is always trying to ap…
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When Ramananda Rai came out of the Godavari, he saw this sanyasi sitting in the far east and the effulgence was so brilliant and attractive that he came and offered his prostrated obeisances to the sanyasi. And when Lord Chaitanya saw him, both of their love awakened with such pure feeling that Lord Chaitanya lifted him up and embraced him.…
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There’s not too many Kadambha Munis on the planet today who can do that. There is not that many Devhutis or Kadambha Munis today. But just because we can’t be like that does not mean we can’t learn from what there are trying to teach us. Sukadev Goswami extracted those episodes in history that are for the ultimate welfare of humanity, to learn from…
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Swami Bhakti Vedanta Muni Maharaj speaks in this episode about his deeply touching experience of how he handled the departure of his guru. What can devotees learn from such an experience when the guru leaves the body? We also discuss Vaishnava unity, sadhana, and spiritual maturity. Swami Bhakti Vedanta Muni Maharaj was born in a high class Vaishna…
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In this episode I am once again joined by Damo Mitchell author, teacher, and student of the internal arts of Asia including Tai Chi and Daoist Inner Alchemy.Damo draws on his background in the qi arts, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Western psychology to reveal the causes and symptoms of various types of qi and meditation related problems, inclu…
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In this episode I am joined by Khandro Kunzang Dechen Chodron, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism and executive director of Saraswati Bhawan Publications.Khandro Kunzang recalls her childhood samadhi experiences and communications with animal spirits, her meetings with great gurus, and her own path of mystical experiences.Khandro Kunzang recounts stories …
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The Divine Realm and reality often go unseen by our limited senses, perceived as just another mundane phenomenon. However, it takes strong faith, dedication, and a longing heart to go on a spiritual journey and seek God. Throughout history, divine personalities have walked the earth, embodying divinity and proving that the Divine Realm is real, not…
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