Very powerful! 1994 I visited New Vraja dhama for the frist time, when it was in the beginning stage. Sivarama Swami lived together with the devotees a very austere life giving all credit to his diciples. I am very happy that I happened to take breakfast-prasadam together with him. At the same time I am sad that I felt not to be ready to follow in a strict way. So I must admit that until today Sivarama Swami is one of my main sources of spiritual inspiration. He strictly follows in the footsteps of Shrila Prabhupada. Therfore he is very successful in establishing Krishna-consciousness in Hungary and other countries.

It is a breath of fresh air to hear someone who can talk straight with wit and humor. I haven’t heard too many of my god brothers talk but I like what I am hearing

Thank you for hosting this event! Wonderful video and great points made by presenting debators and Maharaj. I particularly liked Maharaj's argument on following rules and regulations. It's a fact that following the rules and regulations may not necessarily be enjoyable at first because it's directly opposed to our conditioned nature. But through the practice of rules and regulations as per scriptural injunction (vaidhi sadhana) one may eventually (and hopefully) obtain their own personal greed for the goal, no longer depending solely on "scripture says so, therefore I must", at which point it will come from a place of pure spontaneity (raganuga sadhana)

Very Good swami ji... A very knowledgable person you are

I really liked Maharaj's lecture. Jai Srila Prabhupad and his stalwart servitors. One basic etiquette which I thought should be followed is everyone else should be the sitting lower than Vyasa Asana, anchor as well.

swami jee you r t best.

modern education only limits an individual broadness of mind and heart.

I feel like this guy is my guru. He speaks to my heart and my mind. I am desperate to find a spiritual master.

Wonderful debate ! Thank you Maharaja _/\_

Livin in Krishna Conciousness is givin up desires an livin simple includin your dress code. What you wear does reflect your conciousness

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

"Man mean Enjoyer, woman mean enjoyed". - His Divine Grace AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Knowledge ends at the feet of Shree 🙏 Guru

this is superb

Only just found this channel, these videos are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing HK!!

honourable

Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Jai hindu

ya maharaja real prabhupadanuga :)

Hari..... bol..... 🙌🙌🙌🙌

Amazing debate

HARE KRSNA

Guru Sivaram Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rām Rām Rām Hare Hare. Thank you please accept my humble 🙏 obesciences.

PS Alumni please have more H G Sivarama swami as devotees like me in india don't have his lectures here in india .

Spiritual Master guides the student towards elevation in bhakti( devotion) so we can learn the way to love and serve Krsna unconditionally. Only by trying to perform devotion by reading books or doing speculation is not possible. As real bhaktas only sleep for two hours, chant lakhs of holy names, see Krsna everywhere. Not possible for us😊😊. Similarly to understand the infinite large ocean of spirituality, through our limited minds is not possible. We can find spiritual master by simply and humbly surrendering to Krsna for having the association of spiritual master. Firstly try to associate with devotees and come to iskcon. Understand the philosophy, ask questions and you will find your Spiritual Master. " Be humble because who want to be cheated gets cheated" 😊😊 To understand the shastras and get the mercy of lord can only be possible by having mercy of our spiritual master and devotees. And Spiritual Master is very necessary in ones life. Even 99 percent people don't know the ABCD's from their birth. How can one expect to discover about the supreme truth by his her own mind? Hare Krsna

Krsna Govinda Hare

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Respects ! Felt a lot of unconsciousness there how he kept interrupting everyone & not hearing people out ! I thought chanting japa was to help listening skills to hearing every synabble to help awareness ? Shame it was a controlled narrative ! I think ill keep searching for consciousness in love ! Big love & blessings to all ! I hear you xxxx

Never lose faith in krsna.

Shivji maharaj ki jay. You are the ultimat jagad guru! We love you forever. Your gottbruthers are just dust on your lotus legs. Atma is by nature indian.

I was quite disappointed with the manner in which many of these questions were dealt with. It is stifling an opposing perspective rather than inviting one. For instance, at the very mention of Harry Potter and JK Rowling, instead of allowing the individual to express the point that Rowling found work according to her nature (something the structure of varnashrama may not have allowed), the Swami chose to focus on a rather irrelevant point that JK Rowling is "fooling" innocent children by stories of Fantasy. While this is completely irrelevant and is actually unfairly dismissing the point the questioner is making, the Swami's understanding of the book itself is questionable. Harry Potter is known to be a deeply religious book with almost Christian undertones.

Foreign Devotees or preachers are very lucky bucause they havent know untochability in their country. But in India where hunduism born we are so much untouchability, castism and differences in devotees like upper caste priority and lower caste deceiving (teach them like 2nd grade citizens)in hinduism.. Its very sad

Yes about dress - a haute cuture person shall be under spiritual counter pull and counterbalance (as for example bieng bothered with the latest shoes, trousers etc which shall bring back the material influence, or the latest skinny dress of the opposite sex which shall arouse sex desires even as an admiration) which shall deter the progress of spiritual attainment. The process shall be longer, but a devotee who deters the material influence shall be able to arrive to that state of mind sooner. Krishnou Krishnou prabhu tumi hey Jana

Where is discussion happened, which city?

Cómo lo puedo leer en español...? No me da la opción... Una lastima...

A room full of Neophytes. My spiritual master Gandarvi dasa would nail all these guys with his words

Even today dalits and tribes are not as equal as upper caste hindus. We feel (bad)shame- why we born as hindu. Even today we are facing discrimination because born from tribes and dalits. We hope it (castism, discrimination, untochability, feeling of upper&lower caste )will abolishes in end of this 21st century.. I am not propagate any system but what is existing even today, that we feel bad.. Even this 21st century we dalit & tribe not as equal as upper caste hindus. Its in their brain (heart) and I think in their holy writs also it must be setright or Correct to this generation. Other wise there is no use(0.0000001%) of hindus(ism) to the people of this world. What I am faced in my previous life this is my story..

He didn't let me finish asking my question because he has knows me for a very long time... I think he was trying to be difficult with me and my brother, who he also knows well. Yes it didn't help the debate however we took this in jest.

This is a really interesting Q&A session. Not sure title is accurate...

What is the Great Debate about? No information is given in the explanation. Is it about harmonizing parallel lines of authority in ISKCON? That is a great debate. I randomly picked a spot and hear Maharaja talking about wearing a dhoti is being mentioned. Is that what you mean by "The Great Debate". I agree that we should not minimise sadhana, and the dress that goes with it if this is what this is about.

Bhagwan Krsna naam

some advice:force yourself to exercise.it works.thanks

U don't have to live a certain life style that's b.s. u can live a normal life and chant!! Krishna will know your heart!!!!

Kula Shekhar prabhu is right, the guru must be self realised. The foremost qualication of guru is that the guru needs to be a Tattva Darshi (BG 4.34) i.e. a self realised person. Naam and Naami are identical i.e. non different. So when a guru is self realised i.e. he has realised his relation with krishna and has krishna in his heart, bound by the rope of love only than he can give real naam because he really has Krishna so he can give it. When a guru is not self realised he cannot actualy give harinaam, it's just air blowing in the ear! You all are being misguided, guru MUST be self realised!

What country is this coming from? I hear many accents.

According to Shiva Puran you are encouraged to grow your hair just like any Sadhu in Southern India.

This is a great debate but man he cuts everyone off I feel there can be more respect for each being as they do not cut him off when he is speaking but he interrupts almost every sentence

hahhaha , did anyone notice that woman dozing ??? at 9:01

You have to know G_d to serve him. Otherwise you are engaged in self service 😉😇😁👌 👋

who heard of rs nagga saki 😠😠😠???

You cant have a proper debate when the person asking the question is constantly being interrupted all the time

How long do you chant Hare Krishna to find out that it works? So far, nothing for me.

World is Krishna's company. Laws are always same, one be it old time or modern time.law is law , God is God.

I think Ravi was going a bit too far, everyone else was doing great.

For one, the way he handles the intelligent young woman who asks some intelligent questions on sexuality is beyond embarrassing. It is not philosophy he presents to her. He is just being dogmatic. He could have been philosophic, but he was not.

They have to submit to Bhagavan in order to become self realized.

Very informative though I feel that Sivarama Swami seems angry all the time and is trying to shoot people down and also not allowing people to finish their sentences. I think more humility is needed in order to change opinions and maybe this guy isn't the right representive.

The host introduces the swami saying it's Bhima ekadashi, especially meant for tapasya including no food no water fasting, on that day while the grumpy iscon guru is busy sipping some liquid like emaciated camel. Disgraceful in a way and comic.

Is it authentic for HH Swami to be initiating his own disciples instead of initiating on behalf of Srila Prabhupada? SP is the initiating guru for ISKCON and still is, through his books. Otherwise, despite Swami's obvious intelligence, he should not be taking disciples of his own unless he has completely transcended his own material desires by devotion to Krishna he will not be able to process his disciples' karma ( remove sins) and which according to SP himself, is greatly offensive and has grave consequences all round... Perhaps nowadays he does initiate on behalf of Prabhupada.,,, or not. By personal experience, everyone will know, as HH SS himself often states. Does this spiritual master's presence infuse his surroundings with Krishna's peace and bliss?

U can follow krishna u don't have to follow iskcon

Sivarama Swami received ritvik initiation from His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Hare Krishna

We know that the utopian idealism of the Krishna movement like communism can never be achieved. Rules can never impose perfection and with mankind, there will never be perfection or complete liberation. This human dilemma is exactly why Christ brings a solution that does not require 'perfection' . Unfortunately, the nature of the 'Swami' is coloured by his Jewishness as the Bible states they are stiff-necked stubborn and display their version of religion with an intransigent conceit. Sadly the Krishna solution is duality presented here finally as 'all matter is evil' and therefore some 'escape' from life is a solution. Ridiculous.

this was a one sided debate. The guy in the yellow says his way is the truth. The truth he speaks about is something he has been told or has read in a book. I

Hunduism in foreign country somewhat better to compare with India. Here people brain washed from centuries till now with discrination attitude, casteism. Plz guru (sir) come to india, to see my literature and present conditions hinduism.. Recently one guru raped a girl(15y) since 2years. I think because she is a arphan, if its happen to upper caste girl their relatives definately kills this guru.. this guru is advantage person not be like him plz... I never thought this much ill types in social media.. If anything wrong in my words plz excuse me.... 🎉🎉Satyamev jayte. 🎉🎉🎉

I thought the swami didn't entertain counter arguments. I find that style of "argumentation" very insecure.

Prabhupada didn't make " many spiritual masters" as HH SS claims. He appointed 11 administrators who independently assumed the role of gurus themselves after SPs departure .. and we know what happened to them... and ISKCON in consequence.

Jesus, der Sohn Gottes, ist der Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben. Niemand kommt zum Vater außer durch ihn.

How can I have faith in any activity which is beyond abstract? Anything out of 5 karma indriya and 5 gyanendriya can't develop faith. The answer to the first question is based on tangible result concerned with tangible object. When we come to an imaginary concept like "God" and especially the Krishna Consciousness movement, Arjuna was guided to perform the activity based on birth rights surrendering towards Krishna. But, as far as present situation is concern we have no such mystical personality to surrender. So whatsoever activity we will perform will lead to hallunicination or destruction of the mind's frame.

I think Swami is equating man made laws and rules with what is imagined to be god rules/laws etc. The question in debate is not what and how man made laws/rules are cause we all know what they are all about, the question that two gentlemen were eluding to supposedly pointing towards how do we know what is god made and what isnt? At the end of the day it is being preached by swamis like him who are just like us ( the human ).

India became Buddhist because it was a class struggle against Hindu Brahminism by the lower castes the untouchables and its rigid caste system, which the Krishna movement also follows. Christianity came first as a belief in one God and not created as a national political identity.

Considering him a maharathi is long stretch. He doesn't know there are shatavadhanis (100 scholars of various fields) asking questions that are answered by the debater. R Ganesh who did that. There are others very few.

The one thing I find wrong with this exercise of playing devils advocate, this that the swami here, refuses to allow the other individual to fully, develop their thought. He's always, cutting them off midway. Why even, bother with the exercise at all, if that's how it's going to be performed. Let the person develop and express the thought FULLY, then respond to it. Thank You. Namaste. My Best. Out.

What a pity 😂😂. In india most of all are suffering with caste system. Caste system much powerful like carona virus but foreign believers saying great sessions but they even dont what happening in hinduism.

ALL THESE COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH SUCH SO CALL HIGH EDUCATION AND NO COMMON SENSE...MLMAO

I follow up Siva Rama Swami debates and classes; he is an inspiration to me in many ways, even though I am initiated by him. And in fact, his example as a preacher is worth to follow - I myself do it. However, Maharaja, with all due respect that he has accrued, doesn’t have the qualifications to advise on sexual therapy matters. First of all, he is a sannyasi; and as such he has made a vow about sexual issues: he can’t speak about it he can’t think about it; nor can he engage in it. So, by definition he shouldn’t be giving advice. Asking a sannyasi about sexual therapy issues is like asking a medical doctor to solve all your engineering problems only because he is medical doctor. Ludicrous indeed. Of course, sannyasis will always respond in the simplistic way that Siva Rama Swami does. The problem is that a very tiny minority of devotees will be renunciants with no problem in giving up sexual activity. But the obvious issue here is that the “tiny minority” (sanyasis) can’t expect the vast majority to live by the highly restrained lifestyle that renunciants do. Again, that’s ludicrous. What he is right about is that as we get older, devotees should begin to enter into a renunciant frame of mind, specifically about sexual matters. As we grow older the stamina of males is effectively reduced to almost nil. Hence, biologically the body is asking for abstinence from sexual engagement altogether. In general, and he is right about this, we should not over-indulge in sex; yet at the same time, people have differing needs - especially regarding their sexual appetites. That’s one of the main reasons people do get married. Preaching to them to live like celibates will only destroy their marriages or at least put them in very high risk of. The moral of the story: Don’t ask sannyasis about your sex problems or marriage problems. They can’t help you; and most of what they will say will probably make matters worse. If you want advice about self-realization, then, by all means, sannyasis should be able to help.

Swami has a good logic and common sense. Yet Shri Krishna was just a divine aspect, the incarnation of Shri Vishnu. Divinity is much more than one aspect. Teaching only one aspect of the divinity doesn't really give a more global view or all the incarnations/avatars that took birth along the spiritual history of human kind. Learning the values of Bhagavatgita or any other form of spirituality is a good thing anyway, yet not everything. Peace!

I WOUNDER WHAT IS THIS HARA RAMA GUY IS TALKING IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. DIFINE HIS GOD. HE TALKS LIKE A RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURE BELIEVER

Instead of answering genuine questions people had for him, he was too busy talking over them and jamming dogma down people's throats. I am not an ISKCON devotee but I love Krishna. This is very disappointing to watch a well respected ISKCON swami behave in this manner.

Can driving a car in the material world be used as an analogy for Krishna Consciousness results which are nonmaterial? The results are diverse there is no scientific way of defining the practice. Buddhists do not meditate on 'nothing'. It is telling that Sivarama keeps presenting false arguments never stated by the questioner so Sivarama may defeat it. I am disappointed with the "Swamis " debating ability. However much of what he speaks has a truth.

37:20 - 37:35 Seems like a very Abrhamaic way and approach to explaining this , just saying God said so , so follow. The approach to explain this is to detach the morality associated to the sex act and see what states you can achieve without excessive indulgence. Then it becomes a matter of choice and repercussions based on the choices made.. I do not think any scripture restricts sex for pro-creation only. Every argument of hers was very very deep in nature, and it was slightly trivialized by laughter around.

I don't think I could follow this path, as some of it's basic concepts make no sense to me, at all. Absolutely no one can prevent anyone else, from connecting with the Supreme. That is totally and absolutely, up to you, yourself. To me, using these gurus and swamis and so forth, to get to God, seems to be no different than what the Christian Catholic Church does regarding the Pope, which Protestants completely, reject. I'm not saying that you can't learn something from these people but they should never be seen as go betweens or facilitators, as if you are utterly, incapable yourself. Also, what's with all these people being men, as well? That is so, utterly, unspiritual to me. The Daughters of the Supreme are Divine Beings as well, with Highly, Spiritual and Enlightened Perspectives to bring to the table, also. They bring forth the Female Side of the Godhead, which is equally, important for us to be aware of. Just something to consider. Namaste. My Best. Out.

I love that there is a debate, but the swami's logic is no where near sound. I grew up in this religion and am thankful for never having had meat in my life because of it. All are hypocrites who have not gone vegan yet. The general idea of following an individual and subscribing to religion is for the non-thinking sheep. I hear these arguments and feel grateful that I now think for myself. The golden rule is great as is general non-violence and meditation.

I just saw him debate the psychotherapist...my god so dogmatic

the dogma problem is hardly finished; Swami is straw-manning big time

The Swami is a bit arrogant. He is self-deceived if he really thinks he knows the absolute truth. He doesn't understand what dogma is. Dogma is not laws of the state or living according to your parents' rules. It is a set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. That is exactly what Srila Prabhupada taught and is what he also preaches: no meat, no sex for pleasure, no alcohol and coffee, and chant for several hours a day. I really dislike watching older people indoctrinate younger people with false notions.

OK, I'm sorry guys, I'm trying hard, not to over comment here, but that was a bet disgusting what was done to that young lady there. She was prevented from getting her point across properly, all the way through and then it was made to seem as if she was talking too much, when she never got her main, point across, first or last. And she was the only women who spoke. If this is typical of how women are treated in this movement then I'm not the least bet impressed, at all. Sorry. My Best. Out.

17:15 the man say :"why Hare Krishna and not other religion" Swami says" everything is authentic if you go through the proper process" ..NOPE ..nothing is authentic if it does not go through Jesus Christ , all other process is demonic paths ,they do not lead you to the same goal . 17:45 Swami says : "if you do the right thing than you will see the results" well.. you will indeed see the results but given to you by demons not the true God . Swami: "if you want to know God and love him than you chant Hare Krishna" 20:00 , well NO... if you want to know God and love him, than you go through Jesus Christ "no one comes to the father but through me" -Jesus says . How hard is to get that to your minds people! that you either follow what Jesus say, or you follow some bogus gurus like Prabhupada and his disciples,there is NO compatibility between the two . Who is greater authority to you? Jesus or Prabhupada?? if you look closely, you will notice they do not speak the same thing , Jesus path is different than that of Caitanya and Prabhupada; Jesus do not teach you to bow down to idols and plants, he does not teach you 4 regs, he does NOT teach reincarnation , he does not say how God the father looks like, Jesus did not cite Hindu vedas but rather always referred to old testament..AND : he does NOT teach you to chant Hare Krishna!. This two "paths" do not lead to the same thing, rather one is leading to the truth and the other is leading to lies and damnation . After 11 years being in Hare Krishna i follow now Jesus Christ , Jesus is greater authority than Prabhupada or Caitanya .

Boring speech with imperfect knowledge

Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna