Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat
For seekers who’ve outgrown spiritual fluff. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. This is real talk for real seekers. A no-BS Hindu/Sanatana Dharma based cultural critic dissecting modern society with spiritual clarity. I challenge lazy universalism, reject blind guru-worship, and speak directly to seekers on a practical level. I'm not here to entertain. I'm here to provoke thought, while being grounded in dharma. Each episode is part of a larger journey. This isn’t random content—it’s a structured path into deeper truth, not easy comfort. See videos for contact info and bio.
Episodes
Responding to a comment that called me a Hindu religious fanatic, which is the anti-thesis of everything this channel is about. Note that there is a difference between a religious fanatic and a religious fundamentalist. Live 6/7/2025.
0:00 – Responding to comment who called me a religious fanatic by investigating the meaning of "religious fanatic" | putting people into boxes based pre-conceived stereotypes & assumption...
0:00 – Personal experience with Swami Vivekananda, essay written in Bengali in response to 1899 Bengal Plague
1:05 – Reading the Plague Manifesto from Swami Vivekananda
4:44 – Did not fear during covid lockdowns due to god
Live 5/31/2025, pre-recorded 2022
For seekers who’ve outgrown spiritual fluff. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. This is real talk for real seekers.
🎙️ Each episode is part of a larger journey. This ...
Excerpt from live show 118 ("Roundtable discussion on Brahman, bhakti & liberation (Part 2) - Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta") sharing my thoughts on spiritual pitfalls and what they are, with reference to Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who and my time as a devotee in Adidam. Original full length episode here
Broadcast live originally 7/15/2024 on the Bearded Mystic Podcast channel, rebroadcast live here 7/27/2024
I was part of a live r...
I was a member of the cult of Adidam, following guru Adi Da Samraj. I go inside the actual vow ceremony where I became a formal devotee to the guru, and became a formal dues paying member of a cult. Live 5/17/2025.
0:00 – Overview of feelings about followers of Adidam & Adi Da Samraj | sharing life experience of being in a cult
6:40 – Situation of taking vow to become formal devotee
8:56 – Reading formal vow Part 1 "sacred vow of...
Reacting to Vaishnava guru Chris Butler (aka Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa). He is a former member of ISKCON (during the lifetime of Swami Prabhupada) who started his own group of Krishna devotees in Hawaii, today called the Science of Identity Foundation, and said to be Krishna or "akin to god" by ex-devotees. He is famous for his negative teachings of Muslims, LGBTQ, and being Tulsi Gabbard's former spiritual guru. Th...
Chanting the mantra to Lord Vasudeva 108 times in honor of the new Pope Leo XIV and the death of Pope Francis I. Live 5.10.2025
0:00 – Intro to blessing Pope Leo XIV (referenced Jim Croce song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYf6qskdfA) | choice of Leo name
3:52 – Caring about Catholic Church when not Catholic | largest religious organization
8:51 – Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya mantra 108 times
17:41 – Closing th...
Sharing the lyrics to Krishnacore band Shelter's song "Saranagati" by frontman Ray Cappo. Live 5.3.2025.
0:00 – Reflecting on recent European tour by Shelter (Ray Cappo, Krishna Chaitanya Dasa, John Porcelly) celebrating 30 years of "Mantra" album
3:52 – Sharing "Saranagati" song from the "No Surrender" album
5:22 – Not a fan of Krishnacore punk music, but find it interesting
9:04...
Discussing questionable things I hear gurus say, which make me wonder about their enlightened state. Live 4.26.2025
0:00 – Commenting on self-declared enlightened gurus on youtube whose talk is very unspiritual
1:54 – God is logical so why should religion/gurus not be logical
2:28 – Enlightened people are regularly contradictory & speaking jibberish
3:18 – Self-declared gurus mistake small revelations for final step of ...
Discussing the lack of Hindu & Buddhist holidays on the U.S. calendar, compared to so many Muslim holidays, yet the population of America includes Indians & Asians. No representation for them? Live 4.19.2025.
0:00 – Discussing adding holidays to the U.S. calendar [correction: I found out afterwards its one Jewish holiday and one Muslim holiday]
1:58 – Recognizing religious diversity in America vs banning all religious hol...
A tribute to my friend Lyle Pearson, a filmmaker, scholar and in-demand speaker on the history of Bollywood, India, south Asian cinema, often with a focus on LGBTQ+ history. Live 4.12.2025
Lyle's film "The Man From Calcutta" (2015) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50s4srL-SoY
Lyle's bibliography: https://sudhirm.ds.lib.uw.edu/cinemasouthasia/a-bibliography-and-filmography-of-lyle-pearson
0:00 – Introduction
2...
Sharing thoughts on finding truth, being in a cult, and my time in Adidam following cult leader Adi Da Samraj, based on an e-mail I received from Krishna Chaitanya Dasa the former bassist of Krishnacore Straight Edge punk band Shelter (with the line-up of Ray Cappo, John Porcelly, Eric Dailey, Vic DiCara. They did the albums "In Defense Of Reality" & "Attaining The Supreme"). Live 3.29.2025
This is his Sanata...
Discussing how I may have misjudged Tulsi Gabbard, former Congresswoman and now Director of National Intelligence, due to her upbringing under controversial guru and cult leader Chris Butler (Jagad Guru), and movement within political perspectives. Live 3.13.2025.
0:00 - My apology video to Tulsi Gabbard for misjudging her in light of her guru Jagad Guru Chris Butler
1:55 - Referenced Chris Butler reaction video: https://www.yout...
Discussing my shock at hearing of the death of singer David Johansen of the New York Dolls, a band I love, and how it floored me ... in comparison to not having such an emotional connection to people I know. A discussion of death, not Sanatana Dharma related. Live 3.2.2025.
0:00 – Hearing the news of David's death had me crying on the sidewalk
1:40 – Iggy Pop & Stooges & New York Dolls were best of 1970's NYC unde...
Sharing thoughts from Swami Prabhupada on being a spiritual seeker and householder, and having to go to a temple to be spiritual. Reading from Back To Prabhupada magazine issue 79, 2024. Live 2.20.2025.
0:00 - Talking about people who want to get away from society to be enlightened
2:53 - Swami Prabhupada's thoughts on finding balance living in vs outside the world | story of San Francisco Zen Center residents finding balance...
Reacting to Vaishnava guru Chris Butler (aka Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa). He is a former member of ISKCON (during the lifetime of Swami Prabhupada) who started his own group of Krishna devotees in Hawaii, today called the Science of Identity Foundation, and said to be Krishna or "akin to god" by ex-devotees. He is famous for his negative teachings of Muslims, LGBTQ, and being Tulsi Gabbard's former spir...
Discussing the idea of how we seem to feel god when things are great, but the truth is god is with us all the time. Live 1.25.2025, pre-recorded 1/11/2025.
0:00 – Intro from Deering Oaks Park in Portland, Maine | is god really present when someone says they feel god when in nature away from society on a good day when feeling happy | feeling god is not a casual feeling
1:21 – Feeling god in a bad place and bad situation when not h...
Excerpt from live show 118 ("Roundtable discussion on Brahman, bhakti & liberation (Part 2) - Buddhism & Advaita Vedanta") sharing my experience of a summer at the San Francisco Zen Center where a sensei spoke about feeling emotions when enlightened vs having no emotions when enlightened.
Broadcast live originally 7/15/2024 on the Bearded Mystic Podcast channel, rebroadcast live here 7/27/2024
I was part of a live ...
My new years message to you for 2025 is to: read and educate yourself! Apologies for some random sounds that were accidentally not edited out. Live 1.10.2025.
0:00 – New Years Resolution message with video of double edged razor shaving | read & learn for yourself
1:28 – You might have books wrong but won't know if you haven't read them | reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | reading shows curiosity
For seekers who’...
I've received some negative comments on my channels awash with anti-Semitic ideas. I find them disturbing and childish. If you're going to be critical of me, at least find a better arguing approach. Live 1.5.2025, pre-recorded fall 2024.
0:00 – Responding to comments on this channel about me being Jewish & hatred of Jews | Hating Jews is a pandemic | advice & challenge to haters
2:51 – Hating individuals not group...
Hinduism promotes unity within diversity vs conquering & converting. When we give exceptions (like Islam & Christianity) we are actually misinterpreting Sanatana Dharma & making up our own religion. The exception is to violence. Sanatana Dharma promotes defending one's self. Live 12.28.2024.
0:00 – Intro | elaborating on online comment
4:07 – Talking about Islam as a place-holder for any religion, small print clar...
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