13 years being a monk really changes how you see the world and today, Bhakti Vedanta Meditator & teacher, Jaya Jagannath Das joins us to talk about how he’s engaged and mobilized his community.
During the lockdown, Jaya started to broadcast conversations to keep his spiritual community together. “Our tradition focuses a lot on service to God, and service to that which is coming from God which is everything, so this [podcast] became a form of service to have online conversations. The idea was to reconnect our experience to our knowledge which quickly gets divorced in times of strife if you’re not very attentive to it.”
We get really philosophical in this episode and talk about the search for God, decerning the truth, finding peace, gaining wisdom, and self-discipline. He’s a coach, and he hosts multiple excellent podcasts that explore spirituality, men’s work, and community. He has been leading men’s groups and teaching the spiritual texts of India through his platform and has a lot of gems to share in this conversation.
“The evolution of inquiry proceeds the evolution of being” – Jaya Jagannath
Connect With Jaya:
Listen to his podcast: ARISE: The honest man’s podcast
IG: @Urban_sage_deliberates
Website: www.urbansage.us
Timestamps:
[01:01] – Who is Jaya Jaganatha?[02:08] – The beginning of Jaya’s podcasting journey.
[10:21] – How Jaya started his spiritual life?
[21:02] – How Jaya collects material for his presentations?
[28:42] – Is something true just because we believe so?
[38:21] – How to embrace the truth and step out of your reality? The concept of 4 defects.
[42:26] – Why is humility so important part of your quest for truth?
[47:25] – The process of accepting new knowledge and truth.
[56:43] – Jaya’s original wisdom and final message.
