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Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy

Aaron Joy (Premanand Das Bhagat)

For independent thinkers who’ve outgrown spiritual, cultural and political fluff, and want more out of life than what society often offers. This isn’t about trends, vibes, or blind devotion. Tune into my live show for unfiltered commentary on politics, culture, music, religion, and society from a rational, historical and politically conservative perspective. I’m Aaron Joy in Portland, Maine, USA. I"m a writer, musician, ultra-runner, and former thespian, coming from a Hindu perspective.

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01:29:20

163 Culture & Dharma - MAGA is Not a Cult, A Former...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/07/15

So many on the Left (and others) call MAGA and Trumpsters a cult, but I 100% disagree. It may or may not have cult-like attributes, but according to traditional academic definitions its not a cult. Based on my own experience in a religious cult, years studying cults, and following politics I put this argument to rest in what I believe in a concise detailed argument. This is not about defending MAGA, but using the word "cult" properly, because if everything is a cult (or racist, nazi, etc)

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00:00:54

Channel Introduction - Practical Spirituality:...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/07/09

For years, I followed the so-called spiritual path. Believing everything and anything, including joining a cult. It took years of purging to find the truth, and committing to the path of Sanatana Dharma. If you're a seeker who's sick of the fluff, who believes that science, logic, and scripture can coexist, and who believes fake spirituality has run rampant, and who's searching for a light at the end of the dark tunnel we call life, Well then, you're in the right place. I challenge lazy philosophy,

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00:54:45

162 The Dharma Path – Trying to Find God While Sick,...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/06/29

Discussing physical illness that can make having a spiritual life very hard. Based on my experience of often being stuck in bed unable to do anything. I'm discussing this as I feel nobody else is. Live 6/28/2025.0:00 – Intro to being physically ill & unable to do anything | nobody discusses physical illness as a spiritual pitfall | not talking about physical illness & disabilities in spiritual circles, bad health might be stigmatized6:06 – Mental & emotional health issues | learning

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00:50:10

161 The Dharma Path – Beyond the Comfort Zone:...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/06/20

Discussing how this is a year of finding new challenges for me personally via my songwriting and running, and walking my talk about how one should break comfort zones for growth. Live 6/19/2025.0:00 – Intro to show on breaking out of comfort zone to grow as people | building confidence3:48 – Never able to finish writing songs | giving up on songwriting all my life5:20 – Goal to finish every song draft | focusing in on music styles | inspired by old movies, Johnny Cash11:16 – Confidence &

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01:02:00

160 Cult Detox – Why I'm Not a Religious Fanatic (But...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/06/08

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 & assumptions8:08 – Finding biggest definition of fanatic via "hey

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00:05:42

159 Real Bhakti – Trusting God When Everything Feels...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/31

0:00 – Personal experience with Swami Vivekananda, essay written in Bengali in response to 1899 Bengal Plague1:05 – Reading the Plague Manifesto from Swami Vivekananda4:44 – Did not fear during covid lockdowns due to godLive 5/31/2025, pre-recorded 2022For 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 isn’t random content—it’s a structured path into deeper truth, not

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00:02:43

158 Do spiritual pitfalls really exist on the...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/23

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dnYXAv0148Broadcast live originally 7/15/2024 on the Bearded Mystic Podcast channel (https://www.thebeardedmysticpodcast.com/), rebroadcast live here 7/27/2024I was part of a

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00:58:10

157 I joined a cult! Sharing eternal vow of devotion...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/18

0:00 – Overview of feelings about followers of Adidam & cult guru Adi Da Samraj | sharing life experience of being a formal dues paying member (devotee)6:40 – Situation of taking vow to become formal devotee8:56 – Reading formal vow Part 1 "sacred vow of practice" for 3C membership level of Adidam from 2010 with commentary | level of spiritual maturity18:21 – Reading vow Part 2 with commentary21:19 – Reading vow Part 3 with commentary | lack of spiritual growth | eternal vow membership

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00:48:15

156 Chris Butler 2 of 3 REACTION VIDEO Tulsi...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/11

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. This video is not about Tulsi, her family, her recent

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00:19:10

155 Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya mantra 108x, in...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/11

0:00 – Intro to blessing Pope Leo XIV (referenced Jim Croce song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzYf6qskdfA) & honoring death of Pope Francis I | choice of Leo name3:52 – Caring about Catholic Church when not Catholic | largest religious organization8:51 – Chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya mantra 108 times17:41 – Closing thoughtsLive 5/10/2025, unedited and off the cuff.dRegular live show on religion & society. Vaishnava. Be yourself! Combating conversion! Sanatana Dharma not

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00:24:10

154 Shelter (Krishnacore) lyrics to Saranagati

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/05/04

0:00 – Sharing the lyrics to Krishnacore band Shelter's song "Saranagati" by frontman Ray Cappo | Reflecting on recent European tour by Shelter (Ray Cappo, Krishna Chaitanya Dasa, John Porcelly) celebrating 30 years of "Mantra" album3:52 – Sharing "Saranagati" song from the "No Surrender" album5:22 – Not a fan of Krishnacore punk music, but find it interesting9:04 – Defining Saranagati10:06 – Reading & reflecting on lyrics16:49 – Closing thoughts18:49

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00:08:10

153 Questionable self-declared youtube gurus

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/04/27

0:00 – Commenting on self-declared enlightened gurus on youtube whose talk is very unspiritual1:54 – God is logical so why should religion/gurus not be logical2:28 – Enlightened people are regularly contradictory & speaking jibberish3:18 – Self-declared gurus mistake small revelations for final step of enlightenment & are confused4:05 – Why are so many questionable gurus sex addicted screaming egos spouting jibberish? | enlightenment can be really maya5:22 – Logical approach to the world6:41

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00:26:35

152 Where are the Hindu & Buddhist holidays? Lack of...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/04/20

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 holidays3:20 – Becoming a third world nation via non-Christian holidays [clarification: the comment in question was exactly as I quoted, not specifying which holiday it was referring to, so while it might be referring to a Muslim holiday it can't be determined.]5:04 – Separating church

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00:39:00

151 Tribute to Lyle Pearson - filmmaker & Bollywood...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/04/13

0:00 – Introduction to 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.2:45 – Career of Seattle based filmmaker, dancer, scholar Lyle Pearson known for his many articles on Indian cinema, and touring film festivals in India and sharing LGBTQ history of Bollywood | William S. Burroughs story6:13 – Tibetan Book of the Dead house10:31 – Being filmed for his movie | Lyle's work

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00:18:05

150 What is truth? Thoughts from Shelter's bassist...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/03/30

0:00 – Sharing letter about truth from Krishna Chaitanya Dasa the bassist of Shelter - the Straight Edge punk band (with the line-up of Ray Cappo, John Porcelly, Eric Dailey, Vic DiCara. They did the albums "In Defense Of Reality" & "Attaining The Supreme")4:12 – Truth is universal & timeless & transcendent | hearing truth from false gurus via example of Adidam7:33 – Doublespeak in Adidam | Christianity needs outside explanations | Sanatana Dharma scriptures speak

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00:18:27

149 I misjudged Tulsi Gabbard, thoughts on Chris...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/03/13

0:00 - My apology video to former Congresswoman & Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for misjudging her in light of her controversial guru Jagad Guru Chris Butler1:46 - Referenced Chris Butler reaction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e-0PwGRJIE | views changed of Tulsi after learning about Chris' anti-LGBTQ & Mulsim views5:00 - Getting to a person beyond their religion | story of anti-gay Muslim8:54 - Judging Tulsi as follower of Chris not her own person | growing

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00:18:25

148 RIP David Johansen of the New York Dolls,...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/03/03

0:00 – 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.1:40 – Iggy Pop & Stooges & New York Dolls were best of 1970's NYC underground/punk scene | raw attitude | David the chameleon5:19 – Emotionally touched by David's death though not the biggest fan | being touched by

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00:16:13

147 Do you have to leave home to be spiritual? Swami...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/02/22

0:00 - Talking about people who want to get away from society to be enlightened based on thoughts from Swami Prabhupada, from Back To Prabhupada magazine issue 79, 2024.2:53 - Swami Prabhupada's thoughts on finding balance living in vs outside the world | story of San Francisco Zen Center residents finding balance in life6:27 - Swami Prabhupada's thoughts on being a householder | adjusting your life to find Krishna Consciousness | learning from people in cultures who cannot experience

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01:44:50

146 Chris Butler 1st REACTION VIDEO Tulsi Gabbard's...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/02/16

0:00 – Intro to reaction videos of 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. This video is not about Tulsi, her

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00:06:40

145 The fallacy of feeling God only when happy

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2025/01/23

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 feeling1:21 – Feeling god in a bad place and bad situation when not happy2:19 – God is truly omni-present not just in good places | limiting god means its not god you're feeling | not fearing god4:309 – Uncomfortable truth | closing thoughtsLive 1/25/2025, pre-recorded 1/11/2025 on a snowy

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