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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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00:56:45

104 How do you know its God's voice talking to you?...

Unfiltered Society With Aaron Joy ·

2024/05/19

0:00 – God is not one size fits all | introduction to 2 real life examples of hearing vs not hearing god's voice ... 6:44 – Overlap of experiences of those who do/don't speak to god | being on a spiritual journey vs circle spirituality ... 10:11 – Story of a former friend who is Kali's chosen prophet & speaks to her daily - but does he really hear god's voice? ... 20:31 – When god's voice 100% agrees with you and/or reflects your personality its not god but your own internal

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00:15:36

103 Did an American invent yoga in the west?...

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2024/05/15

0:00 – Self-proclaimed spiritual teacher Sir Pierre Bernard taught & invented yoga a century ago which helped promote yoga in America | "The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America" book by Robert Love ... 6:33 – Avoiding American cultural appropriation soul sucking of Hindu yoga | not caring about India & calling gods myths (Note: yoga isn't completely a naked man on a mat, but it is not what it is sold as in the west) ... 10:03 – Stealing from Hinduism over other

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00:54:00

102 "Rudi" Swami Rudrananada REACTION VIDEO. Adi Da &...

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2024/05/12

0:00 – Reacting to the late Swami Rudrananda "Rudi" the somewhat forgotten New York meditation teacher & guru of Franklin Jones (aka Adi Da) & the disgraced Oregon guru Swami Chetanananda (aka J. Michael Shoemaker), biographical info about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_(spiritual_teacher) & website of Rudi's legacy https://www.rudi.org/teachings (Note: apology for change in sound, as a second microphone got turned on) ... 8:36 – Reacting to talk

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00:26:19

101 Kali Oracle Card Deck REVIEW (by Alana Fairchild)

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2024/05/04

0:00 – Personal thoughts on experience with tarot (referenced episode 37 on scary accurate tarot readings: https://studio.youtube.com/video/PUH--yBNkhE), using oracle cards as a Hindu for contemplation only ... 12:36 – Kali Oracle Deck pocket deck by Alana Fairchild & art by Jimmy Manton, diversity of Kali designs, emotional response to art ... 20:32 – Descriptions on cards ... 23:43 – Closing thoughts ... NOTE: there are disgruntled reviews of this deck on amazon I found after the show

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02:13:42

100 NXIVM's Keith Raniere REACTION VIDEO. Jailed sex...

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2024/04/28

0:00 – Intro to 100th show, reacting to beastly fake teacher Keith Raniere who abused women in his cult NXIVM, learning from fake gurus ... 14:40 – Overview of videos from official NXIVM youtube ... 17:54 – Reacting to talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfp5q3T4j8Y): spiritual buzzwords, insider vs outsider language ... 23:36 – Reacting to talk con't: raising children in diverse cultures, becoming one & same, avoiding recognizing god as gift giver ... 31:25 – Reacting to talk

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00:29:43

99 Om Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah श्री कृष्ण शरणम मम...

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2024/04/21

0:00 – Intro to "Om Shri Krishna Sharanam Mamah" (Ashtakshara Mantra) which translates to "I take refuge in Lord Krishna & surrender myself completely to him" or "Sri Krishna is my shelter" ... 4:23 – Mantra re-discovered by Ananda Bhagat of the Arizona Vedic Cultural Center (Phoenix area) Arizona Vedic Cultural Center of the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul USA, Arizona Vedic Cultural Center youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmxjtAsKch0b1cWIhWec4DA & free pdf of American English version of Shikshapatri

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00:02:35

98 Birth home of ISKCON/Hare Krishnas today in 2024...

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2024/04/18

On a recent trip to Manhattan I wanted to visit where ISKCON was born, aka the very first ISKCON temple & former home of Swami Prabhupada. Or, the birthplace of the Hare Krishna movement in America. I'm not an ISKCON Vaishnava & routinely confess a love/hate relationship with Swamiji & the organization, but only a fool would deny the influence of Srila Prabhupada & ISKCON on religion in the west & the world & Sanatana Dharma in general. I think he is one of the most

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01:37:58

97 Santosha Tantra REACTION VIDEO. Divine Mother...

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2024/04/17

0:00 – Intro to reaction video of spiritual teacher & artist Santosha Tantra of California whose teaching is focused on knowing one's self, not a cult leader, women's spirituality issues, inspired by Raman Maharishi & Hinduism ... 08:48 – Introduced to Ma by Theo Cedar Jones of the band Swaybone (referenced interview by Theo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl-rwhJsZNQ) ... 09:57 – Ma's website: https://www.santosha-tantra.com/ & youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vidspfx ,

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00:39:00

96 How much does God & truth cost? Fraudulent gurus...

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2024/04/11

0:00 – Intro, how much does God cost?, how much does god's truth & wisdom (i.e Sanatana Dharma) cost?, those who ask for money to reveal the truth, costs of being an Adidam devotee ... 8:23 – Story of almost buying an ignorant yoga theology course to find out more, calling Hindu gods a myth, fusing Buddhism & Hinduism ... 15:48 – Cult documentary revealing money drain ... 17:19 – Buying books that are not promises of truth (Namaste Bookstore NYC https://namastebookshop.com/) ... 21:54 –

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03:04:24

95 Swami Tyagananda 2nd REACTION VIDEO. Are all...

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2024/04/10

0:00 – Into to reaction to Swami Tyagananda (of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Order based out of Boston's Vedanta Society) who is/was Hindu Chaplain of MIT and Harvard (see wiki of him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Tyagananda), see first reaction video to Swami: https://www.youtube.com/live/oYI4S7nEVBI ... 8:11 – Enjoy your life (R.I.P. Char Abbott) ... 11:45 – Adi Da talk "Sex, Laughter and Real-God-Realization" (see here for pdf of talk:

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01:16:55

94 Swami Tyagananda 1st REACTION VIDEO. Religious...

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2024/04/07

0:00 – Into to reaction video to Swami Tyagananda (of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Order based out of Boston's Vedanta Society) who is/was Hindu Chaplain of MIT and Harvard (see wiki of him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Tyagananda), dilemma criticizing gurus who help people, catering to liberal college crowd, Advaita Vedanta path of Vivekananda ... 10:27 – Reacting to 1st talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNmldIsqcHc): teaching Americans, diversity in society ... 17:40 – Reacting to

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01:15:37

93 Mother Meera REACTION VIDEO. A rare true...

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2024/04/04

0:00 – Intro to 2nd attemptat reaction video of Mother Meera known for silent darshans, personal discovery of Mother Meera due to Surya Ananda, skepticism of silent gurus ... 12:55 – Reacting to video compilation of talks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJihYkHd5Q8): sincerity & genuine body language, finding faster spirituality & grace of god (reference to Sri Dharma Acharya talk on grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Wa_xTc7e4), doing god whatever it is ... 22:59 – Reaction to video

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00:26:37

92 Jesus & Buddha as avatars of Krishna ... and...

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2024/04/02

0:00 – Jesus declared an avatar of Krishna by Christian missionaries in India in the late 1700's/1800's as part of the creation of Neo-Hinduism & religious universalism (i.e. all religions are the same) ... 4:28 – No scriptural evidence for Jesus as an avatar in Sanatana Dharma scripture (note: The Bhavishya Purana is said to mention Jesus, and might show his divinity and/or avataric status. I believe the Isha (Jesus) described in this purana is not the Jesus of the Bible, but a

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00:31:00

91 Finding our INNER GURU before true living ones,...

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2024/03/27

0:00 – Sharing a quote from my teacher Dr. David Frawley (Acharya Vamadeva Shastri): "The idea of an inner guru is very popular today, particularly given the difficulty of finding a true living guru, as well as the scandals that may be associated rightly or wrongly with existing gurus known to the public. Some gurus also have so many followers that we may not be able to have a direct relationship with them, even though they are alive." ... 3:22 – Problems with following our inner guru,

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01:20:10

90 Finding or losing spirituality in times of crisis...

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2024/03/26

0:00 – PRE-RECORDED "KINGDOM NOW" PODCAST: Intro, Christianity's desert fathers, Covid (coronavirus) stay at home orders & halting church services, lacking social interaction ... 9:57 – Losing routine & spiritual foundation, finding god in times of crisis, desert fathers, Book of Joel & being still with god ... 17:02 – Church fellowship & social rituals vs developing personal relationship with god, planning the future, living in fear ... 41:18 – Living in & avoiding

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01:25:55

89 Eli Jaxon-Bear REACTION VIDEO. Narcissism as a...

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2024/03/17

0:00 – Intro to reaction video of spiritual guru Eli Jaxon-Bear (https://leela.org/) famed husband of guru Gangaji, why I'm doing guru reaction videos, learning from bad gurus ... 7:44 – Knowledge of Eli going into reaction videos (referenced article on post-affair break-up https://web.archive.org/web/20080516202057/http://www.dailytidings.com/2006/1014/stories/1014_gangaji.php), Gangaji saving her career, Papaji ... 14:00 – Reacting to talk by Eli (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXdzUNKIx5M):

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00:28:40

88 Who is a Hindu? Definition of Hindu for modern world

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2024/03/17

0:00 – Intro, generic vs specific definitions ... 2:18 – Simple definition of what is religion & who is a Hindu by Sri Acharya Dharma of the International Sanatana Dharma Society ... 9:57 – Anti-Christian definition of religion, spiritual but not religious ... 12:33 – Who is a Hindu in practical behavioral terms by Dharma Bharata Dwitiya (referenced playlist of Upanishads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3SB5sT96jw&list=PL6GJzKoS5oUb3GemBoWv5-E1Ehjxs0DNQ), united Hindus ... 26:52 – Closing

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00:40:15

87 Why I am a Hindu (or Why I am NOT Christian),...

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2024/03/12

0:00 – Intro, raised atheist, becoming a god believer via Neem Karoli Baba (for details of my religious background see live show #5 https://www.youtube.com/live/IbgwRBdRGl8), brief time as a Christian, honesty with personal spirituality ... 6:21 – Born again Christians, conflicting Christian sects & Bible translations making unclear message ... 10:28 – Religion is not about feelings & feeling good but about god, living in fear from everything, changing definitions of bad behavior ... 14:06 –

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02:07:10

86 John de Ruiter REACTION VIDEO. Psychology 101...

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2024/03/10

00:00 – Intro to reaction video of Canadian spiritual guru/messiah John de Ruiter (https://johnderuiter.com/), 1st reaction video so warning about technical problems ... 09:11 – Reacting to talk by John on self & being (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gs7HYs0Wc0): spiritual sounding words without clarification ... 13:08 – Reaction to talk con't: being vulnerable & disconnected from ourselves, lacking religious clout, using silence as spirituality ... 17:35 – Reaction to talk con't:

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00:29:35

85 Dumb Americans & Media Propaganda, Trump as...

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2024/03/03

0:00 – A political rant the stupidity of americans & media propaganda & President Donald Trump ... 2:12 – Trump is like Hitler or Trump is worse than Hitler, Trump rated worst president by liberal academia & Biden number 14 in new 2024 poll https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-list, not voting for Trump out of fear ... 4:00 – Comparisons to Hitler is insulting to Jews & Holocaust, ignorant of history ... 5:28 – Media wants people afraid via

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