https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/carudas.xml Krishna Temple Talks https://www.utahkrishnas.org https://www.utahkrishnas.org The Sunday Talks given by Temple President Caru Das at the Krishna Temples in Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork, UT, Based on the teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad, founder of ISKCON. Hare Krishna! Each Sunday all are welcome to gather at the Temple for the traditional Sunday Love Feast, sermon, and traditional worship. episodic Caru Das podcast Copyright 2026 Krishna Temple Talks Copyright 2026 Krishna Temple Talks https://www.utahkrishnas.org https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/33164-1652899601.jpg Krishna Temple Talks Krishna Temple Sunday Talks Blubrry Podcasting: https://www.blubrry.com/ false http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9dda3130-b191-5ebd-8776-bf24954c6274 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:25:51 -0400 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:25:51 -0400 Limping & Leaping https://www.utahkrishnas.org/limping-leaping/ 153756281 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=8015 Caru Das Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:25:51 -0400 Though the acreage was empty and the obstacles rose, like a winter that never would draw to a close, by the kindness of Krishna, the struggle is stayed, and a palace of marble in glory is laid.

In ninety-one, the air was thick with the scent of the sage, But our spirits were restless, ready to […]

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]]> 0:25:24 false Limping & Leaping Standing in Faith https://www.utahkrishnas.org/standing-in-faith/ 153752747 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=8011 Caru Das Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:05:48 -0400 In ancient lore, we are told the story of Prahlad, a 5 year old boy /whose faith in Krishna was pure and bold. 
Ignited from within the womb, his love for the Lord shone like the moon. Chants of Krishna filled his soul, While his father’s rage viciously unfolded. His father, Hiranya Kashipu, a demon […]

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]]> 0:30:57 false Standing in Faith Sounds of Victory https://www.utahkrishnas.org/sounds-of-victory/ 152810451 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=8006 Caru Das Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:37:20 -0400 Yo, listen to the tale of the man and the wood,/Sitting where the branches of the Kalpavriksha stood. He wanted a bed, and the velvet appeared,/He wanted a feast, and the table was cleared. The fire was bright in the middle of the night,/But then came the thought that gave him a fright. He spoke […]

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]]> 0:24:42 false Sounds of Victory Sharpen Your Edge https://www.utahkrishnas.org/sharpen-your-edge/ 152794670 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=8002 Caru Das Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:44:59 -0500 God is not old. He’s ever fresh. When we stay in touch with Him thru chanting, we stay in touch with His freshness. We stay in touch with youthfulness. You’ll not get stale if you attentively chant. By chanting you bring freshness and newness to yr marriage, to yr family, to yr career. 
Prahalad Mahara […]

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]]> 0:31:24 false Sharpen Your Edge Song: Chanting the Holy Names https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-chanting-the-holy-names/ 152632876 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7997 Caru Das Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:06:10 -0500 chanting the holy names cleanses the heart extinguishes the flames breaks the chains blesses the earth at large with moonlike rays discharges waves of nectar our senses been craving since ancient days the holy name puts all other blessings to shame Krishna. Govinda chanted anywhere everywhere the mercy shakti is fully there a divine app […]

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]]> false Chanting the Holy Name Surrendering the Outcome https://www.utahkrishnas.org/surrendering-the-outcome/ 152632875 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7992 Caru Das Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:57:07 -0500 I know a young man named Chaitanya Charan. He was a top-ranked student in India, a brilliant engineer. He did exactly what society told him to do. He studied hard, he worked long hours, and he got a near-perfect score on his GRE—2350/2400. He was the first in the history of his university to achieve […]

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]]> false Surrendering the Outcome Song: Fresh Raincloud https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-fresh-raincloud/ 152266322 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7982 Caru Das Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:13:32 -0500 (Intro – Sanskrit) nava-jaladhara-varṇam chanda-māhendra-nīlam pichha-mauli-kapolam rāja-rājendu-maulim | I see the color of a fresh raincloud, a luster deep and blue, With a peacock feather in His hair, and a face that’s ever new. The King of kings, the moon of Vraja, He stands before the sight, The son of Nanda Maharaja, bathed in golden […]

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]]> 0:04:55 false Fresh Raincloud Servants Are Special https://www.utahkrishnas.org/servants-are-special/ 152266316 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7977 Caru Das Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:04:35 -0500 Prabhupada, “If I work in some ordinary man’s service, he gives me protection. Don’t you think if you work for Kṛṣṇa, He’ll not give you protection? Because you have no faith, therefore we are seeking protection from elsewhere.” Kṛṣṇa offers you full protection if you keep him first place. Not your society, friendship and love. […]

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]]> 0:25:12 false Servants Are Special Song: I Stand At the Gates https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-i-stand-at-the-gates/ 151073387 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7971 Caru Das Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:19:33 -0500 The world is shouting outside the stone But I’m the master on this throne I watch the clouds begin to gray But I decide what’s here to stay The screen is glowing with a bitter light Feeding the fire and the restless night They speak of shadows and the Great Divide Trying to find a […]

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]]> 0:04:10 false Song: I Stand at the Gates Rule Your Space https://www.utahkrishnas.org/rule-your-space/ 151073057 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7964 Caru Das Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:50:53 -0500 “Well, CARU I wish KRISHNA would help me to do better”. KRISHNA HAS done his part. He MADE you a KING. He’s given you AUTHORITY. You have the POWER TO RULE your SPACE. You can’t control all that’s around you, but you CAN CONTROL what gets IN you. Ask yourself. Are your WALLS UP? Are […]

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]]> 0:23:48 false Rule Your Space Song: Perfection for Dummies https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-perfection-for-dummies/ 150797090 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7958 Caru Das Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:32:30 -0500 In the age of Kali, the Name alone grants release. Bringing to every embodied soul the ultimate peace. Yo, in Satyuga’s Golden Age, Valmiki meditated sixty thousand years, To achieve the consciousness that conquers all his karmic fears. But what took millennia before, you can reach in sixty now, The process is dummied down, to […]

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]]> 0:05:10 false Song: Perfection for Dummies Lasting Change https://www.utahkrishnas.org/lasting-change/ 150797089 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7952 Caru Das Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:17:29 -0500 After having compiled the voluminous Vedic literature—the four Vedas, the Mahābhārata, the eighteen Purāṇas, and the Vedānta-sūtra—Śrīla Vyāsadeva, the literary incarnation of God, felt profoundly unhappy and restless. He had performed a colossal service to humanity by making all this knowledge accessible. He had written extensively on: Dharma/Artha/Kāma/Mokṣa These four are considered the aims of […]

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]]> 0:20:40 false Lasting Change Song: The Forest Divine https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-the-forest-divine/ 150703347 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7947 Caru Das Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:50:38 -0500 jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohan Listen up close, let the flow begin here, Glories of the highest devotion are clear. Glory to the Vṛndāvana forest profound, Setting spiritual truth on sacred ground. (Verse 1) Jaya Rādhe, glory to Kṛṣṇa the true Lord, Jaya Vṛndāvana, a beautiful place adored. Śrī Govinda, […]

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]]> 0:05:35 false Song: The Forest Divine Ever Faithful Savior https://www.utahkrishnas.org/7941-2/ 150703346 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7941 Caru Das Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:44:29 -0500 Krishna has ways to protect you that you’ve never thought of. He controls the universe. You don’t have to FIGURE OUT how it’s going to happen. All you have to do is BELIEVE. “Lord, THANK YOU that you’re my protector. THANK YOU that you’re my defender. THANK YOU that you’re my way maker”. When you […]

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]]> 0:31:07 false Ever Faithful Savior Song: Sudasrshna Chakra https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-sudasrshna-chakra/ 150424745 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7937 Caru Das Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:42:44 -0500 Yo, listen to the glory, the weapon shining bright, The razor-sharp disk, cutting through the night. O Sudarśana! Your great effulgence, the truth is clear, Millions of suns burning, clouds disappear. You dispel the darkness, revealing the ultimate sight, The eternal path to Vaikuṇṭha, pure and light. For music streaming: www.radiokrishna.org

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]]> 0:06:13 false Song: Sudarshan Chakra Special Favor https://www.utahkrishnas.org/special-favor/ 150422601 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7928 Caru Das Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:06:40 -0500 Fro where that sense of paternal protection comes from unless it is there in the Absolute Truth, the source of everything. Understanding that the Supreme Lord is my father, our uttitude should be. “I know Lord, You will never fail me or let me down.” May not look good now, but I believe one day […]

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]]> 0:29:15 false Special Favor It’s Not About You https://www.utahkrishnas.org/its-not-about-you/ 150001620 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7889 Caru Das Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:44:37 -0500 In the purport to Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 1/13 Prabhupada says, “Everyone wants to be served. Nobody wants to serve. This is the material conception of life. When we agree to serve others, not to be served by others, that is liberated position.” Krishna is not impressed with opulence, worldly goods, name and fame, palatial residences, gourmet […]

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]]> 0:26:42 false It's Not About You Song: Time I Am https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-time-i-am/ 149896565 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7885 Caru Das Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:12:35 -0500 śrī-bhagavān uvācha kālo ’smi loka-kṣaya-kṛt pravṛddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛttaḥ ṛte ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ praty-anīkeṣu yodhāḥ The Supreme Lord declared, with a voice that cracks the sky: “I am Time, the great destroyer, grown immensely high. To gather all these people, this battlefield’s my stage, Except for you, Pandavas, escaping cosmic […]

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]]> 0:07:45 false Song: Time I Am Restoration Is Coming https://www.utahkrishnas.org/restoration-is-coming/ 149896548 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7880 Caru Das Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:01:14 -0500 The enemy thought she was pulling you back to keep you there. She didn’t realize, like a bow and arrow, the more she pulls you back, the further Krishna is going to shoot you. She thought he was hindering you. The truth is she was helping you. The SUFFERING was a SETUP. Krishna allowed it […]

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]]> 0:29:58 false Restoration Is Coming Song: Plea to the Mind https://www.utahkrishnas.org/song-plea-to-the-mind/ 149557410 https://www.utahkrishnas.org/?p=7874 Caru Das Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:15:42 -0400 Yo, listen up close, this is a plea to the mind, To shed all the pretense and leave lies behind. I’m begging you sweetly, right at your feet, For a love that’s intense, a passion complete. For Vraja’s dear people and the Guru’s own light, A Vaiṣṇava spirit shining ever so bright. Develop that feeling, […]

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