1516: Vishnu's Universal Form: An Infinite Circle Whose Center is Everywhere
Wisdom of the Sages
David Ramella
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🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
"God is an infinite circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere." – Nicholas of Cusa
What does it mean for God to exist both within everything and beyond everything at the same time? In this riveting episode of Wisdom of the Sages, Raghunath and Kaustubha delve into the paradoxical nature of the divine, the various Universal Forms of Vishnu and the remarkable transformation of Bali Mahārāja—a so-called demon who became a pure bhakti yogi. Witness how Bali surrendered everything, even defying his own guru, to enter the world of pure devotion.
Key Highlights:
✨ The mystery of God's universal form: how everything is within Him, yet He is beyond it all.
✨ Bali Mahārāja's journey from conqueror of worlds to surrendered devotee.
✨ Krishna serves as the messenger of the Pandavas and blows everyones mind
✨ What Bali's bhakti reveals about stepping out of the world of taking into the world of giving.
✨ Why the divine plan is always unfolding—even when it feels incomprehensible.
This episode brings the teachings of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam to life, exploring the paradox of divine immanence and transcendence through Bali's ultimate act of surrender.
🎧 Watch now and uncover the cosmic truths of Bhakti Yoga.
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, so he's being blessed with these eyes to see something that the great sages see. |
| 0:05.7 | Maybe they don't exactly see it in a vision like this, but it's what they understand, right? |
| 0:10.0 | Like the sages move through this world with the understanding of what Bali is seeing with his own eyes, |
| 0:17.0 | that everything is within God and God is within everything simultaneously. |
| 0:27.6 | Oh, no, Bhagavati, Vasudevaea. Oh, no, Bhagavati, Vasudevaea. |
| 0:29.6 | Oh, Nama, Bhagavati, Vasudeva. |
| 0:43.3 | Come on. |
| 0:47.3 | Live from Maharashtra. |
| 0:49.3 | We're at the Goverdhanyika Village. |
| 0:51.3 | This is Wisdom of the Sages, a daily spiritual podcast with your host, Raganinaw, and co-host and senior educator at the Vakdi Center in New York. |
| 0:59.2 | Cosubidas, welcome to the show. |
| 1:00.8 | It's episode 1516. |
| 1:03.5 | Today is January something or other, January 13th. |
| 1:07.1 | January 13th. |
| 1:09.2 | And it's my birthday week week continuing on with my birthday week |
| 1:12.1 | I'm still waiting for some presents |
| 1:14.6 | haven't came in yet |
| 1:15.5 | we do have a lot of listeners |
| 1:18.3 | and I've only got a handful |
| 1:19.7 | I will say because Stuba gave me a big bag |
| 1:21.8 | of presents lots of presents |
| 1:23.4 | Some people actually said on my Instagram |
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