177 Culture & Dharma - Should we teach religion in school? Yes, and here's how.

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Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat

Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy)

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This show is a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee. For seekers who’ve outgrown spiritual fluff. Real talk for real seekers. A no-BS Hindu/Sanatana Dharma based cultural critic dissecting modern society with spiritual clarity. I challenge lazy universalism, reject blind guru-worship, and speak directly to seekers on a practical level. I'm not here to entertain. I'm here to provoke thought, while being grounded in dharma. Each episode is part of a larger journey. This isn’t random content—it’s a structured path into deeper truth, not easy comfort. See videos for contact info.

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177 Culture & Dharma - Should we teach religion in school? Yes, and here's how.

Practical Spirituality: Hinduism & Current Events with Premanand Das Bhagat

21 minutes 55 seconds

5 days ago

177 Culture & Dharma - Should we teach religion in school? Yes, and here's how.

Discussing why we should teach religion in the classroom, and how we can do it to avoid pitfalls. Plus responding to some criticisms of religion in school. Live 2/22/2025.

0:00 – Should we teach religion in school? Responding to news about elementary school kids in Britain visiting Mosques
1:37 – Teaching all religions not just one | religion does not mean Christianity | teaching religion in high school not elementary school
3:23 – Without knowing about religion we don't properly understand history & culture & foreign countries & current events
8:28 – Indoctrination vs teaching | England becoming a Muslim country in the near future | fair teaching in the classroom
11:20 – Teaching ethical frameworks
12:07 – Parents should teach religion not teachers
13:18 – Fear of leaving religion by learning about other religions & converting to other religions
14:51 – Understanding minority religions better would improve student relations | religious minorities are ignored, lack of religious tolerance
16:18 – Being offensive
17:01 – Separation of church and state | what the Constitution actually says | Virginia constitution

This show was a 2025 People's Choice Podcast Award nominee in the Hinduism category. For 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 easy comfort.

I’m Premanand Das Bhagat (Aaron Joy), in Portland, Maine, USA. I followed the so-called spiritual path—believed everything and anything, joined a cult, and ran in circles. Through honest effort, deep unlearning, and painful self-awareness, I found clarity in Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism).

Now, I speak to those who feel the same disillusionment. If you believe in asking questions, rejecting lazy universalism, and using logic and scripture together to navigate this chaotic world—you’re in the right place.

🕉️ I'm a Integral Vedic Counselor, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Ayurveda Specialist. I'm a student of Dr. David Frawley and devotee of Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya, following the non-Advaita, non-Universalist Vaishnava lineage of Ramanuja. My spiritual name was a gift from Dr. Chaturbhai Babaria (Swaminarayan Gurukul USA).

📩 Email: aronmatyas@hotmail.com
🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aaronmjoy

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