Wisdom of the Sages

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1211: All That is Left is a List of Names Dec 12, 2023

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"You have no choice. You must leave your ego on the doorstep before you enter love." ― Kamand Kojouri / Bhaktivedanta is the fullest expression of the self / To the degree there's ego, there's no room for intimacy / looking at our own pain with the discernment of a stone cold Vendantin and a soft heart of a Bhakti-yogi / ask the sages for knowledge during times of pain / wisdom eases the pain of grief / "All that is left of this family life is a list of names." - Srila Prabhupada / when you're wailing on the floor, you've just got a little karma to burn

SB 6.15.17-28

1210: The Ego is a Clever Monkey Dec 11, 2023

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"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it." - Colin Powell / I identify only as the servant of the servant of the servant of the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa / "The ego is like a clever monkey, which can co-opt anything, even the most spiritual practices, so as to expand itself." ― Jean-Yves Leloup / because the individual soul has desired to act in forgetfulness of his original identity since time immemorial, he is accepting different positions in material bodies and being designated according to many divisions of nationality, community, society, species and so on / 2 two side effects of Bhakti - 1. freedom from material designations 2. and one's senses are purified (of the drivers of desire)

SB 6.15.8-16

1209: Q & A Volume 202 Dec 09, 2023

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How to come to the point where I do everything purely the love of Krishna? / Should I be putting my chanting first before any other aspects of my Sadhana/Seva? / I have lost most access to long term memory so have a hard time maintaining a steady practice. Can you help?

1208: The Message of the A-List Sages Dec 08, 2023

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"Your children are not your children. They come through you but not from you." - Kahlil Gibran / Share what's valuable but give them breathing room / the litmus test for what's real - does it exist in all 3 phases in time? / We are not the body; we are spiritual beings trapped in the body / our massive problems are actually tiny / We have no independent potency to create / take this to your bosom

SB 6.15.1-7

1207: Grief is the Crack Where Truth Can Enter Dec 07, 2023

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"If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic." - Irvin D. Yalom / without the spiritual lens, life's tragedies (and it's meaninglessness) become crushing / tragedy will come- nobody gets a pass / all our hopes for material happiness come with grief as the flip side / grief is the crack where truth can enter / tragedy can break your faith in God or break your faith in false promise of happiness in illusion / Let our most tragic moments be the most transformative / seeking out discomfort for spiritual growth / You want miracles, we got em!

SB 6.14.49-61

1206: Spiritual Trajectories are Often Born of Tragedy Dec 06, 2023

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"Tragedy is like strong acid. It dissolves away all but the very gold of truth." - D. H. Lawrence / tragedy can kickstart our spiritual evolution / if we could only see our spiritual trajectories over the course of lifetimes / there's real hope and beauty in material collapse / the material world always puts some sand in your sweet rice / Bhagavatam instructs as a ruler, a friend, and lover / Citraketu's joy quickly turns to pain

SB 6.14.1-49

1205: Good Karma Can Ruin Your Life Dec 05, 2023

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"People who sincerely search will find the same truth in every age and culture. The direction is always toward more love and union-in ever widening circles." - Richard Rohr / Sanatana dharma is the ultimate in inclusivity / the soul is never warped / may our actions please lord Krishna / all the same things are happening in the celestial world / our desires got us to this miserable place / good karma can ruin your life / for a devotee there is no bad karma / Indra's long, painful, embarrassing journey all began with neglecting to honor the noble truth speaker in his life

SB 6.13.1-23

1204: When We Need Him Most, The Avatar Appears Dec 04, 2023

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Kirtan is magic / Krishna will crush your desire to be the center / We just gotta let go…and then it all comes / a devotee's not interested in maintaining some position / Just when we need him most, the avatar appears / Indra recognizes that Vritrasura is a pure devotee

SB 6.12.18-35

1203: Q & A Volume 201 Dec 02, 2023

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Is our path more about supporting others or should we be focused more on our own path? / In moments when doubts and hardships were overwhelming how are you able to turn it around?

1202: We're Back & Dreaming of the Future Dec 01, 2023

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After both being sick for 5 days, Raghu and Kaustubha squirrel away for a show about their experiences and thoughts while under the weather. Topics include... • the glory of the devotees of Alachua Fl. • the soon to be released Mahabharata from HD Goswami • Jahnavi Harrisons music descending from the spiritual world • and a dream about the future for Wisdom of the Sages listeners

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