Wisdom of the Sages

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1191: Striving for the Bhakti Tipping Point Nov 14, 2023

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"Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'til we come to understand." - Paul Cezanne / with time and steady reflection for wisdom will take root / Striving For the Bhakti Tipping Point / Bhakti carries the potential to transcend all religious differences / No one has a monopoly on God / incessant transcendental bliss flows in the minds of those who taste a drop of Krishna's glories / happiness of sense gratification is merely a reflection / how to become they the real friends of everyone / the beggars may be the experts at achieving the real goal in life

SB 6.9.38-39

1190: The Vishnu Stereogram Nov 13, 2023

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'We cannot attain the presence of God. We're already totally in the presence of God. What's missing is awareness.' - David Brenner / spirituality means trying to see what's holding it all together / the Vishnu stereogram / letting go of the externals for awareness of Krishna / Raghu and Kaustubha have documentary dreams / the polluted eagerness for knowledge / external happiness comes with a dose of external distress / God's rage is bliss, and his bliss is bliss

SB 6.9.34-37

1189: Q & A Volume 198 Nov 11, 2023

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• How does our Bhakti practice influence the greater good in this Age of Kali (the Age of Quarrel)?

• What do the scriptures say about the duration of Kali-yuga?

• Is it just something that we must endure while staying focused on our own spiritual practice or is it possible that conflict will diminish as the tradition spreads?

1188: Smiling Affectionately at the Nervous, Proud Little Ego Nov 10, 2023

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as we mature, we stop fighting (and start laughing at) the ego / Give up the race- we're destined to lose / laughing at who we've tried to present ourselves as / the demigods have knowledge but not wisdom / eradicating the darkness in the heart / we are all pure souls covered by our mind's conditioning / open your eyes and just see (and be seen)

SB 6.9.26-33

1187: The Eye of Devotion Tinged with the Salve of Love Nov 09, 2023

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"I prefer to their dogma my excursions into the natural gardens where the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers." - Zitkala-Sa / we're a healthy blend of pagans and theists / here's a postulate - that there is much to see that we are not seeing / What's standing between me and my ability to see God? / the center of the universe is everywhere / If we move through the world harming others, we become callous and blind / we are trying to be separate independent Gods / the centrifugal force in the act of sex / if you wanna enjoy the flavors of power and opulence, you're choosing illusion / the pure devotees see in their heart of hearts with the eye of devotion tinged with the salve of love

SB 6.9.25

1186: Kaustubha Finally Loses It! (And Says It's All Real) Nov 08, 2023

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Kaustubha has a high bar for Krishna miracles / Miracles can shake us out of our skepticism / Figure out your offering and go full speed ahead / Krishna doesn't want one song- he wants every note of every song / Before reciting the Srimad Bhagavatam we must remove our tin foil hat / we think we've let go of the ego, but we haven't / Krishna chops away and sands us for pure bhakti / take your problems to Ganga devi and cry / When ya got nothing, you've got everything

SB 6.9.23-24

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1185: Q&A Volume 197 Nov 05, 2023

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What is the objective of Karma? / Given the state of the world, the corruption, greed, and the pervasive evil that has shown itself increasingly over the past few years do you believe Krishna has returned? / If we are all just playing roles, why marry?

1184: Q & A Volume 196 Nov 04, 2023

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How to help a victim of abuse? / How to keep up with the modern world without getting entangled? / How to understand the Impersonal feature of the Absolute?

1183: Seeing the Soul in Everyone is the Only Answer Nov 03, 2023

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recommit to your Bhakti / everything is a distraction from the holy name / Life is short, war is everywhere -get serious about Bhagavatam // The more pain we see, the more determined we need to be to see spirit soul within / To the degree we are moved by hate we've lost our spiritual way / we have to learn forgiveness because we're all fallible / positive attitude is a joke without spiritual substance / stop tripping over the same Maya

SB 6.8.12-22

1182: Krishna's Not Power Hungry, He's Love Hungry Nov 02, 2023

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Indra's karmic proclivity leads to his next big mistake / Pure devotional service doesn't breed fear / Krishna accepts the mood, not our expertise / one who accepts Bhakti will never blunder on his path, even while running with eyes closed, he will never trip or fall / Krishna's not power hungry He's love hungry / Do it as an offering!

SB 6.9.5-11

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