Wisdom of the Sages

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1011: Decoding the Messages of the Universe Apr 11, 2023

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"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you." - Walt Whitman / "Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and māyā is compared to darkness." - Sri Caitanya / "Whatever appears to be of any value, if it is without relation to Me, has no reality. Know it as My illusory energy, that reflection which appears to be in darkness." Sri Krishna / seeing everything (family, money, property, responsibility) through it's relationship to Krishna is the key to the code / seeking clarity between alternating conventional and transcendental contexts / material attachments lead to material suffering

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1010: Words that Slacken the Knot in the Heart Apr 10, 2023

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"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." —David Foster Wallace / do we point the truth only at others, or can we point it at ourselves? / Jada Bharata accepts karmic responsibility for his own circumstances / "Is everything going well in your endeavor to conquer the repetition of birth and death?" / King Rahugana bows down / Rahugana's only fear, offending a truth speaker

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1009: Inter-Interview Apr 09, 2023

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Raghunath and Kaustubha ask each other…..

• When did you know that you had to commit your life to Bhakti? • What were your biggest doubts in the beginning? • What are your biggest doubts now?

1008: Q & A Volume 160 Apr 08, 2023

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What's the difference between love and Love? / Should we sing mantras glorifying the demigods? / What is the importance of studying verses in Sanskrit?

1007: We're Not Naughty by Nature Apr 06, 2023

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"Men are not punished for their sins, but by them." - Elbert Hubbard / karma is a natural law designed to foster a disposition of kindness, compassion and generosity / karma helps us own the consequences of our choices and actions / a little suffering can be healthy for our evolution / our desire for stability is indicative of our eternal nature / lust is nothing but love transformed / a real friend walks hand in hand with you toward divinity / we're not naughty by nature

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1006: King Today, Dog Tomorrow Apr 05, 2023

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I Love Mayapur / our material positions are merely conventional / externally operating according to material convention, internally thinking on the spiritual level / king today, dog tomorrow / for some time we play as master or servant, as actors play / do extraordinary things for an extraordinary life / stage dive into reality

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1005: We're Like Straws Floating on the Waves of an Ocean Apr 04, 2023

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"Affirm the spirit, the Eternal I" - Ella Wheeler Wilcox / children can break your attachment and the knot in the heart / externally - operate according to convention, internally - think beyond convention / we are gathered together like straws floating in the waves of an ocean… inevitably separated by the laws of the waves / every living being can be a channel of love /the reflection of the spiritual real shows itself when the turbulence of the mind is quieted / the ant's soul is important too / the keys exist even if they aren't under the lamppost / the soul is never tired / austerity and penance is meant for seeing the distinctions between body and soul / you're not ripped! You're not this body.

1004: The Awakened Don't Judge Those that Sleep Apr 03, 2023

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"We are very good lawyers for our own mistakes but very good judges for the mistakes of others." Anonymous / Raghunath is not the spiller! / yoga creates space between stimulus and response / condemn activities, not people / don't forget your principles, even when times are tough / ants are people too / distinction between rajo-guṇa and sattva-guṇa

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1003: The Underlying Messages in The Ramayana / Interview with Dr. Shubha Vilas Apr 02, 2023

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In the Western world there is no equivalent to texts like Ramayana and Mahabharata, which are universally loved, from childhood till death, and chock-full of wisdom on many levels. Dr. Shubha Vilas was raised in the tradition of the Ramayana and in this interview he shares this ancient text's relevance and how it can best be understood.

Learn more at http://www.shubhavilas.com/

1002: Q & A Volume 159 Apr 01, 2023

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How to understand dementia in a Bhakti context? / Is Krishna real?

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