Wisdom of the Sages

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921: Virtue Over Comfort Dec 23, 2022

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"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort." - Confucius / step out of your comfort zone for growth / real growth comes from taking responsibility and releasing resentment / growth = growing pains / the message of Bhagavatam comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable / the comforts of home reinforce limited perspective / cultivating expansion of perspective from love for my small circle, to love for every living being

SB 4.31.1-2

920: Why We Should Marry the Trees Dec 22, 2022

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"I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything." — Alan Watts / forests are the lungs of our land / who has priority—humans or nature? / dharmic leadership brings about the Earth's flourishing / a shortage of natural resources indicates the lack of dharmic leadership / Bhagavatam gives trees agency and voice in its narrative / human and nonhuman - parts of the same whole / responsible leadership plays a central role in averting ecological crises

919: Trees Are People Too Dec 21, 2022

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you never know what Krishna is going to use to bring you back / don't mistake the flute for the player of the flute / don't get too comfortable- this isn't your home / the whole material world is a sad story / offer what you got / material desire breeds ignorance / trees are people too / see every body as a temple - by such vision you will satisfy the Lord / one who desires self-realization and thus subdues his powerful anger

SB 4.30.39-51

918: Our Little Mouths Can Create So Much Suffering Dec 20, 2022

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our little mouths can create so much suffering / our speaking apparatus is an amazing faculty - very effective in either binding us or releasing us / Yoga is a process of cleaning the window for the sunlight to come in / we can create the spiritual world in the material world by vibrating transcendental words / pure words - relieve material hankerings, and remove envy and fear / Krishna is present where His devotees discuss Him / superficial spirituality sees God in the Temple only - deeper spirituality sees God in people

SB 4.30.35-38

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917: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart Dec 19, 2022

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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. - Matthew 5.8 / what does the heart need to be purified of? / "In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be planted in their souls." - Omar Khayyam / a moment of interfaith harmony / destitution is a prodding for Krishna / the yogis ask for their benediction - to be around those who speak of Vishnu, birth after birth / Find people who lift you higher and keep them close / hearing about Krishna relieves anxiety

916: Society's Norms Seemed Tortuously Senseless /  Interview with Bhakti Poet & Contemplative Madan Mohan Das Dec 19, 2022

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Madan Mohan is an old friends of Raghunath & Kaustubha going back to their teens. A deep thinker and poet, he shares his thoughts and experiences as a youth that led him to the practice of Bhakti, where he's at today, and some of his poems.

915: Q & A - Volume 145 Dec 17, 2022

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Spirituality or Spiritual Bypassing? / If Bhaktivedanta Swami were alive today do you believe he would restrict the internet? / Can y'all recommend some slokas (or mantras) that are good to memorize?

914: Love Makes Desire Itself Altruistic Dec 16, 2022

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that love should be transitory is intolerable / love leaps over the massive of our selfishness / love makes desire itself altruistic / love plants the interests of another in the center of our being / loving one (well used) prepares us to love all / bhakti yogis meditate on name, qualities, form and pastimes / let's god's satisfaction be our benediction / the Absolute Truth is realized in three features / one has to approach the Supreme Person through the impersonal Brahman / liberation is just the neutral point

SB 4.30.26-30

913: Lowercase Love Stinks! Dec 15, 2022

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"To find love I must enter into the sanctuary where it is hidden, which is the mystery of God." - Thomas Merton / there's a secret love with capital L / lowercase love stinks / the reflection appears just like the reflected source, but it's backwards / our mind and words can't capture the Supreme / Krishna outsources creation, maintenance and destruction / knowing Krishna makes the world of duality seem meaningless / Wisdom of the Sages came overcome malefic planets / Krishna's lotus feet are captivating

SB 4.30.14 - 20

912: Transforming Social Responsibility Into Yoga Dec 14, 2022

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when the intention is selfless, work becomes yoga / "one who restrains the senses of action but whose mind dwells on sense objects certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender" - Bhagavad-gita 3.6 / a sincere sweeper in the street is far better than the charlatan meditator / the devotee does not feel hackneyed or stereotyped / in the heart of the devotee the Paramatma reveals Himself as ever-increasingly new

SB 4.30.14-20

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