Wisdom of the Sages

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871: Real Bhakti Lineages vs Personality Cults Oct 27, 2022

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the mood needed to enter a holy place / we suffer for our over-indulgence / we move toward who we meditate on / a devotee has no vision other than Krishna / don't criticize but discern / charlatans exist in the East too / pseudo-avatāras,-svāmīs,-yogīs and others

870: Sex, Violence & Their Relation to Truth Perception Oct 25, 2022

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letting go of resentments for Diwali / the loneliness of death / remembering the inner friend and well-wisher / open your home in loving service / starting the conversation with God in your heart / through control of the sex-drive, power is attained / in the presence of one who is established in nonviolence, enmity is abandoned

869: Dharmic Reversals / An Interview with Dr. Ravi M. Gupta Oct 24, 2022

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Kaustubha discusses with Professor Ravi Gupta about the unique role of Srimad Bhagavatam in the broader yoga tradition, and how it presents "Dharmic Reversals" where common religious, social hierarchies (in terms of gender, age, caste and even species) are turned upside-down. Dr. Ravi M. Gupta (Radhika Ramana dasa) is the Charles Redd Professor of Religious Studies and Department Head for History, Religious Studies, and Classics at Utah State University. He is the author or editor of four books, including an abridged translation of the Srimad Bhagavatam (with Kenneth Valpey), published in 2017 by Columbia University Press. Ravi has received four teaching awards, a National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowship, three research fellowships, and a book award. He is a Permanent Research Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and a past president of the Society for Hindu Christian Studies. He speaks around the world on topics related to Chaitanya Vaishnavism, Vedanta philosophy, and Krishna bhakti traditions.

868: Q & A - Volume 135 Oct 22, 2022

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Any advice for people coming to Bhakti later in life? / Am I practicing detachment or avoiding responsibility? / If God is singular, how can we all be God?

867: Fate Ordains That Dearest Friends Must Part Oct 22, 2022

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"But fate ordains that dearest friends must part." – Edward Young / there's only one friend that we don't part with / starting the conversation with God in the heart / the wise voluntarily renounce what time will take away involuntarily / the spirit soul is the principal factor within the body / our schools need to engage us with spiritual knowledge / spiritual knowledge can heal us socially and psychologically

SB 4.28.23-25

866: My Mind is in the Past, My Mind is in the Future Oct 19, 2022

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we try to keep death under wraps / Pompeii can happen at any moment / fear, dread and resignation at the moment of death / fear for our loved ones in the future / regret about how we treated loved ones in the past / life will go on without us / they'll be eating chips and dip, and laughing at your funeral / the iceberg of death is coming, destroying love and romance / only spiritual knowledge will save us from the pain of separation / our miserly intelligence limits our love

SB 4.28.18-22

865: My Body is Not I, My Property is Not Mine Oct 18, 2022

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"… our concern must be to live while we're alive - to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are." - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross / we're here for self realization / there's a bigger ROI on your spiritual life / yoga wisdom could save yoga asana / Postulate 4 - My body is a vehicle for devotional service / sexual attraction is the basic principle of material existence, and leads to thinking in terms of I and mine / who is the real sannyasi?

SB 4.28.14-17

864: I Sneeze - I'm a Man / I Sneeze - I'm a Woman Oct 17, 2022

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"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."- Haruki Murakami / the terror of death without spiritual knowledge / "Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go." Jean de La Fontaine / death can be a gift to put your life in perspective / our deep affections for family should be based on truth / the chains of habit are too light to be felt until they're too heavy to be broken

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SB 4.28.1-13

863: Food Charged with Prana - Interview with Divya Alter Oct 16, 2022

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Divya Alter discusses her new cookbook, how to incorporate ayurveda in your daily life, the importance of prana and pranic foods, and more.

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862: Q & A - Volume 134 Oct 15, 2022

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How to explain your new interest in Bhakti to loved ones? / Can you pinpoint the reasons why you both got into Bhakti?

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