Wisdom of the Sages

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851: Cynical Hippies & Stone Hearted Killers Oct 04, 2022

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"Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged." - Seneca / "There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall."- Gandhi / there is something to learn from our pain / "Apart from separation from the devotee of Kṛṣṇa, I know of no unbearable unhappiness." - Ramananda Raya / cynical German hippies / we're all spirit souls, treat everyone with dignity / animals are not dead stone, but the killers of animals are stonehearted / attachment covers truth perception

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850: The Ties Between Our Cruelty & Our Suffering Oct 03, 2022

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"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands." - Seneca / lust is the beginning of misogyny / we've got a quiver of unlimited desires / a womanizer can't be kind / cruel reactions follow cruel behavior / global pandemics, climate change related disasters, and war are all tied to the cruelty of factory farming

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849: Q & A - Volume 131 Oct 02, 2022

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How to practice humility free of shame & unworthiness? / Am I callous or wise? / How to study with devotion? / What is compassion in a Bhakti context?

848: Q & A - Volume 130 Oct 01, 2022

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How to explain Krishna to my child? / Is it wrong to put down a pet? / Why does the Vedic Literature teach in a progression to Bhakti?

847: The Bikini Cardboard Cut-out Seen Through the Lens of Reason Sep 30, 2022

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"When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again." - Richard Rohr / do we feel invited to resent, complain, feel self-pity…..or examine our mind? / the 9 gates of the body / expanding the space between stimulus and response / the bikini cardboard cut-out seen through the lens of reason / there's no reward for dancing dogs

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846: The Battle to Reclaim the Mind Sep 29, 2022

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"Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness." - Richard Rohr / contemplation is freedom / pause for thought / the mind should be our employee / "sattvic scrolling" / if we could only monitor the mind / Jagrat (waking state), Svapna (dreaming state), Sushupti (deep sleep state) / in the waking state the mind experiences outward impressions - in the dreaming state, it creates its own impressions developed from the materials of the waking hours / Japa locks you into the sacred sound / "From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self." Bhagavad-gita 6.26

845: 2 People, Holding Hands, Walking Towards Divinity Sep 28, 2022

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Egoic consciousness is the one we all normally operate with, until we are told there is something else! – Richard Rohr / identifying our common central reference point is the key to "checking the imbalance of values" and "achieving real unity and peace in the world" / my body is deteriorating while I'm in it / there's no even playing field in the material world / egoic consciousness = seeing everything in the context of the enjoyment of our senses - rather than in the context of the Source that it stems from / when 2 people strike a deal - thinking that the other will satisfy them - they are setting up for conflict / ego consciousness does not necessarily mean David Lee Roth

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844: Bypassing vs Facing the Obstacles with Wisdom Sep 26, 2022

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"Faith is not for overcoming obstacles; it is for experiencing them—all the way through!" - Richard Rohr / read 5 Bhagavad-gita versus today / this isn't bypassing, it's facing the obstacles with wisdom - so we can grow / giving up on figuring out the meaning of life is bypassing / before the truth sets you free, it makes you miserable / the dream within the dream / positive role models lift us up / what is prana?

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843: Q & A - Volume 129 Sep 26, 2022

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Idolatry & Bhakti - what's the deal? / What is pure devotion pure of?

842: Lowercase love, the Demoniac & Satanic Friends Sep 24, 2022

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"Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow." ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet / postulate 31 - upper and lower case love / We should have a mad pursuit for growth (not happiness) / understanding the "demoniac" mentality / Kaustubha's Satanic friend / the idea that there is no moral foundation to the world doesn't hold up / selfishness leads to pain and anxiety / time is running out - Now is the time to inquire into the absolute truth

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