Wisdom of the Sages

How to deal with Neurodivergent disorders, like Asperger's, which make it difficult to socialize, in Bhakti communities, which are so social by nature? / As a practitioner, does weakness of heart, like lust, bar us from the association of Divinity? / If the soul travels from body to body, how come we can't speak when we're born? / If the mind travels with the soul, what knowledge stays in it? / What is "good" and "bad" karma? / What are some practices I can cultivate to deepen my devotion besides just chanting? / Is there a form of esoteric Krishna Bhakti to study?

character & competence / Bhakti is transmitted from one heart to another / there's every good reason to be angry, anxious & depressed – but Bhagavatam is our anchor / the bittersweetness in destitution / grief tastes bitter but it's meant to lead to intimacy of surrender, which is sweet / hold on to the chains of Bhakti / when we inflict pains on others, we suffer pain ourselves / truth is truth wherever it comes from / stir it around! / Godhead means Godness / bringing the awareness to God in the heart SB 4.8.17-22

wise souls see even the shoebill stork with the inner eye of wisdom / the soul is of the same nature regardless of its body / It's the mind that's warped, not the soul / true equality is based on principles of truth, not on a material conception / false equality, based on the body, doesn't bring peace / you need the inner eye of wisdom to be an instrument of peace in the world / don't let shoebill storks in the delivery room! / a wise person knows what to accept and what to change / wishing inauspicious for others brings inauspiciousness to yourself SB 4.8.5-17

remain in your position and just add bhakti / we can get over our own issues by getting lost in service to others / is my harsh speech justified, or is it born from anger, greed, envy, and adharma? / our own harsh speech and anger should be red flags / we can replace lifetimes of negative programming by contemplating truth / don't be a supercar fail, you silly goose! / the shoebill stork is the creepiest creature of all time! https://outofthisworldstudios.org/#/ IG @mukunda_maharaja SB 4.8.1-4

if you don't accept an insult it stays with the one who spoke it / don't accept an insult by granting it an emotional reaction/ Lord Vishnu is the root / nothing is independent of Krishna - that is oneness / food with love and devotion brings no karma / all of our thoughts and duties can be an offering to God / we're not interested in good or bad karma (we want akarma) / turn back to Krishna to break out of the system / hats off to Daksha SB 4.7.55-61

every thing has a purpose & every person has their dharma / our unique, temporary dharma connects us to our shared, eternal dharma / we're perfect & pure, we are just covered / see everything in connection to Vishnu to see peace / you can't win the competition in the material world / Krishna isn't Judge Judy shaming us, he's the supreme benevolent friend / we all benefit when we offer to the root / pain and conflict are designed to turn us toward truth SB 4.7.54 & BG 5.29

on India / on pilgrimage / on mentors / on beauty / on food / on the body / on family / on love

Why and how are certain verses selected as invocations before classes in the Bhakti tradition? / The term "plenary portion" is used throughout the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam commentaries. What exactly does this term mean? / Can you suggest a good book about Krishna's childhood days? / How important is the observance of Ekadashi in one's Bhakti-yoga practice?

Daksha's new beginnings / get off the Hate Express / don't cheat yourself out of growth and evolution by solidifying your partial truth / what do we do when we make a mistake? learn and accept full responsibility / we're here to evolve, not to extend our prison sentence SB 4.7.45-53

What's more important, the precision of our ritual or our mood in performing it? In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha discuss recent reports of how the Catholic Church deemed invalid twenty years of Baptisms preformed by a priest who unintentionally changed one word in administering the sacrament. In some Vedic paths the precision of ritual and mantra chanting is emphasized. But as the paths rise to the level of Bhakti it's the intention that is all important. The conversation spans important sources of wisdom including the Vedas, Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and The Brady Bunch. http://bhakticenter.org/join-our-team-3/