Wisdom of the Sages

How can material things mean nothing when Krishna's energy is in all material things down to the atom? / If the material world means nothing and is an illusion, why wouldn't we just stay in the spiritual realm from the beginning? / Why is chanting talked about as 'the only way' in this age? / Am I worthy of owning the Bhagavatam without being a full time Bhakti-yogi? / Karmically, how responsible am I for these people who are under my care as a business owner? / How to respond to someone who tells you that you aren't putting into practice 'everything you read in your books' during a disagreement/argument?

we all need a spiritual mission / we're born to contribute / reprograming the mind through shloka memorization / drop your phone and hold the mind steady / you need a peaceful lifestyle for a peaceful mind / self knowledge frees one from body negativity & anxiety / smash your mirrors / phones are sickly addictive… turn it off! / climbing the 8 limbs of yoga SB 3.21.4

if I have an enemy, I have a problem / accepting illusion as truth in the material world / higher beings, lower being, snakes, angels, mystics, sages, demigods, demons, ghosts, fiends, sages & the father of mankind / the problem with counteracting bad karma - you don't get to the root of the problem / it was The Clash Raghu, The Clash, (not the Jam) / the Srimad Bhagavatam family tree SB 3.20.1-21.3

continuous practice reframes all of life's challenges / 2 ways to see the world - it's meant for me to enjoy - it's meant for me to learn from / Kaustubha met a wild boar! / our bodies are unreal / what about stillness Raghu? / doubt your doubts / even alpha-male elephants need to cry for help sometimes / 5 potent practices SB 3.19.20-38

What to do when you catch your 15 year old smoking Marijuana in the house? / Is there a place for women renunciants in the Bhakti tradition? / Do the Bhagavatam or other Vedic scripture provide any direct insight on parenting or the development of the child in the first weeks and months?

happy birthday Mara! / create ripple effects of love / zoom the hell out - its over in a moment / worry is a lousy investment / you can love your enemies when you zoom the hell out / God is to us as the root is to the tree, or as the stomach is to all the limbs of the body / Raghu's Christian outreach method / when it comes to personalization - make that circle big / Vishnu's battle with Hiranyaksha SB 3.18.1-3.19.18

1. don't let hate make you hate / 2. don't let revenge, resentment or spite enter your heart / 3. step back and zoom out - its just a tiny moment in time / 4. we've got karma to burn / Bhagavatam works! / the words of the shaman / Krishna always saves us / we'll all be severely tested so that we can break the cycle of birth & death / by Krishna's grace we can pass over all life's obstacles / building up to the big fight - Hiraṇyākṣa vs Vishnu! SB 3.17.1-31

checking in with the 3rd generation / listening to the Bhagavatam just makes my day better / I may have been a chicken in my last life / the appeal of Bhagavatam at all stages of life / Krishna's forgetfulness is part of his perfection / Krishna gets lost in play to taste love / when you displease great souls, you lose your beauty & luster / Krishna, looking like a puppet made of butter, gets lost in playing as Krishna getting lost in play (It's a Fibonacci Spiral!) SB 3.16.27-37

Bhakti helps you deal with the pain of material existence / uproot & let go of the hurt / don't be petty back / Kaustubha's dentist chair prayers / Vishnu steals your victim card / taking radical responsibility / Guna, Purusha, Yuga, Shakyavesa & Lila Avataras SB 3.16.24-26

from the gangsters of Chicago to the Goswamis of Vrindavan / the renunciation of Raghunath dasa Goswami / family responsibility as exemplified by Gopal Bhatta Goswami / the loving dealings of Sanantana Goswami / madhukari - collecting one's meals like the bee / the vast contribution of Rupa Goswami / Jiva Goswami's humility /the tomb of esoteric books / Srila Prabhupada presented the teachings of the Goswami's in a way that even we can understand and apply / the confrontational debate consciousness bans us from entering the meditation of Vrindavan / Jahnava Devi - the female saint and head of the bhakti community / Gangamata Goswamini - the princess turned saint https://chaturatmadasa.com