finding spirituality as a young teen / nirodhana through kirtan / hardcore as trying for bhakti / being a double dropout / wanting a guru as a child / meeting Edwin Bryant / 108 - "Art Nerd" Krishnacore band / room to be myself in the band

I deal with a chronic debilitating illness - how can I adjust my mindset to continue progressing spiritually? / as a single father who has just gone through a separation, how do i support two children, while being a good example to them? / how to face homophobic statements in a spiritual community? / what was the most peaceful day of your life? / if Krishna is the creator of everything, why does his energy manifest in negative ways? / please explain about offering food

faith / life is just a series of questions & answers / respect for teachers / mental speculation / you teach what you know & don't fake it / yoga epistemology - sense perception, inference, and hearing / training for the service attitude

SB 2.8.25-29

how knowledge is received / in a sattvic (lucid) mind it is natural for the right questions to arise/ questions - with the right attitude - asked of the right person - constitute the proper combination for spiritual understanding / the posture of the hearer counts too / bad attitudes for learning / the relationship with the guru / what's the value of etiquette / shanti mantras / knowing the entire universe in Krishna's mouth

SB 2.8.7-24

hearing & feeling it / ET phone home / expect obstacles on the path / connecting to the root / Srila Prabhupada's journey to the West / Downtown Swami living uptown / I am never alone / such difficulties are very gladly suffered by the devotees / he lives forever by his divine instructions and the follower lives with him

SB 2.8.6

yoga is about where you place your mind / hearing Bhagavatam regularly & sincerely has a quick effect / Bhagavatam is the sound incarnation of Krishna / Krishna sits in the heart and acts as a powerful fungicide / positive & negative sound / mantra>breath>asana / seeing God in ones own heart / the goggles of love

SB 2.8.1 - 6

if bhakti yoga is the end result of yogic systems, why bother with asana practice? / I want to love all beings, but how can I deal with catcallers? / how to share Bhakti with a suicidal relative? / what does it mean to be humble - what does it mean to have self esteem - & how can you remain humble while maintaining your own self esteem? / is it possible to be initiated in Bhakti while also accepting Christ as Lord?

apologies for our inappropriateness / the path is easy - if we can avoid offending others / we've been raised snarky / gotta get sick of it all / why is Krishna killing everything? / serious students are interested in both internal & external energies / what is a fanatic? / what is Niyamagraha? / what is a sahajiya / ending on a creepy note

SB 2.7.49-53

wasted years become a wealth of experience when viewed through the lens of Bhakti / Bhakti-yogis need other methods like Indra needs to dig a well / Bhakti makes everything auspicious / Bhakti delivers knowledge and detachment without extra effort / knowing God within everything or within the heart vs knowing God in the temple / nothing is higher than love / Bhakti is both the means & the end / is it sectarian to see one path as superior? / Bhakti is the fruit of all endeavor

SB 2.7.47-48

woman? no problem. mountaineer? no problem. Siberian? no problem. / we are spirits in the material world / surrendering oneself is in one's own hand / even though imperfectly composed Srimad Bhagavatam brings about a revolution / antiquated language / we are concerned with the techniques and not with the language / Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan / Bhagavan is the summum bonum

SB 2.7.46 - 47

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