authentic practice allows for individuality, imitation limits it / imitating the great saints doesn't help anyone / hippies were imitating Rsabhadeva / adjusting tradition, maintaining the compassionate purpose / it makes perfect sense to worship stones!

SB 5.6.9 - 14

the inevitable global influence of Bhakti / thinking about death can clarify your life / cemeteries are full of indispensable people / Yogamaya - Krishna voluntarily becomes influenced by illusion for play / What was Rsabdeva trying to avoid by living as an avaduta? (And how can it be applied in our lives?) 1. Prajalpa (gossip and unhelpful talk), 2. Entanglement in the regular material affairs, 3. Ego related thought, 4. Being seen as a saint

SB 5.6.6-8

Don't preach, be the example / We're being sold a false identity / Our identity is a divine spark of God and we're meant to reconnect with it / Let go of the excess baggage and scrub the window of the soul / Be cautious trusting the mind & following your instinct / don't offend devotees if you want to control the mind / mind your own business & Control your own senses & mind / Give love, inspire and assist others on their spiritual path / there's always a greater plan / Perfect randomness is part of a divine tapestry / Sometimes purification comes by fire

SB 5.6.3-6

Maya is a black out curtain / Call in the light and watch magic happen / What is my conditioning and what is real? / find your authentic self before Madison Ave sold you your looks / our vehicles have nothing to do with us / The world is a maze / Pruning enhances our growth / Cultivate knowledge to help understand tragedy / Weave knowledge in daily to cultivate wisdom / How can there be anything wrong when I've got Krishna? / We've been practicing anxiety for lifetimes / Krishna has dropped a bell over us for protection

SB 5.6.1-3

Nick Cave on the death in 2015 of his teenage son, Arthur / understanding of our vulnerability / step beyond the full force of the grief and experience a kind of joy that is entirely new / grief can enlarge the heart heart / in bhakti, not only do you survive, you thrive / better not to judge - you never know who you're dealing with / yogic practices of extreme renunciation / if this world is unreal, then in one sense there is no good and bad

SB 5.5.29-35

What is the Importance of Initiation / Is the desire for peer association in Bhakti due to ego or is it my true soul wanting to connect? / Any advice for the spiritually vacant? /

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" The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi / Get out of the bathtub! / even self reflection needs guidance / Mickey Mouse costumes won't satisfy us / don't hate the warden, take responsibility for your crimes / don't attach your worth to a false designation (upadhi) / engage your senses for the master of the senses / the senses are like apps, someone is maintaining their functioning / meditating on your own death

SB 5.5.27-28

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn / When I start to hate, I'm off my spiritual path / Put the microscope on me / Bhakti Yoga means rooting out one's animosity / I don't have to be the lawyer, judge and jury - I can be the mailman / What pleases Vishnu - is not so much about sacrifices or offerings to Him - it's 2 things – 1. honoring and learning from virtuous people, 2. respecting the spiritual equality in all living beings / The quality of the Vaisnava Brahmin - akiñcanānām mayi bhakti-bhājām - they do not want to possess anything. They simply engage in devotional service.

SB 5.5.25-26

applying spiritual principles to times of tragedy / Bhakti is devotion & service / handling the rough waves on the surface, while being situated in the deep calm / rituals need substance / the qualities of a brahmana / Bhakti-yogis take no offense and harbor no resentment / We can all become the personified Vedas

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SB 5.5.23-24