{"id":117465,"date":"2017-09-18T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetiskcon.rupa.com\/?guid=9ef547eb6dc4a0f786240690976d2149"},"modified":"2017-09-18T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:11:00","slug":"sunday-september-17th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetiskcon.rupa.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/sunday-september-17th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, September 17th, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
Berkley, California<\/div>\n
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Don\u2019t Mix<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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Bhagavad-gita<\/span><\/i>, 13.22 states, \u201cThe living entity in material nature thus follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature.  <\/span>This is due to his association with that material nature.  <\/span>Thus he meets with good and evil amongst various species.\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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The above divine verse is what I spoke about at the Berkley ISKCON temple, this evening.  <\/span>It\u2019s a favourite.  <\/span>We have there another one of those endorsements for reincarnation and the subject of duality.  <\/span>The superior energy, purusha<\/i>, mixes with the inferior energy, prakriti<\/i>, and then something happens\u2014good and bad\u2014through various life forms. https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/BZL5sYwlP6i\/<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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What does this mean, simply?  <\/span>To stop the mixing we must extricate ourselves from such strong identification with this inferior energy which always changes and cannot be trusted.  <\/span>One scholar, Chanakhya, said, \u201cDon\u2019t trust in asat<\/i>, the temporary.  <\/span>Trust in sat<\/i>, the permanent.\u201d  <\/span>Krishna, the Source, is permanent.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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I was happy to see Guru Das join us for the program in Berkley.  <\/span>He is a genuine kind-hearted person.  <\/span>Also Dilip Patel has been a real sweet soul to our party of cross-country travellers, giving us rooms in Pacifica.  <\/span>Mandala is with us for the weekend and he accompanied me in the walk in 2015 and 2016.  <\/span>I consider them all my \u201choney chiles.\u201d<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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When I think about it, the Divine Intervener, Krishna, surrounds me with such amiable people.  <\/span>I feel blessed.  <\/span>Maybe one day I\u2019ll identify less with the prakriti<\/i>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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May the Source be with you!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Berkley, California<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Don’t Mix<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
Bhagavad-gita<\/span><\/i>, 13.22 states, “The living entity in material nature thus follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature.  <\/span>This is due to his association with that material nature.  <\/span>Thus he meets with good and evil amongst various species.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
The above divine verse is what I spoke about at the Berkley ISKCON temple, this evening.  <\/span>It’s a favourite.  <\/span>We have there another one of those endorsements for reincarnation and the subject of duality.  <\/span>The superior energy, purusha<\/i>, mixes with the inferior energy, prakriti<\/i>, and then something happens—good and bad—through various life forms. https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/BZL5sYwlP6i\/<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
What does this mean, simply?  <\/span>To stop the mixing we must extricate ourselves from such strong identification with this inferior energy which always changes and cannot be trusted.  <\/span>One scholar, Chanakhya, said, “Don’t trust in asat<\/i>, the temporary.  <\/span>Trust in sat<\/i>, the permanent.”  <\/span>Krishna, the Source, is permanent.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
I was happy to see Guru Das join us for the program in Berkley.  <\/span>He is a genuine kind-hearted person.  <\/span>Also Dilip Patel has been a real sweet soul to our party of cross-country travellers, giving us rooms in Pacifica.  <\/span>Mandala is with us for the weekend and he accompanied me in the walk in 2015 and 2016.  <\/span>I consider them all my “honey chiles.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
When I think about it, the Divine Intervener, Krishna, surrounds me with such amiable people.  <\/span>I feel blessed.  <\/span>Maybe one day I’ll identify less with the prakriti<\/i>.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
May the Source be with you!<\/p>\n

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