Overcoming Obstacles in Spiritual Life - Alachua 2017
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Overcoming obstacles in spiritual life
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Ego Focus on how you see the world, not on how the world sees you
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Int & Focus SP, “ISKCON is meant to nourish the six-fold loving exchanges among devotees." Ask less whether the institution is doing this - ask whether I am doing this
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Tolerance
We tolerate others &Others tolerate us
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People’s minds are different
The desensitized are not insensitive See relationships as services to Krishna
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See criticism with a critical eyejāḍyaṁ hrīmati gaṇyate vrata-rucau dambhaḥ śucau kaitavaṁśūre nirghṛṇatā munau vimatitā dainyaṁ priyālāpinitejasviny avaliptatā mukharatā vaktary aśaktiḥ sthiretat ko nāma guṇo bhavet sa guṇināṁ yo durjanair nāṅkitaḥ
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Individual & Institution
SP, “ISKCON is my body”The body sometimes hurts the soul, but the soul needs it
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Institution metaphors
River bed-CurrentStock exchangeHospital
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Trusting others & Trusting Krishna
Trusting hurts, but then not trusting hurts too
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Focus on Krishna
Gita 18.66: Go beyond dharma using dharma