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		<title>Comment on Devamrita Swami &#8211; The Conformity Game by Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is survival the highest form of individualistic authenticity?

To me, this seems true for all three platforms.</description>
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<p>To me, this seems true for all three platforms.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Giriraj Gopal Dasa</title>
		<link>http://www.krishnalounge.com/2011/06/revolution-begins-within/comment-page-1/#comment-910</link>
		<dc:creator>Giriraj Gopal Dasa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In Krishna Consciousness one can take interested in every sphere of life. Krishna is the complete whole. So when you desire something for the pleasure and satisfaction of Krishna, in turn you are desiring the pleasure and satisfaction of all others; just as a hand which serves the stomach by supplying food is actually serving all the other limbs of the body.

But a person without Krishna consciousness, must act selfishly due to not have the central connection with the source of life. Someone may try to water the leaves of the tree, but the proper place to water is the root. Therefore, to serve Krishna means to serve the whole, and to serve the parts, means to actually neglect the whole.

In Krishna Consciousness everything can be used as a vehicle for elevation,and especially the meduim of art.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Krishna Consciousness one can take interested in every sphere of life. Krishna is the complete whole. So when you desire something for the pleasure and satisfaction of Krishna, in turn you are desiring the pleasure and satisfaction of all others; just as a hand which serves the stomach by supplying food is actually serving all the other limbs of the body.</p>
<p>But a person without Krishna consciousness, must act selfishly due to not have the central connection with the source of life. Someone may try to water the leaves of the tree, but the proper place to water is the root. Therefore, to serve Krishna means to serve the whole, and to serve the parts, means to actually neglect the whole.</p>
<p>In Krishna Consciousness everything can be used as a vehicle for elevation,and especially the meduim of art.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your matter of fact way of speaking about those who are on the platform of passion seems to indicate that they have superficial (otherwise dishonest)intentions towards the progression of human kind.

And what if someone who dwells in the spiritual platform is also interested in art for example. Is it the intention of whether or not it was for krishna? or the fact that he/she is doing something that is considered &quot;in the name of philanthropy&quot;? 

Thank you for your patience.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your matter of fact way of speaking about those who are on the platform of passion seems to indicate that they have superficial (otherwise dishonest)intentions towards the progression of human kind.</p>
<p>And what if someone who dwells in the spiritual platform is also interested in art for example. Is it the intention of whether or not it was for krishna? or the fact that he/she is doing something that is considered &#8220;in the name of philanthropy&#8221;? </p>
<p>Thank you for your patience.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Opening the Third Eye by Giriraj Gopal Dasa</title>
		<link>http://www.krishnalounge.com/2010/01/third-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-908</link>
		<dc:creator>Giriraj Gopal Dasa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t understand your first question. 

The third eye means the eye of wisdom. With the material eyes you can see physical incidences, and of course we must try to interpret those experiences with our intelligence. The third eye is the eye of spiritual discrimination. In other words, it is the pure intelligence by which one can understand the unseen spiritual force and how it is working and interacting with the material energy.

Your third question is nice. It is a different interpretation of the usages, but I think it is a great summary, because one who has spiritual vision will see this world as a school for spiritual development, whereas the materialist is always caught in acts of pounds and shillings calculations for various profit schemes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t understand your first question. </p>
<p>The third eye means the eye of wisdom. With the material eyes you can see physical incidences, and of course we must try to interpret those experiences with our intelligence. The third eye is the eye of spiritual discrimination. In other words, it is the pure intelligence by which one can understand the unseen spiritual force and how it is working and interacting with the material energy.</p>
<p>Your third question is nice. It is a different interpretation of the usages, but I think it is a great summary, because one who has spiritual vision will see this world as a school for spiritual development, whereas the materialist is always caught in acts of pounds and shillings calculations for various profit schemes.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Giriraj Gopal Dasa</title>
		<link>http://www.krishnalounge.com/2011/06/revolution-begins-within/comment-page-1/#comment-907</link>
		<dc:creator>Giriraj Gopal Dasa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The individual on the higher platform cares about both the material and spiritual state of society, because in fact the material aspect is an auxiliary function of spiritual development. We should have basic necessities without wanting any artificially needs created by industrial culture. 

In fact the person who is on the platform of passion only outwardly cares about the material state of society. The truth is, such persons only care about their own personal and extended satisfaction of their own senses. So, ultimately without the spiritual vision, then a person is self interested in the name of philanthropy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The individual on the higher platform cares about both the material and spiritual state of society, because in fact the material aspect is an auxiliary function of spiritual development. We should have basic necessities without wanting any artificially needs created by industrial culture. </p>
<p>In fact the person who is on the platform of passion only outwardly cares about the material state of society. The truth is, such persons only care about their own personal and extended satisfaction of their own senses. So, ultimately without the spiritual vision, then a person is self interested in the name of philanthropy.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So the individual who dwells in the platform of passion cares for the material state of society while the individual who is on the higher platform cares only for the spiritual state of society?

With that being said, can immaturity and maturity exist on all three platforms regardless if the individual knows it or not?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So the individual who dwells in the platform of passion cares for the material state of society while the individual who is on the higher platform cares only for the spiritual state of society?</p>
<p>With that being said, can immaturity and maturity exist on all three platforms regardless if the individual knows it or not?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Giriraj Gopal Dasa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Giriraj Gopal Dasa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Anon for your wise comments.

What you are saying is exactly my point. There are problems in this world, but on the toddler points his finger at someone else and says they did it, and walks away. The adult actually stays around to clean up the mess.

So pointing finger anyone can do, but the mature soul who cares, tries to do something about it.

So, the important point is to fix the mess and the mess of society begins within the individual. A society is composed of individuals, so we don’t have control over the society, but we do have some control over our reaction to the problems of society.

If people are concerned with the state of the world, then that is the animalistic platform. Human beings are meant for extended awareness; the foundation of compassion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Anon for your wise comments.</p>
<p>What you are saying is exactly my point. There are problems in this world, but on the toddler points his finger at someone else and says they did it, and walks away. The adult actually stays around to clean up the mess.</p>
<p>So pointing finger anyone can do, but the mature soul who cares, tries to do something about it.</p>
<p>So, the important point is to fix the mess and the mess of society begins within the individual. A society is composed of individuals, so we don’t have control over the society, but we do have some control over our reaction to the problems of society.</p>
<p>If people are concerned with the state of the world, then that is the animalistic platform. Human beings are meant for extended awareness; the foundation of compassion.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Revolution Begins Within by Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s very interesting to hear the host first say that common people blame the government for their shortcomings (that it is actually the individuals fault), and then state that the problem comes from our materialistic culture (and our association to it).

I believe both the government and the self hinder the spiritual and material life. People are materialistic (and therefore spiritually oppressed) because they assimilate into the culture imposed on them by the government. 

Both objects (the picture up top and video on bottom) should be taken as equal value in order to have a real spiritual revolution. 

The host said it himself, it is difficult to live a simple life because the circumstances placed upon the people actually guide them into a path of spiritual destruction.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s very interesting to hear the host first say that common people blame the government for their shortcomings (that it is actually the individuals fault), and then state that the problem comes from our materialistic culture (and our association to it).</p>
<p>I believe both the government and the self hinder the spiritual and material life. People are materialistic (and therefore spiritually oppressed) because they assimilate into the culture imposed on them by the government. </p>
<p>Both objects (the picture up top and video on bottom) should be taken as equal value in order to have a real spiritual revolution. </p>
<p>The host said it himself, it is difficult to live a simple life because the circumstances placed upon the people actually guide them into a path of spiritual destruction.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Opening the Third Eye by Anon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If the 6th sense is simply subjective then how is that giving the life force that uses the brain as a receiver any objectivity?

I understand that there are things which we are not able to directly measure like love and hate, but is there more to the third eye other than cultural discretion? 

Is the third eye, the symbolic eye that perceives the world as either a milking farm and/or a school?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the 6th sense is simply subjective then how is that giving the life force that uses the brain as a receiver any objectivity?</p>
<p>I understand that there are things which we are not able to directly measure like love and hate, but is there more to the third eye other than cultural discretion? </p>
<p>Is the third eye, the symbolic eye that perceives the world as either a milking farm and/or a school?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Spiritual Death by Over-Collecting by Gaura das</title>
		<link>http://www.krishnalounge.com/2011/07/spiritual-death-by-over-collecting/comment-page-1/#comment-898</link>
		<dc:creator>Gaura das</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great topic. Here are a few thoughts on why people over -collect : insecurity, being raised with poverty, valuing Vaisnava books or music that may be difficult to get at a later time, not having enough dependence on Krsna that He will provide, wanting things at your finger tips whenever you need them like a reference book......I&#039;ve been collecting Vaisnava music tapes for 36 yrs. Its time to turn them into MP3s or it is too much to haul around !  I have to control myself when it comes to books also. Last time I moved , I had 36 boxes of them !?!  It cost me over $ 1000 to move. I started out as a brahmacari in ISKCON in 1975 with one BTG box to hold everything I had, and boy, did things ever expand !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great topic. Here are a few thoughts on why people over -collect : insecurity, being raised with poverty, valuing Vaisnava books or music that may be difficult to get at a later time, not having enough dependence on Krsna that He will provide, wanting things at your finger tips whenever you need them like a reference book&#8230;&#8230;I&#8217;ve been collecting Vaisnava music tapes for 36 yrs. Its time to turn them into MP3s or it is too much to haul around !  I have to control myself when it comes to books also. Last time I moved , I had 36 boxes of them !?!  It cost me over $ 1000 to move. I started out as a brahmacari in ISKCON in 1975 with one BTG box to hold everything I had, and boy, did things ever expand !</p>
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