There is one other mechanical aspect that's not from the Bhāgavatam, but it's from The Psychology of Patañjali Muṇi. I find it helpful because he has defined the stages and states of mind that we can be in. Here are the five that he lists: dull, which is in tamas; and then there's wandering, which is rajas; then distracted, which is sattva-rajas; and there's one-pointed, which is sattva. And finally, it's called nirguṇa, above the guṇas. So, there you have it, a few thoughts about how everything's manifesting in our lives. It's coming from us. One may say, 'I don't like my situation,' and we just say, 'undo it.' Reverse the process, use transcendental sound, and be aware of how you're manifesting whatever you have in the world, and take help from Bhagavad Gītā and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam to understand how to properly point your desires towards your highest interest.
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All Progress Starts With Humility | HG Vaisesika Dasa | ISV | 09 Aug 2025

That's the first step in spiritual life: to be self-effacing, or effacing the false self, and say, "I'm not anything in this world. It's just a dream that I'm something." My main designation is, "I'm a servant of Kṛṣṇa" And that's what comes out of this is that Kṛṣṇa is so kind; he gracefully helps us to divest ourselves of the false ego that I'm something great. What to speak of the poison that we get.

Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā, "Icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata sarva-bhūtāni saṁmohaṁ sarge yānti parantapa." Everyone gets born into this world with an attitude. Lose your attitude, he says. You give it up. Don't be such a fool. Just take shelter of Kṛṣṇa. And we see that right before our eyes in the pastime of Kāliya and how nice Kṛṣṇa was to Kāliya also. In fact, it's noted by Rūpa Gosvāmī in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, after he chastised Kāliya, his words were so sweet to Kāliya. After he beat him up, Kāliya's heart was really touched. Kṛṣṇa was so nice to him. So we can know from this pastime, we can learn that we're getting beat up for a reason in this world. It's so that we can open our hearts and actually live the real life we want to live, which is to be lovers of Kṛṣṇa. And we can't do that when we're holding all this poison, and don't put any more in either. There's so much poison you can drink in your ears or watch and take in through your eyes. Why drink poison? Drink Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.

Hi, I'm Vaiśeṣika Dasa. I drink Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. We recommend it.
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Why Drink Poison? Drink Srimad Bhagvatam | HG Vaisesika Dasa | ISV | 10 Aug 2025

Class given on 23rd August 2025 at Bhakti Shakti Dham by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

Make Time for Time

Would you like to inherit the kingdom of God? Just say, "Yes." Brahmā says, there's one technique, and that is whatever happens to you in this world—and the same kinds of things happen to all of us, understand that this is the mercy of God, because this world is not for enjoyment. It's an Airbnb, it's an Uber. You don't own it. You don't get to keep it. You don't get to stay. So why are we here? It's a classroom. We're meant to learn something. And if you accept that God's creation is perfect, and the way that He interacts with His devotees is for their ultimate good, and you accept that in your life, and you tolerate whatever miseries come as the special gift of God to purify you of your last vestiges of attachment to the material world, he said, then you inherit the kingdom of God
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How to Inherit The Kingdom of God | Prabhupada Picks #15 | HG Vaisesika Dasa | 16 Aug 2024

Class given on 24th August 2025 online for Bhakti Center, New York by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

The Impact of Integrity - SB 10.89.23

Class given online for IFAST DC by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

Unoffendable - The Glories of Maharaja Ambarisa

Class given on 6th September 2025 at Bhakti Shakti Dham by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

Part 1 - Humility & Determination

Class given online on 8th September 2025 for Bhakti Center New York by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

Self Respect and Self Deception - SB 10.89.57

Class given on 20h September 2025 on Zoom by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

Part 2 - Envy Blocks Surrender

Class given online on 2nd September 2025 for ISKCON Africa by HG Citi-Śakti Devi Dasi

The Power of Thought - SB 3.12.20

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