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Jan 2024
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1243: We Follow Our Mind Like a Slave Un...

RAGHUNATH CAPPO & KAUSTUBHA DAS
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we're living out the dream of Bhaktivinode Thakura / what good are my beauty products when this body burns? / isn't it just sane to recognize and appreciate all that's provided for me? / because we lack conviction in our spiritual nature, we focus on the differences and suffer / we follow our mind like a slave until we find truth / our thoughts and meditations are creating our next body right now

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