In this episode we discuss

part 1:
exposure in the 60's counterculture: the Beatles & the musical HaiR
George Harrison's close relationship with the Hare Krishnas
playing kirtan with a bank of synthesizers
“village instruments” : mirdongas, finger chimes, harmoniums
traveling as the musical director for a Hare Krishna mentor
“everything can be used in the service of God”
taking what is one's “rightful claim” ; curtailing greed
varna ashram dharma – one's natural position within society
karma and dharma naturally create order and societal structure
traditional retirement = traveling and teaching
the material world as a “prison-house”
miseries that come from existing in a physical body
the goal of escaping the karmic cycle of material incarnation
we avoid admitting to suffering because it is painful
caring for an aging parent; growing old and losing one's memory / awareness
Baghavad Gita
counting mantras on prayer beads
chanting mantras for 24 hours at a time
the six qualities that define having a spirit-soul
karma: cause & effect ; what goes around comes around
the spiritual function of an alter
offering food to Krishna before eating
blessed food tastes better