# morning greetings (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover morning greetings. Page: Feed: --- ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #33 – Kaniṣṭha, Madhyam, and Uttama Eating](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/08/17/kanistha-madhyam-and-uttama-eating-2/) _2026-08-17 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ Kaniṣṭha, Madhyam, and Uttama Eating\[1\] The first and lowest stage of consciousness, which represents the karmic or selfish mind, is called anna-moya. It’s the consciousness of an animal who sees things mostly in terms of eating. Therefore, for one who is serious about elevating one’s consciousness, controlling one’s eating is a priority. It... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #32 – The Philosopher’s Corner III — The Misconceptions About Mercy](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/08/10/the-philosophers-corner-iii-the-misconceptions-about-mercy/) _2026-08-10 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ Misconception I: You Cannot Act for Mercy Mercy is undeserved kindness. Therefore, some conclude that we cannot do anything to receive mercy, because the moment we act for it, it is no longer undeserved. We have done something to obtain it. But is that conclusion correct? If bhakti is the path of... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #31 – To Relate, to Communicate, to Learn — The Foundations of Culture](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/08/03/to-relate-to-communicate-to-learn-the-foundations-of-culture/) _2026-08-03 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ I like this definition of culture: those qualities of a society that make a favorable impression on the mind to enable people to relate, communicate, and learn effectively. A person who embodies these qualities is cultured. I think of Śrīla Prabhupāda as a cultured person. One story comes to mind: In 1979, ISKCON... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #30 – The Philosopher’s Corner: Quandary II](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/07/27/the-philosophers-corner-quandary-ii/) _2026-07-27 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ Today’s question: If one s essential nature is fixed, isn t it unfair that some souls — those whose intrinsic nature resembles the gopīs of Vrindavan — are destined for a higher, more pleasurable eternal existence than others? If so, doesn t that make God partial, or incapable (or unwilling) of giving everyone unsurpassed fulfillment in their... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #29 – The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Rise](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/07/20/the-bigger-they-are-the-harder-they-rise/) _2026-07-20 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ Sometimes we see very senior Vaiṣṇavas — devotees who go back to the roots of ISKCON, with decades of steady service, and sādhana — still struggling in various ways in their twilight years of Krishna consciousness. They sometimes even question their taste for the holy name, or struggle, and temporarily fall. The doubt then naturally... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #28 – Deities: The HONEY that Attracts Indian Hindus](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/07/13/deities-the-honey-that-attracts-indian-hindus/) _2026-07-13 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ The title comes from an interview someone sent to me from the Easy Bhakti podcast by Chandrashekar Acharya dasa.\[1\] He was interviewing Yasodeva dasa, a successful preacher at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. In the interview Yasodeva coined the term that I have used for the title of this post. Yasodeva’s presentation... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #27 – The World Cup Through the Eyes of Śāstra](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/07/06/the-world-cup-through-the-eyes-of-sastra/) _2026-07-06 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ It was Thursday. I didn’t have a clue what I could write about for this Monday. I then saw a clip of fans cheering wildly when their team scored and won a World Cup game. They then broke out in song and danced wildly. They seemed to be so euphoric, but were they? I... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #26 – The Banality of Evil and Religious Institutions](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/06/29/the-banality-of-evil-and-religious-institutions/) _2026-06-29 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ I hope most of you read my last post “My Association with the Gambino Crime Family”.\[1\] When I grew up in Brooklyn, my brother’s best friend until they were ten years old was Dominick Montiglio whom we recently found grew up to be a hitman for the Gambino crime family. We were shocked that... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #25 – What I Learned from My Association with the Gambino Crime Family](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/06/22/what-i-learned-from-my-association-with-the-gambino-crime-family/) _2026-06-22 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ You can’t make this up! I was checking out a documentary called The Lynchpin of Bensonhurst.\[1\] It’s a long story why, but I was brought up in that neighborhood. It was the story of Dominick Santamaria aka Dominick Montiglio, an important member of the Gambino crime family who was brought up by his uncle... Continue reading ## [Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #24 – In Defense of Attachment](https://wavesofdevotion.com/2026/06/15/in-defense-of-attachment/) _2026-06-15 · Dhanurdhara Swami · Waves of Devotion_ During my Deity sevā this morning, along with the bhoga offering, I wanted to offer something more. I began to mentally offer a feast. So, I naturally imagined offering the best things out of devotion. Then a thought came: If I didn’t enjoy or wasn’t attached to certain foods, then how could I value... 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