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Nationalism versus globalism


From Srimad Bhagavatam, translation and purports by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada ;
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Nationalism versus globalism
TRANSLATION “To stop the quarreling among different peoples, Maharaja Priyavrata marked boundaries at rivers and at the edges of mountains and forests so that no one would trespass upon another’s property.”
PURPORT: The example set by Maharaja Priyavrata in marking off different states is still followed. As indicated here, different classes of men are destined to live in different areas, and therefore the boundaries of various tracts of land, which are described here as islands, should be defined by different rivers, forests and hills. This is also mentioned in relation to Maharaja Prthu, who was born from the dead body of his father by the manipulation of great sages. Maharaja Prthu’s father was very sinful, and therefore a black man called Ni?ada was first born from his dead body. The Nai?ada race was given a place in the forest be
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A Physiologic Consideration in the Practise of Nama-Japa Aloud versus In-the-mind only. ;

Certainly, in terms of brain structures, the language processing is going in both cases, and it may be that much higher imagining and even soul transfer ultimately also do go on via the pure mana-mandira, temple of the mind, still, only when speaking and hearing are the muscles, spinal / cranial nerves both sending and receiving, energy-delivering systems going, respiration patterns carry on, connections between sound and sensation and speaking centres occurr, seven levels of inner ear neurons and processors act, and full integration and comprehension capacites are actively involved.

The brain is plastic in many ways, and will grow and expand to specialize in the daily tasks; so over time, one becomes an athlete physically as well as by intent, of the chanting processes.

When we add the sense of touch and counting the rounds, that is another layer of actual physical involvement that alt

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