Making the Mind one’s best Friend

Sankhya yoga explained. Extravagance in eating and sleeping, mating and fighting. After the war there is good preaching. Why not surrender now? Krishna first appeared in the mind of Vasudeva. Material and spiritual variety. After many birth and death the metal speculated will surrender to Krishna, why not now? Vaishnavas are not cowards. Garbodhana samskara explained. Foodstuff in the mode of goodness. Chanting is the best service. Seeking out the association of advanced Vaishnavas. Disciplining one’s mental activities. Making the mind one’s best friend. Taking out a thorn with a thorn. The free ranging mind. Abnegation is not practical. Abnegation doesn’t lead to a higher taste. Learning from our mistakes. Three types of intelligence.