1277: Bhagavatam’s Innocent, Rebellious Appeal to the Essence of Being
Wisdom of the Sages - A podcast by Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das
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“Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.” - Albert Camus / find philosophy you can live / Prahlad is pure to the core and entirely rebellious / what is the use of following the principles of religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation? / Bhagavatam rebels against the message of the previous Vedic texts / In the Vedas Indra is the hero - in the Bhagavatam Vritrasura is the hero / the innocence of Sukadeva / the pure-hearteness of Pariksit / you’ve gotta want Krishna / liberation is like going to a water park all by yourself SB 7.6.25