{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"1790: How Do You Know You're Advancing? \/ Q&amp;A Vol. 297","description":"Live from the Wisdom of the Sages annual Tuscany retreat, Raghunath and Kaustubha take questions from their live audience. Four questions: When Krishna takes something away \u2014 is it punishment or love? How do you know if you're actually making progress on the path of bhakti? How do you stay Krishna conscious in a kirtan scene that rarely chants the Mah\u0101-mantra? And how do we process the apparent repercussions of Krishna's L\u012bl\u0101 in this world \u2014 Hira\u1e47yaka\u015bipu was a devotee in a previous life, and yet he torments Prahl\u0101da, kills br\u0101hma\u1e47as, and terrorizes the universe. How do we make sense of that?  ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtube.com\/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/podcasts\/apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wisdom-of-the-sages\/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/facebook.com\/wisdomofthesages108  ********************************************************************* ","author_name":"Wisdom of the Sages","author_url":"http:\/\/wisdomofthesages.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41981355\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203833840"}