260: Pleasure of the Ego Always Leads to Pain

<p>our depression, anger, etc. are not us, they are equipment not functioning well / pleasure of the ego always leads to pain / Sankhya - counting the material elements and knowing that I am something else / sattvic happiness turns from poison into nectar, rajasic happiness turns from nectar into poison / monk life strips away everything you’ve got / our little bit of freedom / sattvic living loosens the noose of the material energy / Vishnu is the soul of the universe</p> <p>SB 2.5.32 - 42</p>