#97 – The New York Stock Exchange, Bitcoin, and the Greed That Can Set You Free

What does “greed is good” mean when you’re standing outside the New York Stock Exchange? In this Juicy MagiK on the Go, we turn the phrase upside down, or perhaps right side up.

After crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, we talk about material greed, the endless wanting for more money, more things, more status, more followers, and the spiritual greed that can actually nourish the heart. A thirst for wisdom. Hunger for self-realization. Greed to chant the holy names, to keep company with saintly people, and to come closer to Radha and Krishna.

There’s also gratitude for America, reflections on religious freedom and liberty, a playful conversation about sound money, and an official announcement about Sacred Vedic Arts becoming the first Vedic temple powered by Bitcoin, running a node and mining Bitcoin.

We share a little personal honesty too. A big house, indoor pool, sauna, tennis court, dogs, and all the outer signs of success still didn’t bring happiness. Sometimes spiritual life begins when we admit that more stuff isn’t giving us more peace. Then, naturally, there is dog poop on the concrete and a bit of laughter. Spiritual life is the best. It’s a lot of fun.

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Namaste Haribo Haribo peace be with you and upon you

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Madam Mangala

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Das here and she Mati dasi juicy magic on the go

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we've been going we just crossed the Brooklyn Bridge

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and we're standing in front of the New York

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Stock Exchange on Wall Street or just off Wall Street

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remember that iconic film by uh Oliver Stone

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Wall Street with Michael Douglas Greed is good

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well in the material world greed is bad

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because for some people because there's scarcity

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they're living in greed all the time

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they wanna have more and more and it's never enough

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and a bigger car and a bigger house

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and a more sexy wife

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and a bigger bank account and all that

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and more followers

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but actually in the transcendental world

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in the non material world greed

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greed is good

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we want to have greed for spiritual sucker

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for spiritual wisdom and insight

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for transcendental experiences

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greed to be with pure devotees

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greed to associate with saintly people

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greed for the holy name greed to advance

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greed to chant greed to get closer to Radha and Krishna

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the great shock to be shaved it to our Lord

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Jesus Christ said

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the blessed are the hungry and the poor

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blessed are the thirsty for they shall be quenched

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so we need to have a thirst

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spiritual hunger to advance in our god

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consciousness and self realization

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we need to have despair

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and bewilderment

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to want it really deeply

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and to do everything that's possible to get closer

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a groomy said

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there are love dogs no one knows the name of

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give your life to be one of them

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that's the dog that's howling for its master

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and it's funny to say that in front of Wall Street

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the New York Stock Exchange

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where weed is on the table

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for each person that enters the building

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and over yonder is a statue of George Washington

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really amazing personality

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there he is there yeah

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we're very grateful for the land of America

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where there's still a great deal of religious freedom

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freedom of property rights

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and the rights to liberty and self determination

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so we we celebrate 250 years of the founding of this

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amazing nation America

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thank you United States of America

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thank you

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especially for the declaration of independence

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obviously

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we are not for a Federal Reserve or for central banking

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but that's another story it's another story

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don't put it in this one no

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but it's you know

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when you when you

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when you have broken soft

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weak currency empires crumble

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religiosity is discarded

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what you need for empires of goodness are also strong

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hard sound money

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land cows gold and Bitcoin

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and actually we're excited

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because Sacred

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Vedic Arts is going to be the first Vedic temple

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to run a node and to mine bitcoin

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and now you announced it yeah

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now it's official it's official

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I'm excited to launch this book about satya uh

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money and and satvic values

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and baby principles working really hard on it

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he's spending hours writing these chapters now

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haha

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we hope to publish it this year

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we're gonna do it not hope

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we're gonna do it we're gonna do it yeah

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we were gonna do it yeah so we're lucky

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we're excited to bring this book out

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we've seen so many lovely books by people

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of the Jewish faith Christian faith

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Islamic faith RIBA and and and money um

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halal money kosher money

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equal weights and measures thank God for Bitcoin

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great little booklet it's definitely your passion yeah

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yeah

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so now you're using this passion

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this greed for building yeah

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gonna dovetail these interests for uh

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offer them up to the Lord as a service

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for the betterment hopefully of all living beings

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so we're wishing you to get rid of your material greed

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for more stuff

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which is Christmas energy also yes

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but replace it with spiritual greed yeah

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be greedy for the transcendental advancements

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that make you get rid of your material greed

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which doesn't make you happy

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and which drives you into just more anxiety and fear

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and I was living that life

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we all are having the pool having the indoor sauna

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the indoor pool the tennis court

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the big house the dogs all that didn't make me happy

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I wanted to kill myself in that situation

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and now I don't have a tennis court

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and I'm so much more happy now

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she still hears a little bit about tennis

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it's cause I still like this player Jokovic

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but anyway he's retiring in a couple years

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hopefully after the Olympics

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but

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I don't have to clean the tennis court from dog poop

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anymore exactly

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Harry Ball yeah

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there's a lot of dog shit around here on the

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on this concrete it's pretty nasty

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but anyway we're in the heart of America in Manhattan

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and this is juicy magic on the go

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and we thank you so much for tuning in

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we hope you got some insights

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and a bit of laughter today

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and had some fun with us

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spiritual life is the best

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it's a lot of fun hi

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Christian life hi ball

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