1663: Not Me, Not Mine: Walt Whitman & the Yogis Agree—Our Bodies Are On Loan
Wisdom of the Sages
David Ramella
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🗓️ 1 September 2025
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Summary
Walt Whitman's startling line—"every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"—meets the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, where Nārada Muni confronts two proud sons of Kubera and forces them to consider: who really owns the body? From Whitman's atoms to the yogic teaching "not me, not mine," we uncover the liberating truth that the body is a vehicle on loan, entrusted for a higher purpose. Along the way we also explore how sages wield the power to curse—and why those curses are often hidden blessings.
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.10.1-12
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| 0:00.0 | This is not my body. |
| 0:01.7 | This is the Lord's body. |
| 0:03.1 | This is when we recalibrate our brain, get ourselves back on track. |
| 0:06.9 | You know what? |
| 0:07.5 | This body is a gift. |
| 0:08.9 | And I'm here to give back. |
| 0:11.5 | It's that simple. |
| 0:13.1 | I've been using it like it's mine. |
| 0:16.0 | And I've been taking from the hole to try to satisfy my whims, thinking I'm the center, thinking I'm the |
| 0:22.6 | enjoyer, thinking I'm the controller, but it's not mine. I have to go back to the original |
| 0:29.9 | divine plan for my life, for my body, for my thoughts, for my career, for my joy, for my |
| 0:36.3 | recreation, for my play, right, for my recreation for my play right for my family everything that |
| 0:41.9 | i thought was me including my body all the extensions of my body like my family my children my |
| 0:48.0 | career my work my play my all those things are actually divine if i use them in a divine way. All I do is control a switch. Use it for God. Use it for |
| 0:59.5 | illusion. Use it for God. Use it for illusion. And that using it for God is identifying myself as a |
| 1:05.8 | spiritual being. Thank you, Raghana. Thank you. Live from Super Soul Farm, this is spiritual podcast with your host, Raghanaath, and Coast and senior educator at the Bokti Center in New York City, Kastubadas. |
| 1:43.8 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:46.2 | It's Monday, September 1st, 2025. |
| 1:48.4 | It's episode 1663. |
| 1:51.5 | And as they say in the States, happy Labor Day. |
| 1:54.5 | Happy Labor Day, Mayor. |
| 1:56.5 | Happy Labor Day, Mara. |
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