1709: Knowing the Price, Missing the Point

Netflix has a price, but what’s the cost of what it does to you? Raghunath and Kaustubha riff on Oscar Wilde’s brutal truth—“Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing”—and trace how modern consumption can quietly make the mind coarse, restless, and spiritually numb.

The conversation then turns to the 10th Canto of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, as they read luminous verses describing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvan—scripture not meant merely to inform, but to transform. These verses, they explain, are of the highest value: capable of refining consciousness, purifying the heart, and lifting one from a crude way of living into the deepest levels of spiritual thought and devotion.

Drawing from Bhagavad-gītā 2.57 on the principle of “higher taste,” and Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s explanation of Dhenukāsura as the ass-like mentality of crude labor and gross sensuality—destroyed by Balarāma as guru-tattva—this episode makes a powerful case for learning how to recognize real value in life, and for seeking the guidance that reveals it.

Key Highlights:
Oscar Wilde vs. Netflix: knowing the price is easy—knowing the value is the real work
Dhenukāsura decoded: the ass-like grind that keeps us busy, dull, and missing the sweetness
10th Canto beauty: verses that refine the heart and elevate consciousness (no autoplay required)

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