- Without sadhu-sanga and without harikatha, how possible our heart will be purified?
- Hatikatha is pure, amrta, but it should be listened from the pure devotee of Lord;
- maya-katha; you should not listen harikatha from the mouth of non-devotee, especially sahajiya, sakhibeki (apa-sampradayas) and impersonalists;
- Although harikatha is nectar, if it is uttered by the mouth of non-devotee, it becomes poison; 2 examples: Vasudev and Ramayana (Sita Devi);
Bhakti-devi
“If you listen harikatha from sudha-bhakta, bhakti-devi will manifest.” - When bhakti appears, maya disappears; and simultaneously all anarthas disappear;
- kleÅas;
- the 4 types of anarthas;
- sadhana-bhakti: kleÅa-agni and subhada;
- 26 qualities automatically appear;
- Yudhishthira Maharaj is the best example of the “maitri” quality; the topmost example of the friendship mood;
- madhyama-adhikari;
“If you don’t listen the Upadesamrtam, how possible you will become madhyama?” - The letter of Vaikunha; speaking under the guidance of gurudev.
Slokas:
bhakta-pada-dhuli ara bhakta-pada-jala bhakta-bhukta-avasesaāei tina maha-bala
ei tinaāseva haite krsna-prema haya
punah punah sarva-sastre phukariya kaya
(CC Antya 16.60-61)
The dust of the lotus feet of devotees, the water that washes their feet, and their maha-maha prasadam remnants [both hari-katha and prasadam] ā these three are very powerful. By serving these three, one attains Krsna prema. This has been proclaimed in all the sastras again and again.
isvare tad-adhinesu / balisesu dvisatsu ca prema-maitri-kripopeksa / yah karoti sa madhyamah
(SB 11.2.46)
A madhyama-bhagavata is one who has love for Isvara and His pure devotees, is friendly towards His bhaktas, shows mercy towards those who are ignorant of bhakti, and neglects those who are inimical to Isvara or His bhaktas.
Chile, Lectures in English, Translated into Spanish, Chile 2017
