– Bhagavad Gita: Lord’s sound incarnation (banmaya murti); – Arjuna can never really be confused (only for the sake of pastimes); – 4 faults of the baddha-jivas; – Why Krsna gave the instructions of Bhagavad Gita (to teach the living entities); – What is the direct meaning of “brahma”? (as described in Vedanta sutra); – There are two ways to learn a philosophy: directly (abhidha vrtti) and indirectly (lakshana vrtti); – God is the Supreme Controller: everything happens by the desire of Lord; – 3 aspects of Lord: brahma, paramatma and Bhagavan; – Story: Sungod gave a very precious gem (saimantaka mani) to Satrajit (father of Satyabhama); – Arjuna saw the Universal Form of Krsna; – Tad viddhi pranipatena (BG 4.34): 3 principles you need to follow to learn about Lord and the soul, and to develop you spiritual life; – Arjuna surrenders to Krsna: the real disciple will accept the chastisement imposed by the Guru; – Which kind of questions you should make to guru? Spiritual ones (like the ones Sanatana Gosvami made). Don’t ask about material things (like about if your wife is good or bad); – One brahmana asked to Srila Gurudeva some donation for the marriage ceremony of his daughter; – 5 topics of Bhagavad Gita (Isvara, jiva, prakrti, kala and karma); – Bhagavad Gita discourses about Sanatana Dharma; – The power of kala, time; – There is no present tense in this material world; – Example of the moving train and the illusions in our perceptions; – Influence of time: the same person sometimes is your friend, sometimes your enemy; – Story of a company’s manager who slapped a client (example of karma); – How karma is complicated (example of the bamboo plant).
Brazil, Lectures in English, Translated into Portuguese, Brazil 2020
