05 May 2022 evening – Types of disciples (English) – France

-About sambandha, abhideya & prayojana.
-Guru-pada-padma is sambandha-pradata.
-Bhakti means tendency to serve guru & Krsna.
-Our aim & object is how to attain krsna-prema
-What is sraddha?
-When does one mean to be a disciple?
-Tamasic disciple: Ekalavya katha with his guru Dronacharya.
-Rajasic disciple: Karna katha with his guru Parasurama.
-Who is brahmana, vipra & position of those chanting holy name compared to brahmana with the example of Haridasa Thakur.
-Sattvic disciple: Bhishma-katha with his guru Parasurama.
-Nirguna disciple: Arunika katha & Upamanyu katha.
-Lord Rama & Parasurama following the instructions of their respective fathers.
-Vani-seva is the best seva compared to vapu-seva.
-Transcribe Srila Parama-Gurudeva’s books, lectures & preach.
-Srila Svami Maharaja says distributing books is the best service to him.
-Reminiscence of days when Srila Parama-Gurudeva toured in Europe and encouraged devotees to distribute the books.
-Narottama dasa Thakura’s glorification of Srila Rupa Gosvami who fulfilled all the desires of Mahaprabhu.