31 Jul 2022 am – The Meaning of Diksha (English translation) – Holland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The completion of diksha is at the stage of bhava, when one realizes their spiritual form
-Diksha is like a seed of bhakti
-Very fortunate living entities receive diksha from a bona fide Guru, and care for the creeper like a gardener
-Sravanam & kirtanam nourishes the bhakti-lata up to Goloka Vrindavana
-The sadhaka through practice will slowly be able to relish the vraja-parakiya-bhava, paramour mood
-The more the sadhaka surrenders, the more the creeper will grow
-Complete surrender is at the stage of bhava, when one attains a spiritual body
-Analogy of the iron rod being submerged in fire; it takes time for the iron to become hot. This is like the sadhaka performing the limbs of bhakti
-Meaning of divya-jnana: actual transcendental knowledge
-The more you realize your svarupa, the more seva vritti will grow
-Anusthanika, laukika-diksha (formal diksha, creates a purificatory samskara) & paramarthika (spiritual) diksha
-Paramarthika-diksha takes place by listening, sravanam

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