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Archive of Lectures by Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja
- Without speaking harikatha, our tongue is never purified.
- When Sri Abhirama Thakura bowed to a false salagram-sila, it exploded.
- Lila about when Mahaprabhu went to the bathroom, holding His tongue, and the boy Gopal came to instruct Him.
- Shikshastaka 2
- The Maha-mantra, unlike other mantras, is not regulated by rules.
- Without tilaka on the forehead when chanting the mantras, one does not receive the blessings of the mantra and goes to hell.
- Mahaprabhu’s lila with the tiger.
- Mahaprabhu names the boy Gopal as Gopal-guru.
- Mahaprabhu protects Gopal-guru from Abhirama Thakura’s test.
- The glories of Siksastakam.
- Six stages of anishthita-bhajan:
- False confidence (utsaha mayi);
- Sporadic effort (ghana-tarala);
- Indecision (vyudha vikalpa);
- Struggle with the senses (vishaya sangara);
- Inability to keep vows (niyamakshama);
- Taking advantage of the opportunities offered by bhakti (taranga rangini).
- Prahlada Maharaja talking to his asura father
- Practise pure devotional service:
- Follow the stages of bhakti:
- sraddha: faith;
- sadhu-sanga: association with devotees;
- bhajana-kriya: performing devotional service;
- anartha nivrtti: reduction of undesirable attachments;
- nistha: firmness;
- ruci: taste;
- asakti: attachment;
- bhava: love;
- prema: pure love for Krsna.
- Mahaprabhu in Gambhira in Radharani’s mood of separation.
- Where Radha is, Krsna is and vice versa, there is no difference between sakti and saktiman.
- Chant the holy names and learn the third verse of Siksastakam.
