- Immersing in Brahma is a punishment of Sri Hari, bhakti is above the 3 modes of nature, and what to do if your family is unfavourable to bhakti!
- The one who wants to immerse himself in Brahma has an inert conscience, like a spoon that sinks in water.
- Immersing oneself in Brahma is like committing suicide.
- This is the punishment that Lord Hari gives to demons (immersion in Brahma).
- The mayavadi tendency is against the spontaneous nature of the soul to serve the Lord eternally.
- Paramatma knows everything that happens, but does not tell us why.
- Krishna gives us a brain to discern and Srimad Bhagavad-Gita with instructions on what to do.
- The story of the three dogs: The black, white and red dogs represent tama, raja and sattva-gunas (the 3 modes of Maya’s nature, ignorance, passion and goodness in succession).
- Only in the mode of goodness, sattva-guna, one gets sadhu-sanga, but it is crucial for him to have a mature and accumulated sukriti, without which holy sadhu-sanga does not happen.
- The 3 modes of nature are like chains, one is gold (sattva), one is silver (raja) and one is iron (tama). Which would you choose?
- In fact, the 3 chains bind you equally to the material nature of maya, so there is no difference.
- Engage in bhakti because it is beyond the modes of the nature of maya (nirguna).
- How much one benefits from sadhu-sanga depends on oneself; her sukriti brought her to the sadhu, so now it depends on her how much she will benefit from it.
- If your family members are not devotees and are not favourable to bhakti, you should still treat them with respect, because one day they may become devotees.
- Pray to Sri Hari humbly that your family members may one day become favourable to bhakti, that they may become devotees.
- Be patient, everything takes time. You may have been unfavourable to bhakti in your past life.
- The devotee’s behaviour, even towards worldly people, should always be respectful and sweet, for by such an example people can be inspired to engage in bhakti.
- Outwardly be respectful, but inwardly never stop chanting the holy names and practising your bhajana.
Darshans, France, Lectures in English
