08 Jun 2023 midday – Krsna and the Prema of Vraja (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Only bhakti gives liberation.
  • Liberation is not gained by jnana.
  • The jnani falls, the bhakta does not fall, with bhakti there is no loss.
  • Radha is the supreme devotee. Krsna feels indebted to Her.
  • Krsna corresponds with the devotee according to the devotee’s surrender.
  • Since the devotion of the gopis is complete, Krsna feels indebted.
  • Krsna is controlled only by the prema of Vraja.
  • The mighty elephant is controlled by the goad.
  • The mighty elephant, Sri Krsna, is controlled only by the mana of Sri Radha.
  • Radha’s mana is like a mountain.
  • Explanation of the stages of bhakti: from sradha to prema, then sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava, rudha-mahabhava, adhirudha-mahabhava, modanakya-mahabhava and madanakya-mahabhava.
  • Types of mana.
  • The mana of Satyabhama is not pure, the mana of the gopis is pure.
  • The mana of the gopis flows through different tributaries.
  • Radha has lalita-mana, Candravali has uddhata-mana.
  • Krsna asks Radha to give Him mana lessons.
  • Krsna does not think of Radha constantly, but She thinks of Him constantly.
  • Radha begins to teach Krsna theoretically about mana.
  • Funny moment when Radha starts teaching mana in practice.
  • Now how is Radha going to break the ahaituki-mana that Krsna is practising?
  • Story of the rich criminal and the defence lawyer.
  • There is no mana or true love in this material world. If true love existed, love would never break.
  • Stages of worldly love.
  • Transcendental love happens in three ways: by hearing about the person (Rukmini); by seeing the person (Kubja); and spontaneously in the heart ( gopis).
  • Our goal is not to meet Krsna, our goal is to love Him.
  • Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana.
  • The difference between manjaris and sakhis.

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