08/06/23 midday – Krsna and the Prema of Vraja (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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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.
