12/06/23 evening – Atma-tattva (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’.
  • “All living entities are My integral parts, souls are eternal and transcendental” (Sri Krsna tells Arjuna, in Bhagavad Gita).
  • The soul is invisible to material eyes. By Krsna’s mercy, through the practice of sadhana and bhajana, one can see the form of the soul.
  • The body is the house, and the soul is like the owner of the house.
  • Our body works while the soul is inside it.
  • We identify ourselves with the material corporeal conception.
  • Many catastrophes happen, and every day many people die, but we never think that we will die.
  • Death can come at any time.
  • We must ask ourselves about where we came from and where we will go before we die.
  • Human life is not just about eating, sleeping, mating, and defending.
  • We have to ask ourselves about where we came from and where we are going, before we die.
  • The best philosophy is the one that inquires about the soul, the path of self-realization.
  • Self-realization is the best realisation.
  • Stay in your room, close the doors and windows, sit cross-legged and ask yourself: “Who am I?”.
  • Story of Isaac Newton and the law of gravity.
  • He who keeps his mind on the transcendental activities of the Lord is not born again in the material world.
    -The simplest method to know about his soul is chanting the holy names.
  • This material world is covered by maya, and the 3 types of miseries. The transcendental world is completely tranquil and peaceful.
  • Om Shanti, this mantra brings peace to the heart. “Shanti” means peace.
  • The simplest meaning of the Sanskrit term “Om” (aum): A – is Krsna, U – is Srimati Radhika, M – are the souls who serve the Divine Couple Radha and Krsna.
  • Atma-jnana, knowledge about the soul, has three types: tapadartha-jnana, knowledge about the Lord; tampdartha-jnana, knowledge about the soul; jiva-brahma-eka-jnana, which is knowledge about the soul and about God.
  • Samadhi is a state of deep meditation.
  • There are two types of samadhi: nirvikalpa and savikalpa-samadhi.
  • Samadhi, “dhi” means: to be aware of God. In this state you serve God consciously with your spiritual form, and this is the highest spiritual state there is.
    -The Lord is very merciful and has invested all His Power in His holy names.
  • Verse: harer nama harer nama. harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha (there is no other way).
  • The conclusion of our spiritual philosophy is that we should chant the holy names of God and be happy.
  • God is the repository and personification of bliss (ananda). If we meditate on Him, we will attain this bliss.

Trancoso, Brazil

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