- Without suffering, humility does not reach the hearts of sadhakas.
- Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
- When humility comes, you will pray to Krsna, just as Kunti prayed (Kunti-stuti).
- Verse from the Bhagavad-gita: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha. The four types of people who attain the Supreme Lord if they have sukriti.
- Everyone invokes the name of the Lord when they are suffering.
- Those who are pure devotees have no karma. Yogamaya makes your bodies transcendental, sat-chid-ananda.
- Verse from Srimad Bhagavad-gita: janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna.
- When the sadhaka reaches the stage of bhava, all anarthas are destroyed.
- The reason sadhus get sick is out of mercy, a pastime to awaken the humility and love of devotees for the Guru, an opportunity for service.
- Story of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.
- Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami went four days without eating. Just mentally he cooked and offered food to Srimati Radhika, then fed on his leftovers.
- If you offend Vaishnavas, you lose everything. Bhakti-devi does not tolerate those who criticise Vaishnavas.
- Never see the face of those who offended the Vaishnavas.
- Song: Ashraya Koriya Vando by Srī Sanatana dasa.
- If you accidentally hear a criticism from a Vaishnava, take water from the Ganges to purify yourself.
- Gradually by chanting the holy names you purify yourself and in the process you get the pure chanting of the holy names.
- The process of sadhana and bhajana is a step by step process.
- Guru-nishtha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of spiritual life.
- If you chant 64 rounds and serve the temple, you won’t have time to gossip.
12 Jun 2023 morning – Relationship and Service to the Guru (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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