25/06/23 evening – The Soul’s Journey (English) – Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Every substance has an inherent property. Example: water.
  • The soul is an integral part of the Lord.
  • Man is mortal.
  • What an intelligent man should do before he dies.
  • The four common activities of man and animal.
  • This is mine, this is yours.
  • Everything belongs to God.
  • āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ ca
    sāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇām
    dharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣo
    dharmeṇa hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ
    (Hitopadesa, 25)
  • Bhakti-yoga, meaning.
  • The Hare Krishna mantra, meaning of the words.
  • God is always with you.
  • The function of the spiritual master.
  • Jnana and Vijnana.
  • Theoretical X practical knowledge.
  • Knowledge causes ahankara, false ego. Examples: Ravana, Kumbakarna, Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu.
  • Knowledge alone is not enough. Examples of speakers who do not have vijnana and may fall.
  • tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta
    jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam
    śābde pare ca niṣṇātaṁ
    brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam (ŚB 11.3.21)
  • Unshakeable faith, the example of Haridas Thakur.
  • Do or die.

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