25 Jun 2023 evening – The Soul’s Journey (English) – Lisbon, 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.
