- The human form of life is very rare, because we reach it only after going through 8,400,000 forms of life.
- The human form is suitable for spiritual practice – bhakti-yoga.
- Yoga means union. Bhakti means service, seva-vrtti.
- When sukrti matures and accumulates, we attain sadhu-sanga.
- Mantra is something small, but it has mystical power, it can control the Supreme Lord.
- Beautiful meaning of the mantra OM/AUM.
- Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.128: a-kāreṇocyate kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokaika-nāyakaḥ u-kāreṇocyate rādhā ma-kāro jīva-vācakaḥ
- Story of a brahmana who worshipped Lord Shiva and was sent to Sanatana Gosvami.
- We need just enough money to maintain our life.
- Collecting money is a cause of anxiety and disturbance.
- Cintamani can only give material things – anxiety and unhappiness.
- Nama-cintamani gives permanent, eternal happiness.
- There is no difference between the holy names and the Supreme Lord.
- Srila Gurudeva gives several explanations and examples of how the body is not our true identity.
- Sloka: Athāto brahma jijñāsā (Vedanta Sutra 1.1.1).
- Sloka: ‘ke āmi’, ‘kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya’
ihā nāhi jāni – ‘kemane hita haya’ (Cc Madhya-lila 20.102).
-Arjuna tells Krishna that his mind is very restless. - Control your mind with abhyasa (persistence) and vairagya (renunciation).
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Finland, Lectures in English, Finland 2023
