- Sequence and process of how to attain prema.
- Symptoms and examples of the different moods of prema.
- Harikatha of Srimati Radhika’s unbreakable maan and Krishna’s plea to Her.
- Harikatha of sarva-avatari.
- Glories of Srimati Radhika’s many forms.
- Names of Her condensed moods, likened to the names of the stages of milk condensing.
- rādhā pūrṇa-śakti, kṛṣṇa pūrṇa-śaktimān: learn this shloka.
- Encouragement to read Prema-samputa.
- Our ultimate goal, how to attain prema.
- Sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti.
- The nine limbs and the different types of bhakti.
- Harikatha of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabbu holding His restless tongue and Gopala guru
- We can chant the holy names in any circumstance; there are no rules or regulations.
- Process of achieving our svarupa and sthayibhava. Examples of Murari Gupta and the rama-bhakta brahmana from South India.
- Until sthayibhava is manifest, we can hear harikatha of all moods.
- Svarupa of the Jiva: very important grantha.
- All rasas in madhurya-rasa katha.
- Sthayi-bhava is fixed, unlike passport changes in the material world.
- Evidence that, just by association of sadhu, we do not necessarily become gopis. Examples include, from Jaiva-dharma, Vrajanatha and Vijaya-kumara katha.
- By association of Vraja-rasika Vaisnava, our svarupa will manifest.
- First chant holy names and listen to krishna-harikatha, remove anarthas.
- Learn this shloka: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ.
- Always try to hear from bhakta-bhagavata, and if they are not available, read from grantha-bhagavata. We can hear harikatha from senior devotees respectfully also.
25 Jul 2023 morning – Essence of Prema (English) – Manilla, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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