05/08/23 afternoon – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

  • The harikatha of God is boundless, just like Him.
  • The catur-slokas of the Srimad Bhagavatam.
  • Brahmaji’s lila, telling Narada Rsi how it came from a lotus flower.
  • The three kinds of mercy given by the Guru to his surrendered disciple.
  • The story of the Guru and the disciple who accepted his instructions and thus received all knowledge in his heart (hardik).
  • The lila written by Vyasadeva about the princess who had nistha (firm faith) in a false guru.
  • Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta (SB 11.3.21).
  • Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva (CC Madhya 19.151).
  • With the accumulation of sukrti, one attains sadhu-sanga and thus the spiritual world.
  • In the West, doing bhajana is like sitting in the middle of a circle of fire, where samskaras constantly attack the practitioner.
  • The five forbidden activities in Kali-yuga.
  • The lila’s teaching of how Duryodhana exploited Vidura.
  • When we realise that this world is full of misery, we will attain true renunciation.
  • The teaching of the gopis on how to be detached from family members.
  • Many grhastas are serving in the West.
  • Pray to God that you have a favourable environment for your spiritual life, and everything will be arranged!
  • Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido (ŚB 3.25.25).
  • Lila of the poisonous snake that tried to bite Srimati Radhika.
  • The story contained in the Prabhupada Lilamrta: when Srila Svami Maharaja hit the ice with his danda.
  • Without following the process of sadhana, there is no way to reach the ultimate goal.

PART 2

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