- The sadhaka must be firm in chanting the holy names in his spiritual journey.
- There are two ways to practice bhajana, in a group and alone.
- People are influenced by the three gunas.
- What to do and not to do is described in the sastras.
- Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja talks with a devotee who asks several questions.
- “Daivī hy esā guna-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etām taranti te” (Bhagavad Gita 7.14)
- Instructions from the Bhagavad Gita on the nature of the jiva.
- The importance of following the instructions of the Guru.
India, Lectures in English, India 2023
