24 Aug 2023 midday – Rupa Siksa (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Caitanya Mahaprabhu meets with Rupa Gosvami in Prayaga, and gives various institutions to instruct us all.
Mahaprabhu invested all His potency (sakti) in the heart of Rupa Gosvami.
Everyone who completely surrenders to Guru and Krsna receives complete mercy. We learn subjects according to our spiritual maturity.
Mahaprabhu said that bhakti-rasa is a very confidential matter.
When bhakti is mature and fully manifested, it is called prema.
The process of bhakti begins with saranagati, surrender. And, suddha-bhakti is only understood with complete surrender.
Sraddha means faith, faith in the instructions of the Guru and the sastras: cittete kariya aikya (Sri Guru Carana Padma), unwavering faith (atyantiki-sraddha).
You lived countless lives in animal bodies, now you are in a human body, this is a great good fortune for those people who are practising spiritual life.
Distinction between different types of people, according to their activities.
It is very rare to find people who practise service to the Lord, and it is even more rare to find those who want to be Krsna-bhakta and Radha-dasya.
Suddha-bhakti only manifests in the hearts of those who attain sadhu-sanga and listen to harikatha, carefully studying and following the four principles.
Sloka: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva (Caitanya Caritamrta: Madhya-lila 19.151).
And, there are still those jivas that cannot even assume any type of body, these are circulating through the air. There are millions and millions of jivas in a drop of blood. They have life but they don’t have a body. You are very fortunate as you have sadhu-sanga. This is your last life, this is very important!
If you don’t practise sadhana, you will go back to the cycle of birth and death.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
It can only really serve Guru, Krsna and Radha, that person who knows their heart.
