26/08/23 morning – Contributions of Srila Rupa Gosvami (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Difference between vraja-raganuga-sadhaka and vraja-rupanuga-sadhaka.
  • We should learn the terminology of the words of Vaisnava philosophy.
  • Knowledge is not everything, because God accepts the mood (bhava) of His devotee.
  • About the nicknames we give to the names of close friends.
  • Lord Krishna’s instructions to Uddhava: Uddhava Sandesh.
  • The example given by Uddhava of Krsna playing in human form, compared to fish playing with the reflection of the moon in the river.
  • The prema in the heart of the Vrajavasis.
  • Bengali song praising Srila Rupa Gosvamipada: Yan Kali Rupa Sarira Na Dharata.
  • Verse: sri-rupa-manjari-kararcita-pada-padma (Sri Vilapa-kusumanjali 72).
  • The perfect definition of suddha-bhakti given by Srila Rupa Gosvami in the verse “anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam…” (CC Madhya 19.167) and the importance of learning it.
  • The pranama mantras that can be offered to Guru Pada Padma.
  • About how the material world is a perverted reflection of the spiritual world.
  • Explanation of the verse: Cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa (Sri Brahma-samhita 5-29).
  • In Goloka Vrndavana everyone serves Radha and Krsna. So do spiders and snakes, but their bodies are transcendental.
  • Verse: āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām ahaṁ syāṁ (ŚB 10.47.61).
  • The sweet words of Rati Manjari spoken to Rupa Manjari in the spirit world.
  • Just listen to the exalted subjects spoken in the harikatha, but don’t try to imitate them. Simply do bhajana and sadhana in this life.
  • The manjaris never act independently of Srimati Radhika.
  • Manjari-bhava is not an easy thing; one has to go through all the stages of the bhakti process.
  • Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja used to say that anyone who does not learn the verse “anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ…” cannot be considered his disciple!

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