16/09/23 morning – The Potencies of Bhagavan (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- About Bhagavan’s sakti-tattvas.
- On bhagavat-krpa.
- One must meditate and remember the Deities who preside over the mantras.
- All problems are solved by controlling the mind, which is the king of the material senses.
- The control of the jnani’s mind is temporary and for those who listen carefully to the harikatha it is very easy to control it.
- When the devotee thinks of the Lord and immerses himself in meditation, he acquires all the qualifications to attain Him.
- Chant the holy names and then it will be possible to control the mind.
- The three faithful dogs of Maya Devi: sattva, rajas and tamas.
- The story of the three dogs who entered a party, representing sattva, rajas and tamas.
- He who distributes harikatha is the greatest giver.
- Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (ŚB 10.31.9).
- We must pray to God in a humble manner.
- The three types of surrender.
- Mahaprabhu is the most merciful incarnation of God, and only He distributes prema in this way, indiscriminately.
- Srimati Radhika’s duty is to satisfy Krsna in every way, and maha-bhava is the jewel that makes this possible.
- It is not possible to serve adequately if one does not know the heart of the one to be served.
- Description of the lila of Radha and Krsna in the Prema-samputa scripture.
- Gurudeva tells of a moment he experienced while checking in for a flight.
