21/09/23 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Separation increases the flavor of the meeting. The types of meeting and separation.
The anartha-nivrtti stage is fundamental for the qualification of the sadhaka.
Proverb: “Let the jackfruit become ripe”. High-level harikatha should only be heard by those who have purified their hearts through the process of anartha-nivrrti, otherwise the mind will become disturbed like that of sahajiyas.
Sraddha takes many lifetimes to establish itself.
Do not try to force the sadhana process, otherwise lust and anger will increase more and more.
Have unshakable faith and be one-pointed.
Read Caitanya Caritamrta or Caitanya Bhagavata to reach the mercy of Nitai and Gauranga, without their mercy it is not possible to progress.
Meaning of stri (feminine/enjoyed) and purusa (masculine/enjoyer), all conditioned souls are considered purusa in the sense that they identify themselves as enjoyers.
Practicing bhakti for Bhagavan and Gurudeva naturally results in the emergence of knowledge and renunciation.
Phalgu-vairagya (false renunciation) results in increased lust.
What makes the heart dry is not bhakti.
About Pundarika Vidyanidhi and Gadadhara Pandita.
Krsna is the only masculine (enjoyer), everything else is feminine (enjoyed).
Baddha-jivas (conditioned souls) are those who consider themselves enjoyers.
The conception of identifying oneself as being the body is the first offense (misconception).
Devotees do not have bodily identification.
Story of the leper husband and the chaste wife who stopped the movement of the Sun.
The relationship here happens through the body, but the soul’s relationship is with Krsna and eternal. God is jagat-pati, Husband of the entire Universe.
Speak to the Deity and, one day, the Deity will speak to you.
