21 Sep 2023 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • 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.
  • About the baths of Sri Radha and Krsna.

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