05/12/23 morning – How to advance on the path of Bhakti (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- Definitions of bhakti.
- How we can stay in Vraja by mind and heart.
- The six Gosvamis, as sadhaka’s, guide us how to perform bhajana.
- Why we should not think, “I am Nanda Maharaja”.
- The results of sadhana-bhakti and bhava-bhakti.
- The five processes of raganuga-bhakti.
- The potential is in our heart, like ghee is in milk.
- Sidhi will not come without sadhana.
- Nama Sankirtana is the topmost limb of bhakti.
- The forty nine ingredients leading to prema.
- The garland prasad of the Vaisnavas is very potent.
- If we have faith in what Guru and Vaisnava give, then magic will happen.
- The special quality of the Vrajavasis is they will never believe that Krishna is God.
- Sweet sakhya and vatsalya pastimes of Krishna.
- Krishna’s benedictions to Sutapa and Prisni in different yugas.
- We have to study and read Sri Caitanya Caritamrta.
- Many examples of the sweet mischievousness of Krishna’s childhood pastimes.
- How God manifests Himself depending on the jivas’ desire.
- Vrajavasis experience a festival in their eyes when they take darshan of Govinda.
- Prema is like poison and amrita combined.
- Bhagavat-katha is the amrita. Explanation of why amrita isn’t to be found elsewhere.
