PART 1
PART 2
– The tongue is purified by glorifying the trustworthy spiritual master.
– Asraya-tattva (shelter of divine love) and visaya-tattva (object of divine love).
– Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31).
– The bona fide Guru is able to control Krsna.
– Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi (Sri Gurvastakam, verse 8).
– Meaning of the word Guru.
– If you always listen to the lectures of your spiritual master, your mind will become very fixed and will no longer be disturbed by anything.
– About the four Vedas.
– Song: Sri Guru Carana Padma, by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.
– Everything that a pure devotee says and writes has a lot of power, whereas the advice of worldly people does not.
– Krsna tells Arjuna, in the Bhagavad Gita, that His devotee never perishes.
– The twenty-six qualities of a Vaisnava, and the main quality: surrender to the Lord.
– About papakarma and punyakarma.
– The story of the hunter Mrigari.
– Powerful mantra: om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.
– It is impossible to deceive the Guru.
– The two types of medicine: effective and ineffective (placebo).
– Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54).
– Song: Ohe Vaisnava Thakura, by Srila Rupa Gosvamipada.
– The first quality of a Vaisnava is that he is compassionate and gives mercy to all living beings.
