08/01/24 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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We should never ask Guru and Vaisnavas about material things, only things related to spiritual life.
When practicing bhajana and sadhana two characteristics are manifested: klesagni (all types of miseries disappear) and subadha (all good qualities gradually appear).
The six questions that Srila Sanatana Gosvami asked Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (CC Madhya-lila 20.103).
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains how to be adept in the reliable process of suddha-bhakti: following the four principles and chanting the Holy Names under the guidance of pure devotees of the Lord.
How to free yourself from the four main types of anarthas: svarupa-bhrama (illusion about identity), asat-trsna (thirst for material enjoyment), aparadha (offenses) and hrdaya-daurbhalya (weakness of heart).
The five obstacles to chanting the Holy Names: laya (drowsiness), viksepa (mental distraction), apratipatti (inability to concentrate on the Adorable Deity), kasaya (tendencies towards hatred, envy, anger), rasasvada (sense gratification) .
