- Everyone who practises bhakti-yoga must be careful not to commit vaisnava-aparadha.
- Whoever commits offences becomes unfit to receive Krsna’s mercy.
- Only see your own flaws.
- He who follows the rules of the Scriptures, little by little, reaches the highest spiritual destiny.
- In the sadhana stage, the sadhaka must follow vaidhi-bhakti.
- Sloka: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ (CC Madhya-lila 22.158).
- About vidhi-marga and raga-marga.
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura sings: vidhi-marga-rata-jane svadhinata-ratna-dane raga-marge karan pravesa: “That person who is determined to follow vaidhi-bhakti attains the jewel of independence, by which he is placed on the path of raganuga-bhakti.”
- sloka: yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya vartate kāma-kārataḥ
na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim (Bhagavad Gita 16.23). - Sambandatmika (sambhoga-iccha-maiy-bhakti, mood of the gopis like Lalita and Visakha) and Kamatmika (tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi-bhakti, mood of the manjaris).
- What Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to give: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam (CC Adi-lila 1.4).
- Sva-bhakti-sriyam means that Mahaprabhu came to distribute the beauty of Srimati Radhika.
- Sloka on the different stages leading to love for God: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-sańgo ‘tha bhajana-kriyā (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.4.15-16).
- Stages of condensed prema: sneha, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava, and, madanakiya-mahabhava, rudha, adhirudha (madana and mohana). Mohana is found only in Srimati Radhika.
- Among all spiritual goals, Radha-prema is the Supreme Gem to be served and achieved.
- Guru-nistha and Guru-bhakti is the backbone of spiritual life.
- The Guru gives his mercy in three ways: hardik (directly in the heart), vacik (through words) and aloka-dana (by looking).
- Mercy is always coming, but it is necessary to remove the anarthas to be able to retain it.
- Beautiful song: Gurudeva Krpa Bindu Diya.
Lectures in English, Mexico, Translated into Spanish
18 Jan 2024 morning – Bhakti Marga – The Path of Devotion (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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