– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness.
– It is necessary to suspend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. Each gallon have more than four liters.
– Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this.
– Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada.
– It is only possible to reach Krsna through bhakti-yoga, chant the Holy Names.
– Krsna says that one who attains His abode does not return to this material world.
– About the importance of associating with the sadhu. Story of the sadhu who chanted the Holy Names under a tree and instructed the birds.
– When the sadhaka has faith in the Guru and the mantra, energy (sakti) manifests and self-realization happens.
– Chant the Holy Names in association with the sadhu.
– Splendid sloka that Krsna Himself wrote for Jayadeva Gosvami: smara-garala-khaṇḍanaṁ mama śirasi maṇḍanam dehi pada-pallavam udāram (Gita Govinda).
– Story of Jayadeva Gosvami.
– Before reading Gita Govinda, you should read Bhakti-rasamrtra-sindhu and Ujjvala-nilamani by Rupa Gosvami.
– First of all, undergo the process of anartha-nivrtti (purification of the heart). Follow all the steps of sadhana-bhakti.
– Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31).
– Vapu-seva and vani-seva.
– Gaudiya are those who worship Gauri (Srimati Radhika).
