01/02/24 morning – Different Types of Sadhana (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • About vaidhi-bhakti practised out of fear (bhaya) of going to hell; and vaidhi-bhakti practised with opulence (aisvarya).
  • ⁠Types of raganuga-bhakti, e.g. lobha-mayi-bhakti (eagerly) to attain service in madhurya-bhava.
  • ⁠How greed manifests itself in the heart.
  • ⁠Sloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa bhāvitā matiḥ krīyatāṁ yadi kuto ’pi labhyate (CC Madhya-lila 8.70).
  • Sukrti is not enough to reach the supreme goal. It is necessary to listen to harikatha and practice sadhana in order to achieve the spontaneous love that the nitya-parikaras have for Krsna.
  • ⁠Ragatmika-jana has two symptoms: their stayibhava mood is full of rasa, and, they are always absorbed in the mood they have.
  • ⁠Types of prema for Krsna: utkantha-mayi-prema (gopis); visrambha-prema (sakhas); viveksunya-prema (animals and vegetables).
  • ⁠If you receive something too easily, you don’t value it!
  • ⁠Greed comes from greed.
  • ⁠Explanation of the different types of sadhana: sriya-sadhana, sajatiya sadhana, vijatiya-sadhana and viruddha-sadhana.
  • Sloka: ananya-mamatā viṣṇau mamatā prema saṅgatā (CC Madhya-lila 23.8), on the feeling of possessiveness towards the Supreme Lord.
  • ⁠Explanation of the different types of Krsna’s darsana: angika-darsana and alankarika-darsana.
  • ⁠Krsna’s lilas with Mother Yasoda and the gopis.

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