04/02/24 morning – The Sadhaka Bilvamangala Thakura (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • The five types of sadhaka.
  • One who performs sadhana and bhajana for God is a sadhaka.
  • Bilvamangala Thakura is an example of a sadhaka.
  • Life story of Bilvamangala Thakura. He was a rasika-vaisnava and obtained qualification to see the Lord.
  • There are many different types of brahmana.
  • Verse: aho Bata śva-paco ’to garīyān (Srimad Bhagavatam 3.33.7).
  • We are not brahmanas just because we were born into a family of brahmanas and have a sacred thread.
  • Chant the Gayatri mantras.
  • Give all your attachment to Sri Krsna.
  • Verse: na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.20)
  • Devotees who are in the lineage of Bhakti are very blessed.
  • Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁjñāna-karmādy (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.1-2)
  • Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested that two books be memorized, the Brahma Samhita (tattva-sidhanta) and the Sri Krsna Karnamrtam (rasa-siddhanta).
  • Anyone who wants to enjoy their family and material goods should not go to Vrndavana.
  • There are three main Deities that we must have darsana: Govindaji, Gopinatha and Madana Mohana.

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