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.
