- Diksa-mantras that are not received from a reliable Sampradaya do not bear fruit.
- Verse: sampradāya-vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ (Padma Purana).
- Sri Sampradaya has Laksmi Devi as its origin; Brahma Sampradaya has Brahma as its origin; Rudra Sampradaya has Siva as its origin; and Sanaka Sampradaya has its origins in the Four Kumaras (Sanatana, Sanaka, Sanandana and Sanatkumara).
- Ramanuja is directly the manifestation of Laksman.
- Ramanuja corrected his Guru, Yadavacarya, due to the erroneous description he had given about the beauty of Lord Visnu.
- Ramanuja sought refuge in Yamunacarya.
- Ramanuja wrote his commentary on the Vedanta Sutra, Sri Bhasya.
- Krsna is the only one who can affirm “aham brahman asmin” – “I am Brahma”.
- Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ — kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28).
- Verse: mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke — jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ (Bhagavad-Gita 15.7).
- The realization of the eternal function of the soul – being an eternal servant of Krsna – grants liberation from the clutches of Maya.
- Verse: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī — mama māyā duratyayā (Bhagavad-Gita 7.14).
- How to surrender to Krsna.
- Verse: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha (CC Madhya-lila 20.117).
- The two activities of Maya: avarana-atmika-vrtti, the tendency to cover the jivas, making them forget Krsna; and viksepa-atmika-vrtti, throwing the jivas into this material world.
- Recommended reading: Acarya Kesari, the biography of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja.
- The story of Kuresh and Danurdhara, disciples of Ramanuja Acarya.
- Song: Atma Nivedana.
- Song: Manasa Deha Geha.
Chile, Lectures in English, Translated into Spanish, Chile 2024
