PART 1
- The two dictionaries discussed: Ujjvala Nilamani and Sri Bhakti Rasamtra-sindhu.
- We must realise sambhandatmika, serving in our relationship with the Lord through the three moods, dasya, sakhya and madhurya bhava: kamatmika mood.
- Sambhog-icchamayi and tat-tat-bhava-icchamayi explained: the circumstances of meeting with Krishna.
- Mahaprabhu is both tasting and distributing the highest mood to the fortunate jivas according to their qualification.
- The consideration of the paramour mood that rules can be followed and also broken, all to please Krishna.
- For the gopis, service is primary, relationship is secondary.
- anyabhilasita sunyam shloka glorified. (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: 1.1.11)
- Examples given of Krishna being pleased but the service is not bhakti; and HIm being unhappy, but this is bhakti. Overextension and underextension rules.
- The sweet wrestling pastime of Radha-Krishna.
- The goal is how to please Krishna. We can only achieve this if we understand it.
- If we do not study Ujjvala Nilamani, we will not understand the parakiya moods of Vraja. Contents of Ujjvala Nilamani explained.
- The gopis prema is completely natural, selfless, so why did Krishna leave? They ask Uddhava. Very beautiful mood of gopis is expressed in the last verse of Gopi-gita.
- Who is crying for God? How prema manifests. The speciality of the mood of separation, viraha.
- The six qualities of Uddhava and the primary reason he was sent to the gopis.
- Important verse written by Jiva Gosvami to learn: kṛṣṇa prema mayī rādhā – Yugalastakam by Sri Jiva Gosvami, kksongs online)
- Viyogini-radha (separation mood) and samyogini-radha (meeting mood) are discussed.
- If Gauranga had not appeared how would we know the glories of Srimati Radhika?
- The scriptures we have to study to be able to realise prema which is not of this world.
- How we are to meditate on the sweet pastimes of Nimai Pandit and then Mahaprabhu whilst in the Holy Dhama. One story of Saci Mata’s concern for Mahaprabhu after He came from Gaya.
- What is the reality of entering into the land of God? The mercy will come from Nama Prabhu when we chant more holy names.
PART 2
