28 Apr 2024 evening – Inspiration and Power (English translation) – Delhi, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Ambarisa Maharaja engaged his eleven senses when doing bhajana.
  • We must serve Bhagavan with body, mind and words.
  • This human body is very rare and we obtain it to serve God.
  • Story of a person trying to find the exit in a dark room.
  • Our false ego binds us to this material world.
  • Story of when Brahmaji wanted to resign from his position.
  • In each part of our body a Deity presides.
  • God gives us everything, without Him we wouldn’t even be able to raise our hands.
  • Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā… (SB 11.2.7).
  • Pariksit Maharaja attained Sri Krsna by hearing harikatha, Sukadeva by kirtana, Prahlada Maharaja by smarana, Laksmi Devi by padana-sevana, Prithu Maharaja by arcana, Hanuman by dasya, Arjuna by sakhya, Bali Maharaja by atma-nivedana and Ambarisa Maharaja by the nine bhakti members.
  • God gives us inspiration and power.
  • Bhakti begins when we surrender to God, without surrender we just accumulate sukrti.
  • Avidya (ignorance) arises when we forget God.
  • We honor maha-prasada and thus conquer our senses.
  • Meaning of aparadha: “apa” means distant, “radha” means love.
  • Story of Yamaraja going to pick up a lady who didn’t want to go with him.
  • Indian saying: whatever you can do tomorrow, do today, whatever you can do today, do now! Sing the Holy Names!
  • A Vaisnava in the family liberates several generations.
  • Story of a devotee who asks Yamaraja what is the benefit of listening to twenty-four minutes of harikatha.
  • Harikatha, kirtana and maha-prasada-seva.

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