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