02 May 2024 midday – Bhakti Yoga (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • You reach your goal according to your mood, and Krsna responds.
  • ⁠Mahaprabhu teaches how to cleanse the temple of the heart (hrdaya-mandira) through cleaning the Temple of Gundica.
  • ⁠Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… ( CC Antya-lila 20.12).
  • ⁠Cleanse the temple of the heart by chanting nama-sankirtana and remembering Krsna’s pastimes.
  • Four defects of the conditioned soul: ⁠bhrama — error;
    pramāda — illusion;
    vipralipsā — tendency to deceive; karaṇapāṭava—inefficiency of the material senses.
  • Sloka: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro… (CC Madhya-lila 13.80).
  • ⁠Jnana, knowledge, is not enough for spiritual development. Example: Nalakuvera and Manigriva.
  • ⁠Six ways to reach Krsna, but some should be avoided: Desa – envy, Bhaya – fear, Sneha – affection, Bhakti – devotion, Sambhanda – relationship, Kama – lust.
  • ⁠Sloka: kāmād dveṣād bhayāt snehād… (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.1.30-32).
  • ⁠Definition of brahma-jnani: duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ… (Bhagavad Gita 2.65).
  • ⁠You need to be absorbed in Krsna with bhakti to attract Him: vyādhasyācaraṇaṃ dhruvasya ca vayo… (Sri Padyavali 8).

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