04/06/24 morning – The Glories of Prema (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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The process to chant the holy names: you have to listen to the sixteen names; always chant fixed number of rounds and then can develop chanting holy names.
You have to listen if you are chanting the holy names or not and keep a note of how many rounds you chant a day.
Harikatha of Srila Haridasa Thakura and Six Gosvami’s chanting holy names.
The two meanings of laksha.
The symptom of Prema.
At the stage of bhava-dasya, siddha-dasya, the holy names will automatically dance on your tongue.
Beautiful discussion describing Prema.
The love and relationships with the material body.
Love in the material world is mixed with Maya’s gunas.
Where does atma reside in the body? The three places.
Everyday we have to give food for the soul, harinama sankirtan and harikatha.
How the eyes show love, the psychological effect.
The nature of the eyes of the soul is to take Darshan of the beautiful form of the Govinda.
The story of Ramanujacarya and Danodara the ferocious drunkard who believed the form of his girlfriend was more beautiful than Thakurji.
Guru’s mercy comes in three ways: hardika; revealing tattva-siddhanta in the disciples heart, vacika; words, his heartily blessings, and aloka-dana; the powerful glance of the pure devotee.
examples of Guru’s mercy: Narada Rsi and Mrigari and Srila Haridas Thakura and the prostitute who became a great devotee harikatha.
The four ways Guru gives nourishment to his disciple: the tortoise, the bird, the fish and the crocodile.
