0:18:30 – Mahabhava-prakash of Lord Jagannatha; Srila Gour Goswami Maharaja explains that this is viraha (separation). Day and night Chaitanya Mahaprabhu experiences separation; there are two types of moods – outwardly separation, inwardly meeting with one’s Ishtadeva. In this way Mahaprabhu shows the sadhaka how to perform sadhana.
0:24:16 – Jagannatha is mahabhava-prakash; to understand this one must go through and know the stages of developing prema.
0:29:00 – Shraddha – the concept and definition of unshakable faith: if I perform sadhana and bhajana, my life will be successful; everything is contained within the holy name; the holy name is truly powerful.
0:31:48 – Two types of faith: vaidhi and raganuga; one-pointedness toward Krishna; how to obtain a particle of the mood of the Vrajavasis, of the guru-varga, of the eternal maidservants of Radhika – this is the definition of raganuga-shraddha; this is how a sadhaka should think.
0:41:00 – Different types of sadhus.
0:46:38 – Study tattva and rasa-siddhanta; the five primary rasas, the 49 ingredients for manifesting rasa.
0:50:23 – Example: a mango shake recipe.
0:51:55 – Jnana and vijnana – theory and realized knowledge; self-realization is the best realization.
0:55:40 – Which sadhu you should associate with: one who is above you and has a similar mood.
0:58:00 – Param Gurudeva said: take advice from those who have “three heads” – elderly people (knees and head), those who have experience.
1:02:40 – Gita-samsara; the story of Mr. Gupta.
1:11:07 – Example of Ramachandra, how He took advice from His guru.
1:11:55 – If there are difficulties and problems in your life, you should turn to a sadhu; then your life will be successful.
1:13:13 – Two types of bhajana; four types of anarthas.
1:16:00 – Shruti-dharma – one who remembers; you must write down and reread, otherwise simply listening will be of no use; the four types of anarthas are described and their meanings explained.
1:28:16 – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada, in his biography, wrote the story of a businessman who, when approached, had no time for a sadhu; he was wealthy and very busy, but after 30 years he sat on the riverbank selling gamcha – his business had collapsed; poor people cannot meet sadhus, and rich people also cannot.
1:34:23 – The four types of offenses: by number – nama 10, seva 32, dham 10, vaishnava 6; be very careful about offenses.
1:39:00 – Ruchi (taste) depends on appetite; an example is given of a jaundiced patient.
1:42:39 – Ask yourself: why is there no taste for chanting? Because of many sins and offenses; chant even by force – then one day the holy name will dance on your tongue.
1:46:17 – The glories of the holy name; then happiness will come.
1:49:11 – Nama-sankirtana – cry for Krishna; gradually in your heart lilas, shlokas will manifest, and you will dance like a madman; this is all the holy name.
1:50:00 – Prakashananda Sarasvati asked Lord Chaitanya: why do you dance with people? Mahaprabhu replied: it is not Me – it is all the Gopala-mantra and the holy name.
1:52:55 – How to attain prema: from shraddha to asakti, mahabhava-prakash; six symptoms will manifest; this is described in the book Madhurya-kadambini.
1:56:00 – Krishna is vadanya; Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is maha-vadanya.
1:59:00 – Gaura-kripa; the mercy of Shrimati Radharani; Karuna-shakti; described in the book of Srila Rupa Gosvami Jaya Jaya.
2:06:33 – Question: What are the stages of developing bhajana-kriya?
2:08:10 – Question: Nishtha.
2:11:50 – The greeting of Radhika’s creepers and trees when meeting Krishna – example of greeting a king: “Swagatam, Swagatam…”
2:18:19 – The power of sadhu-sanga; the sadhu gives three kinds of mercy – through words, through his glance, and in the heart.
2:22:00 – Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada said: sadhu-sanga and prema are a transcendental virus.
2:25:04 – Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaja gave an example from the Puranas about the power and mystical potency of a sadhu: the story of how a pure sadhu entered hell and liberated sinners; the gates opened by themselves, and by the fragrance of the sadhu the sinners were freed.
2:30:28 – Narada Rishi and Valmiki – how he could not pronounce the name “Rama”; the land where the rishis and munis performed sadhana and bhajana – the Baltic and Caspian Seas.
2:39:20 – Story: Srila Swami Prabhupada was asked: why did you come to America? Answer: because you are here.2:40:00 – The glories of sadhu-sanga: just sit before a sadhu with a pure heart.
