- About the Bhajana Rahasya Grantha.
- Bhajana means to serve.
- The two functions of sadhana-bhakti: to practice to remove the anarthas and to attain the mood of the vrajavasis.
- Sadhana and bhajana are different things.
- The first symptom of bhava-bhakti is santi (peace).
- The instructions that Pariksit Maharaja received from the various classes of sadhus upon learning that he would die after seven days.
- Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Madhya 6.242).
- Doing seva, bhajana and sadhana without chanting the Holy Names will not bring any benefit.
- You should learn one sloka a day, and if that is not possible, learn one every two or three days.
- Srila Gurudeva Vamana Gosvami Maharaja used to learn fifteen slokas a day.
- Names of vaidhi-bhakti: sastra-sasana-bhakti, bhay-upatika-bhakti, asraya-mayi-bhakti.
- Names of raganuga-bhakti: ruci-mula-bhakti, svabhavik-bhakti, lobha-mayi-bhakti.
- Anugatya-mayi-seva: bhakti should always be performed under guidance, one should never think, “I am mother Yasoda, Lalita, Visaka, etc.” – Visaya-vigraha (Krsna) and asraya-vigraha (Srimati Radhika).
- When we cook, we should think that Srimati Radhika is the one who is cooking and we are just helping her.
- Manjari-seva.
- The nine external symptoms and the three internal symptoms of bhava-bhakti.
27 Jul 2024 morning – Sadhana-bhakti and Bhava-bhakti (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja