01 Aug 2024 evening – How to Develop Spiritual Life in Sadhu-sanga (English) | Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- Sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are eternal!
- The devotee accepts what the sadhu says according to his capacity and moves forward.
- The process must be followed step by step: sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti.
- Radha’s Lila writing a letter to Krsna whose content is Her tears.
- The different types of gopis: not all of them reveal themselves as manjaris.
- The forty-nine ingredients that come together in staybhava for the sadhaka to be able to taste love, everything happens step by step.
- First vaidhi-bhakti (rules and regulations), then raga-bhakti (spontaneous devotion).
- How to obtain vraja-prema? By having true greed for hearing harikatha!
- Five rules for raganuga-bhakti: bhava-maiy-sadhana; bhava-sambhandi-sadhana; bhava-anukula-sadhana; bhava-pratikula-sadhana; bhava-avirudha-sadhana.
- About chanting our mantras, surrendering and surrendering completely.
- About the good and powerful samskaras of past lives: that is why we chant and practice sadhana.
- We should speak of anartha-nivrtti, but also of higher harikathas.
- Radha has planted beautiful golden creepers in Vrndavana and sends Her creepers to welcome Krsna.
- Lila of Krsna using His robe to protect Radha from the strong rays of the sun.
- Say, “I want to stay in Vrndavana, in the place that is completely dominated by Srimati Radhika!
- In Vrndavana everyone says, Radharani ki Jay, Maharani ki Jay!
- Funny Lila of Subal and Sridhama calling Krsna Maharaja.
- Song: Radha Mere Svamini.
- The entire nature of Vrndavana sings Radhe Radhe Radhe!
- About how to become detached from Maya (family, etc.) and the example of monkeys and parrots in the hunter’s trap.
