07/08/24 morning – Control of the senses (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • The devotees are examples for all people and senior to all: yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ (BG 3.21).
  • Shloka: vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ (Upadeshamrita 1).
  • The consequences of uncontrolled speech: Draupadi talking to Duryodhana, and Sita-devi talking to Lakshmana.
  • A devotee should think what he says, he should speak perfect siddhanta, otherwise he will lose his bhakti.
  • Ahamgraha upasana, sahajiyas.
  • The story of how an impersonalist ran away from Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava GM.
  • Shloka: vyatītya bhāvanā-vartma yaś camatkāra-bhāra-bhūḥ (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, 2.5.132).
  • The meaning of rasa.
  • The components of rasa, sthayibhava.
  • Mamata and sambandha-jnana.
  • The qualifications of shanta-rasa.
  • Srimati Radhika serves Krishna in Her shanta-rasa as well.
  • Srimati Radhika’s mana (She chases Krishna away and then regrets that He has left).
  • Sakhis never believe that Krishna is Bhagavan.
  • Rasa-siddhanta: Srimati Radhika holds Govardhana by Her glance.
  • Naishthika brahmacharya, upakurvana brahmacharya.
  • Two demons prevented Srimati Radhika from giving darshana to Krishna.

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