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.
