18/08/24 afternoon – Definition of Prema (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- When we hear Harikatha, our minds are stimulated and our hearts melt.
- The first step is to purify the heart.
- The real meaning of prema is that it never ends.
- When Ramacandra went into exile, Dasaratha Maharaja, His father, abandoned his body.
- The definition of prema is “how can I make this person happy?”.
- Example of a father who sacrifices himself for the good of his family, that is love.
- Difference between kama and prema.
- Happiness is in serving Sri Krsna.
- There is no word opposite to ananda (bliss), because in the spiritual world everything is enveloped by ananda.
- Nanda Maharaja did not give up his body when Sri Krsna left Vrndavana, because he knew that Sri Krsna would suffer if he did.
