- Srila Gurudeva talks about the house of devotee Paramesvara Prabhu where the harikatha is taking place. The place where Param Gurudeva Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja stayed for three months, writing books.
- The place where the Vaisnava goes becomes a Maha Tirtha, due to sadhu-sanga and Harikatha.
- Lila of when Devaki and Vasudeva interrupted a fire sacrifice.
- Sloka: “sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya”… (CC Madhya 22.54).
- The presence of one maha-bhagavata is superior to thousands and thousands of fire sacrifices.
- Self-realization is necessary (atma-anubhuti).
- Sloka: “mahat-kṛpā vinā kona karme ‘bhakti’ naya”… (CC Madhya 22.51).
- All power and strength come from the Lord.
- Guru-krpa and bhagavata-krpa (mercy of Guru and Krsna) arise at the same time.
- Mantra: “dhyāna mūlaṇ gurur mūrtiḥ”… (Skanda Purana, Guru Strotram).
- Without the mercy of Sri Guru nothing happens.
- Guru-tattva is asraya-tattva and Krsna-tattva is visaya-tattva.
- The two conceptions of guru-tattva: rasa-vicara and tattva-vicara.
- The beautiful lila of Radha and Krsna’s meeting with an elephant drowning in a lake.
- Everyone should remember this Sloka: “nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya”… (CC Madhya 22.107).
- In the stage of bhava-dasa the devotee realizes what his Istadeva is and can worship Him.
- Sloka: “anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ”… (CC Madhya 19.167).
- Lila of when Lord Ramacandra entered the Dandakaranya forest and saw the munis and rsis chanting the gopal-mantra for ten thousand years.
- Always associate with a high class braja-rasika-sadhu and listen to his Harikatha, then gradually your full potency will manifest. This is the process!
Lectures in English, Malaysia, Malaysia 2024
