10/12/24 evening – Srimad Bhagavad Gita (English) | New York, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- The different knowledge contained in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
- Knowledge of the soul, of matter and the special knowledge of transcendence.
- The three aspects of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan.
- Brahma is the effulgence of the Lord.
- Paramatma is the Supersoul that dwells in the hearts of living beings.
- Bhagavan is the one who possesses six opulences
- Lord Ramacandra attends to a dog in the court of Ayodhya.
- A brahma-jnana does not identify with the body, his mind is never disturbed and does not feel fear.
- Special knowledge, Krsna tells Arjuna how to worship God.
- Verse: mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā… (Bhagavad Gita 10.9).
- A vrajavasi is always absorbed in Krsna.
- Venu Gita, description of the powerful sound of Krsna’s flute that affects all who hear its sound.
- Description of the behavior of water, cows, birds, peacocks, deer, trees and they become intoxicated by the sound of Krsna’s flute.
- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu wants to hear about the intrinsic nature of the soul which is to serve God.
- As humans we suffer past karma and create karma, animals only suffer past karma.
- Arjuna is an eternal associate of Krsna and participates in the Lord’s pastimes like a calf that makes the cow’s milk flow.
- Gurudeva clarifies several doubts of the listeners regarding the pastimes in Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
- Conflicts arise from the feeling of possession, but everything belongs to God.
- Kuruksetra, the place of battle, is one of the seven places of liberation.
