30 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-nistha Promotes Mercy that Leads to Self-Realization (English) | Santo Antônio do Pinhal, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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What is puspanjali: it is offering sumana, a beautiful mind and heart at the lotus feet of Gurudeva.
One who has guru-nistha can liberate the entire world.
The Acaryas surrendered to their Gurus and were able to preach throughout the world.
The mayavadis, karmis, jnanis and yogis have guru-nistha: story of Sankara Acarya and his disciple Giri.
Complete surrender to the Guru results in guru-krpa in the heart of the disciple.
Sloka that speaks about the result of surrender: dīkṣā-kāle bhakta kare ātma-samarpaṇa… (CC Antya-lila 4.192).
Three types of speakers: one who speaks what comes to his head without evidence from the sastras; one who speaks what he has heard from his Guru/sastras; one who speaks what manifests in his heart.
Story of the hunter Mrgari and Narada Muni.
Self-realization is a consequence of the Guru’s mercy, there is no point in being just intelligent and studious.
The charming preaching of Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja on the sloka: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt… (CC Adi-lila 1.4) and the Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi (The Ocean of Radha’s Love).
Three types of knowledge: tad-padārtha-jñāna, is the knowledge of God; tvaṁ-padārtha-jñāna, is the knowledge of the soul; jīva-brahma-aikya-jñāna, is the knowledge of the oneness of the soul and God. This should be rejected.
Srila Swami Prabhupada came to teach that Krsna is God, and Srila Gurudeva Narayana Maharaja said that he came to teach the devotees how to forget that Krsna is God, just like Nanda Maharaja and the vrajavasis.
The sweet pranks of Krsna.
First we must understand that Krsna is Svayam Bhagavan, and then, at higher levels, we come to the understanding that Krsna is a member of our family.
One must know tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta, there has to be this balance!
