11 Feb 2025 midday – How Bhakti Manifests (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- When bhakti manifests in the heart, three symptoms are noted: the mood of service, detachment from the material world, and the feeling of anger.
- If the Guru is happy, self-realization will come automatically.
- Check if your service is satisfying the Guru.
- Gurudeva answers about self-realization, primary symptom: the mind is not connected to the objects of the senses.
- It is necessary to control the mind, it cannot be disturbed.
- Sadhana (spiritual practice) and detachment promote control of the mind.
- Everything comes from the heart and is reflected in the face, the face indicates how the mind is.
- With a disturbed mind it is not possible to control the senses.
- The Sastras (Scriptures) say that the mind is like the king of the senses, control your mind.
- Self-realization is the best realization.
- If you serve the Guru, realization will automatically come.
- With self-realization, the face will always be cheerful, the speech will be very sweet, the eyes will always be alert.
- Srimati Radhika’s eyes resemble the eyes of deer, very restless, alert to any movement.
- Faults come to our mind like pride.
- If Krsna is pleased, the devotees will be pleased.
- Whoever can talk directly to the Lord.
- Krsna is like the Sun, when His rays manifest themselves, they dispel darkness, Maya.
