22 Feb 2025 morning – Instructions for the Mind (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Prema-bhakti can be obtained only by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
  • Sloka: śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ… (CC Antya-lila 1.117).
  • About the forms of Rupa Manjari and Srila Rupa Gosvamipada.
  • Rupa Gosvamipada glorified the moods of the manjaris in his books and also glorified suddha-bhakti.
  • Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya 19.167).
  • Bhakti means devotional service to the Lord, seva-vrtti, the tendency to serve the Lord.
  • The mind is restless and very difficult to control, just like the wind.
  • The senses always go towards the objects of the senses.
  • To control the mind one must use sweet words, so everyone should read the scripture Sri Manah Siksa by Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvamipada.
  • The story of the crow and the jackal who kept praising the crow.
  • To get anything from anyone, one must praise him.
  • Maya Devi is always beating the conditioned soul.
  • Supplication for controlling the mind: O dear mind, chant the Holy Names and always be in association with the saints.
  • Bengali song: Bhaja Re Bhaja Re Amar by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
  • Everyone should read the Granthas of Srila Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami.
  • Sloka six of Sri Manah Siksa: “are cetaḥ prodyat-kapaṭa-kuṭināṭī-bhara-khara…”

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