22 May 2025 evening – The Development of Sadhana and Realization in Bhakti (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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A boat is made of wood suitable for it not to sink, in the same way, the Guru gives everything to the disciple whose heart is clean and tidy.
The song Amara Jivana explains that the conditioned soul has no good qualities, but the devotee who recognizes his disqualification is sincere.
The heart cannot be cleaned with soap and water; one must chant Harinama: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Madhya-lila 6.242).
The duration of life in each of the four yugas is different.
The one who chants the Holy Names is not an ordinary person.
This Kali-yuga is called Dhanya Kali-yuga. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai.
In siddhanta-jnana it is not possible to concentrate the mind or chant sudha-nama. Listen to Harikatha from a pure devotee and your mind will not wander here and there.
The impersonalists chant the Mahamantra backwards because they do not follow the Scripture and interpret it capriciously.
The sadhu repeats the same katha that he learned from his Guru.
To attain the Lord one must be completely absorbed in Him.
Six categories of feelings that lead to Krsna: kama (lust), dvesa (envy), bhaya (fear), sneha (affection), sambandha (relationship), and bhakti (devotion).
Categories of devotees: sambandhatmika-bhakti = serve according to the five rasas. Kamatmika-bhakti is of two types = sambhoga-iccha-mayi-bhakti (gopis who serve Krsna independently) and tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi-bhakti (manjaris who serve without ever meeting Krsna independently).
Study the Bhajana Rahasya first and then the Madhurya Kadambini.
Sarva sresta vandana means elevated prayer to Sri Guru which says that Radhe’s mood reflects in the hearts of the manjaris.
Lalita and Visakha are almost on the same level as Radha, they are prana-prestha-sakhis, yet they have to ask permission from the manjaris to enter a confidential Kunja.
The six types of people who do not want bhakti are the impersonalists, karmis, logicians, blasphemers, non-devotees and low-level students, as the sloka says: māyāvādī, karma-niṣṭha kutārkika-gaṇa… (CC Adi-lila 7.29-30).
A beautiful sloka that extols Radha: radha-karavacita-pallava-vallarike… (Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi 13).
