+ morning bhajans
– Difference between sadhana and bhajana.
– The four types of anarthas present in the heart.
– The six questions asked by Sanatana Gosvamipada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
– The types of suffering that afflict conditioned souls.
– The body only functions when the soul is present in it.
– On panca-bhautika-sarira: the material body made of five elements.
– On two important concepts of Maya: avarana-atmika-vrtti (covers the soul with the material body of five elements) and viksepa-atma-vrtti (illusion of thinking that we are the material body).
– Surrendering to Guru and Krishna is the only way to free the conditioned soul from the clutches of Maya.
– Sloka: ‘kṛṣṇa-nitya-dāsa’ — jīva tāhā bhuli’ gela… (CC Madhya 22.24).
– Sloka: tate kṛṣṇa bhaje, kare gurura sevana… (CC Madhya 22.25).
– Sloka: guru-pādāśrayas tasmāt… (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.74).
– Without taking refuge at the lotus feet of a trustworthy Guru, Krishna will not accept your service.
– Meaning of adau guru-padasraya, to take complete refuge at the lotus feet of Srila Gurudeva.
– We should not associate with guru-aparadhis.
– Regarding the thirteen apa-sampradayas: those that are not trustworthy. Those who follow them are not reliable people.
– When the sadhaka reaches the bhava stage, he knows his transcendental constitutional form.
– Story of the prostitute who paid homage to the temple on the other side of the river.
– Repentance is very important!
– There is no benefit in criticizing others.
– Story of the famous sadhu of Jagannatha Puri, Kumbhan Dasa.
