- On advancing in spiritual practice depending on knowledge of slokas (verses).
- Indication of the Sri Slokamrtam-Bindu, a book containing the main verses we should learn.
- On the three stages of bhakti: sadhana, bhava, and prema.
- The first stage of bhakti, sraddha, means faith in the Guru and the Scriptures.
- The glories of the gopala-mantra, the king of all mantras.
- A pastime where munis and rsis meet Lord Ramachandra after chanting the gopala-mantra for over ten thousand years.
- Lord Ramacandra reveals the reason why he will not satisfy the rsis and munis.
- On the transcendental body of the gopis.
- By the causeless mercy of Lord Ramacandra, rsis and munis were born in Vraja from the wombs of gopis in their subsequent lives.
- Explanation of anuraga, the mood of deep attachment to Krishna.
- On the moods of sakhya, vatsalya, and madhurya being contained in the gopala-mantra.
- Quotation of the slokas: ‘ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… (Śikṣāṣṭaka 1).
- Explanation of the difference between bhajana and sadhana.
- On the chanting of the Holy Names, which are the spiritual practice and goal.
- Definition of sadhana-bhakti contained in the sloka: ‘Krti-sadhya bhavet… (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.2).
2026, France, Lectures in English, Translated into French, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.2, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhāva-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam, France 2026, kṛti-sādhyā bhavet sādhya-bhāvā sā sādhanābhidhā, Shikshashtaka 1
21 Apr 2026 morning – Sadhana-bhakti (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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