Bhakti Yoga Centre Walthamstow
– First offer the garland to Thakuraji, and then offer Bhagavad-prasada to Gurudeva.
– Srila Gurudeva recalls pastimes with Bhakti Jiva Acarya Gosvami Maharaja.
– Sri Krsna tells Arjuna: “First of all, perform Guru-puja.”
– Always show respect to all Acaryas.
– A devotee should always glorify their Gurudeva.
– The difference between someone who appears to be a Vaishnava but is not, and someone who appears to be an ordinary person but is internally fully surrendered in Bhakti.
– The root of Bhakti Devi is sadhu-sanga.
– The glories of Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (Rati Manjari in Goloka Vrndavana).
– Parents have a duty to impart good samskaras (impressions/values) to their children.
– Sloka: vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ… (SB 1.2.7).
– Jnana and vairagya arise from Bhakti.
– Bhakti Devi appears in our heart when we awaken the desire to hear Harikatha.
– Story of a king who paid a priest in gold coins for years to tell him bedtime stories.
– Lila of the time Nityananda Prabhu admonished Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami in a very sweet manner.
– Regarding Chapter 6 of the Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila.