Sri Gauravani Gaudiya Matha
– Glorification of Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada, who received instructions directly from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
– On the fortune of taking shelter at the lotus feet of Guru and receiving Bhakti-lata-bija, the seed of the creeper of devotion.
– On the conditioned soul that has been wandering in this material world since time immemorial.
– Explanation of the eight million four hundred thousand species of life and how they are distributed.
– Story of Bharata Maharaja who became attached to a fawn, even though he practiced bhajana and sadhana.
– On the necessity of a human body in the practice of bhajana and sadhana.
– Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu curses Chapal Gopala for criticizing Srivasa Thakura.
– Explanation of the maturation of sukrti, spiritual merits, for association with sadhu which allows the manifestation of Bhakti Devi in the heart.
– The different forms of aparadha: vaisnava, seva, nama, and dhama.
– Explanation of the mood of service.
– Explanation of the verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam… (CC Madhya-lila 19.167) by Rūpa Gosvāmī which defines pure bhakti.
– Other definitions for bhakti, noting that bhakti only applies to Guru and Krishna.
– The story of a devotee who was suffering from the loss of his girlfriend.
– On the acquisition of knowledge not being able to cleanse the heart, but, on the contrary, to feed the false ego.
– On the power invested in the Holy Names by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
– Explanation of Sri Siksastakam.
– Gurudeva’s pastime at the Jnana Mandira Temple in Brasília.
– Explanation of the different ways to attain the Lord in different Yugas.
– Quotation of the verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ… (Siksastakam 1).
– Explanation of the size of the soul given by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
– Explanation of the opportunity given by Krishna to those who have practiced bhajana and sadhana in a lifetime and have not attained the Lord.
