Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2021

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10 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 6 – Bhava and svarupa (English translation) – Mathura, India

February 10, 2021 7:41 AM

– You must first determine your sadhya-vasta (goal) and then perform sadhana (practice). – Raganuga bhakti is ruchi-mula-bhakti. It starts from the level of ruchi – Bhava-mayi-sadhana, bhava-sambandhi, bhava-anukula, bhava-pratikula, bhava-viruddha, bhava-aviruddha – I have a cow that I bought for 60,000 rupees four years ago. She lives in Govardhan and gives 25 liters of milk a day. – On whether or not to keep cows. – Gopi groups (ganas): svapaksha...

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10 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 6 – Bhava and svarupa (Hindi) – Mathura, India

February 10, 2021 6:20 AM

– You must first determine your sadhya-vasta (goal) and then perform sadhana (practice). – Raganuga bhakti is ruchi-mula-bhakti. It starts from the level of ruchi – Bhava-mayi-sadhana, bhava-sambandhi, bhava-anukula, bhava-pratikula, bhava-viruddha, bhava-aviruddha – I have a cow that I bought for 60,000 rupees four years ago. She lives in Govardhan and gives 25 liters of milk a day. – On whether or not to keep cows. – Gopi groups (ganas): svapaksha...

2021, Discourses in Hindi 2021, Mathura 2021, India 2021, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2021, service: krishna-seva, varnashrama-dharma

09 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 5. Jiva’s Inherent Nature (Hindi) – Mathura, India

February 9, 2021 7:30 AM

-The ultimate goal of jiva is to manifest svarupa-anubhandi-vritti. -Just as a seed has potency the jiva being manifested from Bhagavan also has a potency in his heart with one of the 5 rasas. -Just as water has liquidity jiva has svarupa-anubhandi-vritti i.e.,Krishna-seva-vasana is in all the rasas except shanta-rasa. -Those in shanta-rasa have only nishtha with no sambandha-jnana & no mamata. -Jiva svarupa-anubhandi-vritti is Krishna Das bhava. Eg in different rasas: dasyam –...

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09 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 5. Jiva’s Inherent Nature (English translation) – Mathura, India

February 9, 2021 6:15 AM

-The ultimate goal of jiva is to manifest svarupa-anubhandi-vritti. -Just as a seed has potency the jiva being manifested from Bhagavan also has a potency in his heart with one of the 5 rasas. -Just as water has liquidity jiva has svarupa-anubhandi-vritti i.e.,Krishna-seva-vasana is in all the rasas except shanta-rasa. -Those in shanta-rasa have only nishtha with no sambandha-jnana & no mamata. -Jiva svarupa-anubhandi-vritti is Krishna Das bhava. Eg in different rasas: dasyam –...

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07 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvad 4. Conditioned Life & Actual Jaiva Dharma (English translation) – Mathura, India

February 7, 2021 8:49 AM

-Raya Ramananda started from varnashrama-dharma & spoke upto jiva’s eternal dharma. -Jiva tries for mukti after getting tired of getting happiness through dharma, artha, kama, moksha. Even moksha is insignificant & krishna-prema is our sadhya. -By sat-sanga one will know the tattva & then sambandha-jnana will arise which leads to seva-vritti. -One should give up thinking of any 5 kinds of mukti & make sadhya as krishna-prema which pleases Krishna. -In Gaudiya Vaishnavism...

2021, Discourses in Hindi 2021, Mathura 2021, India 2021, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2021, body: gross body, body: subtle body, varnashrama-dharma

07 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvad 4. Conditioned Life & Actual Jaiva Dharma (Hindi) – Mathura, India

February 7, 2021 8:28 AM

-Raya Ramananda started from varnashrama-dharma & spoke upto jiva’s eternal dharma. -Jiva tries for mukti after getting tired of getting happiness through dharma, artha, kama, moksha. Even moksha is insignificant & krishna-prema is our sadhya. -By sat-sanga one will know the tattva & then sambandha-jnana will arise which leads to seva-vritti. -One should give up thinking of any 5 kinds of mukti & make sadhya as krishna-prema which pleases Krishna. -In Gaudiya Vaishnavism...

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06 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda samvad 3. Krishna is the Master of the World (Hindi) – Mathura, India

February 6, 2021 8:29 AM

Part 1 – Importance of following the rules of the Vedas – If you have greed to taste mango, you cannot steal it in the market but have to collect money to buy it. If you have greed for your sublime goal, you cannot immediately jump into raga bhakti, but have to perform vaidhi-bhakti – Source of real happiness; nature of heart – Four qualities that prevent one from performing bhajan: being born into a noble family, beauty, wealth, knowledge – Nalakuvera and...

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06 Feb 2021 morning – Raya Ramananda samvad 3. Krishna is the Master of the World (English translation) – Mathura, India

February 6, 2021 8:12 AM

– Importance of following the rules of the Vedas – If you have greed to taste mango, you cannot steal it in the market but have to collect money to buy it. If you have greed for your sublime goal, you cannot immediately jump into raga bhakti, but have to perform vaidhi-bhakti – Source of real happiness; nature of heart – Four qualities that prevent one from performing bhajan: being born into a noble family, beauty, wealth, knowledge – Nalakuvera and Manigriva...

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