-Effects of good karma & bad karma in this life & in the next life. -Krishna says you have the right to do karma but I will give the fruits of it. karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana(Bhagavad Gita 2.47) -Sukhadeva Goswami says that everyone thinks to get happiness &...
-Today is called Makara Sankranti. -In India 2 types of calendar are present based on Sonar System & Lunar System. About Uttarayan , Dakshinayan. -Story of Bhishma Pitamaha laying down on arrow bed & giving instructions to all in Mahabharata. -If you eat from materialistic people...
-Lord Chaitanya said that one day everyone will chant His Name. -Krishna told Uddhava that only by performing Bhakti one gets delivered from material world(Bhagavatam 11 canto). -In Kali Yuga only by Nama Sankirtan one gets delivered from the material world.(Bṛhad-nāradīya Purāṇa.) -There...
– Srila Rupa Gosvamipad gave definition for shuddha-bhakti in the shloka. -The shloka speaks about svarupa-lakshana & tatastha-lakshana of bhakti. -anukulyena krishna-anu-shilanam refers to svarupa-lakshana(intrinsic form) of bhakti. -anukulyena means doing service in a...
-Krishna-bhakti & krishna-prema will not manifest without the association of sadhu. -Lord Kapila advised his Mother Devahuti to always associate with high class devotees.(Srimad-Bhagavatam ,3rd canto) -Suffering of jiva in the mother’s womb & jiva’s prayers to Lord. ...
-Kanishtha Adhikari, Madyama Adhikari, Uttama Adhikari & their faith & their types of Bhakti. -Story of a disciple’s faith on Guru being with him or not. -Guru nourishes the disciple in 4 ways similar to 1.Bird hatching the eggs 2.Mother Fish taking baby fishes &...
-All our sadhana-bhajana depends upon Guru -In tattva-vichara Baladeva prabhu is the akhanda-guru-tattva. -How Balarama prabhu served Krishna in many ways (asana, bhusana, paduka, upadhana, etc.) all the time. -In rasa-vichara Srimati Radhika is guru-tattva. -Why Srimati Radhika is called...
– Guru-parampara – the line of disciplic succession – Types of guru-parampra: bhagavatiya-parampara, pancaratrika-parampara – Difference between karma-marga and bhakti-marga. Example of Citraketu Maharaj
