An unfortunate day from a material and transcendental point of view. Maya does not hold us, it creates the illusion that it does. Tulasi dasa gives the example of a monkey holding a potato in a jar and a bird holding a wheel. Shloka: daivī hyeṣhā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā… (BG 7.14). Shloka: ‘śraddhā’-śabde – viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścay… (CC Madhya 22.62). The spiritual steps up to prema: shraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nishtha, ruchi, asakti...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)
