Mathura 2020

18 Dec 2020 evening – Rasa Lila’s Phala Sruti: Bhakti Comes, Then Only Lust Goes Away (English translation) – Mathura, India

– How hard it is to conquer the lust (the root of our bondage in maya); – Sloka of the result of hearing (phala sruti) of rasa lila (10.33.39, vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca vishnoh); – “Anusrnuyat”, anu means: under guidance, incessantly, listen from mouth of guru etc; – Definitions of bhakti; – Sambandhatmika bhakti (first relationship, then service) and kamatmika bhakti (first service, relationship doesn’t matter); – Gopis never think...

18 Dec 2020 evening – Rasa Lila’s Phala Sruti Bhakti Comes, Then Only Lust Goes Away (Hindi) – Mathura, India

– How hard it is to conquer the lust (the root of our bondage in maya); – Sloka of the result of hearing (phala sruti) of rasa lila (10.33.39, vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca vishnoh); – “Anusrnuyat”, anu means: under guidance, incessantly, listen from mouth of guru etc; – Definitions of bhakti; – Sambandhatmika bhakti (first relationship, then service) and kamatmika bhakti (first service, relationship doesn’t matter); – Gopis never think...

17 Dec 2020 evening – Glories of listening rasa lila katha + All are guru sevakas (Hindi) – Mathura, India

– Phala sruti (fruits) of listening to rasa lila katha; – Everyone is interested in the fruits (example what you will get by having a cow); – Krishna becomes intoxicated with the fragrance of Srimati Radhika; – Krsna glorifies the wind (Pavana deva) for touching Srimati Radhika’s clothes; – Krsna’s infallible weapon: the sound of His flute; – The three greeds of Krsna: Krishna becomes amazed and wants to know what is the glory of Srimati...

17 Dec 2020 evening – Glories of listening rasa lila katha + All are guru sevakas (English translation) – Mathura, India

Part 1 – Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10, chapter 28; – Phala sruti (fruits) of listening to rasa lila katha; – Everyone is interested in the fruits (example what you will get by having a cow); – Krishna becomes intoxicated with the fragrance of Srima Radhika; – Krsna glorifies the wind (Pavana deva) for touching Srimati Radhika’s clothes; – Krsna’s infallible weapon: the sound of His flute; – The three greeds of Krsna: Krishna becomes amazed...

17 Dec 2020 morning – Saci Mata Orders Mahaprabhu to Stay in Puri (Hindi) – Mathura, India

– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Madhya-lila chapter 3; – Shaci devi’s meeting Mahaprabhu in Shantipur; – Saci devi told to Mahaparabhu to stay in Jagannath Puri, not in Vrindavana (after sannyasa); – All nabadwip vasis went to see Mahaprabhu except for Visnupriya devi; – Visnupriya suffers in separation and serves Mahaprabhu’s vigraha; – How Rama did the Deity of Gopinath; – Rama remembers Krsna lila and Gaura lila in Mamagacchi; – Kirtan of...

17 Dec 2020 morning – Saci Mata Orders Mahaprabhu to Stay in Puri (English translation) – Mathura, India

– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Madhya-lila chapter 3; – Shaci devi’s meeting Mahaprabhu in Shantipur; – Saci devi told to Mahaparabhu to stay in Jagannath Puri, not in Vrindavana (after sannyasa); – All nabadwip vasis went to see Mahaprabhu except for Visnupriya devi; – Visnupriya suffers in separation and serves Mahaprabhu’s vigraha; – How Rama did the Deity of Gopinath; – Rama remembers Krsna lila and Gaura lila in Mamagacchi; – Kirtan of...

16 Dec 2020 evening – Preface to Rasa Lila Katha (Hindi) – Mathura, India

– Qualifications of Sukadeva Gosvami;- Why was Vyasadeva chasing Sukadeva when he went to the forest? Vyasadeva didn’t have attachments!- Slokas taught by Vyasadeva to the hunters to be able to “catch” Sukadev in the forest (about the qualities and beauty of Krsna);- Purana katha: Vyasadeva wanted to test Sukadeva to see if he was qualified to speak rasa lila katha, Sukadeva had to go to the assembly of Sirodaj Janak Maharaja;- Not so easy to digest rasa lila katha;...

16 Dec 2020 – Preface to Rasa Lila Katha (English Translation) – Mathura, India

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 – Qualifications of Sukadeva Gosvami;- Why was Vyasadeva chasing Sukadeva when he went to the forest? Vyasadeva didn’t have attachments!- Slokas taught by Vyasadeva to the hunters to be able to “catch” Sukadev in the forest (about the qualities and beauty of Krsna);- Purana katha: Vyasadeva wanted to test Sukadeva to see if he was qualified to speak rasa lila katha, Sukadeva had to go to the assembly of Sirodaj Janak Maharaja;- Not so easy to...