PART 1
About the process of Bhakti.
About how we are eternal servants of Krsna.
About our physical and subtle bodies.
The example of Dhruva Maharaja’s practice.
About who Bhagavan is.
About what Maya does.
About how the Guru gives the mantra, and how the devotee does his practice.
PART 2
About who Bhagavan is and His opulences.
About how He is the Supreme Controller of all jivas and all material worlds.
About how He is the creator, the maintainer and the destroyer.
His names: Yasodanandana and Syamsundara.
About His original form and His beauty “Sri”.
The example of the mother frog who due to her vanity ended up exploding.
About the tilaka.
About Bhagavan’s unparalleled qualities.
About the Universal form that Krsna manifests to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.
About who Bhagavan is and His opulences.
About how He is the Supreme Controller of all jivas and all material worlds.
About how He is the creator, the maintainer and the destroyer.
His names: Yasodanandana and Syamsundara.
About His original form and His beauty “Sri”.
The example of the mother frog who due to her vanity ended up exploding.
About the tilaka.
About Bhagavan’s unparalleled qualities.
About the Universal form that Krsna manifests to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.
Dhrtarastra listens to Sanjaya’s narrations. Thirta-bhumi, a place of pilgrimage. Dhrtarastra’s mental disturbances regarding the social position of his children. The conditioned soul is attached to the material world (me and mine). When we understand that what we have does not belong to us and serve Krsna, our mind will become calm and peaceful. We are neither the doers nor the owners. The material elements. The body has 5 doors. Vastu-sastra. Ask yourself, “Who am I?” Try to...
Sloka: tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā… (Bhagavad Gita 4.34). Three qualities to enter spiritual themes: rendering service to Sri Guru, asking sincere questions and rendering service to Sri Guru. Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca… (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31). Indra offended his Guru, Brhaspati (guror avajñā/disobeying the Guru’s order). Whoever offends Guru, loses everything. Chanting of the Holy Names cleanses the heart of unwanted things. Sloka: ceto...
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Caitanya Caritamrta 20.108-109). How all universes are created (Brahma, Siva and Visnu). One day of Brahma: The yugas and the duration of each one. The method to connect with God in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra. Song: Hari Haraye Namah Krsna. Karma is independent of astrology, and the Holy Names destroy all sins. The types of liberation (mukti). The universal form of Visnu and his weapons. How the law of karma works...
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Most of the chanting of the Holy Names by the kanistha-adhikari is nama-aparadha, but a semblance of namabhasa may arise. The madhyama-adhikari chants namabhasa, the shadow of the pure Holy Name, and the uttama chants suddha-nama, the pure Holy Name. Sloka: īśvare tad-adhīneṣu bāliśeṣu dviṣatsu ca… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.46). Sloka: sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.45)...
Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga… (CC Madhya, 22.54). All the Vedas and Puranas explain the glories of sadhu-sanga. The six activities of the brahmanas. The story of Gopa Kumara. We need to surrender ourselves to Sri Guru and receive his mercy, Guru-krpa. Guru means “one who can bring light where there is darkness”. Lila of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a group of gipsies. The importance of practising sadhana and bhajana. Story of a girl cleaning the house when she received a visit from Yamaraja. We do...