A disciple asks: “What if our family members are attached to us?”
When families are attached to us, this is natural and good for our practice.
About how the middle economic class is the best for practicing bhajana and sadhana.
About how obstacles to practicing bhajana and sadhana end up strengthening us in our spiritual practice, in the same way that water tries to flow when it encounters a dam.
0:00:01 – A kanishtha-adhikari has very firm faith (nishtha) but lacks scriptural knowledge. If problems arise, he may abandon worship of Thakuraji. He must study tattva-siddhanta.0:02:40 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur explains that such a person is not yet a pure devotee; he must develop understanding of tattva and study the shastras.0:04:03 – There are three types of devotees: kanishtha-kanishtha, kanishtha-madhyama, and kanishtha-uttama.0:05:04 – A madhyama-adhikari possesses...
Three reasons to reject a guru.
Kula-gurus (family gurus) adjust to the requests of their customers, give out whatever mantras they want and get paid for it.
The qualifications of kanishtha-adhikari, madhyama-adhikari and uttama-adhikari.
The 3 types of kanishtha-adhikari, madhyama-adhikari and uttama-adhikari.
The definition of a sadhaka and a siddha.
Bilvamangala Thakura is a perfect example of a vraja-raganuga sadhaka.
Question: People don’t know anything about yoga… Answer: When you preach, people will start coming. Question: Sometimes we spend a lot of money and effort and the result is insignificant… Answer: Don’t consider aiming at the result, that is not bhakti! You should just do your duty, Krsna says so in the Bhagavad Gita. Karmis aim at their own benefit, bhaktas don’t! Jnanis want to detach themselves with the help of knowledge and merge into the brahman effulgence (brahma...
The jivas that manifest from Baladeva Prabhu go to Goloka Vrndavana; those that come from Karanodakasaya Visnu go to Vaikuntha; and those that manifest from tatastha-sakti can go to Vaikuntha or to the material world. The different moods of the jivas. The parikaras are manifestations of Krsna’s Sakti. The difference between Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrndavana. The difference between svakiya (conjugal mood) and parakiya (lover’s mood) bhavas. The moods of contradiction do not manifest in...
The time women have to stay away from certain worship activities is during their cycle.
When aihuntiki sraddha, an unflinching faith, comes, we will know of our progress.
Knowledge will not help you perform sadhana and bhajana
How to accumulate sukrti
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, “Be surprised by how many stay in Krishna Consciousness.”
Chanting nama-aparadha will remove offences then sukrti will come.
0:20 – Shachimata commits an offense against Advaita Acharya; in her mind she thought, “He is not Advaita (non-dual), but Dvaita (dual) — one who creates division.”1:19 – Mahaprabhu gives prema (divine love) to everyone.1:44 – Question: about career.2:31 – Question: Is it possible to attain the Lord’s abode directly, or must one first reach uttama-bhakti (the highest stage of devotion)?4:07 – Question: Who is qualified for sharanagati (surrender)?
