kleshas: 5 kleshas (sources of suffering) avidya (ignorance); asmita (false ego); raga (attachment); dvesha (aversion); and abhinivesha (fear of death)

– The cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga; without it, Bhakti Devi does not manifest in our hearts. – We should associate with a devotee who is completely clean and without hypocrisy, completely surrendered and realized in Krishna, one who does not commit offenses or defamatory criticisms. – Difference between offense and lucidity. – Story of the clever thief who ran away. – A senior is one who practices sadhana and bhajana, who has tattva-siddhanta, and is more...