Jaya Pataka Swami and others explore Prema, divine love in bhakti yoga, explaining how it transforms practitioners and conceals material attachments. They trace stages toward Prema and contrast bhakti earned through practice with Prema granted by grace, illustrated by the story of Amoga, a critic healed by Lord Chaitanya's mercy.
Chaitana.
Krishna Hare Krishna. Dear devotees, today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamrita B Sachitananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur So we're continuing with the sixth stream analysis of Prema as mentioned in bhakti rasamrita sindhu1 4 17. This ever fresh Prema arises in the heart of a person who is very fortunate. That person's behavior is very difficult to comprehend. Even for those knowledgeable in scriptures. Prabhupada's translation of that verse. Only the most fortunate persons can achieve such success in life. Those who are simply academic students of the Vedic scriptures cannot appreciate how such a development takes place.
How the Prama arises in the heart, it's difficult all this time.
So how the Prema arises in one's heart, it's very difficult to understand.
And even that person's behavior is difficult to understand.
Even that person's behavior is very difficult to understand. Even if one knows Shastra.
Is only for the most fortunate people.
Prabhupada said, achieving Ka Prema is only for the most fortunate people.
Those who study all the Vedas, that's not the qualification.
Those who study all the Vedas, that's not the qualification.
Actually, have we heard before Thy Raja sent Bhakti Yoga.
Actually, as we have heard before, by practicing Bhakti Yoga, O by having a special mercy, so.
What is something that we should all.
But that's something that we should all aspire for. All inauspiciousness is dispelled. There is no higher attainment for the Jiva soul than Prema Moksha. Liberation is a small and momentary aspect in comparison to Prema. Among the many byproducts of Prema Moksha is one result. If while having connection with matter Prema arises, that material connection is no longer perceived. The life of a devotee with Prema is entirely devoid of material association and full of Ka like a glow worm becomes concealed, concealed upon the rise of the sun. Similarly with the rules and regulations of Sadhana, Bhakti is concealed upon the rise of Prema. In the presence of Prema Bhakta, even the mundane world appears as Vaikuntha, the spiritual world.
So why Prana one is fully focused on Krishna.
So by Prema one is fully focused on Krishna.
Then I rushed it and they oh, it's already eight. And then I said oh yeah, ten in the class it's all conspiracy.
Me, I didn't say anything.
Hardly like to see even the material world as Vaikuntha.
How many of you like to see even the material world as vaikuntha. You know what the glow is? Night time they emit lights.
But in the daytime you don't see them.
In the daytime you don't see them.
At night you see them.
Night you see them.
So the kind of bird that has evidence of their nest downwards.
It's actually there is kind of bird. They have the nest looking facing downwards.
So they catch one of these glow worms.
So. So they catch this glow worm and stick them in the. Stick their head in the mud on the nest.
So that provides lighting in the nest.
What Sir Gumaj? That provides lighting in the nest.
So what do you think? Light bulbs.
So we think we are very advanced because we have light bulbs.
The glow worms are the light bulbs for the birds.
But the glow worms are the light bulbs for the birds. So they don't get any karma. For.
Class tomorrow morning.
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No, you can't.
That's a question. In which state we will see this world as Vaikuntha when you have Prema. That's an easy one.
Presence of prayer about the. Even the mundane world of the earth has.
In the presence of a Prema bhakti. Even the mundane world appears as vaikuntha. The spiritual world.
Does. Can someone attain Prema or Prema is only bestowed by the mercy of the Lord.
He asks someone can attain prema or it's being bestowed upon someone. It's of two kinds.
Rise to the.
So those who practice Sadhana bhakti gradually rise to the Ruchi Bhava stage. Bhava stage. Rati Bhava stage.
The original source. He rises through the Reynolds.
Then by one who practices on that stage, he rises to Prema stage. If someone is not performing Sadhana bhakti but they are showing the signs of Prema and they get it quite fast. Prasad Prashadotta Prema. Then it's called Prasadotta Prema Prema received by the Prasada. The mercy of the Lord Son in law Amoga. He was always a criticizer.
Then he criticized Lord Chaitanya and got cholera.
And then he criticized Lord Chaitanya and got cholera. And.
Lord Chaitanya heard, went over to Omoga's house.
And when Lord Caitanya heard, he went over to Amoga's house.
And he heard that Ozza was on a deathbed.
And he heard that Amoga was on the deathbed.
So he went and put his hand on the heart.
He went and put his hand on.
The heart of Amoga and he said, how are you lucky? These dirty things come on your heart.
And he said, how you let this dirty thing to come into your heart.
Envy, jealousy, fault finding.
Envy, jealousy, fault finding.
A Brahmin's heart is supposed to be pure.
The Brahmin's heart is supposed to be pure.
I get out.
So get up and chant Hare Krishna.
Then he rose, he went out of his bed and started chanting Hare Krishna.
And then he got down off his bed and started chanting Hare Krishna and displaying ecstatic symptoms. Even though he was an offender, Lord Chaitanya gave his mercy.
Why did you save him? He was an offender.
And then Sarobama Bhattacharya asked why did you save him? He's an offender you see, Just because you are dear to me, even the.
Dog is your family.
Even a dog in your family. I'll have mercy on that. Okay? Panchatatva Key Dev key is Khan Guru please bless all of them for everyone.
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