20250118- Second Stream — Analysis of the Gradual Rise of Prema

One is freed from all unwanted habits and becomes firmly fixed in devotional service. Thereafter one develops taste and attachment. This is the way of Sadhana Bhakti, the execution of devotional service according to the relative principles. Gradually emotions intensify and finally there is an awakening of love. This is the gradual development of love of Godhead. For the devotee interested in Ka Consciousness.

They say the Ten Commandments.

So in Christianity, in Ten Commandments they say that the first commandment is to love God. Is to love God.

They don't tell you how you develop love of God.

But they don't tell you how you develop love of God.

They do all kinds of sinful acts. I wonder why they don't develop.

They do all kinds of sinful act and they wonder why they don't develop love of God.

Saying the same thing again and again in different ways.

But here Bhakti Vinath Thakkar, he's saying the same thing again and again in different ways.

He asks. He's saying the same thing. Hawan gradually awakens our love.

Here he's saying the same thing. How one gradually awakens their love for God. From faith associating with from faith associating with devotees. Getting initiated and getting rid of bad habits. Becoming steady in devotional practices and develop taste and attachment and finally love.

This is a very scientific agile process.

So this is a very scientific gradual process.

This is the gradual.

This is the gradual development of love of Godhead.

For the devotee.

For the devotee interested in Ka Consciousness.

You have to develop this gradual process.

So you have to develop through this gradual process.

Affects Krishna consciousness, how it increases.

So your ethics in Ka consciousness always increases step by step.

Not something that happens overnight necessarily.

It's not something that happens overnight necessarily. It happens, it happens step by step. Gradual. A life devoid of ethics is akin to to that of animals. The sensory pleasures as a result of advancement of material science and arts driven through this type of intelligence is demoniac. It's all transient and insignificant. Through a moral life is bound by ethics since it lacks the thought of God in the life in the afterlife is suitable for a Jiva. It's not suitable for the jiva in the theistic moral life. Even though there is thought of God and the life and the afterlife, the aim of such life is impure, limited and unsatisfying. The soul cannot remain bound to that. The life of an impersonalist is utterly disgraceful. Utterly disgraceful and misguided. The life of a devotee is the only reliable path.

Takes on part of the process.

So if one takes a path of the process.

If they want to use modern science and life how to have a drywall.

Material life they want to take they want to use the modern science how to enjoy the life more.

It's actually demonic.

It's actually demonic.

It's all transient.

It's all transient. What's that insignificant.

And it hurts you a lot. Are given a facility that we can be. You don't have to be a sannyasi.

So in Kaliyuga, we are given this facility that we don't have to be a sannyasi.

Material happiness by being a grihasta.

There may be some material happiness by being a grihasta, but if there's not.

A Dhara God in the afterlife, it's not satisfying to the jiva.

If it is not in the thought of God in the afterlife, it is not satisfying for the jivas.

That are in all over the world.

We're facing the problem in all over.

The world how the population is decreasing.

That the population is decreasing by using.

Honor science and others want to have sex others without children.

Because by using modern scientific methods, one one wants to have sex happiness without children, the population is going down.

And ultimately it's not satisfying.

And ultimately it's not satisfying.

That's the only happiness that they don't know.

That's the only happiness that people know.

God consciousness, someone's religious, they're thinking about God.

So in God consciousness, someone who's religious, those who are not, those. Those are not always thinking about God, but they're praying to God, give me this, give me that.

And I saw objective of life as in the earth.

And their actual objective of life is impure and not an unsatisfying.

Impersonalism.

And that's my impersonalism. That's misguided.

Ka conscious devotee is the only liable.

And.

Appropriate path for a leva, the.

Life of a Ka conscious devotee. That's the only appropriate path and and reliable path for a jiva.

So how this explained to ordinary person.

How would you explain this to whom? To ordinary person.

So that's why a gradual process of the.

It's a gradual process of developing love of Godhead. This gradual process which was explained by Bhakti Veena Thakur.

On account of a real spiritual happiness.

One can achieve the real spiritual happiness of love of Godhead. Notes. Where is this book quoted from Bhagavad Gita? I think. Okay, okay, okay. I think this is a quote from the Bhagavad Gita. And when the yogi engages himself with sincere endeavor in making further progress, being washed of all contamination, then ultimately achieving perfection, after many, many births of practice, he attains the supreme goal. A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empirist, and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances be a yogi. And of all yogi, the one with great faith who always abides in me, thinks of me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to me. He is the most intimately, intimately united with me in yoga and is the highest of all. That's my opinion. Quoted from Bhagavad Gita, chapter 6, verses 45 to 47.

Show us how Bhakti Yoga unites us with Krishna.

So these verses from Bhagavad Gita show us how Bhakti Yoga unites us with Krishna in the best way. We're doing yoga, we're doing yoga.

Regular life is totally tough.

So yoga means regulated life. It's tough.

Yogi ultimately achieving perfection has many, many words of practice.

Yogi ultimately achieving perfection, after many, many births of practice, he attains the supreme goal. A yogi is greater than the ascetic, greater than the emperor, and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, Arjuna, in all circumstances be a yogi. And of all yogis, the one with great faith who always abides in me, thinks of me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to me. He is the most intimately united with me in yoga, in yoga, and is the highest of all. That's my opinion. Bhagavad Gita 6.45 to 47.

Is not just being able to sit and practical positions.

So yoga is not just being able to sit in postural positions.

Yoga means to unite.

Yoga means to be, to unite.

Higher the hall.

So Krishna is saying, of all the yoga, the highest of all the yoga is Bhakti Yoga.

Two days ago we have the Rose Ra dresses of the deities.

A few days ago we had the Pushpa Abhishek and we had flower dresses of the deity.

There were many ladies, yellow practice.

So mainly it was ladies, and at the end, some Brahmacharis, they were engaged in this yoga practice. It's beautiful.

Yes.

So our doing of yoga is completely different. Our doing of yoga is completely different.

How do you like that?

How do you like that? More from the Gita. Krishna says, I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto me in devotion is a Friend is in mine, and I am also a friend of him. Even if one commits the most abominable action, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly. Because he is properly situated in his determination, he quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that my devotee never perishes. O son of Pritha, those who take shelter in me, though to be of lower birth, women, women, Vaishyas, merchants and Shudras, workers, can attain the supreme destination. How much more this is so of the righteous Brahmanas, the devotees and the saintly kings, therefore, having come to this temporary miserable world, engage in loving service unto me. Quotation From Bhagavad Gita 9.29, 33.

Sometimes.

Reading, sometimes reading quotes from Bhagavad Gita one after another. It's very interesting.

How Krishna, the Lord offers service unto Krishna is a friend.

How Krishna is saying, devotees, those who offer service unto Krishna is your friend. It's in me.

I am also a friend.

I'm also. I'm also a friend to him or her.

And determination to serve the Lord.

So be fixed in determination to serve the Lord. Even if he commits. Even if he commits a very despicable activity. He. What was the last part? Gurumaj. He quickly becomes purified. Purified. Sorry.

And he tells Arjuna, declare it that my devotee never perishes.

And he tells Arjuna, declare that my devotees never perish.

I mean, it's so wonderful.

I mean, when Krishna is saying it's so wonderful.

And 5,000 years old, when.

Gita was struggling and 5,000 years ago, when the Gita was spoken, it was.

Before the Kali Yuga.

It was before the Kali Yuga and.

After the Krishna left the planet.

After Krishna left the planet, then Kali Yuga began.

So speaking to Arjuna, who was a prince, he was kingly.

So when Krishna was speaking to Arjuna, who was a prince, who was kingly. But Krishna says, women, righteous workers, sutras, they can all attain the supreme destination. What to speak of the Brahmanas and the saintly kings. Krishna is saying that we have come to this material world, which is temporary and miserable, so we can make the best use of the bad bargain and we serve Ka.

Serving Krishna means.

Serving Krishna means to go to Krishna. How many wants to go to Krishna? How many would like to stay in this miserable temporary world? Nobody raised the hands here. We can continue tomorrow. Sao execute his occupational duty properly for 100 birth becomes qualified to occupy the post of Brahma and if he becomes more qualified, he can approach Lord Shiva. A person who is directly surrendered to Lord Krishna or Vishnu in unalloyed devotional service is immediately promoted to the spiritual planets. Lord Shiva and other demigods attain these planets after destruction of this material world. A quotation From Srimad Bhagavatam 4.24.29.

So have you engaged perfectly in your organizational duties?

So if you engage perfectly in your occupational duties, you can become Lord Brahma. So if you are a devotee, if you surrender to Krishna, become an analog devotee, you will be immediately promoted to the spiritual planets. If someone is worried, how would I get to the spiritual planet.

Krishna? Sangh.

Krishna. If someone is worried about that, Krishna is saying, if you surrender to Krishna and perform unalloyed devotional service, then you immediately promote it to the spiritual planet. You don't have to go and live in the Brahmaloka Satya Loka, the higher planets, the other higher planets.

They can only get to the spiritual world. The destruction of this material world.

They can only get to the spiritual world after the destruction of this material world. So Krishna is assuring you, if you do unalloyed devotional service, then you will be immediately transferred to the spiritual world.

So I delay surrender to Krishna today.

So why do you delay surrender unto Krishna today. Hare Krishna. Why the ladies are raising their hand, not the man. They want to immediately go to Krishna's planets.

Say I sleeping. I woke up. I went to sleep. Physical therapist. I came in giving physiotherapy 49 minutes.

So you see, you see, I was sleeping and then I woke up and then I slept again. And then the physiotherapist came and he gave me a therapy for 45 minutes. Like that things got delayed.

Nobody wants to wake me up. As soon as I get up, I start a routine.

Nobody wants to wake me up. As soon as I get up, I'll start with my routine. So I become very late. A couple of hours ago, one of Srila Prabhupada's disciples, His grace Sabhapati Prabhu left his body at Mayapur Community Hospital. He was suffering from cancer for some time and was in palliative care for a few months here in Mayapur. He left his body today in the holy land of Shri Mayaavurtham. Today is also the disappearance day of Ramachandra Kavira. Disappearance day of Gopala Bhatta Goswami. So let's offer our prayers to his grace Abapati Prabhu's onward spiritual.

It.

On this Auschwitz day.

On this auspicious. So in auspicious day he left the material world whilst all the devotees were chanting.

This is one of the. None of us are being here.

This. This is one of the benefits of being here. In my. There are some questions from yesterday.

Can I ask them?

There's some questions from yesterday so I'll ask them.

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If we can even see the material world as spiritual world non different from Vaikuntha, why would we be motivated to attain the Lord's abode? Is there any difference therefore between being in Prema and thus the world or in this world or in the spiritual world?

That's why the devotees want to be engaged in service.

That's why the devotees want to be engaged. Want to be engaged in the service.

They engage in service, devotional service and they have Lolakrishna. It doesn't really matter where you are.

If you are engaged in devotional service and you are in love with Krishna then it really doesn't matter where you are.

Lord of that universe, Krishna or Lord Chaijanya are having their Dhaja.

You will go to that universe where Lord Krishna or Lord Chaitanya having their pastimes.

Lord Chaitanya, Nityananda, our Loyta, so many devotees.

When I go around the Panchatatva in the corner there's a picture of Lord Caitanya, Nithyananda Advaita surrounded by so many devotees.

And this is wonderful.

And it's wonderful.

So if Prabhupada in a spiritual world, I'd like to be there with him.

Prabhupada, if he's in the spiritual world, we'd like to be with him. But if he's doing some service in a spiritual preaching mission in other planets, so being there would be no difference this coming.

See, some people are fixed. I want liberation.

You see, some people are fixed. I want liberation. So that is impersonal Liberation, Vaikuntha liberation. There's Krishna Loka liberation.

Some devotees are always devotion.

Some devotees are happy to worship Lakshmi and Narayana. But some devotees want to worship Krishna either in Dwaraka Mathara or Braja.

And some devotees, even if there is no downtime comes down to some planet in the material world.

Some devotees, even if Krishna comes down to some planets in the material world, they don't mind doing that. They are happy to be with Krishna no matter where he is. Okay, the next question will end here. Guru Maharaj, we'll end here. Okay, there's a question.

All right. One version. One more.

Is it necessary to go to Kumbh Mela for devotees who live in Dam Sreedham Mayapur. Is it necessary to go to Kumbh Mela for the devotees who live in Sridhar Mayapur?

I got.

So like Bhakti Vijay Bhagwat Swami and his team, they go to Kumbh Mela to preach.

Some form of liberation.

Many people want to get some form of liberation.

It's very quick there.

It's very quick there.

So you get all these Myrantis, pilgrims.

So you get all these Mayavas, these pilgrims, other people.

400 million.

They're expecting around 400 million visitors.

They ran out of books.

So they ran out of books.

Very hard to get more books in the Kumbh.

It's hard to get more books in the Kumbh Mela.

One day they had to be without books.

So one day they had to be without books.

Figured out how to get the books there.

Then they figured out how to get the books there.

And as I said this morning, the goal is to distribute 700,000 books.

So as I said, so as I said this morning their goal is to distribute 700,000 Gitas.

I took a bath there.

So if you are in Kumbh Mela, I took a bath there.

But he had avoid when Nagalovas go waiting.

So you have to. But you have to avoid going to the Nagaba bus. They carry some kind of weapon. You have to finish it then. And they go and take the body. We were chanting Hare Krishna. They started smile to smile and dance. So it's a good preaching availability. People. Those who go to Kumbh Mela generally they are pious people. So they may think of impersonal liberation. I don't know what they want.

And so he had the opportunity to chant Hare Krishna and purify.

We have the opportunity to chant Hare Krishna and purify.

Mr. Albani, multi billionaire.

Mr. Adani, who's a multi billionaire, he.

Agreed that whatever Prasad Gila I'll give all.

So he agreed to whatever. To whatever Prasad you give out, I'll give the money.

The lawyers announced will you unlimited prasada.

So the devotees announced, we'll give unlimited prasada.

Unlimited.

Unlimited.

Come and take it.

Come and take it.

We hope they would have that kind of satvarda in myanport.

So we hope you could get that kind of support in Mayapur. Supporter in Mayapur.

We all have Prashad.

So In Kumbh Mela 400 million people we could go and give prashad. So devotees are going there for Prasad Distribution, Book distribution. Kirtan.

Our Prime Minister he was glorified robot.

Our Prime Minister he was glorifying Srila Prabhupada he said that I went to different places Every corner.

Every corner of the world.

Every corner of the world. Shipanchitvaki Praladna Shingadev Key Shla Prabhad Key Iskon Guruvindaki Nita Gor Primanande Hari Haribor.

Sam Namaste.

Dear devotees, there is a physical book table. Please look at intake Nobody is there. Okay, See one Mataji is standing there. Please take the opportunity of distributing Srila profile books. I hope you all love and like reading and distributing to others. Okay? Srila Prabhad Quotan Book Distribution the methods you have adopted to approach reviewers and convince them to review our books. How much has this attempt been successful? Reviewing is the only way for publishing or any publication. Wrote Srila Prabhupada to Gagamuni on September 22, 1969 and welcome to Gurmaja's virtual book table Kumbamela Gitadan Jagadeshwari Roshini Devidasi from Bhavan 14 Gitas Mamata Mukherjee from Kolkata, 4 Gitas Deva Pujita Keshwi Devidasi from Kolkata, 6 Gitas and Shantarupa Brajesh Das from Jharkhand, 11 Gitas Poli Ghoshal from Nadia, 1 Gita Pritimayi Bishaka Devidasi from Maya, 440 Gitas Sanjay Bhomik from Kolkata, 2 Gitas Ashwini Kumar Oja from Mumbai, 2 Gitas Ankit Bhargav from Ahmedabad, 5 Gitas Soba Ram Kumar Pardeshi from Pune, 4 Gitas Radharani Mandal from Birbhum, 6 Gitas Amit Bagh from Hoogly 2 Gitas Tapanchendra Mandal from Tamil Nadu, 1 Gita from Haryana, 6 Gitas from Bhardavan 1 Gita Bhupati Nithai Das from Birbum 2 Gitas Smriti Haripriya Devadasi from Tata, 11 Gita Kirtaneshwar Gauradas from Hyderabad, 40 Gitas Barundas from Kolkata to Gita Manjari Krishna Sevani Devidasi from Puri to Gita Supriya Roy from Jar Gram, 13 Gitas and Preeti Roy from Hooghly 2 Gitas Shankar Das from Nagaland, 8 Gitas Vinodini Garangi Devidasi from Assam, 3 Gitas Navadipeshwari Karuna Devidashi from Bangalore, 2 Gitas and Pooja Madhav Das from Midna Pool 11 Gitas Devendra Madhavadas from Udaipur 9 Gitas.

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Gopakula Raja Govinda Das from Tamil Nadu 2 Gitas Amiya Sagar Krishna thus from Odisha 2 Gitas and Purnima Datta from Nadia 3 Gitas Jeevananda Balaram Das from Mumbai 10 Gitas and Pula Ghurami from Kuwait 6 Gitas Anuradha Achita Priya Devidasi from UK 11 Gitas and we have Nitya Sevayatsabalachandra Channa Vinita Gandharvika Devdasyanda 4 small books and from Kasadesh Damini Devidas and her family one Gita and 10 small books. This is exactly in line with Srila Papa the instructions to guru maze that one is to 10 ratio and this family is consistently maintaining this service on a daily basis. Thank you for being a role model and example for all of us. Srila Prabhupada Transcendental Book Distribution Key Jai all those devotees get a special Narasimha Puja in a few hours from Navin Sridhar Mayapur. All of you devotees also bless them. Please bless them by calling out loudly after me.

Nitai Gauranga.

Please pass on this wonderful opportunity of participating in the pastime of Guru Maharaj in distributing Srila Prabhupada books even if it is a single Bhagavad Gita and just 10 small books. Please do WhatsApp Guru Maharaj Virtual Book Table so that we will announce your name in Srira Maypur, an international channel of Guru Maharaj's. Contact anytime at +919434760402 +919434760402 and stay tuned for tomorrow's Chaitanya class and no prayers. Let's do an intense praise for the speedy and full requiry of Guru Maharaj and Sabapati Prabhu who is a disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He just this evening he left his body so as and of course our prayers include for all those whose names not arrived but are celebrating their anniversaries today for their well being and blissful Krishna consciousness. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare thank you. Let us offer our respectful humble obeisances.

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See you all tomorrow.