20250119- Second Stream — Analysis of the Gradual Rise of Prema part 2

Nithyananda Krishna Krishna Rama Rama Hare Krishna Dear devotees, today we will continue with the reading from Sri Chaitanya Shikshamrita by Shla Satchitananda Bhakti Vinod Thakur Tatsadda Dana Munayogna Vairakya Yuktaya Pashyan Tyatmani Chatmanam Bhaktiya Shruta Grihitaya. The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that the absolute truth by rendering devotional service in terms of what he has heard from the Vedanta Shruti. A quotation from Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.12 so.

Yeah, seriously, because student are sage.

So here a seriously inquisitive student or sage.

Realize. They realize the absolute truth by rendering Pratiyala.

By rendering Bhakti Yoga.

Another sutra is condensed as natural commentary.

The natural commentary to the Vedanta Sutra is the Rmad Bhagavatam and.

Raghavaka had explained how one gradually reaches Prema.

So Bhakti Vinod Thakur has explained how one gradually reaches Prema Shraddha Shraddha Faith Parameshwara, supreme personality of Godhead is Sarvamaya all, pervasive and omnipresent Sarvakarta, Creator of all and Sarva Vaniyanta all controller Sarvan Yanta. Okay, sorry. Deep attachment towards him is good. Whatever other good things are there, all of them are subordinate to this attachment. Karma in the form of one's own efforts and Jnana in the form of intelligence are very limited, finite. Through them, Parameshwara cannot be satisfied. Selfless devotion to the Lord is the duty of the living entity. The soul is eternally a servant of God. Association with the material world is the downfall. Material association causes the bondage of unworthiness. Turning away from God is the cause of this suffering. The soul itself is the Hetu Karata cause of its own bondage. God is the Prayoga Karata of its action. After the soul as the cause, God is the initiator. Since the soul is not dependent and cannot act without the help of the Lord. The world is not false. It is indeed real but not eternal. The world is a prison for the unfit soul's punishment. God is merciful. The living entity is suffering and the Lord personally accompanies him in order to deliver him from suffering. The Lord is always diligent to bestow upon the living entity the nectar of his unlimited pastimes through the living entity's own endeavor. By the way of developing his qualifications. The Lord could deliver everyone instantly if he wished. But his inconceivable pastimes gradually cultivate the devotional path for the living entity. This is his intimate instruction effort. A father can give all his wealth to an unworthy son. But he finds greater joy in making his son worthy before giving him his wealth. This is the manifestation of Lord's affection.

We start out with a little faith.

So we start out with a little faith.

Actually I said here.

Actually I said here.

He could immediately give all the mercy to a living entity.

If Krishna wants immediately, in a second he can give out all the mercy to the living entity.

Rather than give his wealth to an ungodly son, rather make the son worthy.

So rather than giving it to an unworthy son, he make the son worthy and then give it to him. Give the wealth to him. Sorry.

Pride of the Lord.

So you should pray to the Lord. You should pray to the Lord to take shelter of his lotus feet and.

Be worthy to receive his mercy and.

To be worthy to receive his mercy.

First stage faith.

And this is the first stage faith.

One comes to the classes, starts to listen. This listening and faith.

So one comes to the classes and starts to listen. This listening indicates faith. Krishna's mercy. That's his affection.

But he wants to see the devotee is qualified to receive it.

So he wants to see that the devotee is qualified to receive it.

If the devotee reciprocate.

If the devotee don't reciprocate with Ka and it's difficult for him to get the mercy is the ultimate and immediate benefit for the soul. This trust is called Shraddha. Servitude to the Lord is the ultimate and immediate benefit for the soul. This type of Vishwasa trust is called Shraddha. We have written sorry, we have written elaborately. But to say in brief Bhagavad Viswasha Viswasa. Trust in the Lord is what is called Shraddha faith. When firm trust in the truth about the Supreme Lord and recognition of one's own smallness arise, the words of the faithful person begin to express the previously mentioned statements. Analyzing the truth of trust reveals that different types of beliefs are beliefs are embedded within the ultimate trust in the Supreme Lord. The form of the supreme of supreme bliss. Sri Sri okay. As referred to this trust as the seed of the creeper of devotion Service Bhakti Lata Beach.

So giving us this opportunity so put our firm raised firm trust in the work.

So Lord Chaitanya is giving us the opportunity to put our full Faith Full trust in the words of.

We see the deities in the temple are very great.

We see the deities in the temple. They are very great.

Krishna.

Krishna. He creates Anantukoti Brahmanda, Lord Caitanya and his associates. They want to deliver all the conditioned souls. So.

All these things on the mind.

All these things come to one's mind when he sees the Lord. The awakening of Shadda faith depends on Sukriti. Upon observing the lives of devotees, it is seen that some have developed faith by impartially studying the scriptures. Many have gained faith through association with saints and their teachings. Faith in the truth of devotion by practicing their duties and gradually becoming averse to the results of actions. Some have developed faith. When they have developed dissatisfaction and sense of desert with the fruits of knowledge, some have suddenly developed faith. Therefore, no fixed rule for the awakening of faith is found. The faith which is the seat of the creeper of devotional service Bhakti Lata beach transcends the prescribed rules. Hence it is said that faith awakens only in the fortunate souls. The end of karmic qualification and awakening of faith happen simultaneously.

You see that Prabhat, he really gave out his faith.

So we can see that Rla Prabhupada he really gave out this faith.

And wherever he went, people started out, right?

Wherever he went, people started to develop faith.

And faith may appear in different ways.

Faith may appear in different ways but there is no hard and fast rules that faith has to come in this way.

So someone else organic of faith, hands on. Consider that person is very fortunate.

If someone has the awakening of faith, it's considered that the person is very fortunate. You're all very fortunate. If one has the association of devotees then they can go up to the next stage. If one has faith in devotees, they can go up to the next stage.

Sadha Sangha.

2 Sadhusanga Yes, Sadhusanga association with devotees. Shraddha Faith has awakened. The living entity has become anxious. He is completely controlled by undesirable things due to association with material nature. Nisharga what can he do to eradicate Anarthas unwanted things? Upon examining this, he seeks the shelter of the feet of saintly persons who have already transcended Anarthas. Yearning for saintly association. Sadhusanga he searches and by the mercy of Krishna obtains the association of Sadhus. This is the first sign of the awakening of love. Prema as mentioned in the Bhagavatam Satam Prasanga Rasayana Kathah Kapil Dev says in the association of pure devotees. Discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge, one gradually becomes at once on the path of liberation and thereafter he is free and his attraction becomes then real devotion and devotional service begin. Srimad Bhagavatam when one wants to hear from pure devotees about Krishna.

Hearing is very purifying.

That hearing is very purifying.

And his real devotion and devotional service began.

And Israel devotion and devotional service began. So first we have hearing rather faith.

Then we associate with pure devotees and.

Then we associate with pure devotees. And.

In this way we're rather.

This way we are gradually rising up.

As we are pure devotees, we are increasing in our Prema Bhakti.

As we are associating with pure devotees, we are actually increasing in our Prema Bhaksi performance of devotional service to Krishna. Those who obtain saintly association engage in Bhajana Kriya of hearing and chanting Harikotha and remembering Harinam forms, qualities and pastimes. By practicing the previously mentioned five forms of Vaidi Bhakti the root causes of anarthas such as desires for sense gratification become subordinate to devotion. Even though the anarthas remain in the body, the desires are renounced. The Bhajana Kriya is the second step towards attaining Prema. O twice born sages. By serving those devotees who are completely freed from all vice, great service is done. By such service one gains affinity for hearing the messages of Vasudeva. Sri Krishna, the personality of Godhead who is the Paramatma super soul in everyone's heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who has developed the urge to hear his messages which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.

So at this stage of Bajnagria one is refining to koshers.

So in this stage of Bhajana Kriya one is performing devotional service. Krishna.

This takes one usually takes initiation.

In this stage one usually takes initiation.

Starts to really practice.

And starts to really practice devotional service.

Get rid of all the Anarthas.

Get rid of all the anarthas.

This is called second step towards attaining Prema.

This is told as the second step towards attaining Prema.

How many do you want? Right now Krishna's in our heart, so.

Krishna is in our heart. He can see if somebody is developing the urge and desire to hear.

His messages.

To hear his messages. I mean Krishna has done many pastimes and.

His pastimes. Whether his sign of iron.

His pastime like swallowing the fire in swallowing the.

Fire in Braja Whether dancing on the.

Heads of Kaliya Whether dancing on the heads of the Kaliyah all of his different pastimes all of his different pastimes.

Are naturally helping us to understand the unlimited qualities of Krishna.

Naturally helping us to understand the unlimited.

Qualities of Kaal is all speculation imagination.

But the non devotees they say this is all speculation imagination.

We have to hear from devotees.

So we have to hear from devotees.

And the messages are thus righteous and.

Probably heard of who hear the messages which are virtuous. And when properly heard and chanted some of the people they are not realized and they don't chant them properly. Chant them properly. Like Sa.

He was purified by Lord Chaitanya.

Anyway, he was purified by Lord Chaitanya. He got forgiven by Shiva stalker.

So.

Who would dance for 70. So Vakrishwar pandit was the in law of this person.

He eventually understood Lord Chaijanya was Krishna.

So he preached to him and he eventually understood that Lord Chaitanya was Krishna.

When I hear all the Palestine Krishna were on the.

When we hear the pastimes of Krishna or Goranga Krishna and Goranga we get purified. Somebody could.

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