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Lecture Notes Srila Prabhupada Lecture on Nectar of Devotion Recorded in Vrindavan India, October 20th 1972 1. Nature is doing everything a. I am desiring and contacting modes of Material nature - 3.27 2. Mother is Yoni and father is Bijam 3. Why different types of body a. Guna and modes 4. Three modes a. Sato i. Next life in sato if I associate in Sato ii. Higher standard of life b. Rajo i. Passion 1) Next life is passionate c. Tamo i. Ignorant ii. 4 kinds of sinful activities 1) Intoxication iii. Very abominable iv. They go downwards 5. Everyone is enjoying a particular type of rasa and nature offering him a particular type of body a. E.g Hog, Pigs are fine and get that type of body 6. Way of transmigration of soul a. All are souls and have covering i. Like a dream there is subtle covering b. Covering developed by association of mode of nature 7. But in this life if we associate with devotees and develop KC a. Aim of life should be to serve the acaryas i. Tadera carana sayi bhakta sane bhaas 8. If we read NoD regularly a. Means associating with SRG 9. If we act accordingly then we are serving their lotus feet 10. People don’t know siddhanta, the conclusion a. CC is advised - if we neglect siddhanta then we misunderstand Krsna, the conclusion is not be neglected 11. Don’t try to understand Radha Krsna love affairs a. First try to serve the six goswamis 12. SRG is not teaching loving affairs, he is teaching how to become a pure devotee first a. Annabhilashita shumyam …… 13. Raga marga will be revealed automatically, its not artificial 14. Relationship with Krsna cannot be established artificially a. It will be revealed gradually as we advanced b. When we are trained up properly i. Svarupa Siddhi 1) Attained at a certain stage 2) When training is complete 3) Not learnt artificially 15. Have to execute Devotional service with enthusiasm and patience a. Utsah - Enthusiasm is first i. Dullness will not help you 1) A person can become a preacher if he has got life a) A dead man cannot become a preacher ii. Not that one has to become a very learned scholar 1) But enthusiasm is required 16. We cannot know Krsna 100 % a. But he revealed as much as we can know 17. Nischayat a. Just like a married woman will get a child , sooner or later i. If she serves her husband b. Similarly When we have entered Devotional service i. Success is assured 1) Be patient and enthusiastic a) Not that immediate I want a child 2) There may be so many imperfections ii. Dhairya Execute patiently :18:41 1) Success is guaranteed 18. Min 16 rounds a. It is diff job to finish 64 or 120 b. Observing the 4 Regs c. Then we are abiding with SM and Sastra and then success is guaranteed. 20. If we engage in KC and we don’t become perfect but we fall down a. Then also human life is guaranteed 21. Whatever you have done sincerely , that is recorded in the book a. Krsna has an accountant for devotees i. Krsna keeps It personally ii. Ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham 22. Except KC activities all activities are Karma bandhana 23. Merging into brahma jyoti is also bandhana a. Aruchya kichena…. 24. Param pad means for a. Devotees i. Service and go to vrindavan b. Gyani i. Merging into impersonal brahman ii. Again falls down 1) Because a) No variety in brahman effulgence b) No pleasure c) So they come back to philanthropy i) Mayavadis are very rigid in their principles of sannyasa life ii) We can go up to other planets but if we don’t get the shelter then we come back c. With higher taste one will not be attracted to philanthroy i. Param drishtva nivartante 25. If one artificially renounce and doesn't get the shelter of Krsna, he falls down 26. Must always keep ourselves busy in transcendental loving service of Krsna to prevent a fall down ************************ Preaching is the Essence 1. More we preach more strength we get a. Anyone who is preaching the message of Lord Caitanya 2. Krsna's advise is to give up all other kinds of worship and take to his worship a. Kamais tais tair hrta jnana…anya devata 3. Our business is to preach the same message through the mercy of CM 4. Follow CM means to follow 6 goswamis a. Parampara system 5. CMP asked all indians to preach a. Bharata bhumite hoile …. b. It is our duty 6. Follow yourself and spread the message extensively 7. KC message is - Krsna stu Bhagavan svayam a. Krsna is 100 % God i. Narayan is 96 % ii. Lord Siva is 84 %... And so on 8. Even kids can preach a. Who is Krsna - SPG i. Isvarah paramah krsna…. ii. He is supreme controller 1) No controller over him iii. Krsna tattva or Vishnu Tattva 9. People think liberation is ultimate goal a. But liberation is insignificant in front of Dev Service 10. SB says Dharma Artha , Kama and Moksha are nothing in front of Dev Service a. Devotee is above liberation 11. Devotional Service is called pancam purushartha a. This must be the goal of life 12. Sex life is so strong that you cannot be satisfied - a. It will be satisfied only when you come to KC 13. Materialistic person sometimes get go to path of rejection and reject everything a. Even after liberation one may fall down from brahma jyoti b. But one who does not take shelter of lotus feet of Krsna , there is chance to fall down 14. One who neglects to shelter of lotus feet, even on libration platform , there is chance to falldown 15. But as soon as you are engaged in loving service of SPG, immediately we feel liberation , that is practical a. Bhakti paresanu bhava b. We will experience yourself that I am different from this i. One needs no certificate from others about that satisfaction ii. There is a taste 1) Param dristva nivartante - they have found something better 2) We give up better comfortable life 16. We don’t require furniture, we can lie down anywhere 17. Unless one becomes little advance and have little taste of DS, one cannot give up pleasures
Hare Krsna , I try to make notes while i listen to lectures here.. I thought may be I can share all my notes here...it may be helpful to others. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada Ys, ronnie
