Lord Chaitanya continues his exposition of spontaneous devotional service (raganuga bhakti).
Such advanced devotional service has nothing to do with the imitative practices of the sahajiyas.
Discussion of the external versus internal aspects of raganuga bhakti.
If one engages himself in the service of Radha and Krsna in this way, he can transcend the regulative principles enjoined in the sastras and, through his spiritual master, fully engage in rendering spontaneous love to Krsna.
Lord Chaitanya declares that the result of devotional service is love of Godhead.
Exposition of the progressive states of devotional service according to regulative principles (sadhana-bhakti).
The nine symptoms of fructified ecstatic love of Godhead are listed.
Material enjoyment, mystic power and sense gratification do not appeal to the devotee.
Sripad Puri Maharaja clarifies that the narrative explanation of nature, employed by modern scientists, differs from an ontological understanding. Thus, science is a very superficial and manipulative process.
Here is the recording of 10 December 2011 satsanga.
A jiva soul who ignores the supremacy of Lord Sri Krsna, a nitya-baddha, develops a deep-rooted enviousness toward the Supreme Lord.
If by great fortune such a fallen jiva comes in contact with a nitya-siddha (a mahajan — a divine agent of Lord Sri Krsna), and comes to develop genuine faith toward that mahajan, he/she can recognize his/her eternal constitutional position as an eternal servant of the Lord, jivera ‘svarupa’ haya — krishnera ‘nitya-dasa’.
Narada describes the yogic processes pursued by Maharaja Dhrtarastra.
Discussion of the sati rite, whereby a chaste woman followed her husband into the fire of death.
Thus concludes the 13th chapter of the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam.
Here is the recording of 07 December 2011 Satsanga.
Everyone, regardless of position, is under the control of the Supreme Lord.
The eternal living entity transmigrates from one body to another under the law of karma. An intelligent human being is not bothered by bodily gain or loss.
A conditioned soul is under the control of eternal time (kala), action (karma) and the modes of material nature (guna).
The best remedy for escaping the clutches of kala is the practice of bhakti-yoga.
Discussion of kala versus the gunas.
Eating the remnants of food offered to the Supreme Lord is the means to overcome the natural law of existence, that the weaker living being becomes subsistence for stronger living beings.
Here is the recording of 30 November 2011 Satsanga.