Here are a few points from the talk Maharaja gave:
Krishna Consciousness is a positive affair - NOT negative
Difficulties in spiritual life are caused by a friction in the mind and heart when we resist the process.
This is my favorite from this lecture!
Trains of thought analogy:
The mind is like a train station with many platforms and
so many trains of thought.
We have to make sure we get on the right train.
We have to practice taking the train to Goloka.
If we get on the wrong train then our mind becomes disturbed -
this is how we know we are on the wrong train.
So we have to get off at the immediate next stop and
get on the right train of thought.
Another nice one.
We must take the order of Guru into our heart and then call upon it in desperation at the time of need.
This was a nice talk - although short because Maharaja was feeling some serious discomfort in his back.
The evening before this talk he gave a Sanga talk with about five devotees. Maharaja sat up and read form Brhad Bhagavatamrta for almost ninety minutes. He was so enlivened.
Here is how I described the mood on the evening in a poetic prose.
The devotees sit and listen with ears attentive to the message of Godhead - eager to understand a deeper instruction for practical application in their lives. This is listening with wrapped attention.
Some highlights of that talk were:
Maharaja read from Chapter Three of Part Two, Volume Two starting with verse 123
The devotional mentality is this:
We know we are Krishna's servant and he is supporting us, so no need to worry - BUT still we work.
In all scriptures Krishna tells us what he wants from us:
LOVE which means devotional service, the active principle of love, the expression of that love.
Maharaja is getting fired up now!
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