The greatest Danger
What is the greatest danger? Greatest danger is coming to the cycle of birth, death, old age and disease.
Move Forward
1. Slow and steady, move forward and go Back to Godhead, whether present generation or past generation, anybody can go.
2. Actually pure devotee does not care for going back to Godhead. But in kali-yuga, we are very fallen. So Prabhupada said, “Try to go back to Godhead”.
Eligibility
One may do a lot of service, but to control six anarthas (kama, krodha lobha etc.), that is difficult, very difficult. You will definitely get some credit for your service, but if you want to go back Home, back to Godhead, you must control these anarthas. Krishna is situated in pure goodness which is free from any tinge of these bad qualities.
Real Austerity
1. Austerity means Mangal Arati, finish your 16 rounds before Mangal Arati. Listen Srimad-Bhagavatam every morning and evening, take Krishna prasadam and nothing from outside, work very-very hard for serving Krishna rest of the time, Don’t keep material desires, don’t commit offense to vaishnavas.
2. Do as much austerity that you feel as a little difficult. Don’t overdo. Instead, our austerity is to get up early in the morning and attend mangal-arati. Do whatever our authority instructs us, even if we don’t like it.
Meant for Human life
Only Chanting may take many lifetimes. Along with chanting, one has to do ‘Tapasya’, austerities. Austerity is meant for Human life, No Austerity.. ‘Animal’.
Subhag Swami on Materialistic life vs Spiritual Life
Materialistic life means life of sense gratification. Spiritual life means trying to please Krishna.
Sadhana
1. Sadhana means you have to do some tapasya. Tapasya means to do what you don’t like.
2. Bhaktivinoda Thakur said, “don’t get frustrated, stick to it!
Spiritual Attachment
1. Bhakti means developing attachment to Krishna & Karshana, service to Krishna and His devotees. Hearing, chanting, remembering Krishna’s name, form, pastimes.
2. Someone was saying, “Maharaja! I am coming to vrindavan again and again.” That is good. It means he has got some attachment. Now we have to see this attachment should get thicker and thicker & we become detach from material world.
3. Bhakti relates to heart. Heart relates to attachment. To develop bhakti, you have to develop attachment to Krishna and Karshna.
Rarity of Human Life
Human Life is Sudurlabha. Durlabha means rare. Sudurlabha means rarest of the rare. Make the best use of every second
Setting Goal
Our goal is how to become Krishna conscious, to associate with sadhus, to become attached to Krishna, to serve Krishna.”