Bhagavad-Gita Seriatim #20 - The Transcendental Teachings of HH Bhaktividyā Pūrṇa Svāmī

This course is part of Sastra-Caksus, Year 1 and consists of 91 lectures, available on:

Given in Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur, September 2010-April 2011

The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents.

Beginning: Nature is the medium to use in Krishna's service, but how to do that is defined by Shastra, not that we are controlled by that nature
Senses, mind, intelligence are dead matter, but because the Lord has entered them, they appear real.

04:30 Duties of particular varnas/ashramas come in packages, don't pick and choose
Using body, senses etc. has to be in the mood of naishkarmya, otherwise there is still danger to be carried away. Rule on itself will not make it work, there has to be determination. Goodness is maintenance, passion only great for starting things.
11:00 Everything functions according to rules and regulations
To get any result, even materialistic, one has to function in present, in goodness, according to naishkarmya
15:00 Even Mayavadis endeavor for a result, Brahmananda
No one except Vaishnavas can actually become self-realized
19:20 In 1970s most devotees admitted that they came because of Prasadam
We always require good association to advance
27:20 Spiritual masters get overburdened by disciples' questions regarding their engagement on material platform
34:00 Explanation of knowledge in the three gunas
Modern knowledge is in passion
Opposing or insulting the scriptures is ignorance
45:30 Liberated platform is not enough, there has to be love for the Lord
In lust we consider matter the cause of our happiness
The greater our devotion and detachment, the more facility we are awarded and vice versa
We get out of the material world by knowledge. Engagement of the senses, washing pots etc. is the beginning, but devotees should develop proper knowledge.
Very end - lust can only be conquered by danda.