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

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/classes/bhagavad-gita-seriatim/

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

The following are lecture notes briefly delineating its contents.

  • Why or why not does Krishna give material facilities.
  • Even demons are attracted to aspects of Krishna, but it just gets lower and lower.
  • 05:20 All words describe Krishna

  • 12:00 Sun dynasty is prominent and it is mostly described in the shastras
  • Wonder means there is not much intimacy. Wonder is in sambandha
  • 15:00 Modern education had difficulty understanding Vedas, because Vedic knowledge is based on relationships
  • 15:50 All activities are present in abhideya. Explanation of catur-vyuha
  • Field, inspiration, intelligence don't mean much unless they are applied. The result is only gained through application, therefore Vasudeva is prominent. But in establishing the environment, Sankarshana is prominent. All Vaikuntha murtis expand from Him. Balarama operates the existence, Krishna performs pastimes within it.
  • 20:00 Grammatical explanation of Krishna's supreme position.
    Abhideya is the central feature, but still all three of them are not different. Breaking them apart helps us to develop detachment.
  • 29:20 Krishna only interacts by His internal potency. Even the universal form was shown by internal potency
  • 32:30 Krishna cannot be attained by anything other than devotional service.
  • 34:00 Form of devotional service will still look like study, charity, worship etc, but the consciousness is different
  • 37:00 We cannot be nice to Krishna, but not nice towards His family - all living entities
  • 37:30 We usually think that we will gain things by study, sacrifice etc.
  • It is not possible to counteract bad work by good work. We get rid of lower taste by higher taste.
  • Primary is always remembering Krishna, secondary is never forgetting
  • Only the devotees can actually see the universal form, but this is not the greatest thing.
    If one is not attracted by Krishna the person, we might get distracted by subtle mechanics
  • 47:30 Pure devotional service means we are engaged in activities of karma, jnana etc, but we understand that there is nothing to gain from that engagement
  • 51:30 Mayavadis, according to their own philosophy, should fast. Devotees are cooking and eating to please Krishna.
  • 53:00 One should deal properly with the waiter, this is a form of respecting the Lord
  • Irresponsible bachelors have much to think of.
  • 54:40 All goals ultimately end in Krishna
  • Beauty is the primary opulence of Krishna
  • 62:00 STARTING CH 12
  • Devotional service is the most easy and expedient process, there is no comparison to that.
  • Opulence stays if we are unattached, but if we are attached, she becomes uncomfortable and goes away
  • Even for the impersonalist to achieve their goal, they must have a conception of Supreme and perform good work
  • 80:00 there are extremely few examples of impersonalists becoming devotees
  • 83:00 impersonalists can only attain liberation if they accept Krishna's form
    Brahman is not "ON" unless connected to Krishna
  • 87:00 Unless there is difference of perception, there cannot be happiness
  • 88:25 It is actually not possible to know the impersonalist philosophy without knowing the personal
  • Materialistic knowledge is ultimately the cause of one's destruction
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