PHILOSOPHICAL DEFINITIONS LECTURE #2, 19th Sep 2008, Bhaktivedanta Academy, Sridham Mayapur http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/2015/03/20080919_Philosophical_Definitions.mp3 HH BVPS Maharaja: Name, form, qualities and pastimes. The name establishes the form, creates the attraction. Then the qualities one becomes attached to because of this one will engage in pastimes. That will bring about your sambandha, prayojana
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rudlurn3pD8&w=536&h=397] QUESTIONS Q.1: It is said that a woman should serve Krishna through husband, and only in this way she will return to the spiritual world. What to do if due to various circumstances woman is alone, without a husband? HH BVPS Maharaja: Means, the devotee is serving Krishna.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnlIzH09_Y&w=536&h=397] FAMILY RELATIONSHIP SEMINAR, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 20TH AUGUST 2007, PART 2 QUESTIONS Q.1: Is there any meaning in talking about demoniac influence on Grihastha Ashram? Is it the reason for most of the divorces? HH BVPS Maharaja: Basically the Grihastha Ashram not working is just lack of knowledge of
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP SEMINAR, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 19th AUGUST 2007, PART 1 Human life is meant to realize God. So that means everything in God's creation is connected to Him. So what's correct means it's connected to God and what's incorrect means it's not connected to God. That's the real definition of
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #24 Budapest, Hungary, 10th Aug 2007 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070810_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.MP3 Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya So human life is special. That specialness is that it can be connected, or one can understand one's relationship with Godhead. Other species can't understand these things.
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #23 Budapest, Hungary, 10th Aug 2007 Part 3 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070810_3_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 Prabhu: Maharaja, you were saying that the order of the mind is sambandha-prayojana-abhideya, and the order of the intelligence is sambandha-abhideya-prayojana... HH BVPS Maharaja: Means, you are looking at it from... It's which aspect you are looking
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #21 Budapest, Hungary, 10th Aug 2007 Part 1 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070810_1_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 The philosophy of Acintya-bhedabheda-tattva then affords an understanding that is hard to get within any other philosophy. You have the element that contradictory aspects can be reconciled with each other. So the point we will discuss is
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #22 Budapest, Hungary, 10th Aug 2007 Part 2 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070810_2_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.mp3 So this is the application of the philosophy into the culture. You see, it's direct, as it's explained, that's the way it's applied. Does that make sense? So much of the social difficulties we have is simply
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #20 Eger, Hungary, 9th Aug 2007 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070809_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.MP3 HH BVPS Maharaja: So we see in conclusion of this process of buddhi-yoga is that one is trying to engage oneself fully in Krishna's service. So body, mind and words are then engaged according to one's natural propensities, and
MAN WOMAN INTERACTION LECTURE #18 Eger, Hungary, 8th Aug 2007 Part 1 http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/seminars/manwoman97/20070808_1_BVPS_Eger_Hungary.MP3 HH BVPS Maharaja: Some question? Prabhu: So what is success in the grihastha ashrama, a family?