Pure devotee starts from a madhyama. Madhyama is a pure devotee. We will say 'pure devotee' and then put it way off in the distance. No, pure devotional service can be performed from niṣṭhā.

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2011-03-29-BVPS-BG-18.66-67-Manifestations-of-forms-of-activities.mp3 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. Things are only forms to achieve particular qualities. We may be perplexed - how to

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2011-01-17-BVPS-BG-9.30-9.34-Accidental-activities-and-consciousness.mp3 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. We have to be able to separate situation, activities and consciousness. Our situation is generated

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-12-31-BVPS-BG-9.26-9.28-Not-demanding-worship.-Yoga-or-bhakti-analized.mp3 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. Devotees quickly become righteous, pious. We tend to mix mundane piety with devotion. 06:00 The principle

Reading from Bhagavad-gita Study Guide: "Taking care of the devotees is not a burden for the Lord.  Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains in his commentary: "One should not say that in giving the burden of their maintenance to their worshipable Lord the devotees show lack of prema.  In fact they

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-12-24-BVPS-BG-8.17-9.2-Yoga-is-connection.-Bhakti-is-always-yoga.-It-is-cit-and-hladini.mp3 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. One should usually understand both material and spiritual world to be inspired. During annihilation, jiva's

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-12-21-BVPS-BG-8.9-8.16-Who-are-pure-devotees-and-how-to-see-them.mp3 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. We study different aspects of karma-yoga, jnana-yoga etc, to easier understand bhakti in the conditioned

http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year1/bg101/2010-12-17-BVPS-BG-7.27-8.3-Desire-and-hate.Connotation-of-yoga-misra.mp3 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. Krishna is free from the contamination of the material modes, therefore He can know things