Category: Knowledge

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 3 Part 3

Sutras: 19 & 20

Highlights: Eknath’s wife giving up her body after hearing her husband is dead; Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, C.19, v.16, when the gopis saw Krishna returning home; living a state of para-bhakti: complete surrender and service to the Supreme Lord; story of Bhakti Devi from Puri…and more

Duration: 29 min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 3 Part 2

Sutras: 16, 17 & 18

Highlights: Not an idol, but the essence of the Supreme Lord; external worship becomes internal; Manasa-puja; Ramakrishna slapping queen Rani Rasmani; listening to the glory of the Lord; Gita Ch. 10, v 9; Parikshit listening to Sukadeva Goswami; Ratnakar transformed into sage Valmiki; Tulsidas…and more

Duration: 57 min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 3 Part 1

Sutras: 14 & 15

Highlights: Health of mind and body allows you to serve the Divine; overthinking, overeating, to fulfill desire; work and worship; majority of people don’t know why they are living; Samarth Ramdas and St. Tukaram; Narayana-seva: serving the Lord present inside of everyone, every animal, and nature…and more

Duration: 51 min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 2 Part 4

Sutra: 11

Highlights: God created only the religion of love; the Gita, the Bhagavatam, etc., are guides that help transcend the limitation; read the Gita daily; the scriptures aren’t just books; Ch. 12, v. 12; three kinds of austerities; preparing the ground for bhakti to manifest; knowing what bhakti is; the power of maya…and more

Duration: 1hr 3 min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 2 Part 3

Sutras: 9 & 10

Highlights: Bhagavad Gita Ch. 8, verse 14; bringing the mind back; fasting and focusing upon the Lord Himself, for whom you are fasting; You can’t serve two masters; Gajendra; depend on the Lord Himself and he will send the right person to help you…and more

Duration: 48 min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 2 Part 2

Sutras: 7 & 8

Highlights: lust vs. love; Chintamani, the courtesan; Bilva Mangal; when sexual energy transforms into spiritual energy, it becomes the energy of divine contemplation; Bhagavad Gita Ch. 3, verse 39-40; the power of discrimination ; ‘Whatever you do, offer it all unto Me.’…and more

Duration: 1hr 10min

Narada Bhakti Sutra Day 2 Part 1

Sutra: 6

Highlights: Bhakti saints often appear to be mad; Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; when a test comes, you can see how much one has truly surrendered; Guruji drinking liquor in a monastery; devotees start to look like their guru; Bhagavad Gita Ch.5, v. 22; yoga is not gymnastics; bhajan: Aisi Lāgi Lagan

Duration: 54 min