Gadadhara BV - Notes
Gadadhara BV - Notes
Mock-session
- We will not do Kirtan and Chanting
- Mangalacharan
मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिं ।यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्द माधवम् ॥
Transliteration
mūkaṁ karoti vācālaṁ paṅguṁ laṅghayate giriṁ ।yatkr̥pā tamahaṁ vande paramānanda mādhavam ॥
English Meaning
I bow to paramananda Madhava, whose Kripa transforms the dumbinto a speaker and makes the lame climb the mountain.I remember and admire this grace flowing fromMadhava’s expression of supreme bliss.
- Ice Breaker - How do you deal with stress? - Kunal
- Establish cadence at the start - right after Ice Breaker - Kunal
- Namamrita - request reading
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Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Vishnu, in Tretä-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dväpara-yuga by serving the Lord's lotus feet can be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kåñëa mahä-mantra.
- Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.52
𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧 – “𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐮𝐠; 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠.”
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- Passage for Discussion
The Discovery questions can be answered by reading from the passage, but the Understanding questions must be answered in the Members’ own words, but based on the Passage, while the Application questions must be based on the Members’ own experience.
Discovery:
1. Mention some inequalities we find in life among different people in their enjoyment and suffering.
- An apparently pious person suffering greatly
- 2 persons born on the same day at the same time having different lives
Understanding:
1. Why do even pious people suffer sometimes?
- Each individual soul is alone responsible for its own Karma. They might have gained some pious credits in the past lives, which is why they are engaged in pious activities in this life. But they have to still pay for their past Karma for the impious acts.
- The soul needs to cleanse itself of all the impious acts and its results to stop reincarnating and going through all the material suffering.
- Actions are like seeds - sometimes they give results right away and other times they stay dormant to fructify in future - same or a different life.
- Example of granary
aprarabdha-phalam papam
kutam bijam phalonmukham
kramenaiva praliyeta
visnu-bhakti-ratatmanam
There are different stages of dormant reactions to sinful activities to be observed in a sinful life. Sinful reactions may be just waiting to take effect [phalonmukha], reactions may be still further dormant [kuta], or the reactions may be in a seedlike state [bija]. In any case, all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu.
- BRS 1.1.23 (quoted from Padma Purana)
2. Explain why each person is responsible for his own Karma
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3. How can we overcome our suffering and bad Karma?
māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate
sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.
- Bhagavad-gétä 14.26
BG 18.66
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja
ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
BG 2.40
nehābhikrama-nāśo ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate
sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt
In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.
Continue the endeavour to become Krishna Conscious and you'll be rewarded - if not now, in a future life.
4. What are the advantages of taking up Krishna Consciousness?
- Every spiritual activity done under Krishna Consciousness will benefit you across lifetimes
- You can get permanent happiness in Krishna Consciousness
- No anxiety or fear of unknown
- The 3 modes of material nature do not affect your (BG 7.14)
Application:
1. Have you believed in re –incarnation so far? Why or why not?
2. Do you want to change your Karma? Do you think Krsna consciousness will help you achieve that? Why do you think so?