how to be alert in spiritual life
HG Radheshyam pr SB class 27th June 2023
sb 1.3.44:
I heard him vth rapt attention - nivistas
hearing vth Rapt attention is very imp
plan making mode - :)
restrain the mind n focus on the msg
who can have rapt attention - pure in mind - pure in habits - pure in eating,sleeping,mating n defending etc..
sanction / sanctified n regulated
REGULATED - IMP
even prasad too
eat to live not live to eat
sp- ate to die ;)
multiple files open -in system
dutiful yet detached
18.24
kamepsuna
saahamakarena
bahulayasam
expectation of respect makes u hell
aagama , apayina , anithya
how not to chant japa - by Hare krishna TV
distracted japa is lens vth out focus
try to chant EARLY MORNING HOURS
very lucky bushbuck - escapes from crocodile
animals like deer - if they r not attentive - they loose life
human beings - if v r not attentive - v lose tkt to GBH BTG
non devotees - never use that - use "Prospective devotee" - they vll become devotee in future
3 things RSP asks - speak reflection, recollect on 1 point, 1 q on topic
when v hear vth rapt attention - mind absorb like sponge
Rapt attention examples
Suta Goswami
SB 1.13.12-13 - Vidura to Pandavas - imp of maintaining confidentiality - alertness of Vidura
saubhari muni who wnated to marry king mandatha's daughters - alert to not enrage seniors - muni
sharmista behave vth devayani
rahugana n jadabharatha - opposite to indra n Bruhaspathi
careless indradyumna - elephnat
carelessness n inattention - is bad
Disciple - Guru
Women and her Husband
Daughter n father
son n father
develop a broader picture
when women cry - its difficult to tolerate for men to handle it
are u penny wise n pound foolish? give it a thought...
Seniors, Equals, Juniors - whom u r spending ur time vth? and y?
Association means Serve n Observe
serving his instruction n reporting him abt ur accountable things
accountability helps u to improve, corrected, appreciated , guided
dev shd be alert abt
be alert in
not loose ur equals n seniors
men of strong character they can evade maya - sb 1.17.24
maya can't touch u unless u give ur attention
maya can impel u not compel u
no illicet sex
no intoxication
no meat
no gambling
8 aspects of subtle sex life - brahmacharya
smaranam
kirtanam
kelih - dont play or dally vth opp sex
preksanam - dont look lustfully
guhyabhasanam - dont talk intimately
sankalpo
adhyavasayas
ca kriyanirvrttir
nirvrttir eva cha
sridhara 6.1.2
v cant correct someone unless v invest in them proper time
+ - +
6 => need seniors, u need to become strong in KC
6+ => need equals as u start preaching
correcting vthout hurting
identifying our equals - peer association
