SB Day 3: Advaya Jnana Para Tattva, Teachings from the Life of Narada
01:09:54This audio is included in the following series of lectures:
Topics
- Day 3 of Sri Bhagavata Saptaha
- Three ways to read Srimad Bhagavatam: in seven days-good, in one month-very good & daily (one verse daily)-very very good as it will give bhakti.
- Each verse of Srimad Bhagavatam is a mantra to attain krsna-prema.
- Explanation of 'advaya jnana para tattva'.
- Meaning of 'sat-cid-ananda'.
- Explanation of Krsna's potencies.
- Explanation of karma-yoga, jnana-yoga & bhakti-yoga.
- Explanation of guru-tattva.
- Narada Muni's previous life story; How he became a devotee.
- Two types of sounds - transcendental & material; How Narada Muni gave transcendental sound to Valmiki & Dhruva.
- Transcendental sounds (mantras) should be served as a sadhana. If without doing this, mantra is given by someone to 'disciples', it is just a waste. But when it is given by a bona fide spiritual master, who has served the mantra thoroughly, then it is transcendental.
- Meanings of worship, austerity & meditation.
- How Narada Muni received a momentary darsana of Narayana.
- Meditation is possible only after the darsana of the Lord's form.