Text 3 Flashcards
What are the 6 favorable principles as per text three for the practice of pure devotional service?
- Being enthusiastic
- Endeavoring with confidence
- Being patient
- Acting according to regulative principles
- Abandoning the association of non devotees
- Following in the footsteps of the previous acaryas
What is Bhakti and what is not Bhakti?
Bhakti is cultivation and practical activity of devotional service to Krsna. This not only ends non-sensical mundane activities but it also engages one in meaningful devotional activities. According to Srila Rupa Goswami it’s unalloyed devotion unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, that involves the rendering of devotional service in a way that is favorable to the Lord.
Bhakti is not a matter of sentimental speculation or imaginative ecstasy nor idle meditation.
What is the definition of pure devotional service?
It’s free from any extraneous motive and devoid of fruitive karma, impersonal jnana and all other selfish desires. Meaning whatever we do is favorable to the Lord.
What are the 9 ways of performing Bhakti?
Recommended by Sri Prahlada Maharaja:
- Hearing the name and glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- Chanting His glories
- Remembering the Lord
- Serving the Lord’s feet
- Worshiping the Deity
- Offering obeisances unto the Lord
- Acting as the Lord’s servant
- Making friends with the Lord
- Surrendering oneself fully to the Lord
Explain the need of sravanam as per the purport of text three.
This is the first step in acquiring transcendental knowledge. There is a need to hear from an authorized person; from one who knows the truth.
Why perform Bhakti, who can perform Bhakti and where should one perform Bhakti?
Performing Bhakti is rare, blissful, and liberating. Anyone who is sincere can practice and ISKCON offers the appropriate set-up.
What is the ABCD for Bhakti as per text 3 of Nectar of Instruction?
Attitude
Behavior
Character
Direction
What are the 3 components of the right attitude for the practice of Bhakti?
Enthusiasm
Confidence
Patience
What is the meaning of Sanga tyagat and what are the different types of undesirable association?
It means giving up the association of non-devotees which are karmis, jnanis, yogis, and other non-devotees.
What should be the behavior of a Vaishnava according to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu?
One who gives up worldly association
Explain the concept of Tat-tat karma pravartanat and Sato Vrtteh
Tat-tat karma prvartanat means to not remain idle but be enthusiastic about executing the regulative principles. Maintaining the four regulative principles of freedom, chanting 16 rounds everyday and keeping positive about it all.
Sato Vrtteh means following in the footsteps of the previous acaryas. Remaining free from the contamination of the 3 modes, engaging in transcendental activities, and expertly filling our 24 hours with devotional activities.
Define enthusiasm/Utsahan
Endeavor executed with intelligence in Krsna consciousness
Why be enthusiastic, what is the principle behind enthusiasm and what is the ultimate purpose of enthusiasm?
In order to be successful in any activity one must be enthusiastic because it means action. The ultimate purpose of enthusiasm is to always enthusiastically act for Krsna in order to attain perfection in Bhakti-Yoga.
What is the analogy of the Dictaphone?
Understanding that since nothing is independent of Krsna’s energy, everything should be dovetailed in His service.
Explain the concept of enthusiasm in relation to the concept of Yukta Vairagya using the Bhagavad Gita verse 9.4 “maya tatam idam sarvam…”
There’s no need to confine/narrow one’s activity. One simply needs to recognize Krsna’s all-pervasive aspect and dovetail and use all in His service.
