Tranform adversity into an opportunity for realization and spiritual growth – Avanti brahmana pastime analysis
SB 4.9.16 – The mind’s contradictory currents of emotions are purified and harmonized by devotional meditation
SB 4.9.15 – Bhakti-anukula jnana highlights the difference between us and the Lord and thereby increases our attraction to him
SB 4.9.14 – Connecting the object of our hearing with the object of our meditation enriches our appreciation
SB 4.9.13 – The experience of Krishna is the ultimate doubt destroyer – Let the holy name give us that experience
SB 4.9.10 – Devotional happiness is better than all other pleasures inside and outside material existence
SB 4.9.9 – Why give up the eternal for that which is available everywhere and is just the interaction of dead matter?
SB 4.9.8 Be krita-vida (wise) to see the Lord not just as arta-bandho (reliever of distress) but also as apavarga-sharanam (releaser from bondage)
SB 4.9.7 Devotion activates our awareness of Krishna’s latent presence within everything – even our hearts