Nectar of Instruction

(NOI)

raddh prema
In Eleven Verses to

From

Texts 1-3

Texts 4-6

raddh

sdhu-saga

bhajana-kriy anartha-nivtti nih ruci

Text 7

Text 8

Texts 9-11

sakti

bhva prema

Key themes in the

Nectar of Instruction
Mind & Sense Control Attitude ISKCONs Purpose Guru and Disciple Sadhu-sanga Devotees (Kinds, Behavior & qualifications) Bhakti (Stages & Development)

NOI
Text One
Maharaja Pariksit on Atonement Analogies

Elephant & Bath

Thief & Police

Confessions

Real Atonement
Training according to Regulative Principles & Methodical Life

Awakening Dormant KC (Tapasya)

Application

Traditional Tapasya
Celibacy Austerity

Pancaratric Tapasya: Rupa Goswamis Method

Do
Truthfulness Mind & Sense Control Renounciation Cleanliness Practice Bhakti Under Guru guidance In Assoc. of Devs.

Dont

Four Regs.

Yoga-sanas

Application

SPs Purport

BSSTs Purport

Vco

Manasa

Krodha

Jihv

Udaro Pastha

Problem: Karmis & Jnanis Snake & Toad

Problem: Vacuum Attracts Anarthas

Problem: Cant be stopped

Problem: Forced to eat in Karmi shops

No unnecessary sex KC Kids

Solution: Krishna Katha (not silence)

Solution: Meditate on Lotus Feet Sun & Krishna

Solution: Apply against Blasphemers Jag & Mad, Hanuman Arjuna

Solution: Prasada

Be grateful when Krishna supplies Accept as mercy

Scheduled times

BSSTs Purport
Anuvtti Commentary

3 Kinds of Urges
Speech Mind Body
Connected in straight line starting with tongue

Problem: Prajalpa Karmis, Jnanis & Karma Kandis

Avirodha-prti
Unrestricted Attachment

Tongue

Belly

Genitals

Solution: Hari Katha SB 1.5.10-11

Virodha-yukta-krodha
Anger due to Frustration

Verses: BVT Prasad Prayers CC Ant 6.227 CC Ant 6.236

Illegal: Problem: Stomach Disease

5 types: thinking, planning, talking, doing & Artificial means

6 Types of Demands
Tamo Dead bodies Rajo - Spicy
Sattva Milk & Grains

Solution: Fasting for Ekadasi & Festivals

Legal: Marriage & KC kids

Maha Tamo Intoxicants

Prasad Offering delicious food

Prsda (Mansion) Visiting for food

The Theme of NOI

Conclusion

You Can Only Serve One Master

Senses

Krishna

Go-dsa or Adnta-go:
Servant of the senses

(Qualified as a Spiritual Master)

Controller of The Senses

Gosvm:

NOI
How They Spoil Pure Bhakti?

Text Two
Jana-saga Laulyam

What are the Advantages of Avoiding Them?

Atyhra
Analogy: Rice & Birds

Praysa
Overendeavour: Brothels Factories Liquor Dens

Ideal Society

Religion
Actual Purpose SB 1.2.9

Bhukti
Analogy: Stock Market Bhakta-sane vasa by Narrotama d.

Enemity Destroyed Economic Maladjustments Corrected Political Stability Spiritual Community Established

Problem: Less Time for Inquiry Solution: Simple Living SB 1.2.10

Mukti Siddhi

Modern Society SB 4.8.41

Philosophy
Analogy: Business Man Re-born as Cobbler

Prajalpo
Karmis Books

Niyamgraha
Cause of Spiritual Awakening

Jnanis Books

Analogy: Frog

agraha

graha

ISKCON

Welfare Work
Rejects rules: Enjoyers Analogy: Commies & Capitalists $100 on the road Iso. Mantra 1 Accepts rules: Ritualists

Education

Training

Not Centered on Krishna

NOI Text Three Impetus for Bhakti What is NOT Bhakti?

Attitude - utshn nicayd dhairyt Behaviour - saga-tygt Character - tat-tat-karma Direction - sato vtte Favorable Conditions

What IS Bhakti?

How to Perform?

Why Perform?

Who can Perform?

Where to Perform?

Sentimental Speculation

BRS 1.1.11 anybhilit Cultivation NOT

SB 7.5.23 ravaa krtana

Under Guru BG 4.34 MU 1.2.12

Rare

Any Sincere Practitioner

ISKCON

Imaginative Ectasy

Idle Meditation

Blissful

CC mad 19.151

Attachment to Devotional Activities

PIGANUF

Liberating

Favorable Conditions

Utshn

Nicayd

Dhairyt

Tat-tat-karma

Saga-tygt

Sato vtte

Why?

No Confidence in Other Paths

Taking Instructions From Guru

Execute Devotional Service Wife Wants Child

Depending on Guru& Krishna for results

DO: Chant Follow 4 Regs SB 7.5.23

Avoid Karmis, Jnanis & Yogis CC Mad 22.87

Morning Prog. & Fill time with KC Activities

For Success in Any Field Student or Businessman

BG 2.69 Opposite lifestyle

Confidence only in Bhakti

Neglect Will Destroy Devotional Service

Live with Devotees Bhakta-sane vasa by Narrotama d.

What?

Karmis, Jnanis & Yogis

Perfection

Protection

Profit

Powerful

Productive

Pure

Endeavour with Intelligence

Impermanent Causes Restlessness Leads to Fall-down

Bhakti is Life, Soul, Desired Goal & Perfection

Surrender to Gain Protection

Pure and Perfect

SB 1.2.6

ahaituky apratihat

No Material Qualifications SB 5.18.12

No Tinge of Material Activities

yukta-vairgya BG 9.4 - mat-sthni Dictaphone

BVT - avaya rakibe ka BG 2.40 - nehbhikrama

Wife Wants Child

Forcibly Dragged To Success BG 2.40 BG 9.31

No Mundane Cause, Material Imposition or Interruptions

Develop Divine Qualities of Demigods

BG 9.13

mahtmnas

Bhakti Performed Under Internal Potency

Dont be mental !

MIND YOU !
Calm or Agitated?

Fired up or Fried out? Positive or Negative?

MIND

Active or Lazy?

Enthusiastic or Bored?

ACTIVITY
Guess the emotions?
Where are the emotions situated?

Fear

Disgust

Surprise

Happiness

Sorrow

Sorrow

Mechanism Of The Mind

Intelligence
The Decision Maker

THE SENSES
EYES NOSE TONGUE

Mind
Storehouse Of Thoughts, Unfulfilled Desires, Previous Experiences

EARS
SKIN

CHARIOT OF THE BODY

INTELLIGENCE SOUL

MIND
5 SENSES

MENTAL DIALOGUES
Eg. Un enthusiastic Mind

MIND FEELS
I think brahmacari life is difficult and boring. How can I drag on living a dry life in the temple ?

INTELLIGENCE THINKS

But the dreamy illusion of the material world is only sweet to hear about; Nobody has become happy there. When you enter it, itll burn you like fire and tear you like thorn. Because of a comfortable state of life at temple, you dont realise the danger of material life. Dont get into wrong track.

MENTAL DIALOGUES

IF MIND STRONGER You succumb to Demand of Mind IF INTELLIGENCE STRONGER You can Resist the Temptation

ACTIVITY
Can you see how difference how the MIND FEELS and the INTELLIGENCE THINKS? Whose side will you take?

Your choice will mould your Future

Life is made of choices Choices decide our future Habits activate choices

By Narayani Devi Dasi Narayani Dasi is serving as a teacher in the Vaisnava Institute for Higher Education and writing a curriculum for Bhakti Sastri Course as well as helping research for the Bhakti Vaibhava Course.

What Helped Me in Severe Tests

1. Sadhana Strong sadhana means morning program, concentrated japa and reading Srila Prabhupada's books. 2. Guru When making decisions I try to understand what Srila Prabhupada wants me to do. Those who have a guru may consult a guru before making important decisions. 3. Devotees When in trouble I confide in other devotees - at least one confidential friend helps. 4. Deities I reveal my mind to the Deities, pray and wait for answers.

NOI
Text Four
Associate with
Whom?
Businessmen at Hotel
Life Membership Facilitates 6 Exchanges Life Member Gives Donation Invitation to House Inquires about KC Spiritual Life Nourished Gives Books, BTG Festivals & Prasadam Explaination to practice KC Dormant KC Revived Devotee Dadti Give Holy Name Effect: ikaka 1ceto CC Mad 22.107 Haridsa & CM Caitanya in Jhrikhaa Guhyam khyti People can abandon animosity With an Open mind Hear to unders the situa of Material World Guhyam pcchati Inquires about KC movement Bhojayate Sunday Feast Invited Home Devotees ISKCON

Do NOT Associate with

Where?

Principle of Assoc. BG 2.62 sagt sajyate

How?

Why?
Success

Desires & Ambitions Develop According to Our Association Pratighti Willing & Ready to Receive

Peace

Tranquility

Friendship

Bhukte

Do NOT Associate with

Whom?

How?

Why?

Myvds & Atheists

Guhyam

khyti

Pcchati

Dadti Pratighti

Bhukte Bhojayate

Poisonous Association Snake, Milk & Bananas

Never Inquire Confidentially

Never Give Or Accept Invitation To Associate Intimately

By Intimate Intermingling One is Affected

Negative Injunction! Do Not Give or Take Anything

Never Give or Accept Food CC Ant 6.278

viayra anna nikicanasya

Any information will be used to promote materialism & oppose KC!

CC Mad 11.8 Unless one is very advanced he is unable to utilise everyones contribution for furthering KC! Principle: We should not accept charity from

Dadti Principle

Advanced Devotee Gives at Least 50%

rla Rpa Gosvms

Whatever the Income 50%

Myvds & Atheists

Service to Krishna & Devotees

50% - Krishna 25% - Family 25% - Personal

Fufills demands of

Dadti

Text Five
Kaniha
Worships Only Deity Behaves Badly With Devotees Harinama Initiated Trying to Chant Pliable Faith Soft / Unsteady Prema Krishna is the Object of Love Kp Merciful

NOI

Madhyama
Maitr Friends with Devotees Upek Avoids the Envious Inconclusive Knowledge of Sastra Undeterred Continues Process in Any Circumstance Faithful Firm in Chanting Without false ego or envy Hate disease not diseased Uncritical Even if a Pure Devotee Criticises Out of great pain or regret To protect newcomers faith

Uttama
Pure Free from Anarthas

Fixed-up Surrendered to KC Process

Self-Realised

CC Ant. 4.192 dk-kle bhakta

Seriously Engaged in Lords Service Expounds Spreads KC Guru Best Guru

Strict In Following Four Regs. Disinterested In Material Enjoyment

With Faith raddh

Inquire

Interactions with Uttama-adhikri

Serve Associate

Converts

Offenseless

BVT Vaisnava Converts Many to Vaisnavism

Text Six 7 Offences

Against A Pure Devotee
1 Criticism of Bodily Defects
BG 9.30

NOI

2 Birth
Even if NOT from Brahman or Goswami Family Who IS a Goswami?

3 Material Vision

4 Jealous

5 Disciplinary Action
Should See How He is Serving The Lord

6 7 To Advise To Correct

The Effect: Obstructive & Dangerous

For KC Advancement

api cet sudurcro

NOT Observe Actions of Pure Devotee From Material Perspective

Monopoly of Pure Devotees NOT Herditary Rupa & Sanatana Non-Envious & Pride less

Whats the Origin Of External Vision?

Thinks That KC Is Limited to a Goswami Families May Criticise Certain Section of People Certain Section Of Devotees

Did NOT Appreciate the Extraordinary Activities of Spreading KC Worldwide

Protest Goswami Title Given to American Vaisnavas

Prabhupadas Godbrothers
Empowered Person Should NOT be Treated as an Ordinary Human Being CC Ant 7.11 Ka-akti vin nhi

Not Envious of Western Sannyasis

Proud of Own Birth

Certain Tract Of Land

NOI
Text Seven Principles of Chanting
Symptoms of Disease
NO Taste for Name, Form, etc. Bitter Ignorance Forgetfulness CC Mad 20.117 ka bhuli' CC Mad 20.108 jvera 'svarpa' Hope Against Hope Cannot Understand Mistakes Atheistic Leadership 16 Rnds. & 4 Regs. Misled by Blind Leaders BG 7.15 na m duktino Oppose Devotee Endeavours Personally Never Surrender to Krishna Celibacy & No Gambling No Tea, coffee or restaurants Undisturbed by Maya Collective Little Faith bhajana-kriy Individual Method: Care & Attention Benefits: Easy & Beneficial

Cause of Disease
What? Chanting Effects: ceto-darpaa

Cure

Beyond Cure
bhva Definition: preliminary awakening of dormant love of Godhead 3 Symptoms

Sugar Candy / Jaundice

Mirror & Fire

Where? ISKCON

Distracted by Maya False or Bad Shelter (Durraya) raddh

sdhu-saga Comes to ISKCON Sankirtana anartha-nivtti

No Bodily Concepts

Understand: Krishna & Maya

Sun & Shadow

NOI
Text Eight

Why to Train?

How to Train?

Friend

Reside

Process

How to Serve?

Impressions

In Vraja

Remembrance of Krishna and Eternal Associates

With Feeling

Dangerous

Under Shelter of Advanced Devotees

Under Direct Guidance of a Particular Associate of Krishna

Function at Death Creates Next Body

Sdhana
Think of Krishna and Pastimes spiritual practices executed while in stage of bondage

Sdhya
ADVICE: Train Mind To Think of Krishna Different Stages of Remembrance God realization

Think of Krishna NOT Birth

Different Stages Of Remembrance

ravaa-da

Varaa-da

Smaravasth

Sampatti-da

Hearing

Acceptance

Remember & Chant in Ecstasy

Eternal Relationship Revealed

5 Stages of Smaraa

Interrupted

Uninterrupted

Uninterrupted & Concentrated

Meditation Expands & Becomes Constant

Uninterrupted & Unceasing Anusmti

Anusmti

Samdhi

NOI
Text Nine
Hierarchy of Holy Places

Vaikuha

Mathur

Vndvana

Govardhana Hill

Rdh-kua

Spiritual World; Transcendental Realm

Where Krishna Appeared

12 Forests (dvdaa-vana)

Krishna Lifted

At the Foot of Govardhana Hill

Love of Krishna Over-flows

of Total Creation

Located in Material World

Famous for Krishnas Pastimes

Krishna Tends Cows

Advanced Souls Reside

Site of Many Loving Pastimes

Superior to Material World

Rendezvous with r Rdh

Rediscovered by Lord Caitanya

Most Dear to Gaudiya Vaisnavas Not Other Vaiava sampradyas Or Those NOT Engaged in Devotional Service

Excavated by Six Goswamis

Text Ten Progress of Bhakti

Vikarms
Act w/out Vedic Knowledge Not Appreciated by Saintly Persons SB 5.5.4 Take Birth as Animals, Trees & Plants

NOI

Karms

Jns
Come to Platform Of Knowledge (tma-tattva) Know Fruitive Activities Bind Superior to Karms Unless Takes to Devotional Service Still in Avidy BG 7.19 Perform Devotional Service Under Reg. Principles

Bhaktas
Only Know Satisfying Krishna Cannot Forget Krishna

Gops
Expect NO Return from Krishna Most Exalted of All Devotees

rmat Rdhr
Highest of All Gopis Cannot be Excelled Krishna Cannot Understand Her Came as Lord Caitanya

Vipralambha-sev Mood of Seperation

Act According to Vedic Knowledge Superior to Vikarms Elevated to Higher Planets Like the Moon Return to martya-loka BG 9.21

Mood of Lord Caitanya

Better Than Serving Directly

Rdh-kua

Pure Devotees

Rdhrs Lake Serious Devotee Must Take Shelter

Most Exalted Place Laghu-bhgavatmta Uttara-khaa 45

Develop Pure Love of Godhead Narada, Sanaka & Sanatana

Execute Service There

Text Eleven Serving Rdh-kua

Why Rdh-kua?
Belongs to Rdh Most Beloved Gopi
As Dear to Krishna As Rdh Herself Unlimited Glories Rarely Attained Bhaktivinoda hkura Writes: Those Interested In Advanced Devotional Service In wake of Sakhs & Majars Those Under Protection of Lord Caitanya Those Eager To Go Back to Godhead

NOI

Who?
Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Writes: Not Just Ordinary Devotees Not Even Narada or Sanaka Only the Greatly Fortunate

How?

The Result
Bathing Pure Love of Krishna in Wake of Gopis By Bathing Once Will Return To Godhead to Rdh Under gopi Supervision

As Many Times As Possible

Most Important Devotional Service

Residing Serve Under Serving Maids In Loving Service Of Lord

Giving up Material Conceptions