The Soul's Eternal Guide. SB 1.9.21. Los Angeles. 11.08.2018 | Bhakti Rasayana Sagara Swami

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Why is it so difficult to appreciate a great devotee when we are in their presence?
How is your body like a chariot, and who is really driving it?
What incredible lengths did Krishna go to in order to serve his pure devotees like Arjuna?
How can a 5,000-year-old conversation on a battlefield be relevant to your life today?
What real-world business success was achieved by applying just one verse of the Bhagavad-gita?
Sagara Swami will answer these and other questions in this video!
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Content:
0:00:00 - Beginning of the lecture
0:01:24 - Prayers addressed to Spiritual Masters, Vaishnavas, the Supreme Lord
0:03:43 - SB 1.9.21. Sanskrit: "sarvātmanaḥ sama-dṛśo…"
0:05:13 - Synonyms: "sarva-ātmanaḥ — of one who is present in everyone’s heart; sama-dṛśaḥ — of one who is equally kind to one and all; hi — certainly; advayasya — of the Absolute; anahaṅkṛteḥ — free from all material identity of false ego; tat-kṛtam — everything done by Him; mati — consciousness; vaiṣamyam — differentiation; niravadyasya — freed from all attachment; na — never; kvacit — at any stage."
0:06:13 - Translation: "Being the Absolute Personality of Godhead, He is present in everyone’s heart. He is equally kind to everyone, and He is free from the false ego of differentiation. Therefore whatever He does is free from material inebriety. He is equibalanced."
0:06:40 - Purport: "Because He is absolute, there is nothing different from Him. He is kaivalya; there is nothing except Himself.…"
0:07:56 - "The material conception of ego is equibalanced in Him. He does not feel, therefore, inferior by becoming the chariot driver of His pure devotee. It is the glory of the pure devotee that only he can bring about service from the affectionate Lord."
0:10:49 - We fail to appreciate the greatness of great devotees
0:12:25 - Steadiness in service is a main symptom of bhava
0:13:08 - We appreciate devotees only after separation from them
0:14:30 - Srimad Bhagavatam is the extension of Mahabharata
0:17:16 - Krishna exhibited great humility as Arjuna's charioteer
0:17:57 - Krishna goes to any extent to serve His pure devotee
0:19:20 - Krishna was smiling in ecstasy while serving His devotee
0:21:10 - The Lord is always there to protect His devotees
0:23:37 - The Lord sacrifices Himself to protect His devotee
0:24:45 - Krishna is the Supersoul present in everyone's heart
0:25:48 - Our body is the chariot, a machine of material energy
0:27:59 - The Lord is driving the chariot of this body, not us
0:28:52 - Krishna is God and you are not
0:29:05 - This material world is a battlefield for the soul
0:29:33 - The mortality rate is one hundred percent for everyone
0:29:57 - Follow Krishna's guidance to emerge victorious in life
0:30:34 - The spiritual master guides us to connect with the Lord
0:31:11 - The relevance of Bhagavad Gita is the same for all
0:33:32 - Success is guaranteed by following Bhagavad Gita
0:34:21 - The success of our movement depends on individual devotees