Shri Upadeshamritam (Nectar of Instruction) — A Detailed Study (Part 04) — 17 September 2022.

Title: Śrī-Upadeśāmṛtam (Nectar of Instruction) — A Detailed Study Part: 04 Facilitator: Hari Pārṣada Dāsa Hosted by: Dhāmeśvara Mahāprabhu Dāsa Date and Time: 17 September 2022, 9PM IST Lecture Timeline: 0:00:00 – Introduction & verse memorization 0:03:13 – Obeisances to Srila Rupa Gosvami (Self Composed) 0:04:05 – Explanation of title “Prabhupada” 0:05:14 – Recap of previous class 0:05:51 – BG 12.14 (Result of manasah vegam) 0:07:07 – Krodha vegam 0:07:38 – How do we define krodha? 0:08:24 – Nataka Candrika, Verse 138 (Definition of krodha by Srila Rupa Goswami) 0:11:23 – How is krodha expressed? (Commentary by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura) 0:12:31 – What causes krodha vegam? (Commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhant Saraswati Thakura) 0:15:41 – SB 5.6.5 (Mind is the root cause of anger) 0:17:00 – Krodha vegam is a specific type of manasah vegam then why is Srila Rupa Goswami giving a specific treatment for krodha vegam? 0:17:43 – Mahabharata, Vana parva, 29.5 (Anger is the most destructive for a Sadhak) 0:20:05 – Examples of what may have if a sadhaka becomes angry 0:23:01 – Why does Bhagawan become angry? Healthy & unhealthy krodha 0:23:39 – SB 3.25.42 (Bhagawan maintains a healthy level of krodha vegam) 0:25:45 – Manu Smriti 7.48 (Harmful anger in rulers) 0:28:13 – How much krodha is necessary for a sadhaka? 0:29:46 – Anushasana vs krodha 0:31:16 – BG 16.2 (akrodha) 0:31:58 – Mahabharata, vana parva, 28.7 (What happens if a devotee has no anger?) 0:33:06 – Story of Narada Muni & the snake 0:33:48 – Repercussions of uncontrolled krodha vegam 0:34:40 – BG 2.63 (uncontrolled krodha vegam) 0:36:55 – Ramayana, Sundara kanda, 55.4-5 (repercussions of uncontrolled krodha vegam) 0:38:23 – 2 reasons why krodha arises 0:39:54 – How does krodha arise? (iccha) 0:40:54 – How does krodha arise? (dvesa) 0:41:54 – Examples 0:43:19 – SB 7.15.22 (Preventing krodha from arising) 0:46:14 – Sadhaks should gradually learn to not have desires for material things 0:47:04 – BG 2.70 0:49:10 – Bhakti rasamrta sindhu 1.2.114 (Symptom of a person who has overcome material desires) 0:52:14 – Major sources of krodha 0:53:32 – Example of Dhruva Maharaj 0:55:12 – Mahabharata, santi parva 163.8 (solution for krodha) 0:56:47 – Mahabharata, Vana Parva 29.25-29 (Value of forgiveness: Conversation between Maharaj Yudhisthir & Srimati Draupadi) 0:59:05 – Mahabharata, Udyog parva, 33.48-51 (Value of forgiveness: Conversation between Maharaj Vidura & Dhritrashtra) 1:00:13 – Example of a Yavana & Brahmana 1:01:44 – Quote by HDG Srila Prabhupada (lecture on SB, 16 Jan 1974) 1:03:59 – Q1. You said forgiveness is sustaining peace in the world, but how to reconcile this with someone who constantly forgives is perceived as weak? 1:08:08 – Q1b. Generally, there are some people who do not understand even after repeated warnings, when healthy anger is shown & because of that other people suffer. How to balance this situation? 1:10:24 – Q2. What should be the ideal lifestyle of a sadhaka, especially if we want to practice all that we are studying in NoI? 1:15:08 – Q3. How should we deal with anger towards our own self? 1:16:45 – Q4. Superiority in devotees of various ashramas: how to understand this? Are grihastas greater than brahmacharis? 1:19:53 – Q5. In SB 4.10.4, why did Dhruva Maharaj get angry despite being such a pure devotee? 1:22:28 – How to guard against Vaishnav offenses until the vegams are completely eradicated from our heart? 1:28:32 – Q6. Prabhuji have you spoken about forgiveness in detail before in any lecture? I would like to dwell into it more. 1:30:33 – Class ends