Speaker and Audience Benefitted!

Verse 1.18.15 (Sacisuta Prji):

* We notice that the sages of Naimisharanya was asking Suta Goswami to describe the pastimes of the Lord because he is a pure devotee of the Lord. And for him, personality of Godhead is his only object of service.
* Essence is knowing the difference between maya and absolute truth. That is knowledge!
* Spiritual shelter, following the instructions of the Guru is required.
* As audience, we need the eagerness to hear.
* In BS, Lord Brahma says:...worship the Supreme Lord...
- so we cannot capture the Lord by material endeavor, but by devotion only
* Here, another point mentioned by SP: speaker and audience must be qualified, then that discussion will lead to transcendence.
* NOI: 3 types of bhakti
- sadhana bhakti, bhava bhakti, -
* We are not in the process of defeating others, but to transform them.
* Nice pastime of Sri CM and Sarvabhowma Battacharya. Same with Prakashananda Saraswati.
* Rupa Goswami - humility and eagerness to serve, Sri CM instructed him for 10 days in Prayag
* Sanatana Goswami - Sri CM instructed him for 2 months
* A preacher doesn't talk for name and fame, only for the service of the Lord and His pleasure.
* Another eg: Thakur Bhaktivinoda, SBSST, Srila Prabhupada.
* SP took the message of Rupa, Sanatana, all the acharya's, prayed to them and wrote them in English for all of us.
- Unless we read, we will fall down. Read SB in morning and BG in evening.
* To make us strong spiritually - reading, listening and chanting is most important.
* Message: We have this greatest treasure available to us. We should be a good audience and make every effort to listen to our acharya's.