Jagat

This is the conclusion of the sat-saṅga-prakaraṇa , which began in Anuccheda 238, though in actual fact, it began in Anu. 179 when Jiva Goswami said that bhakti descends through such association. He then detoured through a discussion of the different kinds of bhakti as well as explaining the necessity of taking a guru. From Anu. 238 begins the discussion of devotional association specifically as a direct practice of bhakti. Anu. 247 is a lengthier discourse that summarizes the glorification of the Vaishnavas from various scriptural sources. After explaining the conduct of a Vaiṣṇavas towards other Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇava Brāhmaṇas, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī continues to describe the importance of  sat-saṅga . He says that  sat-saṅga  is effective even before one hears or chants about Bhagavān. If, however, one hear and chants in a  sat-saṅga  then it is most potent. All perfection can be attained by mere  sat-saṅga . There is no other blessing that su...

This video was filmed very nicely and professionally by Radha Madhava Das. I am not particularly eloquent, but it gave me a chance to speak of what I consider a very important experience in my spiritual life.