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  1. Text 8 "The essence of all advice is that one should utilize one's full time - twenty-four hours a day- in nicely chanting and remembering the Lord's divine name, transcendental form, qualities and eternal pastimes, thereby gradually engaging one's tongue and mind. In this way one should reside in Vraja [Goloka Våndävana dhäma] and serve Kåñëa under the guidance of devotees. One should follow in the footsteps of the Lord's beloved devotees, who are deeply attached to His devotional service."

  2. Content • Always remembering Kåñëa • Living in Våndävana • Stages in devotional service • Further stages • Summary • Discussion

  3. Always remembering Kåñëa Training the mind Friend or enemy Mind at the time of death

  4. Living in Våndävana Residing in Våndävana or any part of Vrajabhümi Taking shelter of an advanced devotee there

  5. Stages in devotional service I çravaëa-daçä, the stage of hearing Starting to hear kåñëa-kathä varaëa-daçä Becoming attached to hearing kåñëa-kathä smaraëävasthä, the stage of remembering Chanting in ecstasy

  6. Stages in devotional service II Stages of progressive kåñëasmaraëa Recollection Absorption Meditation Constant remembrance (anusmåti) Trance (samädhi) sampatti-daçä, the perfection of life

  7. Further stages From vaidhé-bhakti to räga-bhakti Rägänuga-bhakti çänta-rasa däsya-rasa sakhya-rasa vätsalya-rasa mädhurya-rasa

  8. Summary • "A devotee should always reside in the transcendental realm of Vraja and always engage in kåñëaàsmaranjanaàcäsyapreñöham, the remembrance of ÇréKåñëa and His beloved associates. By following in the footsteps of such associates and by entering under their eternal guidance, one can acquire an intense desire to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead.“1 • "In the transcendental realm of Vraja [Vraja-dhäma] one should serve the Supreme Lord, ÇréKåñëa, with a feeling similar to that of His associates, and one should place himself under the direct guidance of a particular associate of Kåñëa and should follow in his footsteps. This method is applicable both in the stage of sädhana [spiritual practices executed while in the stage of bondage] and in the stage of sädhya [God realization], when one is a siddha-puruña, or a spiritually perfect soul.“2

  9. Discussion

  10. References Bhakti-rasämåtasindhu (1.2.294) Bhakti-rasämåta-sindhu (1.2.295)

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