Nectar of Instruction

(NOI)

From
çraddhä
to
prema

In Eleven Verses

Texts 1-3 Texts 4-6 Text 7 Text 8 Texts 9-11

bhajana-kriyä
çraddhä sädhu-saìgaù anartha-nivåttiù äsaktiù bhävaù
niñöhä prema
ruciù
 NOI
Text One

Maharaja Pariksit
on
Atonement

Analogies

Elephant & Bath Thief & Police Confessions Real Atonement

Awakening
Dormant KC
Training according to (Tapasya)
Regulative Principles Application
& Methodical Life

Traditional Pancaratric Tapasya:

Tapasya Rupa Goswami’s Method

Celibacy Austerity

Do Don’t
Truthfulness
Mind & Sense Control

Practice Bhakti Four Regs.

Renounciation Under Guru guidance
In Assoc. of Devs.
Cleanliness
Yoga-äsanas
 Application

SP’s BSST’s
Purport Purport

Väco Manasaù Krodha Jihvä Udaro Pastha

Problem: Problem: Problem:

Problem: No unnecessary sex
Karmis & Jnanis Vacuum Forced to eat in
Can’t be stopped KC Kids
Snake & Toad Attracts Anarthas Karmi shops

Solution:
Solution:
Solution: Apply against
Meditate on Solution:
Krishna Katha Blasphemers
Lotus Feet Prasada
(not silence) Jag & Mad, Hanuman
Sun & Krishna
Arjuna

Be grateful when
Krishna supplies Scheduled times
Accept as mercy
 BSST’s Purport
Anuvåtti Commentary

3 Kinds of Urges

Speech Mind Body

Connected in straight line starting with tongue

Problem:
Prajalpa Avirodha-préti
Unrestricted Tongue Belly Genitals
Karmis, Jnanis &
Attachment
Karma Kandis

Virodha-yukta-krodha Verses: Illegal:

Solution: 5 types:
Anger due BVT – Prasad Prayers Problem:
Hari Katha thinking, planning,
to Frustration CC Ant 6.227 Stomach Disease
SB 1.5.10-11 talking, doing &
CC Ant 6.236 Artificial means

6 Types of Demands Solution: Legal:

Fasting for Ekadasi Marriage &
Tamo – Dead bodies & Festivals KC kids

Rajo - Spicy

Sattva – Milk & Grains

Maha Tamo – Intoxicants

Prasad – Offering delicious food

Präsäda (Mansion) – Visiting for food

 Conclusion
The Theme of NOI

“You Can Only Serve One Master”

Senses Krishna

Go-däsa or Adänta-go: Gosvämé:

Servant of Controller of
the senses The Senses
(Qualified as a Spiritual Master)
 NOI What are the
How They Spoil
Pure Bhakti?
Text Two Advantages of
Avoiding Them?

Atyähäraù Prayäsaç Jana-saìgaù Laulyam

Ideal Society
Analogy:
Rice & Birds Overendeavour:
Brothels Enemity
Factories Bhukti Destroyed
Religion Liquor Dens Analogy:
Stock Market
Economic
Bhakta-sane vasa
Actual Purpose Problem:
by Narrotama d.
Mukti Maladjustments
SB 1.2.9 Less Time Corrected
for Inquiry
Political
Modern Society Solution: Siddhi Stability
SB 4.8.41 Simple Living
SB 1.2.10
Spiritual
Philosophy Community
Established
Analogy:
Business Man Prajalpo Niyamägrahaù
Re-born as Karmi’s Books
Cobbler
Analogy: Cause of
Frog Spiritual Awakening
Jnani’s Books
agraha ägraha

ISKCON
Welfare Work

Education
Rejects rules: Accepts rules:
Enjoyers Ritualists
Analogy:
Commies & Capitalists Training
$100 on the road
Iso. Mantra 1

Not Centered
on Krishna
Attitude - utsähän niçcayäd dhairyät
Behaviour - saìga-tyägät NOI
Character - tat-tat-karma Text Three
Direction - sato våtteù
Impetus
Favorable
for
Conditions
Bhakti

What is Who can Where to

What IS Bhakti? How to Perform? Why Perform?
NOT Bhakti? Perform? Perform?

Sentimental BRS 1.1.11 SB 7.5.23 Any Sincere

Rare ISKCON
Speculation anyäbhiläñitä çravaëaà kértanaà Practitioner

Under Guru
Cultivation
BG 4.34
Imaginative Ectasy NOT Blissful
MU 1.2.12
Idle Meditation
CC mad 19.151

Attachment to
Devotional Liberating
Activities
 Favorable
Conditions

Utsähän Niçcayäd Dhairyät Tat-tat-karma Saìga-tyägät Sato våtteù

Execute DO: Avoid Karmis, Morning

Why? Taking Depending on
No Confidence in Devotional Chant Jnanis & Prog. & Fill
Instructions Guru& Krishna
Other Paths Service Follow 4 Regs Yogis time with
From Guru for results
Wife Wants Child SB 7.5.23 CC Mad 22.87 KC Activities

Neglect Live with

For Success in Will Destroy Devotees
Any Field BG 2.69 Confidence only
Devotional Bhakta-sane vasa
Student Opposite lifestyle in Bhakti
Service by Narrotama d.
or Businessman

What? Karmis,
Perfection Protection Profit Powerful Productive Pure
Jnanis
& Yogis

Impermanent Bhakti is Life, Surrender to SB 1.2.6 – No Material No Tinge of

Pure
Causes Restlessness Soul, Desired Gain ahaituky Qualifications Material
Endeavour with and Perfect
Leads to Fall-down Goal & Perfection Protection apratihatä SB 5.18.12 Activities
Intelligence

Wife Wants Child Forcibly No Mundane BG 9.13 –

Develop Divine
BVT - avaçya rakñibe kåñëa Dragged Cause, mahätmänas
Qualities of
yukta-vairägya BG 2.40 - nehäbhikrama
To Success Material Demigods Bhakti Performed
BG 9.4 - mat-sthäni BG 2.40 Imposition Under Internal
Dictaphone BG 9.31 or Interruptions Potency
 NOI
Text Four
Do NOT
Associate with Associate with

Whom? Where? How? Why?

Principle of Assoc.
Devotees BG 2.62
Businessmen saìgät saïjäyate
ISKCON Success
at Hotel
Desires & Ambitions
Life Membership Develop According
Facilitates to Our Association
6 Exchanges
Peace
Dadäti Pratigåhëäti
Life Member Devotee

Gives Give Holy Name Willing & Ready Tranquility

Gives
Donation to Receive
Books
Effect:
Invitation Honours Çikñäñöaka 1–ceto
to House Prasadam CC Mad 22.107 Friendship
Inquires Gives Haridäsa & Nitai
about KC Explaination Caitanya in
Jhärikhaëòa
Spiritual Life Dormant KC Convert Members
Nourished Revived
Guhyam Guhyam
äkhyäti påcchati
Explains situation of Inquires
Material World about KC

Bhuìkte Bhojayate

Sunday Feast Invited Home

 Do NOT
Associate with

Whom? How? Why?

Mäyävädés Poisonous
Dadäti Bhuìkte Association
& Guhyam äkhyäti Påcchati
Pratigåhëäti Bhojayate Snake, Milk
Atheists & Bananas

Never Give Negative Never Give or Any information will

Or Accept By Intimate Accept Food be used to promote
Injunction!
Never Invitation Intermingling CC Ant 6.278 materialism & oppose
Do Not Give
Inquire To Associate One is viñayéra anna KC!
or Take
Confidentially Intimately Affected CC Mad 11.8
Anything
niñkiïcanasya
Unless one is
very advanced
Dadäti Principle he is unable to utilise
everyone’s contribution
for furthering KC!

Principle:
Advanced Devotee Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé’s Whatever the We should not
Gives at Least 50% Income – 50% accept charity from
Mäyävädés &
Atheists
50% - Krishna
Service to Krishna Fufills demands of
25% - Family
& Devotees Dadäti
25% - Personal
 NOI
Text Five
Kaniñöha Madhyama Uttama

Maitré Uncritical
Worships Only Prema Even if a Pure Pure
Friends with
Deity Krishna is the Devotee Criticises Free from Anarthas
Devotees
Object of Love

Behaves Badly Kåpä Upekñäù Without false Out of great

With Devotees Merciful Avoids the Envious ego or envy pain or regret

Harinama Initiated Fixed-up Inconclusive Hate disease To protect

Trying to Chant Surrendered to Knowledge of Sastra not diseased newcomer’s faith
KC Process
Undeterred
Pliable Faith Continues Process Seriously Engaged
Self-Realised
Soft / Unsteady in Any in Lord’s Service
CC Ant. 4.192
Circumstance
dékñä-käle bhakta
Strict In Following Expounds
Faithful Four Regs. Spreads KC
Firm in Chanting

Disinterested In Guru
Material Enjoyment Best Guru
With Faith
Inquire
çraddhä

Interactions with Converts Offenseless

Uttama-adhikäri
BVT – Vaisnava Converts
Many to Vaisnavism
Serve Associate
 NOI
Text Six

7 Offences
Against A Pure Devotee

1 5 The Effect:
2 3 4 6 7
Criticism of Disciplinary Obstructive &
Birth Material Vision Jealous To Advise To Correct Dangerous
Bodily Defects Action

Even if NOT from

NOT Observe Actions Should See How For KC
BG 9.30 Brahman or
of Pure Devotee He is Serving Advancement
api cet Goswami Family
From Material The Lord
suduräcäro Perspective
Who IS
a Goswami?
Monopoly of What’s the Origin
Of External Did NOT
Pure Devotees
Non-Envious & Vision? Appreciate the
Prideless Extraordinary
NOT Herditary Activities of
Rupa & Spreading
Sanatana Thinks That KC
KC Worldwide
Is Limited to a
Goswami Families
May Criticise Certain Section
of People

Protest Goswami Prabhupada’s

Title Given to Certain Section Godbrothers
American Vaisnavas Of Devotees

Empowered Person CC Ant 7.11

Certain Tract
Should NOT be Kåñëa-çakti
Of Land
Not Envious of Proud of Own Treated as vinä nähi
Western Birth an Ordinary
Sannyasis
Human Being
 NOI
Text Seven

Principles of Chanting

Symptoms of Cause of Beyond

Cure
Disease Disease Cure
What?
NO Taste for Individual bhävaù
Name, Form, etc. Chanting

Ignorance Effects:
Method: Definition:
Bitter ceto-darpaëa
Care & Attention preliminary
Sugar Candy / Mirror & Fire
awakening
Jaundice Forgetfulness Benefits: of dormant love
Easy & Beneficial of Godhead
Where?
CC Mad 20.117
kåñëa bhuli' Distracted by Maya 3 Symptoms
CC Mad 20.108 ISKCON
jévera 'svarüpa' False or Bad Shelter
(Duräçraya) çraddhä sädhu-saìgaù No Bodily
Concepts
Hope Against Hope
Little Faith Comes to ISKCON
Understand:
Cannot Understand Collective Sankirtana
Krishna & Maya
Mistakes
bhajana-kriyä anartha-nivåtti
Atheistic Leadership
16 Rnds. & 4 Regs. Celibacy & Undisturbed by
No Gambling Maya
Misled by BG 7.15 Oppose Devotee Personally Never No Tea, coffee or
Blind Leaders na mäà duñkåtino Endeavours Surrender to Krishna restaurants Sun & Shadow
 NOI
Text Eight

Why to Train? How to Train?

Friend
Reside Process How to Serve?

Impressions Remembrance of
In Vraja With Feeling
Krishna and
Eternal Associates

Under Shelter of Under Direct Guidance

Dangerous
Advanced of a Particular Associate
Devotees of Krishna

Sädhana
Function at spiritual practices
Think of Krishna
Death executed while
and Pastimes
in stage
Creates of bondage
Next Body

Sädhya
ADVICE: Train Mind God realization
To Think of Krishna

Different Stages
Think of Krishna of Remembrance
NOT Birth
 Different Stages
Of Remembrance

çravaëa-daçä Varaëa-daçä Smaraëävasthä Sampatti-daçä

Remember & Eternal Relationship

Hearing Acceptance
Chant in Ecstasy Revealed

5 Stages
of Smaraëa

Meditation Expands Uninterrupted &

Uninterrupted &
Interrupted Uninterrupted & Becomes Unceasing
Concentrated
Constant Anusmåti

Anusmåti Samädhi
 NOI
Text Nine

Hierarchy of Holy Places

Vaikuëöha Mathurä Våndävana Govardhana Hill Rädhä-kuëòa

Spiritual World; Where

12 Forests At the Foot of Love of Krishna
Transcendental Krishna Krishna Lifted
(dvädaça-vana) Govardhana Hill Over-flows
Realm Appeared

Famous for
¾ of Located in Krishna Advanced Souls Site of Many
Krishna’s
Total Creation Material World Tends Cows Reside Loving Pastimes
Pastimes

Rendezvous Rediscovered Most Dear to

Superior to
with by Gaudiya
Material World
Çré Rädhä Lord Caitanya Vaisnavas

Not Other
Excavated by
Vaiñëava
Six Goswamis
sampradäyas

Or Those NOT
Engaged in
Devotional
Service
 NOI
Text Ten

Progress of Bhakti

Çrématé
Vikarmés Karmés Jïänés Bhaktas Gopés
Rädhäräëé

Act w/out Only Know Expect

Vedic Come to Platform
Satisfying NO Return Highest of
Knowledge Of Knowledge
Krishna from Krishna All Gopis
(ätma-tattva)
Not
Appreciated by Know Fruitive Cannot be
Cannot Most Exalted
Saintly Persons Activities Bind Excelled
Forget of
SB 5.5.4
Krishna All Devotees
Superior to Krishna Cannot
Take Birth as
Karmés Understand Her
Animals, Trees Vipralambha-sevä
& Plants Perform Mood of Seperation
Unless Takes to Devotional
Came as
Devotional Service Service Under
Mood of Lord Caitanya
Act According to Still in Avidyä Reg. Principles Rädhä-kuëòa
Lord Caitanya
Vedic Knowledge BG 7.19
Most Exalted Place
Superior to Vikarmés Pure Devotees Better Than Rädhäräëé’s Laghu-bhägavatämåta
Serving Directly Lake Uttara-khaëòa 45
Elevated to
Higher Planets Develop Pure
Like the Moon Love of Godhead Serious Devotee
Must Take Shelter
Return to
martya-loka Narada, Sanaka
BG 9.21 & Sanatana Execute Service
There
 NOI
Text Eleven

Serving Rädhä-kuëòa

Why The
Who? How?
Rädhä-kuëòa? Result
Bhaktivinoda Bhaktisiddhänta
Öhäkura Sarasvaté Öhäkura Pure Love of
Belongs to
Writes: Writes: Bathing Krishna in
Rädhä
Wake of Gopis
Those Interested Not Just As Many
Most In Advanced Ordinary
Beloved Times By
Devotional Service Devotees As Possible
Gopi Bathing
Most Important Once
As Dear In wake of Not Even
Sakhés & Devotional Will Return
to Krishna Narada or Sanaka
Maïjarés Service To Godhead to
As Rädhä Herself
Rädhä
Unlimited Those Under Only the
Glories Protection of Greatly Fortunate Residing
Under gopi
Lord Caitanya
Supervision
Rarely Those Eager Serve Under
Attained To Go Back Serving Maids
Giving up
to Godhead
Material
Conceptions In Loving
Service Of Lord