1. East or West KC is the Best East or West KC is the Best

2. veda-shastra kahe— ‘sambandha’, ‘abhidheya’, ‘prayojana’ ‘krishna’—prapya sambandha, ‘bhakti’—praptyera sadhana abhidheya-nama ‘bhakti’, ‘prema’—prayojana purushartha-shiromani prema maha-dhana

3. Realizations in the Journey of Life Material life: Realization of value-lessness Spiritual life: Realization of value-ableness

4. Three Types of Paths Pluralism: “All ways are right.” Exclusivism: “My way is the only right way” Inclusivism: There is one way with various levels on it

5. Uniqueness of Vedic revelation 1. Systematic Sambandha Jnana: With whom should I develop a relationship? Why? With whom should I develop a relationship? Why? What happens if I don’t? Why? What happens if I don’t? Why? 2. Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya: What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna? What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna? 3. Endearing, captivating Prayojana: What happens when I develop my love for God? What happens when I develop my love for God?

6. Sambandha with what? Materialism: Possessions, Positions, People Religious Materialism: God as means to above things Scientism: Particles Impersonalism: Nothing Bhakti: God Sambandha with what? Materialism: Possessions, Positions, People Religious Materialism: God as means to above things Scientism: Particles Impersonalism: Nothing Bhakti: God

7. Who looks more attractive: God or Man?

10. Hero – Krishna Director – Yoga-Maya Script-Writer – Krishna Hero – Krishna Director – Yoga-Maya Script-Writer – Krishna

11. Revealed Scriptures Revealed Scriptures H1-05 Mundane Literature

12. Vedic Scriptures (Shruti) Vedic Scriptures (Shruti) H1-05 Revealed Scriptures

13. Smriti H1-05 Shruti

14. Vaishnava Smriti H1-05 Smriti

15. Shrimad Bhagavatam Shrimad Bhagavatam H1-05 Vaishnava Smriti

16. Dashama Skanda Dashama Skanda H1-05 Shrimad Bhagavatam

17. Goswami grantha (eg. CC) Goswami grantha (eg. CC) H1-05 Dashama Skanda

18. Mundane Literature Revealed Scripture Vedic Scripture (Shruti) Smriti (Purana / Itihasa) Vaishnava Smriti Shrimad Bhagavatam Dashama Skandha Goswami Grantha

19. The Calamity of Impersonlism: Depict the highest revelation that can help us come out of Maya to itself be a product of Maya. Eg. Depicting medicine as poison

20. Uniqueness of Vedic revelation 1. Systematic Sambandha Jnana: With whom should I develop a relationship? Why? With whom should I develop a relationship? Why? What happens if I don’t? Why? What happens if I don’t? Why? 2. Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya: What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna? What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna? 3. Endearing, captivating Prayojana: What happens when I develop my love for God? What happens when I develop my love for God?

21. 21 Are good intentions good enough? Can willpower alone cure a disease? Eg. Cough, loose motion

22. How Abhidheya Works

23. The Progressive Revelation of Bhakti Ramanuja: Continuous recollection of God Love is a kind of knowledge, bhakti – sadhana and phala Madhva: Strong emotion of love accompanied by knowledge of God’s majesty Nimbarka: Special kind of love, sadhana & phala Vallabha: Love, Maryada and Pushti

24. The Progressive Revelation of Bhakti Jiva Goswami: Bhakti is the essence of God’s int potency of bliss, which is his most important potency. Gaudiya Vaishnavism: Unparalleled sweetness

25. sadhu-saìga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-shravana mathura-vasa, shri-murtira shraddhaya sevana sadhu-saìga, nama-kirtana, bhagavata-shravana mathura-vasa, shri-murtira shraddhaya sevana

26. Uniqueness of Vedic revelation 1.Systematic Sambandha Jnana: With whom should I develop a relationship? Why? What happens if I don’t? Why? 2.Practical, clear, potent Abhidheya: What is the process by which I can transfer my love from krishnetara to Krishna? 3.Endearing, captivating Prayojana: What happens when I develop my love for God?

28. East or West KC is the Best East or West KC is the Best