Nectar of Devotion

Nectar of Devotion Front CoverThe Nectar of Devotion by Śrīla Prabhupāda is a summary study of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu by Rūpa Gosvāmī. It contains the essence of the instructions of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Rūpa Gosvāmī, and is probably the most important scripture that systematically explains the science of devotion - from its incipient stages up to the exalted peaks of pure love of God - and it is the ontological analysis of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Here we have compiled a series of audio and video recordings covering a reading of this wonderful book, along with insightful commentary by Master Teacher David Bruce Hughes. Each recording covers no more than a chapter, and we are drafting entire transcriptions of the recordings for those who would like to read along or make a deeper study of this text and commentary. Most of the recording sessions include a live audience from around the world and lively question-answer sessions as part of the commentary. Some lessons also contain a link to a Sunday Satsang video in which the corresponding chapter from the Nectar of Devotion has been discussed.

Lately we have been broadcasting these sessions live Mon-Sat at 6:30PM Chile Time, as part of our Evening Darshan program, and we post the videos of these classes here.

We encourage everyone to take advantage of these resources to make a careful study of this important scripture. If you would like to volunteer to help with the transcriptions of these recordings, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Nectar of Devotion by Śrīla Prabhupāda is freely available online here.

 

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1 NoD Chapter 1: Characteristics of Pure Devotional Service 306
2 NoD Chapter 2: The First Stages of Devotion 239
3 NoD Chapter 3: Eligibility of the Candidate for Accepting Devotional Service 218
4 NoD Chapter 4: Devotional Service Surpasses All Liberation 212
5 NoD Chapter 5: The Purity of Devotional Service 212
6 NoD Chapter 6: How to Discharge Devotional Service 226
7 NoD Chapter 7: Evidence Regarding Devotional Principles 227
8 NoD Chapter 8: Offenses to Be Avoided 229
9 NoD Chapter 9: Further Considerations of Devotional Principles - Part 1 250
10 NoD Chapter 9: Further Considerations of Devotional Principles - Part 2 221
11 NoD Chapter 9: Further Considerations of Devotional Principles - Part 3 201
12 NoD Chapter 10: Techniques of Hearing and Remembering 224
13 NoD Chapter 11: Aspects of Transcendental Service 229
14 NoD Chapter 12: Further Aspects of Transcendental Service - Part 1 208
15 NoD Chapter 12: Further Aspects of Transcendental Service - Part 2 220
16 NoD Chapter 12: Further Aspects of Transcendental Service - Part 3 183
17 NoD Chapter 13: Five Potent Forms of Devotional Service 175
18 NoD Chapter 14: Devotional Qualifications - Part 1 182
19 NoD Chapter 14: Devotional Qualifications - Part 2 173
20 NoD Chapter 15: Spontaneous Devotional Service - Part 1 163
21 NoD Chapter 15: Spontaneous Devotional Service - Part 2 164
22 NoD Chapter 16: Spontaneous Devotion Further Described - Part 1 167
23 NoD Chapter 16: Spontaneous Devotion Further Described - Part 2 160
24 NoD Chapter 17: Ecstatic Love - Part 1 182
25 NoD Chapter 17: Ecstatic Love - Part 2 176
26 NoD Chapter 18: Character of One in Ecstatic Love - Part 1 153
27 NoD Chapter 18: Character of One in Ecstatic Love - Part 2 166
28 NoD Chapter 18: Character of One in Ecstatic Love - Part 3 166
29 NoD Chapter 19: Devotional Service in Pure Love of God - Part 1 168
30 NoD Chapter 19: Devotional Service in Pure Love of God - Part 2 171
31 NoD: Summary of First Wave - Part 1 167
32 NoD: Summary of First Wave - Part 2 150
33 NoD Chapter 20: Transcendental Mellow & Vibhāva 106
34 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 1 86
35 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 2 80
36 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 3 89
37 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 4 87
38 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 5 82
39 NoD Chapter 21: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 6 82
40 NoD Chapter 22: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 7 82
41 NoD Chapter 22: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 8 78
42 NoD Chapter 22: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 9 85
43 NoD Chapter 22: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 10 79
44 NoD Chapter 22: Qualities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Part 11 80
45 NoD Chapter 23: Kṛṣṇa's Personality 86
46 NoD Chapter 24: Further Traits of Śrī Kṛṣṇa 87
47 NoD Chapter 25: Devotees of Kṛṣṇa 84
48 NoD Chapter 26: Stimulation for Ecstatic Love 99
49 NoD Chapter 27: Symptoms of Ecstatic Love 96
50 NoD Chapter 28: Existential Ecstatic Love for Kṛṣṇa 89
51 NoD Chapter 29: Expressions of Love for Kṛṣṇa Part 1 99
52 NoD Chapter 29: Expressions of Love for Kṛṣṇa Part 2 91
53 NoD Chapter 30: Further Features of Ecstatic Love Part 1 79
54 NoD Chapter 30: Further Features of Ecstatic Love Part 2 107
55 NoD Chapter 31: Additional Symptoms 90
56 NoD Chapter 32: Symptoms of Continuous Ecstasy 98
57 NoD Chapter 33: Indirect Expressions of Ecstatic Love 116
58 The Nectar of Devotion: Summary of Second Wave 82
 

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