30/12/21pm – Follow Ekadashi, Have Guru Nishtha & Respect All (English) – Brazil

-Ekadashi is bhakti-janani.
-Lila of Mahaprabhu doing parikrama of Jagannatha prasada given on ekadashi day & taking it on next day in parana time.
-Everybody has to follow ekadashi.
-Prabhodananda Sarsvatipada vs Prakashananda Sarasvati.
-Gopala Bhatta Gosvami rejecting Hithari as disciple for not following ekadashi & chewing pana.
-Follow Shruti, Smriti, Narada Pancharatra unlike sahajiyas.
-Follow the instruction of our guru-parampara. Guru-vakya is topmost.
-Lila of Advaita acharya praying to serve Mahaprabhu alone & Yogamaya arranging it.
-When Krishna plays the flute He calls Srimati Radhika & manjaris automatically chase behind Her.
-Respect all vaishnavas & living entities.
-Lila of Srimati Radhika listening to hari-katha of Srila Rupa Gosvami & Srila Sanatana Gosvami on pretext of cooking sweet rice for them.
-Spiritual life means how to dedicate the life in hari-katha, harinama, shastra.
-Our aim & object is how Srila Gurudeva will be pleased.
-Importance of guru’s mercy.
-Don’t criticize anyone & don’t associate with vaishnava-aparadhi.
-How Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja is indifferent to hear vaishnava-ninda.
-Story of an ISKCON sannyasi speaking to Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja & Krishna Kripa brahmachari in Keshavaji Gaudiya Matha
-Guru-nishtha, guru-bhakti is backbone of our sadhana.
-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja speaking about his service to his Gurudeva.
-History of Gaudiya matha after Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvatipada tirobhava.
-In the Gaudiya sampradaya, some follow Shiva chaturdashi and others do not, because they think they are already observing Advaita saptami. Therefore, follow the instructions of your guru. Whatever guru says is absolute.