15 Jun 2023 evening – Ratha-yatra (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Speaking is easy, listening is difficult.
3 types of listeners: shrota (one who listens); sarota (one who does not listen); and, sota (one who sleeps).
Not listening to hari-katha is an offence, but if you also gossip during hari-katha, it is a much worse offence.
We got the opportunity of the human body only after we were born into the 8,400,000 life forms. And the human body is given to us to hear hari-katha from the lotus-mouths of sadhus, gurus and vaisnavas.
God is in hari-katha.
Never listen to hari-katha from non-devotees, i.e. those who criticise Vaisnavas.
Song: Tava Kathamrita Tapta Jivanam
Milk is healthy, but you will die if you drink milk that has been touched by the poisonous tongue of a snake.
Rohini Devi’s Lila answering questions from the queens of Dvaraka about Krsna’s relationship with the gopis and Vraja’s amorous pastimes.
Lakshmi Devi and Uddhava do not understand vraja-bhavas.
You have all lost Krsna and are not weeping for Him.
A funny story about the old woman who had bad eyesight and was looking for the needle she had lost in the house on the street. Such is the conditioned soul.
By listening to hari-katha, whatever we already have in our heart will manifest.
Everyone wants to hear krsna-katha.
Ramanuja Acarya leaves his appearance party not to hear of his own glories.
Lila of Mahaprabhu not wanting to hear about His own glories.
Krsna and Durvasa Rsi.
All the queens of Dvaraka begin to cry when they hear from Rohini Devi about the gopis’ katha.
Narada Muni asks Krsna to manifest His mahabhava prakasa (molten) form of Jagannatha.
The Ratha Yatra represents the gopis taking Krsna from Kuruksetra to Vrndavana.
