21 Jun 2023 morning walk – Q & A (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Question: How can one always be humble?
  • Whose prema is higher? Nanda Maharaja’s or Dasharatha Maharaja’s?
  • Give respect to others.
  • Shloka: Trinad api sunichena.
  • Aropa-siddha-bhakti and sanga-siddha-bhakti.
  • The qualities of a sadhu.
  • Svarupa-siddha-bhakti.
  • Question: How do demons like Duryodhana take part in Krishna’s lilas? By chance?
  • Nishtha by Haridasa Thakura.
  • Do not eat too much or too little.
  • Use all your qualities in krishna-seva except matsarya (envy).
  • Learn the good qualities from the animals.
  • Panchakanya, the five chaste women – Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, Ahilya and Mandodari.
  • You should sit close to the sadhu.
  • Question: Can I chant my rounds during the service?
  • Question: Is it true that 16 rounds of chanting at brahma-muhurta is equivalent to 64 rounds of chanting at other times of the day?
  • Both quality and quantity of the holy names are important, but give intensity to quality.