08 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Sadhu Sanga and Hari Bhajana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- The glories of association with sadhus.
- Story of Yudhishthira Maharaja and his raja-surya-yagya (fire sacrifice).
- He did not invite Duryodhana to his sacrifice.
- You must serve the Lord in the way that is easier for you, according to your possibilities.
- Sadhus should be served prasada wherever they go.
- One step taken in the direction of a sadhu is equivalent to the fruit of thousands of fire sacrifices.
- Bhojan (eating) and bhajana (spiritual practice) must be done in silence.
- Whoever chants the names of Hari belongs to Him.
- Story of when Draupadi served a sadhu and criticized him for mixing all prasada.
- One should never think about the past. Asking about a sadhu’s family is an offence.
- Taking shelter of a sadhu and rendering service to him extinguishes all offenses.
- Mukti (liberation) is far from those who find fault with Vaishnavas.
- Sadhu sanga for just an instant can free the soul from the cycle of births and deaths.
- Lila from when Krishna got a high fever.
- Lila from when Mahaprabhu went to preach in Bengal and had a fever.
- Verse: namoh brahmana devaya (Viṣṇu Purāṇa 1.19.65).
- Read the book Bhakta, Bhakti and Bhagavan.
- The different types of bhaktas.
- The best of Hari’s servants is Giriraj Maharaj.
- The Lord does not tolerate criticism of sadhus.
- The Lord does not differentiate His devotees by the ashram, but by the bhajana they perform.
- Make your heart a temple.
