22/07/23 evening – Harikatha: Glories and Blessings (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • It’s not easy to get a human body.
  • The four human activities are equal to animals.
  • Sadhu-sanga is harikatha.
  • Verse: durlabho mānuṣo deho (ŚB 11.2.29).
  • Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace.
  • The glories of Vrndavana.
  • The Gopi-gita consists of 19 verses recited by the gopis and the meaning of the verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ (ŚB 10.31.9).
  • Differences between Svarga-loka and Goloka Vrndavana.
  • Verse: yānti deva-vratā devān (Bhagavad-gītā 9.25).
  • The best giver is he who distributes krsna-katha.
  • The three sufferings: adhibhautika, adhidaivika, adhyatmika.
  • All mangala ( auspiciousness ) comes to one who hears harikatha.
  • Abandon duplicity, hypocrisy and offence at the lotus feet of Vaishnavas.
  • The story of the lowly prostitute and the hypocritical saint.
  • The example and comparison of the eye of the needle and the holes of the sieve.
  • Verse: tṛṇād api sunīcena (Śikṣāṣṭaka 3).
  • Verse: harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya 6.242).
  • Krishna does not consider minor offences committed by the sadhaka during his spiritual practice.
  • Chant Sri Gurvastakam every day.
  • Loyalty to the guru is very important.

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