21/08/23 morning – Encounter and Separation Nourish Devotion (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Krsna’s journey from Dvaraka to Kuruksetra and His meeting with the gopis.
  • Divine love is based on encounter and separation.
  • Yogamaya arranges the meeting and separation.
  • Only very fortunate souls meet Guru and Krsna.
  • Verse: brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila 19.151).
  • Sri Guru engages the conditioned souls in the service of Krsna.
  • Hearing harikatha and chanting the holy names is what nourishes devotion.
  • By listening to harikatha, our heart is purified of anarthas, and thus, we confirm who our Adorable Deity is.
  • Verse: srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah (Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.2.17).
  • About the process from sraddha to prema.
  • Story of Haridasa Thakura known as Nama Acarya.
  • The holy names (harinama), are superior to Sri Hari himself.
  • How to feel separation from Krsna if we never met Him?
  • The mantra builds the relationship with Krsna.
  • The reasons for the appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
  • Without Mahaprabhu’s mercy we cannot know Krsna.

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