02/10/23 midday – The Glories of Sadhu-Sanga and Hari-katha (English translation) – Canberra, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

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Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (Caitanya-Caritamrta, Madhya-lila, 22.54).
When we associating with a sadhu, material desires go away, and the desire to meet Govinda arises.
Story of Narada Rsi in Vaikuntha, when he met Bhagavan and asked Him to explain to him the glories of sadhu-sanga.
Birth, marriage and death are in the hands of the Lord.
Story of the death of Srivasa Thakura’s son.
The soul is purified just by seeing (darsan) a sadhu.
The story of Jada Bharata.
The duty of the soul that attains the human body is specifically to perform bhajana (devotional service) to the Lord.
Verse: durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (Śrimad-Bhagavatam, 11.2.29).
Verse: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (Śrimad-Bhagavatam, 1.2.17).
Harikatha is sabda-brahma, a transcendental vibration that cleanses the heart.
The essence of all avataras is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the combined form of Radha and Krsna, we must take shelter in Him.
Krsna’s lila of stealing butter.