26 Nov 2023 evening – Last Harikatha of the Vraja Mandala Parikrama (Bengali) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • By glorifying the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas we will be free from Maya.
  • Sloka: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (Bhagavad Gita 7.14).
  • Conditioned souls are always thinking about what to do and how to do it.
  • We must surrender to Sri Radha and Krsna.
  • Spiritual life begins when we ask ourselves: “Who am I?”
  • Remove the anarthas and meditate on yourself, develop the qualities of the devatas (demigods) and then meditate on Sri Radha and Krsna.
  • There are two types of sadhaka.
  • Sloka: nitya-siddha kṛṣṇa-prema ‘sādhya’ kabhu naya śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte karaye udaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.107).
  • With the practice of bhakti, dharma, artha, kama and moksa come automatically.
  • Lila in which Sri Krsna asks what Yudhisthira wanted, and he says he wants everything, just to serve Him.
  • Sloka: mamottamaśloka-janeṣu sakhyaṁ saṁsāra-cakre bhramataḥ sva-karmabhiḥ tvan-māyayātmātmaja-dāra-geheṣv āsakta-cittasya (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.11.27).
  • Attachment is the cause of all unhappiness.
  • The best place is where harikatha happens.
  • The gopis only say Govinda katha.
  • Beautiful description about Sri Krsna.
  • “Sri Krsna Gopala Hare Mukunda, Govinda Nandana Kisora ​​Krsna”.
  • Always remember the story of Gopa Kumara.
  • Mantra bestows sambandha-jnana, and, harinama bestows Krsna-prema on your heart.

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