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.
