14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears.
Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be.
Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee.
Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost.
Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet.
Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord.
There is no difference between the guru-mantra and the Guru himself.
Lila from Narada Muni visiting a couple who didn’t have a diksha.
Receive initiation from the bonafide Guru, the one who follows all the rules and has realisation, otherwise, if you do not receive the Guru’s mantra, you will not be able to reach Vrndavana.
You must always remember three things: first, the name of your Guru; second, your spiritual name and; third, of harinama.
Do not abandon anyone, connect everyone to Gurudeva.
Ghosts live where there are impure and dirty things. Bhuta means ghost and also jiva (soul).
It is essential that the Guru follows the four principles.
The pain felt when dying is compared to the pain of breaking twenty bones at the same time.
