03 Jan 2024 evening – Food for the Soul (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Conditioned souls do not want to listen to hari-katha, they prefer gramya-katha. – Krishna-katha is very powerful. – The greed of Parikshit Maharaja for hari-katha. – Atma (soul) cries for hari-katha. – Ranganatha dasa Babaji Maharaja was old, but he walked from Mathura to Navadvipa. – When there is hari-katha, you have to give up all other services and just listen. – nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād… (SB 10.1.4). – Hari-katha purifies our hearts. – satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido… (SB 3.25.25). – Surrender to Nityananda Prabhu and you will easily attain the abode of the Lord. – Baladeva Prabhu is the possessor of transcendental power. – The role of the guru.