- About the appearance and disappearance of the Guru. Our tongue is only purified when we glorify our Guru.
- The only meaning of having eyes, hands and tongue is to be able to see, glorify and touch the lotus feet of Guru and Krsna.
- All our efforts are to have the blessing of receiving a drop of Guru-pada-padma’s mercy.
- We must develop loyalty to the Guru.
- The Guru is our real benefactor, the one who is capable of freeing us from the finite material world, and taking us to the eternal transcendental world.
- Story of the dialogue between Siva and Parvati about hari-bhajana, the absolute reality.
- About the first meeting of Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja with Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja.
- The Guru’s harikatha is sabda-brahma (transcending sound), not sabda-samana (material sound).
- About the six stages of saranagati (surrender).
- Sloka: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ
prātikūlyasya varjanam
rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāso (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). - Gurudeva was always absorbed in the service of his Gurudeva.
- Always have faith in the Guru’s instructions.
- Story of the king and the barber.
- Guru is our friend, father and mother, he is everything to us.
- In every life we have a father and a mother, but it is very rare to find a reliable Guru.
- Story of Vinoda Brahmacari (Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja) receiving a telegram from his sick mother.
- Music: Asraya Koriya Vando Sri Guru Carana.
- Puja means to glorify with love and affection.
- Our aim is to attain Krsna-bhakti.
- Song: Jiv Jago Jiv Jago — Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada says it takes 500 gallons (2,550 liters) of the Guru’s blood to remove one soul from Maya. Sloka: prāyeṇa deva munayaḥ sva-vimukti-kāmā
maunaṁ caranti vijane na parārtha-niṣṭhāḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.9.44). The best thing is to practise spiritual life to free yourself and others as well.
Brazil, Glories of Vaishnavas, Lectures in English, Translated into Portuguese, Brazil 2024
