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06 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of a Trustworthy Guru (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

PART 2

– The tongue is purified by glorifying the trustworthy spiritual master.

– Asraya-tattva (shelter of divine love) and visaya-tattva (object of divine love).

– Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31).

– The bona fide Guru is able to control Krsna.

– Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi (Sri Gurvastakam, verse 8).

– Meaning of the word Guru.

– If you always listen to the lectures of your spiritual master, your mind will become very fixed and will no longer be disturbed by anything.

– About the four Vedas.

– Song: Sri Guru Carana Padma, by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura.

– Everything that a pure devotee says and writes has a lot of power, whereas the advice of worldly people does not.

– Krsna tells Arjuna, in the Bhagavad Gita, that His devotee never perishes.

– The twenty-six qualities of a Vaisnava, and the main quality: surrender to the Lord.

– About papakarma and punyakarma.

– The story of the hunter Mrigari.

– Powerful mantra: om namo bhagavate vasudevaya.

– It is impossible to deceive the Guru.

– The two types of medicine: effective and ineffective (placebo).

– Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54).

– Song: Ohe Vaisnava Thakura, by Srila Rupa Gosvamipada.

– The first quality of a Vaisnava is that he is compassionate and gives mercy to all living beings.

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