30 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of unflinching faith in Sri Guru (English) – Seattle, USA

– How the six Gosvamis were absorbed in the worship of their Ishtadeva, Srimati Radhika. – How they performed their sadhana and bhajan. – Katha of Raghunatha Das Gosvami and Bhakari-krishna. – The goal of Gaudiya Vaisnavas, radha-dhasyam. – Our only hope in this Kali-yuga is Gaura-krpa and Nityananda-krpa: we receive this by surrendering at Their lotus feet. – We must take shelter of Navadvip Dhama and Sri Gaurasundara. – Mana re! Kaho na gaura katha bhajan (Sri Gaudiya-giti-guccha, page 72). – When we speak Gaura katha, we glorify Radha and Krishna. – Katha of topmost Vaisnava, Lord Siva. – Discussion about asraya-bhagavan and visaya-bhagavan. – Guru-kripa-kevalam katha. – The perfect form of liberation comes from Guru-krpa: the realisation of our own transcendental form siddha-deha. – Nitya-siddha krishna-prema shloka explained (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, page 27). – We have the potency, the seed, of who we truly are in our heart. – Guru-vakya-visvasa: confidence that all the bona fide Guru says is the absolute truth and unflinching faith in his instructions. – Sweet harikatha of Narottama, Srinivas and Syamananda, including the story of Ramachandra Kaviraja’s faith in his Guru, Srinivas Acarya.