19 Feb 2024 evening – The Glories of Sadhu-Sanga (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Only through Guru’s mercy is it possible to have spiritual self-realisation.
  • The meaning of associating with a satguru.
  • The Four Sampradayas and their Acaryas.
  • Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54)
  • The glories of association with holy people (sadhus).
  • Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12)
  • How to chant the pure Holy Names.
  • Narada Rsi’s mercy transforms the lifestyle of the hunter Mrgari.
  • Our permitted foods are prescribed in the Scriptures.
  • Story of when Narada visited disciples who did not like listening to Harikatha.
  • Verse: śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ — puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (Śrimad Bhagavatam 1.2.17).
  • Verse: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (CC Madhya-lila 13.80).
  • Verse: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgo ’tha bhajana-kriyā (CC Madhya-lila 23.14-15).
  • The mercy that Nityananda Prabhu bestows on Jagai and Madhai.
  • Song: Akrodha Paramananda Nityananda Raya.

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