06/04/24 midday – The Soul is Eternal and Transcendental (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109).
A surprising effect of Kali-yuga: it is easier to sell alcoholic drinks than milk.
The song Jiv Jago Jiv Jago says: jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole — “Lord Gauranga is calling: Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?”
Story of the two brahmanas, one poor and the other rich, who went to Vrndavana to make a pilgrimage.
Story of when Durvasa Rsi took his sixty thousand disciples to Draupadi and Yudhisthira Maharaja to feed.
If you want God, you must cry and call loudly for Him.
One should not eat grains in the house of sinners, as it contaminates the mind.
The qualities of the person who cooks go to the person who eats. Never eat or drink anything that comes from the hand of someone who does not have diksa-mantras.
Story of when Krsna went to Vidura and Vidurani’s house and she, in ecstasy, offered Him a banana peel.
The Scriptures talk about the four things that one should have when receiving a sadhu: seat, water, food (if you have something to offer) and, when saying goodbye, walk seven steps behind the sadhu. In this way he will wash away all the sins of those who received him.
Harikatha on how Gopala slept on Mother Yasoda’s lap.
