- Song: Sri Radhe Rani: de daro na baansuri meri…
- About Lord Jagannatha’s ekadasi of rest.
- One of the characteristics of bhakti is being absorbed in chanting the Holy Names and listening to the harikatha.
- Mother Yasoda tells the Ramayana for Krsna to sleep.
- Detailed explanation about food during Caturmasya:
- 1st month you don’t just eat spinach because during this period these leaves are full of insects; eggplant and honey.
- 2nd month, no yogurt is eaten; eggplant and honey.
- 3rd month, no milk is drunk; eggplant and honey.
- 4th month, oil, mustard and sesame seeds are not eaten; eggplant and honey.
- There are so many interpretations of this Caturmasya rule that people abandon the practice.
- Explanation on how tomatoes were never part of the food rules at Caturmasya, this was a misunderstanding among devotees regarding what Srila Gurudeva Narayana Maharaja said years ago.
- Tomatoes are not mentioned in Hari Bhakti Vilasa, tomatoes can be eaten in Caturmasya.
- On Ekadasi you should not eat fruits that have many seeds.
- Any questions, ask your Gurudeva!
- Maya is very attentive to brahmacaris and brahmacarinis.
- Follow Caturmasya according to the Hari Bhakti Vilasa and your Guru’s instructions!
- In Caturmasya read slokas, like those in Upadesamrta; chant the Holy Names; do Arati and walk on the beach.
- Story of Brahma and his daughters Kunati and Sunati.
Brazil, Lectures in English, Translated into Portuguese, Brazil 2024
