27 Jul 2024 evening – Harikathamrtam: The Nectar of Harikatha (English translation) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • A bad day is a day without sadhu-sanga and without harikatha.
  • True seva is to hear harikatha!
  • Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9).
  • The four types of nectar that exist.
  • The miseries of the material world and how much people do not want to grow old.
  • A person who hears harikatha is like a snake that sheds its skin.
  • The glories of hearing bhagavat-katha.
  • The constitutional position of the soul is to perform bhajana for the Lord.
  • ⁠The symptoms of a true sadhu.
  • Sloka: titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ… (ŚB 3.25.21).
  • The deeper you dive into the ocean, the more gems you are able to find.
  • Bhagavan is always present in the harikatha.
  • One should advance in bhakti step by step, without skipping steps.