27/07/24 midday – The Importance of Faith (English translation) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- Story of the boy who cried while reading the Bhagavad Gita with faith in his guru’s instructions, and was questioned by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
- The sastras say that the first gurus we have at birth are the mother and father and after, the spiritual master.
- Sloka: tasmāc chāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te… (Bhagavad Gita 16.24).
- The material world is full of sadness and joy and they are temporary.
- The poorest thinks that the richest is happy, the king thinks that the king of heaven is happier, and so on.
- Bhaktas are the happiest people in this world.
- He who has faith in the Guru’s instructions receives God’s mercy.
- Hanumanji is the example of a perfect servant of the Lord.
- There is no difference between the name of the Lord and the Lord Himself.
- Bhagavan has invested all His potencies in His Holy Names.
- Listen to Harikatha and chant the Holy Names of the Lord.
