05/08/24 morning – How the Universes Are Created (English)| Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Caitanya Caritamrta 20.108-109).
- How all universes are created (Brahma, Siva and Visnu).
- One day of Brahma: The yugas and the duration of each one.
- The method to connect with God in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra.
- Song: Hari Haraye Namah Krsna.
- Karma is independent of astrology, and the Holy Names destroy all sins.
- The types of liberation (mukti).
- The universal form of Visnu and his weapons.
- How the law of karma works.
- The three types of diets: sattvika, rajasika and tamasika.
- Ghosts, bhutas, are people who have committed suicide.
- The meaning of Ekadasi and how to follow it.
- The caste system came from the Lord, varna and asram, and depends on the nature and customs of the person.
- The qualities of the brahmanas.
