26 Aug 2024 morning – Guru Nistha is Essential (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja directly instructed Srila Gurudeva Vana Gosvami Maharaja to go to Western countries to preach Krsna Consciousness in 1997.
  • Those who have nistha, firm faith in the Guru’s Lotus Feet, can conquer everything.
  • Song: Sri Guru Carana Padma.
  • Our only hope should be to fulfill Sri Guru’s desire.
  • ⁠Mantra: dhyana mulam gurur murti puja mulam gurur padam… (Guru Gita: Skanda Purana – dialogue between Siva and Uma/Parvati).
  • Bhakti completely depends on the disciple’s loyalty and one-pointedness to the Guru.
  • Manjari-bhava means that the manjaris are one-pointed towards Srimati Radhika, that is Radha-nistha.
  • Pranama: śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale… (Bhagavad Gita – As It Is: Introduction).
  • When the diksa-guru is present, we should hear Harikatha from his lotus lips.
  • Never criticize the Guru and the Vaisnavas, and never listen to the blasphemies of others, keep away from it!
  • Be aware of the ten offenses to the Holy Names.
  • Song: Ohe Vaisnava Thakura.
  • The places where the Guru and the Vaisnavas go are known as Maha tirtha, transcendental places that grant liberation from the ocean of material existence.
  • ⁠The Lord appeared in Kamsa’s prison as four-armed Vasudeva, and was born at the same time from the womb of Mother Yasoda in Gokula.
  • Pastime of Lord Nrsimhadeva Bhagavan.

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