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