31 Dec 2024 evening – Hari-katha on New Year’s Eve (English) | Guaruja, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:00 – The necessity of taking inventory of one’s achievements in the old year.
08:00 – The five stages of the removal of anarthas (unwanted desires); about developing guru-nishtha (steadfast faith in the guru).
21:00 – The level of bhava-dosha (defects in spiritual emotion).
25:00 – The nature of the madness of the material world; the example of Kumbhakarna.
37:00 – About transcendental madness.
50:00 – How to chant the holy names.
53:00 – Analysis of a verse about proper Hari-katha; katha is a sweet nectar-bhajan.
1:00:00 – The benefits of chanting the holy name.
1:20:00 – About the Shikshashtaka.