04 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31).
  • We must serve the spiritual master to reach the abode of the Lord.
  • To satisfy Sri Guru, one must fulfill his desire, and for that, one must know his heart.
  • The story of the Guru who was thirsty and asked his disciple to bring him water.
  • We must follow the Guru’s orders without arguing.
  • Guru means heavy, and serving him is something difficult.
  • According to Srila BV Swani Maharaja, there are two types of people we should not keep in the Temple: the lazy and the crazy.
  • The story of the Guru and the foolish disciple who traveled on horseback.
  • The two types of service to the Guru: vapu-seva (service to the body) and vani-seva (preaching service).
  • The three types of mrdanga: mrdanga, brhad-mrdanga and jivanta-mrdanga (the sadhu himself, for he is the living mrdanga).
  • The transcendental sound vibration that emanates from the lotus mouth of the saint and destroys all anarthas.
  • Guru krpa hi kevalam, only by the mercy of Sri Guru.
  • Every disciple has the duty to worship the spiritual master and follow his instructions.
  • Song: Sri Guru Carana Padma.
  • Gurudeva glorifies the new issue of his magazine that talks about Sanatana Gosvamipada.
  • ⁠The Three Main Deities of the Gaudiya mission: Madana Mohana (sambandha-tattva), Govinda Deva (abhidheya-tattva), Gopinatha (prayojana-tattva).

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