29 Jan 2025 midday – Srila BV Narayana GM Maha-mahotsava (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Today is Gurudeva’s Vyasa-puja maha-mahotsava.
  • The barometer of bhakti is the degree of your devotion to the guru.
  • Srila Bhaktiprajnana Keshava GM used to give Vedanta darshana.
  • Narahari Prabhu was called the mother of Gaudiya Matha and Narahari Toran by Srila Bhaktiprajnana Keshava GM.
  • When he was asleep and could not chant the holy names, he used to tie his hair to the wall so that he would not fall asleep.
  • Snigdha-shishya is a disciple who has no duplicity and hypocrisy in his heart.
  • If you give everything to the guru, he will give everything to you.
  • Read Upakhyan Upadeshamrita.
  • The story of a blacksmith who makes a sword of inferior metal (compared to some hypocritical devotees).
  • The story of a disciple: Gurudev, everything is yours, but your lotus feet are mine.
  • The exemplary guru-seva of Srila BV Narayana GM, Srila BV Vamana GM and Srila BV Trivikrama GM.