- The time we stay in this body is defined by our past karma.
- In this material world, whoever is born will have to die.
- Dhrtarastra asks Vyasadeva why his 100 sons had already died before him (Bhagavad Gita).
- Exposition of the reasons for the Battle of Kuruksetra.
- Krsna is the controller of birth and death, and according to karma everything is arranged.
- Surprising katha of Markandeya Rsi that takes place in Satya-yuga, in which his mother hears from an astrologer that her son would die at the age of 11.
- Gurudeva explains: birth and death are not predictable by astrologers.
- Story of the sadhus who lived in a hut covered with leaves and who, when struck by heavy rain, tried to escape death.
- Nrsimha Bhagavan’s katha, which is very powerful, expresses Nrsimha’s love and affection for His devotees.
- Lord Ramacandra expresses love and affection for His subjects
- Krsna performs sweet pastimes with the vrajavasis.
- Story of the sadhu who takes the scorpion out of the water repeatedly and is always stung.
- The nature of the conditioned soul is to criticize and the nature of the sadhu is to always help the conditioned souls.
- Gurudeva reveals the sadhu’s interest in traveling the world.
- The sadhu knows how the souls are suffering from the three miseries of Maya.
- The soul is crying for Harikatha.
- Explanation of the metaphor of the cage, which represents the body, and the bird, which represents the soul.
Hari-katha, Lectures in English, Playlist: Hari-katha 2025
