01 June 2025 evening – The importance of Diksa for the Disciple (English) | Bari, Italy

* Diksa is the seed through which one can gradually attain perfection. This seed only germinates when we water it every day with Harikatha and sankirtana.
* One who has Guru-nistha can conquer the entire world.
* When one attains sambandha-jñana, one never falls into Maya again.
* Gurudeva gives sambandha-jñana to the heart of the disciple through mantra.
* Diksa-mantra is the seed of suddha-bhakti in the heart.
* Rupa Gosvami says that the material body becomes transcendental when the tendency to serve Guru and Krsna manifests.
* Srila Gurudeva says that the concept of seva (service) in Vaisnava philosophy is fundamental.
* The Holy Names are like soap: they cleanse our hearts.
* All transcendental knowledge manifests automatically in our hearts through the chanting of the Holy Names.
* About the duty of the Siksa-Guru in the life of the disciple.