02 July 2025 evening – A Mood of Lamentation (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Where there is a Vaishnava, there is Vrindavana.
– We need to cleanse our hearts.
– Tilaka and kanthimala alone are not enough. We need to follow four principles.
– Every day, you must attend mangala-arati.
– The heart is cleansed by chanting the holy names.
– Verse: ‘Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhāva-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam…’ (Sri Shikshashstaka 1).
– Seva without listening to hari-katha is dangerous, as those who perform seva but do not listen to hari-katha will lose Krishna consciousness. Both are necessary.
– You must be in a mood of lamentation. This is necessary when chanting the holy names. Otherwise, anarthas will not be cleansed.
– The Six Gosvamis’ exemplary bhajana.
– Mahaprabhu unconditionally gives manjari-bhava to everyone.
– Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva…(CC Madhya 19.151).
– You follow 5 processes: mantrartha-chintanam; nyasa-mudra; prapatti; sharanagati & atma-nivedana.
– The translator should listen to hari-katha; otherwise, his heart will not be cleansed, and he will contaminate the translation.
– It is considered an act of dishonour and an offence to Krishna’s lotus feet, known as svarupa-aparadha, to stand up during hari-katha without a good reason.
– Guru and Vaishnavas are your real friends.
– Radhikashtaka: kuńkumākta-kāñcanābja-garva-hāri-gaurabhā…