23 Jul 2025 morning – The Holy Name Will Fulfil All Your Desires (English) | Seattle, USA

– Two symptoms of anuraga:
– Mundane people think they will never die, but sadhus think they could die at any moment.
– The best time to start offering devotional service to the Lord is now!
– Verse: āyur harati vai puṁsām…(SB 2.3.17).
– Dhruva Maharaja received a blessing from the Lord, allowing him to live on Earth for 36,000 years. When Yamaraja came to take him, Dhruva Maharaja deceived him and managed to stay and live forever.
– Markandeya Rishi was destined to die in childhood, but a sadhu blessed him to live for seven days of Brahma.
– The chaste wife of the leprous brahmana Kushta Vipra stopped the movement of the sun (Katha from CC Antya-lila).
– Shabari waited many years for Lord Ramachandra, as her guru promised that he would come one day.
– Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja travelled to Orissa alone to preach, having strong faith in the words of his guru.
– The story goes: ‘I want to sit on the back of my horse, but now my horse is sitting on my back.’
– Lila: Srila BV Vana Maharaja tried to drive the car. He pressed the accelerator, and the car sped up before miraculously stopping in front of a large stone.
– The problems of devotees are never-ending. They write to me about work problems, housing problems, relationship problems, etc.
– Verse: ‘tyaktvā su-dustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīṁ…’ (SB 11.5.34).
– A baby deer surrounded by a river, a fire, a hunter’s net and a furious dog was saved by the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.