24 July 2025 evening – Disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara (English) | Portland, USA

– Today is the disappearance day of Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja.
– Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata.
– How to become absorbed in Harikatha.
– All our Gurus are manjaris of Srimati Radhika. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura revealed everything about his spiritual identity.
– About the 11 humors and the 5 stages of spiritual form explained in the Bhajana Rahasya.
– The story of Srila Prabhupada’s coming into this world.
– ⁠Without surrender to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, it is impossible to reach Vrndavana and serve Krsna.
– The story of how Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja met Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Gosvami Maharaja and received his teachings, blessings, and the power of the sound of the name Goura.
– A lila of how Radha covered Krsna’s entire body with Her golden color to protect Him.
– First you need the Bhagavad Gita to know your body and then understand what the soul is. Those who lack material common sense will not understand what is spiritual.
– The stages of the bhakti process, from sraddha to mahabhava, and only Radha is the embodiment of madhanakiya-mahabhava. – ⁠Sloka that reveals Mahaprabhu’s merciful magnanimity: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt… (CC Adi-lila 1.4).
– ⁠Verse that presents the six types of people to whom Mahaprabhu granted salvation even though they were unqualified: māyāvādī, karma-niṣṭha kutārkika-gaṇa… (CC Adi-lila 7.29-30).
– ⁠Understand, Prabodhananda Sarasvati is Tungavidya-sakhi, and Prakasananda Sarasvati is a staunch impersonalist, two different people.
– ⁠One must participate in Mangala Arati and hear Harikatha to receive the blessings and be able to preach.
– ⁠Everything you say must be supported by citing Scripture.
– We need a Guru to guide us on the perfect path.
– When bhakti arises in one’s heart, one becomes humble and generous.
– Receive diksa from one of the Four Authorized Sampradayas; ours is the Sri Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya.