26 August 2025 evening – Spiritual Practices (English) | Manila, Philippines

– On the rarity of birth in the human form.
– Only the human form is capable of rendering service to the Lord.
– The rarity of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha.
– Progress in spiritual life depends on bhajana and sadhana.
– The need for sukrti (pious credits) for spiritual evolution.
– Bad company hinders spiritual development.
– Vaco vegam: controlling the impulse to speak.
– We should speak Harikatha all the time.
– We should control the agitation of the mind.
– Lust, anger, and envy come from the ways of nature.
– How to control the mind through constant practice.
– ⁠The meaning of the statue of the three monkeys manifested by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada.
– The story of a king who owned a goat and sought someone who could satisfy the animal’s appetite.
– How to protect our bhakti so that it manifests in our hearts.
– Observation in the chanting of the Holy Names.
– A story involving a prostitute and a sadhu.