02 Sep 2025 midday – Our Goal and Self-Realization (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia

– About the love and affection of devotees dedicated to Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.
– Vapu-seva means serving the Gurudeva by cooking, washing clothes, and massaging his feet.
– Vani-seva is the service of listening to Harikatha and spreading the teachings to everyone.
– All Vaisnavas aspire to become rupanugas, that is, to serve Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu under the guidance of Rupa Gosvami.
– ⁠Quote from the verse composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura: śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale… (Prema-bhakti-candrika 2).
– About the Vaisnavas’ goal of serving Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu under the guidance of Rupa Gosvami.
– Glorification of a place, a maha-tirtha (sanctified place).
– About sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena, two forms of seva.
– About the seva of the Six Gosvamis, and the dream that the couple Radhe and Krsna appeared in their dreams.
– Through their siddha-rupena, the Six Gosvamis always remember and directly serve the Divine Couple.
– ⁠Associating with a sadhu and listening to his Harikatha allows us to reveal the potency we carry in our hearts.
– Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in Jaiva Dharma, explains the nature of each soul.
– Quote from the pastime of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Murali Gupta.
– About the three brothers, Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana, who worshipped Radhe and Krsna, and Sri Anupama, who worshipped Lord Ramacandra.
– Association with the Guru does not define the nature of the soul.
– Lila in which Lord Mahaprabhu spends four months in the Bhatta family home.
– Evidence presented by Mahaprabu about Laksmidevi’s desire to participate in the rasa dance.
– Mahaprabhu listens to Ramananda Raya.
– About the highest grantha: Sri Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi by Prabodhananda Sarasvati Pada.
– ⁠Beautiful pastime where Krsna uses His yellow robe to protect Srimati Radhika.