11 Dec 2025 evening – Gurudeva Is Everything (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Wonderful explanation of the meaning of guru-puja.
– Chant the Holy Names to purify your mind and heart.
– Reciting the diksa mantras is fundamental: di (divya-jnana/transcendental knowledge), and ksa (destruction of sins).
– Difference between worldly faith and spiritual faith.
– People don’t remember, but everyone is being born and dying in the cycle of lives and deaths, continuously passing through 8,400,000 life forms.
– The Guru is the one who purifies and spiritually elevates the disciple.
– We are all servants of Krishna.
– God is called by many names, but He is one. He corresponds to all the names He is called by. His original name is Krishna.
– Song: Dasa Avatara Stotram.
– Religions teach different rasas, Buddhism/santa-rasa; Christianity/vatsalya-rasa; etc. Religious people who fight and compete do so because they lack God-realization.
– Difference between: nirvikalpa-samadhi (immersion in Brahman); savikalpa-samadhi (serving the Lord).
– Spiritual realization comes from your effort plus the mercy of Guru and Krishna. Don’t criticize anyone!
– Story of the couple who receive a visit from Narada Risi.