18 Dec 2025 evening – Mantra and Guru Are Fundamental (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • On the preaching of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas.
  • Suddha-bhakti manifests when we practice sadhana-bhajana in connection with Guru Parampara and his Harikatha.
  • Lila of longing (separation) that the gopis feel when Krishna leaves the rasa dance.
  • The three miseries of Maya: adhyatmika, adhibhautika, and adhidaivika.
  • Krishna-katha brings all auspiciousness and purifies the hearts of these three miseries.
  • Only butchers, those who kill animals, do not like to hear Harikatha. A verse that affirms this: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād… (SB 10.1.4).
  • The miraculous Gopala-mantra.
  • Krishna, loving and captivating, captures our hearts and we become servants of Radha.
  • The human form of life is very rare; we should take advantage of it, for it is only through this form that devotional service to the Lord is practiced.
  • A verse that highlights the importance and rarity of the human form of life and its special function: labdhvā su-durlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavānte mānuṣyam artha-dam anityam apīha dhīraḥ… (SB 11.9.29).
  • Without sadhu-sanga, it is not possible to develop in spiritual life.
  • Through a high-ranking sadhu and his Harikatha, the disciple can discern between right and wrong.
  • Do not listen to the Harikatha of a non-devotee!

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