– Story from Prabhupada: The expert harmonium teacher charged 200 rupees to teach newcomers and 500 rupees to correct the technique of existing players.
– Learn to play instruments from a qualified teacher.
– The holy names are higher than Sri Hari.
– Verse: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Adi 17.21).
– Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura revealed his identity in the spiritual world as Kamala Manjari.
– Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Harinama-chintamani.
– Guru-nishtha of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada.
– Verse: guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete koriyā aikya (Prema-bhakti-chandrika 2).
– We say goodbye to the old year by chanting the holy names and glorifying the pastimes of Krishna and Gurupada-padma. We welcome the new year in the same way.
– Listen carefully to other speakers and musicians, otherwise you commit an offence.
– If you prepare 54 offerings for Krishna but forget the tulasi leaf, He will not accept them.
– Mahaprabhu was attracted by a young lady’s singing of the Gopi-gita.
– Srila Gurudeva glorified Madhurashtakam most of the time.
– Krishna-viraha-vidura and Radha-viraha-vidura are two forms of separation in Jagannatha Puri.
– Come to Navadvipa-dhama parikrama, then to Jagannatha Puri, then to Bhagavat-saptaha, and finally to Bengal prachar.
Brazil, Lectures in English, Translated into Portuguese, Brazil 2025
31 Dec 2025 evening – New Year Celebration (English) – Palhoca, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
