01 May 2026 evening – Atma-nivedanam (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Holland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  • Regarding Sri Guru’s request to offer what is least valuable when receiving diksha initiation, our body.
  • First surrender, and then bhakti will spring forth in your heart.
  • As long as we do not completely surrender at Sri Guru’s lotus feet, Bhagavan will not accept us.
  • Nothing remains with you after death, only the Holy Names you chanted during life.
  • In this life I must dedicate myself to bhagavad-bhajana and nothing else.
  • Mahaprabhu said that we will cleanse the mirror of our hearts by chanting the Holy Names.
  • We rid ourselves of the three kinds of miseries by chanting the Holy Names.
  • If we offer all the fruits of our actions to Krishna, we will not receive any sinful reaction.
  • After hearing Dhruva katha and Prahlada katha, we understand how to chant the Holy Names of the Lord.
  • The mirror of our heart is full of dirt, and we clean it by chanting the Holy Names.
  • To taste the nectar of Krishna-sankirtana, it is necessary to bathe inside and out with the Holy Names.
  • First, we need to obtain our spiritual form in order to then serve Radharani.
  • We acquire the qualities of the people with whom we associate.
  • Wash your mind with Rama-nama soap.
  • Every bhajana you perform will become your wealth.
  • A person may be very learned and hardworking, but without the shelter of a Guru, one will not obtain the Lord.
  • Only befriend those who have a mind similar to yours.
  • Try to meditate on your constitutional transcendental form through your bhajana.
  • ⁠All gopis possess a slightly different, unique, and particular sense of humor.
  • Develop a feeling of detachment from everything in this world, only cling to the suddha-bhaktas.

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