01 May 2026 evening – Atma-nivedanam (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | 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.
