– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapter 17; – Mahaprabhu hesitated to give mercy to Saci Mata and to Mukunda; – Grass as a symbol of humility, why?; – Be humble only in front of devotees; – Story: Narada Rsi instructs the snake to stop biting; – Bengali traditions: serving the son-in-law like God and Laksmi Puja (Gurudev remembers his time in Bengal); – What to give as donation: important is not quantity, but quality; – People tend to spend...
Chaitanya-charitamrita 2020
03 Dec 2020 morning – What is the use of Vidya? Keshava Kashmir defeated by Nimai (English translation) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi Lila, 16 chapter; – Nimai Pandit defeats Keshav Kashmir; – Suddha Sarasvati and Devi Sarasvati; – What is the fault of the poetry of Jayadev Gosvami? (CC Adi 16.101); – What is knowledge necessary for? Defeating the mayavada philosophy and other wrong conceptions; – Baladeva Vidyabhusana protected the Gaudiya Sampradaya; – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada defending daiva varnasram-dharma;...
03 Dec 2020 morning – What is the use of Vidya? Keshava Kashmir defeated by Nimai (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi Lila, 16 chapter;- Nimai Pandit defeats Keshav Kashmir;- Suddha Sarasvati and Devi Sarasvati;- What is the fault of the poetry of Jayadev Gosvami? (CC Adi 16.101);- What is knowledge necessary for? Defeating the mayavada philosophy and other wrong conceptions; – Baladeva Vidyabhusana protected the Gaudiya Sampradaya;- Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada defending daiva varnashrama-dharma;- Who is an actual brahmana and a...
02 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu and Keshava Kashmir (English translation) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapters 15 and 16; – Don’t get married!; – Visvarupa takes sannyasa; – Chaitanya Mahaprabhus marries to Laksmi devi and then travels to East Bengal; – Mahaprabhu sends Tapana Misra to Kashi; – Demigods’ power is the strongest power; – Story of Kali dasa: from a foolish man dejected by his princess panditani wife to becoming the greatest learned pandit; – Dig vijayi pandit Keshava Kashmir comes to...
02 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu and Keshava Kashmir (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapters 15 and 16;- Don’t get married!;- Visvarupa takes sannyasa;- Chaitanya Mahaprabhus marries to Laksmi devi and then travels to East Bengal;- Mahaprabhu sends Tapana Misra to Kashi;- Demigods’ power is the strongest power;- Story of Kali dasa: from a foolish man dejected by his princess panditani wife to becoming the greatest learned pandit;- Dig vijayi pandit Keshava Kashmir comes to Nabadwip and debates with Mahaprabhu.
01 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu says good-bye to His devotees after Chaturmasya (Hindi) – Govardhana, India
– Krsna told the gopis to return but they didn’t want to (just like Mahaprabhu and His devotees);- Happy moments seem to pass quicker than sad moments;- The reason why the devotees would come every year from Bengal to stay with Mahaprabhu in Puri;- Importance of sadhu sanga;- Who is a vaisnava and types of uttama bhagavata;- Story of Narada Rsi as the son of a maidservant;- Trees of Vrndavana welcoming to Krsna.
01 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu says good-bye to His devotees after Chaturmasya (English translation) – Govardhana, India
Part 1
– Krsna told the gopis to return but they didn’t want to (just like Mahaprabhu and His devotees);- Happy moments seem to pass quicker than sad moments;- The reason why the devotees would come every year from Bengal to stay with Mahaprabhu in Puri;- Importance of sadhu sanga;- Who is a vaisnava and types of uttama bhagavata;- Story of Narada Rsi as the son of a maidservant;- Trees of Vrndavana welcoming to Krsna.
Part 2