– Give respect to bhagavatiya-parampara and pancaratrika-parampara – What to do to someone who received diksa from not bona fide guru or not bona fide sampradaya? – If a person has accepted diksha from a bona fide guru but still does not follow his instructions, does it mean that he lacks sukriti? – What if we commit sins knowingly but then regret? – If you do not have the opportunity to be close to a Gurudev, never judge those who do and never think their actions...
Brazil 2020
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, Bhagavad-gita 2020
27 Dec 2020 evening – The Five Topics of the Bhagavad Gita: Isvara, Jiva, Prakrti, Kala and Karma (English) – Brazil
– Bhagavad Gita: Lord’s sound incarnation (banmaya murti); – Arjuna can never really be confused (only for the sake of pastimes); – 4 faults of the baddha-jivas; – Why Krsna gave the instructions of Bhagavad Gita (to teach the living entities); – What is the direct meaning of “brahma”? (as described in Vedanta sutra); – There are two ways to learn a philosophy: directly (abhidha vrtti) and indirectly (lakshana vrtti); – God is the...
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27 Dec 2020 morning – Understanding Guru’s affection + Baladeva prabhu’s relationship with Duryodhana (English) – Brazil
– Can we chant holy names while listening to harikatha (even recorded katha)? Can we chant holy names while reading grantha? – Pralambhasura katha; – Some people (demons) criticize guru on his back, but behave very sweetly in front of him. Guru knows this and stil (externally) gives them love and affection. Why? Because Guru has the hope to change this person’s heart by giving his love and affection. (Example of Baladeva Prabhu’s relationship with Duryodhana, and...
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27 Dec 2020 – Who is higher: Ganges or Yamuna? (English) – Brazil
Part 1 – Glories of the Ganges; – Who is superior: Gita or Ganges?; – Teaching of Gita vs. Srimad Bhagavatam; – Ganga as a sakhi of Srimati Radhika. Part 2 – Glories of the Ganges; – Who is superior: Gita or Ganges?; – Teaching of Gita vs. Srimad Bhagavatam. – What is the fruit of bathing in the Ganges; – Ganga as a sakhi of Srimati Radhika (lila with Viraja and Sridama); – Ganga got more fortune than Yamuna; – Manasi Ganga...
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26 Dec 2020 evening – Krsna instructs the Pandavas to kill (English) – Brazil
– Ganges and Bhagavad Gita; – Isvara, jiva, prakrti, kala and karma (5 topics of Bhagavad Gita); – Atma anatma viveka jñana (discerning the soul from material things); – Yuddhisthira Maharaja asked Bhisma Pitamaha: “why did all these other warriors and kings also join our war if they will not get anything out of this, only death?” – Krishna tells Arjuna to fight; – Story of the body guard that slept on duty and had a nightmare; – Krishna...
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26 Dec 2020 – Qualification of Uddhava (English) – Brazil
– The qualities of Uddhava – Uddhava glorifies the prema of the gopis, especially the love of Srimati Radhika – Indrajalika lillas – illusory pastimes of the Lord
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26 Dec 2020 morning walk – Mahabharata (English) – Brazil
– Deities and spiritual paintings are authoritative only if they are created under the guidance of Vaishnava Acharya – On the Deities manifested by Krishna’s great grandson Bajranabha and on Radharaman – Krishna and Arjuna’s conversation – What the battle at Kurukshetra was fought for – How women should be treated
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25 Dec 2020 midday – Gita Jayanti (English) – Brazil
– Krishna gives instructions to Arjuna – Krishna cannot do anything without Srimati Radhika – Story of how Mahaprabhu met a boy in a temple who was crying while reading Bhagavad-gita – What is dharma – We are all servants of Sri Krsna – Why Krishna’s position in the chariot is lower than Arjuna’s – Mahabharata: nobody could kill Bhisma Pitamaha