Brazil 2022

21 Jan 2022 midday – On Brazilian TV (English) – Brazil

-Question: Is the Covid pandemic the individual karma of humans or is it the karma of countries and the world?-Question: If God gives people intelligence, what can they do to fight a pandemic except turn to God in prayer? Can they, using the intelligence given to them, create medicines and other things that can help people? What else can human society do?-Question: What is the difference between individual and collective prayer? Does it make a difference to God if more than one person speaks to...

21 Jan 2022 morning – Mahaprabhu meets Bhatta parivara (English) – Brazil

-Sarvahbauma Bhattacharya takes shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu-Mahaprabhu meets Raya Ramananda near Godavari-Lord Caitanya proceeds to Srirangam temple and everyone is attracted by Him and His dancing, singing-Without parakiya-bhava, rasa-lila will not be manifested-Gopis ask Krishna about what kind of love He has for them-Separation nourishes the meeting-Krishna says to gopis He will never repay for their love for Him-Sri Gauracandra meets Bhatta parivara (family)-Gopala Bhatta Gosvami is...

20 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Vaishnava (English) – Brazil

-Who is a Vaishnava.-About shaiva, sourya, ganapatta, shakta.-All jivatma manifested from Vishnu.-Lord is brihad & jiva is anu.-All the jivas dharma is to serve Krishna.-Demoniac nature vs devatas nature.-Everything in this world happens according to Lord’s desire.-Draupadi questions Yudhishthira as why he kept her in gambling & his answer citing the example of Lord Rama going after Maricha demon in golden deer.-Baddha-jivas’ giving up body is different from those doing...

19 Jan 2022 evening – God is our original father (English) – Brazil

-Harer nama, harer nama, harer nama iva kevalam sloka-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika-Who is happy in this world?-The transcendental world is beyond threefold miseries of maya-The story of the king who wanted to know who God is, where He is and what He does-God is giving strength to our legs, hands, etc-The Lord has many names-You can serve God in different moods starting from shanta-rasa-Conjugal mood includes all rasas-Give respect to all religions because God resides everywhere-It will...

18 Jan 2022 evening – Special age of Kali (English) – Brazil

-In Kali-yuga people are always quarelling, have hypocrisy and duplicity-If you chant holy names in Kali-yuga, all your flaws will disappear and you will reach God-In Kali-yuga proper fire sacrifices are impossible-Just chant holy names and you will get benefits of all yugas-Human beings and animals are common in eating, sleeping, mating and defending-The story of how a man was foretold that he would not be able to take prasad today-Do you prescribed or household duties but do not forget to...

17 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Giriraja Govardhana (English) – Brazil

-Meaning of words Girirajа & Govardhanа.-Without the mercy of Girirajа Govardhanа shuddha-bhakti won’t manifest.-Krishna descended from the spiritual world along with His eternal associates into the material world to perform lila & shower mercy on jivas.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva said, ‘Pray to Giriraj to give you shuddha-bhakti & make you a maidservant of Srimati Radhika’.-Lila of Hanuman dropping Giriraja in Vraja after Lord Rama’s order.-Serve guru, vaishnava...

17 Jan 2022 midday – Krishna accepts things from bhaktas only (English) – Brazil

-When Mahaprabhu was in Navadvipa-dhama, residents of Navadvipa-dhama prepared many preparations & offered to Him.-All residents of Nadiya have laukika satbandhu-priti with Mahaprabhu.-Mahaprabhu discusses krishna-katha & intoxicates residents of Nadiya.-Lila of Nimai taking vegetables from Sridhara without paying.-Nimai saying to Sridhara that he has prema-dhana & he isn’t poor.-Lila of Krishna acting as Pandavas ambassador to stop war between Kauravas & Pandavas.-Krishna...

17 Jan 2022 morning – Manifestation of Radha-kunda (English) – Brazil

-Relation between shravana, kirtana & smarana.-Lila of Radha-kunda’s manifestation in krishna-lila.-Radha-kunda is non different from Srimati Radhika.-Srimati Radhika is embodiment of mahabhava.-Srila Rupa Gosvami about Radha-kunda in Upadeshamrita shloka 9.-Radha-kunda manifestation in gaura-lila.-Who are actual Vrajavasis?-Nitya-parikaras have krsna-prema which comes spontaneously from the heart.-When Vrajavasis speak it’s like singing & when they walk it’s like dancing...