Brazil 2026
22 Jan 2026 evening – Place Where Mahamantra is Chanted Is a Maha-tirtha (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
+ nama-sankirtana – It is not easy to find places where one can chant Harikatha, especially in Kali-yuga. – The place where Harikatha is chanted is like Goloka Vrndavana. And all sacred places manifest in that place, it all depends on your faith. – Chanting the Holy Names, all ghosts and inauspiciousness go away. – Sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are very powerful. – Story of the worm that lived in excrement and the bee that lived in Manosarovara and chanted: Radha Nace...
21 Jan 2026 evening – From Guru-dasa to Radha-dasa (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– Srimati Radhika is Vrindavaneshvari, but because She is so generous, She gives Vrindavana to Vrinda-devi. That’s why Vrinda-devi never leaves Vrindavana. – Song: Vrinda-devi Ashtaka. – If you place tulasi on a dying person, they will reach Goloka Vrindavana. – The importance of one-pointedness. – Story: Dronacharya tests the Pandavas’ archery skills. – First you become guru-dasa, then Mahaprabhu-dasa, then Krishna-dasa, and finally Radha-dasa. –...
21 Jan 2026 midday – On Vasanta-panchami (English) – Altо Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...
21 Jan 2026 morning walk – The Danger of Ahangraha-upasana (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
– Lila: Radha and Krishna meet in Radha’s room in Yavata. Krishna disguises Himself as Devi Kali in order to persuade Jatila and Kutila of Radha’s chastity. – Lila: Shiva cursed his consort Parvati after she disguised herself as his ishtadevi Sita Devi and lied to him. – Ahangra-upasana, or identifying yourself with Radha, Krishna, Mother Yashoda, and so on, is an offence. – Devi Kali manifests her ugra-murti and kills all the demons after one of them chants...
20 Jan 2026 evening – Sadhu-sanga (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
SUMMARY Without sadhu-sanga, Krishna-bhakti does not manifest in our hearts. On the consequences of association with a sadhu and an asadhu. Without hearing Harikatha, life is useless. Quotation from the verse of the song “Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura”. A pastime where Krishna disappears from the rasa dance, but when glorified by the gopis, He appears before them. Gurudeva sings a passage from the Gopi-gita. Explanation of the different right and left moods by the groups of Candravali and Srimati...