-About guru padasraya & vaishnava suddha sadachar.-Without receiving diksha-mantra from guru you aren’t qualified to practise devotional service.-Meaning of diksha & 2 types of diksha.-By servicing guru mamata & sambandha-jnana will come.-Gurudeva is my heart & soul.-Mystic power in mantra & about a touchstone turning iron to gold.-2 types of mamata: He is mine & I belong to You.-2 types of sneha: ghrita-sneha & madhu-sneha.-Mother’s mamata is...
United Kingdom 2022
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Birmingham 2022, United Kingdom 2022, renunciation (vairagya)
21 Apr 2022 midday – How to control our mind (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-You spoke so nice, you did not leave anything to me )-Everyone has his own problems: mind problems, mind problems, etc.-The cause of our mind being flickering-Mind automatically goes towards the objects of the senses-Now it’s very difficult for you to chant the holy names since you do not have a taste but keep chanting-Abhyasa and vairagya are needed to control the mind-Nowadays mobile phones are very prominent-Story of a crow and a jackal-The meaning of pranama (pra = prakrista rupena...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Birmingham 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, lineage: guru-parampara
21 Apr 2022 morning – Sri Radha and Krishna’s love for each other (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-Guru means heavy-Some people do not accept guru-parampara-Srimati Radhika is a prema-guru of Krishna-Last fraction of bhakti is shraddha-Bhakti is given by Srimati Radhika. She is initial guru-tattva from the point of rasa-vichara-Baladeva Prabhu is guru-tattva from the point of tattva-vichara-All power comes from Baladeva Prabhu-Srimati Radhika saves a drowning elephant-If you absorb into Krishna, your anarthas will go away-Srimati Radhika sees Krishna in everything-Bhakti is seva-vritti...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Birmingham 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Entry level discourses 2022
20 Apr 2022 evening – Krishna and shuddha-bhaktas are our well-wishers (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-The holy names should be chanted in a humble state of mind (Siksastaka 3)-Sadhana and sadhya-Jivas are part and parcel of God-Who is called a Vaishnava? Jahare dekhile mukhe aise krsna-nama…-Shuddha-Vaishnavas cleanse contaminated places from sins as they carry Krishna’s lotus feet in their hearts-Only shuddha-bhaktas can change our heart-The Lord says He takes rest in the soft hearts of pure devotees – naham vasami vaikunthe…-Story of a sadhu and a scorpion-Qualities of a sadhu –...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Birmingham 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Vraja-bhava, Kalidasa
20 Apr 2022 morning – Krishna’s healing amrita katha (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-SB 3.25.25-Sweet pastimes of Krishna and gopis purify all living entities-Brahmavadis give up their meditation on Brahma upon hearing vraja-katha or feeling Tulasi fragrance (four Kumaras)-Four Kumaras forgot about their meditation feeling Tulasi makarana-Description of demons and devatas-Bhakta-vatsala Lord-Story of the King Vikramaditya, Kalidasa and kapalika-sadhu-Parikshit Maharaja’s greed to listen to hari-katha-SB 4.29.39-40
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022
19 Apr 2022 evening – Mahaprabhu’s Mercy (English) – United Kingdom
-Difference between material world & spiritual world regarding quarrel.-Gopis mind disturbed thinking how Krsna will walk barefoot in Vrindavana.-Conversation between Krsna & Nanda Maharaja on wearing shoes while going for cow-herding in Vrindavana.-Mahaprabhu in this Kali-yuga indiscriminately distributes krsna-prema.-Why Mahaprabhu is giving prema even to unqualified persons.-Mahaprabhu is the incarnation of audarya-maya-vigraha.-Prescribed methods of worship in 4 yugas.-Joke about a...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, lineage: guru-parampara, mantra: gopala-mantra, meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna's pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila), uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)
19 Apr 2022 morning – Narada Rishi and Mrigari (English) – United Kingdom
-Human body is very rare. Nobody knows of he will get human body in his next life or not-Demigods pray to Krishna to have human body as only in human body bhajana and sadhana are possible-There is no guarantee for how long we will stay in this body-3 types of santa-mahatmas with examples: 1. bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta 2. nirdhuta-kashaya 3.murchita-kashaya-Narada Rishi’s story-Diksha means initiation-Maha prasade govinde sloka-Nowadays afflicted by Kali-yuga,people do not want to take maha...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, London 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Vaishakha month
18 Apr 2022 evening – Shelter of Vishakha-devi (English) – London, United Kingdom
-Glorification of English devotees-Preach and bring people to Gurudev-Guru makes not disciples but guru-First preach to yourself then to others-Read Upadeshamrita to develop your bhajana and sadhana-Learn tattva-siddhanta-Take maha-prasada to your full, dance and sing the holy names-Listen to vraja-katha-If the heart is full of anarthas, Bhakti-devi will not manifest-Meaning of Keshava name, Vaishakha month and Keshava-vrata-Topmost nayaka is dhira-lalita-nayaka and topmost nayika is svadhina...