-The more we chant the holy names, the more radha-krsna-lilas will manifest in our hearts-Harer nama sloka discussion-In Kali-yuga bhakti-yoga is nama-sankirtana-Mahaprabhu said, ‘If you love Me, chant maha-mantra.’-The story of two Vaishnavas who greeted each other in a wheat field-Uttama-mahabhagavata’s mood-Siddha-pranali explained by Mahaprabhu is trinad api sunicena-Siddha-pranali explained by Srila Rupa Gosvami is adau shraddha sadhu-sanga bhajana-kriya etc-If you are not qualified, never...
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05 Nov 2022 evening – Bhajana-rahasya (Hindi) – India
-The more we chant the holy names, the more radha-krsna-lilas will manifest in our hearts-Harer nama sloka discussion-In Kali-yuga bhakti-yoga is nama-sankirtana-Mahaprabhu said, ‘If you love Me, chant maha-mantra.’-The story of two Vaishnavas who greeted each other in a wheat field-Uttama-mahabhagavata’s mood-Siddha-pranali explained by Mahaprabhu is trinad api sunicena-Siddha-pranali explained by Srila Rupa Gosvami is adau shraddha sadhu-sanga bhajana-kriya etc-If you are not qualified, never...
05 Nov 2022 evening – Suddha sattva visesatma verse (English translation) – India
-Take the mind towards higher things in spite of its tendency towards lower things.-What are prapatti & saranagati.-What is sattva?-Sandhini-shakti is sattva.-Samvit means Krsna-visaya jnana.-About 3 types of jnana.-Hladini makes one to relish & others also make relish.-Krsna is one but manifested in 3 forms as Baladeva Prabhu, Svayam Bhagavan Krsna & Radharani.-Avataras are Krsna’s vaibhava-rupa.-Prema is compared to sun & jivas are like sun rays/Prema-rupi kiran kana...
05 Nov 2022 evening – Suddha sattva visesatma verse (Hindi) – India
-Take the mind towards higher things in spite of its tendency towards lower things.-What are prapatti & saranagati.-What is sattva?-Sandhini-shakti is sattva.-Samvit means Krsna-visaya jnana.-About 3 types of jnana.-Hladini makes one to relish & others also make relish.-Krsna is one but manifested in 3 forms as Baladeva Prabhu, Svayam Bhagavan Krsna & Radharani.-Avataras are Krsna’s vaibhava-rupa.-Prema is compared to sun & jivas are like sun rays/Prema-rupi kiran kana...
05 Nov 2022 morning – Baelvana (Hindi)
-Baelvana is one of the important vana in Vrindavana.-Lila of Narada Rishi telling about rasa-lila to Lakshmi-devi making Her feel greedy for it& asking him for advice on how to enter into rasa-lila.-Lakshmi-devi doing tapasya in Baelvana to enter into rasa-lila.-If one has to take kripa from someone,one should be in a humble state.-Krsna’s conditions for Lakshmi-devi to enter into rasa-lila.-Lakshmi-devi not accepting Krsna’s conditions.-Finally Krsna kept Lakshmi-devi as a...
05 Nov 2022 morning – Damodarashtaka (Bengali) – India
-Parana (time of breaking) of Ekadashi is very important; the glories of Ambarisha Maharaja-If you do not have thirst for hari-katha, it means you do not do bhajana properly-Bhakti is always humble, Vaishnava is always humble-Yashoda-Damodara katha, Radha-Damodara katha and Gopi-Damodara katha-Satyavrata Muni glorifies the Lord Damodara-Rasa-lila-katha is kama-vijaya-lila katha. It removes all lust from the heart of the listener-Svarupa-anubhava-vritti will be revealed through sadhu-sanga-2...
05 Nov 2022 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) – India
-Parana (time of breaking) of Ekadashi is very important; the glories of Ambarisha Maharaja-If you do not have thirst for hari-katha, it means you do not do bhajana properly-Bhakti is always humble, Vaishnava is always humble-Yashoda-Damodara katha, Radha-Damodara katha and Gopi-Damodara katha-Satyavrata Muni glorifies the Lord Damodara-Rasa-lila-katha is kama-vijaya-lila katha. It removes all lust from the heart of the listener-Svarupa-anubhava-vritti will be revealed through sadhu-sanga-2...
04 Nov 2022 afternoon – Saffron Cloth Significance (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India
-Saffron cloth shows anuraga towards Guru, Bhagavan.-The more one has anuraga towards guru, vaishnava & Bhagavan, one will be more detached from material things.-Comparison of women to fire & men with ghee in sastra.-One should not hate women & shouldn’t mix with them as well.-Mahaprabhu said not to show markata-vairagya.-Lila of Mahaprabhu rejecting Chota Haridasa for loka-shiksha about not to mix with women.-In Bharata-varsha women are given high respect.-Early in the...