– Never lose your enthusiasm for bhakti. – If you are a sadhaka, always chant the holy names. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva, the service of distributing books. – Verse: ‘jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ …’ (CC Madhya 20.108). – You are not your body; you are your soul. – If we chant the holy names, perform bhajana and sadhana, associate with sadhus, and listen to hari-katha, we will realise that we are souls...
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2025, anger, envy, Discourses in English, Manila, Philippines, Philippines 2025
26 Aug 2025 evening – Spiritual Practices (English) | Manila, Philippines
– On the rarity of birth in the human form. – Only the human form is capable of rendering service to the Lord. – The rarity of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha. – Progress in spiritual life depends on bhajana and sadhana. – The need for sukrti (pious credits) for spiritual evolution. – Bad company hinders spiritual development. – Vaco vegam: controlling the impulse to speak. – We should speak Harikatha all the time. – We should control the...
2025, Mahabharata, sambandha; abhidheya and prayojana, types of mukti, Discourses in English, Manila, Philippines, Philippines 2025
26 Aug 2025 morning – Abhidheya and Prayojana Tattva (English) | Manila, Philippines
– On sambandha-jnana, knowledge of the reciprocal relationship between Krsna and the jivas (living beings). – Abhidheya-tattva concerns the process of bhakti. – Prayojana-tattva is the ultimate goal of life, Krsna-prema. – Before bhajana and sadhana, one should be fixed in prema-prayojana. – Quote from the teachings of Sanatana-siksa. – On dharma, artha, kama, and moksa. – On the different types of mukti. – Explanation of the meaning of prema...
2025, guru-nistha, Discourses in English, Manila, Philippines, Philippines 2025, Gour Govinda Svami
24 Aug 2025 evening – Appearance Day of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja (English) | Manilla, Philippines
– Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja possessed guru-nistha and fulfilled all the wishes of his Guru Srila Svami Maharaja. – A Vaisnava has two types of activities: internal and external. – Externally, a pure devotee of the Lord (suddha-bhakta) has hard activities, but internally, his heart is soft like a flower petal. – Just as a mother scolds her child, the guru scolds/punishes his disciples, and this is called guru-krpa, the mercy of the guru. – Srila Gour Govinda...