– Story from Prabhupada: The expert harmonium teacher charged 200 rupees to teach newcomers and 500 rupees to correct the technique of existing players. – Learn to play instruments from a qualified teacher. – The holy names are higher than Sri Hari. – Verse: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Adi 17.21). – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura revealed his identity in the spiritual world as Kamala Manjari. – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Harinama-chintamani. – Guru...
New Year Celebration
2025, guru-bhakti, self-realisation, vishvasa, Yudhishthira Maharaj, English, Portuguese, Palhoca, Brazil, Brazil 2025, guru-mukha-padma-vakya citete koriya aikya, Prema-bhakti-chandrika 2, New Year Celebration
31 Dec 2025 midday – Faith in Guru’s Words is Fundamental (English) – Palhoca, Brazil
– 2025 will never come back. – A vast amount of knowledge is useless. Self-realisation is the only important thing. – Always listen to hari-katha and surrender completely to Krishna to protect yourself from maya. – Without surrendering to the guru, we cannot surrender to Krishna. – Guru-vakya-vishvasa: faith in one’s guru’s words is very important. – Verse: ‘Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, citete koriyā aikya’ (Prema-bhakti-chandrika 2)...
2025, guru-parampara, Krishna's qualities, radha-nama, Six Sandarbhas, transcendental sound, Hindi, Online discourses 2025, New Year Celebration
02 Jan 2025 afternoon (1) – Hari-katha on New Year’s Eve (Hindi) | Online from Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:30 – Everything is already destined and predetermined. Only Krishna knows when we will leave the body. One who is born will die; therefore, the body is born, but the Atma is eternal.0:07:00 – Mahaprabhu said: Krishna is very merciful; He granted me the association of devotees. Bhakta-sanga (association with devotees) and Hari-katha are very important in our spiritual life.0:08:35 – The story of Shrivasa Thakura in his home: when his son left his body, the Thakura did not...
2025, guru-parampara, Krishna's qualities, radha-nama, Six Sandarbhas, transcendental sound, English, Online discourses 2025, New Year Celebration
02 Jan 2025 afternoon (1) – Hari-katha on New Year’s Eve (English translation) | Online from Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:30 – Everything is already destined and predetermined. Only Krishna knows when we will leave the body. One who is born will die; therefore, the body is born, but the Atma is eternal.0:07:00 – Mahaprabhu said: Krishna is very merciful; He granted me the association of devotees. Bhakta-sanga (association with devotees) and Hari-katha are very important in our spiritual life.0:08:35 – The story of Shrivasa Thakura in his home: when his son left his body, the Thakura did not...