– Lila of Ramachandra having to reject Laksman – If you are alive, you need to preach and spread the Mahaprabhu’s message; – Traveling to preach in spite of the pandemic situation; – Srila Narayana told that 3 things should never stop (preaching, publishing books and parikrama, 3 “ps”); – If there are complaints, it means that your preaching is successful (you cannot please everybody); – Importance of pranipata, pariprasna and seva...
Discourses in English 2020
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)
30 Dec 2020 morning darshan – Enjoyment Tendency of Demigods (English) – Brazil
– Urvashi cursed Arjuna to lose his manhood – Subhadra kidnaps Arjuna as per Krishna’s desire – Krishna did not kidnap Rukmini since she fully surrendered to Him – Are there any aparadhas in Svargaloka? – Story of the king Nahusha – If you eat too much delicious food, then it will be very difficult to control your sex life – Story of Candra and Indra attracted to Ahilya, the wife of Gautama Rishi – Immaculate conception: examples from the...
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30 Dec 2020 – Unbridled Kripa of Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) – Brazil
– The mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is called nirankusha kripa – Mahaprabhu’s mercy is like rain that falls everywhere. He pours it onto His intimate associates, those who are close to Him and those who are far from Him – Sri Gaurasundara’s mercy chases behind 6 types of people who do not want to accept it – Responsibilities of Srila BV Vana Maharaja as IGVT president – If you cannot go to Gurudev’s (Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja) Navadvipa...
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger
29 Dec 2020 evening – Laksman’s Ideal Service Mood (English) – Brazil
– Tad viddhi pranipatena (Bhagavad Gita 4.34); – Importance of sastra jnana and tattva siddhanta; – Importance of pranipata, pariprasna and seva; – Don’t ask mundane things to guru, ask spiritual things; – Who is happy in these material world? (example of the water of the ocean); – Example of the deer running behind the mirage; – Every day you serve your body (example of the bird in the cage); – Food for the soul is harikatha; – How to...
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, karma: previous life
29 Dec 2020 – Definition of Diksa PART 2. Surrender (English) – Brazil
– Diksa-kale bhakta kare atma samarpana (CC Antya lila 4.192); – The body becomes transcendental (example of the snake changing its skin); – Example of heating a piece of iron in the fire; – About surrender and its symptoms; – Proverb: an old bamboo cannot be bent, otherwise it will break. – The elements of atma nivedanam: samprarthatmika, dainyavodhika, lalasamayi – Ability to acquire knowledge depends on previous life
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29 Dec 2020 morning walk – Definition of Diksa (English) – Brazil
– Definition of diksa (paramarthik and anusthaniki diksa); – How can we develop since sraddha; – Paramarthiki diksa: bhagavatiya and pancharatriki; – Bhava dasa: the divya jñana converts into bhava; – Kunja seva, nikunja seva and nibhrita nikunja; – Ahamgraha upasana: never think that you are a mother or father of Krishna, serve Him under the guidance of Nanda and Yashoda – Just as a serpent sheds its skin, the sadhaka, as his spiritual life develops...
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha
28 Dec 2020 evening – Glories of listening to hari-katha. Guru-nishtha (English) – Brazil
– Why are we very weak in our spiritual life? (anarthas and the desire to enjoy); – Importance of listening hari-katha (only hari-katha remove the knots of our heart); – Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti; – Story of Giri, disciple of Sankaracharya; – High class disciples of Sankaracharya, they were mahajanas; – Who is a disciple? The one who surrendered to his guru; – We need to meditate on Gurupada-padma and chant gayatri mantras 3 times a day; –...
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28 Dec 2020 morning walk – Parakiya Bhava Explanation. One-pointedness to Gurudev (English) – Brazil
– Yogamaya arranges marriages of gopis – Ardha-kukkuti philosophy: one receives Guru but rejects Vaishnavas or vice versa – Hita Hari, the disciple of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, disobeyed his Guru by taking panа prasadа on Ekadashi – You have to listen hari-katha from other Vaishnavas under the guidance of your Guru – Defeat between the disciples of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada