Discourses in English 2021
15 Jan 2021 evening – Glories of Srila Jiva Gosvami (English) – Brazil
-About Srila Gurudev’s important book My Siksha Guru & Priya Bandhu; book on Srila BV Swami Maharaj relation with Srila Gurudev. -Jay Gurudev book on Srila Gurudev’s life history coming on centennial. -Jiva Goswami is a prominent acharya.If you pay obeisances to 6 goswamis you will attain highest perfection. -Jiva Goswamipad met Lord Nityananda & did Navadweep Dham parikrama. -Jiva Goswamipad took diksha from Rupa Goswami & learnt all sastras. -Vallabhacharya pointing to...
15 Jan 2021 morning darshan – Difference between Goloka, Vrindavana & Shvetadvipa Dhama (English) – Brazil
-2 types of Lilas in Goloka Vrindavana. 1.Madhurya Lila 2.Audarya Lila -Vrindavan is like karnika of lotus & Goloka is the boundary of Vrindavan -In Goloka sakhiyattva-bhava is more prominent than parakiyattva-bhava -In Vrindavan only parakiyattva-bhava is present & hence completely has madhurya-bhava -In Goloka Radha Krishna thinks they are married even though no marriage ceremony happened -In Vrindavan gopis have abhiman & think they are married to gopas & Krishna is their...
14 Jan 2021 evening – Bhagavad Dhama & Ideal Disciple (English) – Brazil
-Effects of good karma & bad karma in this life & in the next life. -Krishna says you have the right to do karma but I will give the fruits of it. karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana(Bhagavad Gita 2.47) -Sukhadeva Goswami says that everyone thinks to get happiness & destruction of all misery with karma. -This material world is dukhalayam asasvatam. -Go to transcendental world having full of bliss & from which you will never return. -Bhagavad Dhama name is also called...
14 Jan 2021 morning darshan – Makara Sankranti, Ganges Glories (English) – Brazil
-Today is called Makara Sankranti. -In India 2 types of calendar are present based on Sonar System & Lunar System. About Uttarayan , Dakshinayan. -Story of Bhishma Pitamaha laying down on arrow bed & giving instructions to all in Mahabharata. -If you eat from materialistic people, mind will be contaminated & cann’t do Bhajan. -Bhishma Pitamaha conversation with Draupadi. -Everyone bathes in Ganges on Makara Sankranti. -Manifestation of Manasi Ganga(original Ganga) from...
13 Jan 2021 evening – Glories of Nama Sankirtana (English) – Brazil
-Lord Chaitanya said that one day everyone will chant His Name. -Krishna told Uddhava that only by performing Bhakti one gets delivered from material world(Bhagavatam 11 canto). -In Kali Yuga only by Nama Sankirtan one gets delivered from the material world.(Bṛhad-nāradīya Purāṇa.) -There are 64 limbs of Bhakti. The main among them are taking shelter of lotus feet of a bonafide guru,Diksha(initiation) , Siksha(Learn sastras) , Visrambhena Seva (Serve Guru) & also follow 4 regulative...
13 Jan 2021 morning darshan – Anyābhilāṣitā śūnyaṁ Sloka Discussion (English) – Brazil
– Srila Rupa Gosvamipad gave definition for shuddha-bhakti in the shloka. -The shloka speaks about svarupa-lakshana & tatastha-lakshana of bhakti. -anukulyena krishna-anu-shilanam refers to svarupa-lakshana(intrinsic form) of bhakti. -anukulyena means doing service in a favourable way pleasing to Krishna. -About 2 doshas: ativyapti-dosha(over-extension) , avyapti-dosha (under extension). -For avyapti-dosha Eg:Mother Yashoda leaves Krishna while feeding breast milk in order to save the...
11 Jan 2021 evening – Sadhu-sanga Glories (English) – Brazil
-Krishna-bhakti & krishna-prema will not manifest without the association of sadhu. -Lord Kapila advised his Mother Devahuti to always associate with high class devotees.(Srimad-Bhagavatam ,3rd canto) -Suffering of jiva in the mother’s womb & jiva’s prayers to Lord. -Gurudev’s advice to chant Lord Narasimha prayers to a devotee’s sister with a baby in her womb. Doctors said no hope, but miraculously both of them saved. -After coming from mother’s womb how...