Discourses in English 2022

23 Apr 2022 evening – Chant holy names (English) – Wales, United Kingdom

-Vrajavasis have love & affection with Krsna.-Krsna will be pleased if vraja-Katha is glorified.-Brahmaji’s stava-stuti after returning back Krsna’s friends & calves & Krsna smiles on a verse glorifying vrajavasis.-2 viraha-murti in Puri.-Mahaprabhu is thinking He is Radha & now My beloved Krsna left Vrindavana for Mathura. Where will I meet Him?-Jagannatha Puri Is vipralambha-sthana.-In Kali-santarana Upanishad actual maha-mantra given.-Brihad-naradiya Purana about...

23 Apr 2022 midday – Govinda’s venu-dhani (English) – Wales, United Kingdom

-Lila: Krishna checks which gopi is the most beautiful, like a blackstone test sets the best quality gold-Just as like test blackstone never affects gold so Krishna’s black complexion never affects golden complexion of Srimati Radhika-Not to listen to krishna-katha is an offense-Krishna performs lilas in the material world to help all the living entities-Only butcher rejects to listen to krishna-katha-Krishna’s upper and lower lips gently massage His flute-Krishna is Madana-mohana and Radha is...

23 Apr 2022 morning – How to get radha-kripa-kataksha (English) – Wales, United Kingdom

-Bhakti does not manifest easily-Jnana will not give bhakti rather mukti-Until a devotee has only one desire for the treasure of prema, the Lord will hide it from him by offering bhukti, mukti and other things-All our endeavours should be to please KrishnaBhakti should be uninterrupted. If we chant maha-mantra today but not chant the next day, or we make arati today but not make the next day this is not bhakti-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami hankers only the mercy of SrimatiRadhika-If you want to get...

22 Apr 2022 evening – Mahaprabhu is audarya-maya (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom

-Jagannatha form is mahabhava-prakasa.-Enumeration of stages from sraddha to prema & levels of prema.-Lila of Krsna, Balarama, Subhadra taking the melted forms after hearing vraja-katha from Rohini-devi & Naradaji’s request to Lord.-Mahaprabhu is thinking He is Radha & His beloved has left Vrindavana for Mathura.-Lila of Patita-pavana Jagannatha giving darshana to Salabega at Simha-dvara.-One who takes darshana of Lord on Ratha will attain Vaikuntha & won’t take...

22 Apr 2022 midday – Guru non different from Krsna (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom

-Chintamani & kalpavriksha’s power to give material things.-Our aim & object is how to please the guru.-Our aim & object of sadhana is how to receive mercy of guru.-Sad-guru is non different from Krsna.-All the good qualifications of demigods & demigoddess are manifested in guru.-Why do baddha-jivas look at faults of sad-guru?-Conversation between Krsna & Uddhava as to whether Krsna is Bhagavaan without 18 faults.-Lila of Krsna saying to a gopi that He came in search...

22 Apr 2022 morning – Ekalavya, Dronacharya and Bhishma Pitamaha (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom

-Raganuga-bhakti starts from shraddha. The other name is ruci-mula-bhakti-Crazy and lazy disciples cannot get guru’s mercy-Ekalavya is an example of a bad disciple since did not follow guru’s instructions-Guru knows everything so a disciple should follow all guru’s instructions-2 types of guru: the guru who blows on a wound of a disciple and the guru who operates on a wound-Ekalavya was ready to give everything to Dronacharya but that was just an emotion-Some people think: I will learn from the...

21 Apr 2022 evening – Guru-seva (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom

-About guru padasraya & vaishnava suddha sadachar.-Without receiving diksha-mantra from guru you aren’t qualified to practise devotional service.-Meaning of diksha & 2 types of diksha.-By servicing guru mamata & sambandha-jnana will come.-Gurudeva is my heart & soul.-Mystic power in mantra & about a touchstone turning iron to gold.-2 types of mamata: He is mine & I belong to You.-2 types of sneha: ghrita-sneha & madhu-sneha.-Mother’s mamata is...

21 Apr 2022 midday – How to control our mind (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom

-You spoke so nice, you did not leave anything to me )-Everyone has his own problems: mind problems, mind problems, etc.-The cause of our mind being flickering-Mind automatically goes towards the objects of the senses-Now it’s very difficult for you to chant the holy names since you do not have a taste but keep chanting-Abhyasa and vairagya are needed to control the mind-Nowadays mobile phones are very prominent-Story of a crow and a jackal-The meaning of pranama (pra = prakrista rupena...