-Vaishnavas don’t have birth & death & are not bound by karma like baddha-jivas.-By chanting holy-names all karma is destroyed.-Ajamila chanted ‘Narayana’ & attained Vaikuntha.-One who chants shuddha-nama attains prema & goes to Goloka Vrindavana.-About vaishnava-aparadhas one may commit & how dangerous it is like a mad elephant.-Lila of Dhruva Maharaja placing his leg on Mrityu devata & boarding on a plane to go to Dhruvaloka.-Narada Rishi’s katha as son of...
Discourses in English 2022
22 Jan 2022 midday – Laukika and paramarthika (English) – Brazil
Part 1 Srila Rupa Gosvami wrote the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu for the sadhaka to develop sadhana and bhajana.Those who have faith are qualified to do sadhana and bhajana to the Lord.Defination of sraddha.The beginning for the sadhaka is sadhu-sanga.Laukika sadhu-sangaHow to recognize a sadhu?Paramarthika-sadhuExample of Gopa Kumara. Foundation of Bhakti is sukritiWhich type of sadhu you should associate?Defination of nishthita bhajana and anishthita bhajana6 types of anishthita bhajana4 types of...
22 Jan 2022 morning – Nothing happens without Krishna’s desire (English) – Brazil
-Mahabharata: Kauravas and Pandavas.-Krishna is our loving father: if we do something wrong, what can He do? He gives us independence and we reap the fruits of our own actions-Question: How do I know when what happens to me is God’s will and when it is the result of my actions?-Question: Do animals create karma?-Jnani-papis and ajnani-papis-If somebody keeps doing bad things while in Krishna consciousness, should be kicked out-Mahaprabhu gave heavy chastisement to Chhota Haridasa because...
21 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Vaishnava & Holy names (English) – Brazil
-Who is a Vaishnava.-About shaiva, sourya, ganapatta, shakta.-All jivatma manifested from Vishnu.-Lord is brihad & jiva is anu.-All the jivas dharma is to serve Krishna.-Demoniac nature vs devatas nature.-Everything in this world happens according to Lord’s desire.-Draupadi questions Yudhishthira as why he kept her in gambling & his answer citing the example of Lord Rama going after Maricha demon in golden deer.-Baddha-jivas’ giving up body is different from those doing...
21 Jan 2022 midday – On Brazilian TV (English) – Brazil
-Question: Is the Covid pandemic the individual karma of humans or is it the karma of countries and the world?-Question: If God gives people intelligence, what can they do to fight a pandemic except turn to God in prayer? Can they, using the intelligence given to them, create medicines and other things that can help people? What else can human society do?-Question: What is the difference between individual and collective prayer? Does it make a difference to God if more than one person speaks to...
21 Jan 2022 morning – Mahaprabhu meets Bhatta parivara (English) – Brazil
-Sarvahbauma Bhattacharya takes shelter of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu-Mahaprabhu meets Raya Ramananda near Godavari-Lord Caitanya proceeds to Srirangam temple and everyone is attracted by Him and His dancing, singing-Without parakiya-bhava, rasa-lila will not be manifested-Gopis ask Krishna about what kind of love He has for them-Separation nourishes the meeting-Krishna says to gopis He will never repay for their love for Him-Sri Gauracandra meets Bhatta parivara (family)-Gopala Bhatta Gosvami is...
20 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Vaishnava (English) – Brazil
-Who is a Vaishnava.-About shaiva, sourya, ganapatta, shakta.-All jivatma manifested from Vishnu.-Lord is brihad & jiva is anu.-All the jivas dharma is to serve Krishna.-Demoniac nature vs devatas nature.-Everything in this world happens according to Lord’s desire.-Draupadi questions Yudhishthira as why he kept her in gambling & his answer citing the example of Lord Rama going after Maricha demon in golden deer.-Baddha-jivas’ giving up body is different from those doing...
19 Jan 2022 evening – God is our original father (English) – Brazil
-Harer nama, harer nama, harer nama iva kevalam sloka-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika-Who is happy in this world?-The transcendental world is beyond threefold miseries of maya-The story of the king who wanted to know who God is, where He is and what He does-God is giving strength to our legs, hands, etc-The Lord has many names-You can serve God in different moods starting from shanta-rasa-Conjugal mood includes all rasas-Give respect to all religions because God resides everywhere-It will...