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+ nama-sankirtana – It is not easy to find places where one can chant Harikatha, especially in Kali-yuga. – The place where Harikatha is chanted is like Goloka Vrndavana. And all sacred places manifest in that place, it all depends on your faith. – Chanting the Holy Names, all ghosts and inauspiciousness go away. – Sadhu-sanga and Harikatha are very powerful. – Story of the worm that lived in excrement and the bee that lived in Manosarovara and chanted: Radha Nace...
– Srimati Radhika is Vrindavaneshvari, but because She is so generous, She gives Vrindavana to Vrinda-devi. That’s why Vrinda-devi never leaves Vrindavana. – Song: Vrinda-devi Ashtaka. – If you place tulasi on a dying person, they will reach Goloka Vrindavana. – The importance of one-pointedness. – Story: Dronacharya tests the Pandavas’ archery skills. – First you become guru-dasa, then Mahaprabhu-dasa, then Krishna-dasa, and finally Radha-dasa. –...
– We are very close to Vasanta-panchami. – Without the guidance (anugatya) of the gopis, it is impossible to attain Vraja-Krishna. Lakshmi-devi made that mistake when she did not take guidance from the Vraja gopis, and thus could not enter the rasa dance. – The gopis control Krishna through their rati, or love. – The gopis have atma-samarpana (total surrender) towards Krishna; that is why they participate in the rasa lila. – The gopis abandon their household duties...
– Lila: Radha and Krishna meet in Radha’s room in Yavata. Krishna disguises Himself as Devi Kali in order to persuade Jatila and Kutila of Radha’s chastity. – Lila: Shiva cursed his consort Parvati after she disguised herself as his ishtadevi Sita Devi and lied to him. – Ahangra-upasana, or identifying yourself with Radha, Krishna, Mother Yashoda, and so on, is an offence. – Devi Kali manifests her ugra-murti and kills all the demons after one of them chants...