– Sakhas go to the wives of the brahmanas to try to get food; – 4 things we should offer to any beggar that comes to our house; – Darshan jata prema (Kubja), sravana jata prema (Rukmini) and sahaja jata prema (gopis); – Gopis “started” to love Krsna when they saw Him being bound by mother Yashoda; – Brahmanis brought the food meant for the fire sacrifice to Krsna although there were impediments; – Brahmanis glorify the beauty of Krsna; – If...
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07 Dec 2020 morning – Srimati Radhika “criticizes” the master of the bumblebee (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi lila, Chapter 17; – Son of Srivas dies during the kirtan; – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu chants “gopi, gopi” and chastises the brahmana who tells Him to chant Krsna’s names; – Mahaprabhu considers taking sannyasa to benefit the offenders; – Srimati Radhika “criticizes” Krsna to the bumblebee: Rama didn’t follow the kshatriya dharma by killing Bali and disfiguring Shurpanakha, Vamana deva cheated Bali...
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06 Dec 2020 evening – Brahmanas didn’t feed the friends of Krsna (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th canto, chapter 23rd; – Human beings must serve others with body, mind, words and wealth; – Friends of Krsna were feeling so hungry, but the brahmanas (who were performing fire sacrifice) didn’t give food to them; – A beggar shouldn’t have pride and should accept equally honor and dishonour; – Gurudev remembers his time collecting donations in Nabadwip; – Consider whose food you are taking (don’t eat food cooked by...
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06 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu’s discussion with Chand Khazi (Hindi) – Mathura, India
Part 1
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapter. 17; – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu meets the muslim Chand Khazi and they have a discussion; – What Vedas say about killing cows and eating cow’s meat; – 5 things prohibited in Kali Yuga.
Part 2
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05 Dec 2020 evening – Story of the saints and the birds (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10th, Chapters 22 and 23; – Teachings of Krsna stealing gopis’ clothes (eg. not to bathe naked); – If we absorb in Krsna, all of our anarthas and material desires are destroyed; – Trees are like gentleman: they offer themselves completely to the welfare of others; – Story of the birds who received a mantra from a sadhu (“one day a hunter will come…”); – Chant, even two rounds, but do it with the proper...
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05 Dec 2020 – Sri Caitanya Caritamrta – Srivasa Angana Kirtan Pastimes (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi-lila, chapter 17; – The brahmana that couldn’t participate in the nama sankirtana curses Mahaprabhu; – Mahaprabhu called Mukunda “khar jatiya”; – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu beated and chastised Advaita Acarya, making him glad; – Mahaprabhu tells Murari Gupta to worship Krsna (but he couldn’t do it); – Mahaprabhu forcefully taking the vegetables of Sridhar; – The amazing mango tree that Mahaprabhu planted to...
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04 Dec 2020 evening – Cira harana lila katha, Krsna steals gopi’s clothes (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto, 22nd Chapter, Katyayani vrata katha; – Age of Krsna, sakhas and gopis in the cira harana lila (when Krsna stole the clothes of the gopis) and other lilas; – At such a young age, they didn’t have any romantic desire/thought (kama vikara); – Meaning of “kumara”; – Kids don’t have duplicity and hypocrisy, the parents teach these to the kids by their behavior; – Story of the kid, father and grandfather and the...