– Harinam is the best thing to do in Kali Yuga; – It’s very difficult to find a proper brahmana in Kali Yuga; – Story of the 4 sons and the 4 yugas – Holy names set free all generations – How Vrinda Devi decided to stay in Kamyavan; – Vrnda devi’s darshan in Vrndavana: in Kamyavan and at Rupa Santana Gaudiya Math; – Braja mandala Parikrama years ago: eating in the vrajavasi’s houses, example of Bhandirvan
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04 Dec 2020 morning – CC Adi 17 – Give something of quality and accept what is favorable (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapter 17; – Mahaprabhu hesitated to give mercy to Saci Mata and to Mukunda; – Grass as a symbol of humility, why?; – Be humble only in front of devotees; – Story: Narada Rsi instructs the snake to stop biting; – Bengali traditions: serving the son-in-law like God and Laksmi Puja (Gurudev remembers his time in Bengal); – What to give as donation: important is not quantity, but quality; – People tend to spend...
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03 Dec 2020 evening (incomplete) – SB 10th Canto, 22nd Chapter, Katyayani vrata (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Brahma Vimohan lila; – When gopis are praying to “Mahamaya” actually is Yogamaya; – Always honor the demigods: to dishonor a doorman is to dishonor his boss; – Worship and honor to the dear ones of Lord (tvadiya jana); – Sloka about bathing in the Ganges while dishonoring the vaisnavas (it’s fruitless); – We should bathe with two clothes (one will get wet, another, to dry ourselves).
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03 Dec 2020 morning – What is the use of Vidya? Keshava Kashmir defeated by Nimai (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi Lila, 16 chapter;- Nimai Pandit defeats Keshav Kashmir;- Suddha Sarasvati and Devi Sarasvati;- What is the fault of the poetry of Jayadev Gosvami? (CC Adi 16.101);- What is knowledge necessary for? Defeating the mayavada philosophy and other wrong conceptions; – Baladeva Vidyabhusana protected the Gaudiya Sampradaya;- Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada defending daiva varnashrama-dharma;- Who is an actual brahmana and a...
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02 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu and Keshava Kashmir (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi lila, chapters 15 and 16;- Don’t get married!;- Visvarupa takes sannyasa;- Chaitanya Mahaprabhus marries to Laksmi devi and then travels to East Bengal;- Mahaprabhu sends Tapana Misra to Kashi;- Demigods’ power is the strongest power;- Story of Kali dasa: from a foolish man dejected by his princess panditani wife to becoming the greatest learned pandit;- Dig vijayi pandit Keshava Kashmir comes to Nabadwip and debates with Mahaprabhu.
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02 Dec 2020 evening – Brahma vimohana lila katha + parikara tattva (Hindi) – Mathura, India
– Maya and the illusion of the soul;- Food of the soul: harikatha and harinam;- Maya is one;- Vasudeva Maharaja brought his son Krsna to Gokula, but when he stepped in Gokula, Nanda-nandana Krsna came in his hands;- When Kamsa grabbed the baby Yogamaya from Devaki, Mahamaya came in his hands;- Brahma didn’t touch the original sakhas and calves;- Brahma vimohana lila: version of Brhad Bhagavatamrtam vs. version of Srimad Bhagavatam;- All the associates of Krsna are non-different from Him...
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01 Dec 2020 – Katyayani vrata (Hindi) – Mathura – Mathura, India
– Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto, Chapter 22;- Importance of the mantra in the worship;- Young ladies dream about their wedding (but it happens according to your destiny);- Maha Maya also means Yogamaya;- Who is Durga devi?- 3 things we should in privacy: bhajana, bhojana and raman; – Real love is always kept hidden;- Maya covers and throws the jiva (avaranatmika vrtti and viksepatmika vrtii);- Gopis worshipped Katyayani but who came instead was Krishna;- Who did Katyayani vrata...