Curitiba 2026

27 Jul 2026 evening – The process to Self-realisation (English) – Centro de Bhakti Yoga, Curitiba, Brazil

– The process of connection, yoga, to attain suddha-bhakti. – Animal life versus spiritual life. – Bhakti yoga teaches how to lovingly serve the Lord. – Mayavada apasiddhanta. – Story of the illogical wolf killing the lamb analogy. – The wonders of the soul and creation. – Shloka on uniqueness of the human being: āhara-nidrā-bhaya-maithunaṁ ca (Hitopadesa 25). – Example: Lord Indra comes a pig body. – Purport: Soul is in this body, therefore...

27 Jul 2026 midday – Processes to attain Prema-bhakti (English) – Centro de Bhakti Yoga, Curitiba, Brazil

– Observing Caturmasya and katha of some of the festivals therein. – Satyaraja Khan asks Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu how to serve Vaisnavas. – The levels of Vaisnavas and the five types of worshippers. – By following third verse of Sri Siksastaka a the sadhaka will attain suddha-nama. – Process surrounding chanting holy names and diksa mantras. – How the practitioner will know they have committed an offense. – The five stages of obstacles to be removed...

27 Jul 2026 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) – Parque Tingui, Curitiba, Brazil

* Aisvarya mood discussed – sattam param dimahi. * 3 types of samadhi: sarvikal, nirvikulpa, sahajya (mood of the gopis). * Krishna manifests 3 things by His potency: jiva-jagat, cit-jagat & maya-jagat. * Who really accepts japa mala. * Discussion of the prison house of Maya. * Only when realisation comes does sadhana & bhajan begin. * The outcome of following Vaidhi-marga. * The differing moods of Vaikuntha and Goloka Vrindavana. * The abhiman of Krishna and His avataras. *...

26 Jul 2026 evening – We Must Practice What the Sadhu Says (English) – Mahatma Gourmet, Curitiba, Brazil

– The essence of our life is to be absorbed in Krishna-nama and Krishna-katha. – Sadhu-sanga is something very rare. – Surrender means completely abandoning our independence. – The concept of surrender is: I will not do anything that is not the will of Guru and Krishna. – The duty of the Sadhu is to bring people to Krishna consciousness, but we need to listen to him. – Listening means practicing what is being spoken by the lotus mouth of the sadhu. –...