– Krsna told the gopis to return but they didn’t want to (just like Mahaprabhu and His devotees);- Happy moments seem to pass quicker than sad moments;- The reason why the devotees would come every year from Bengal to stay with Mahaprabhu in Puri;- Importance of sadhu sanga;- Who is a vaisnava and types of uttama bhagavata;- Story of Narada Rsi as the son of a maidservant;- Trees of Vrndavana welcoming to Krsna.
Govardhana 2020
01 Dec 2020 morning – Mahaprabhu says good-bye to His devotees after Chaturmasya (English translation) – Govardhana, India
Part 1
– Krsna told the gopis to return but they didn’t want to (just like Mahaprabhu and His devotees);- Happy moments seem to pass quicker than sad moments;- The reason why the devotees would come every year from Bengal to stay with Mahaprabhu in Puri;- Importance of sadhu sanga;- Who is a vaisnava and types of uttama bhagavata;- Story of Narada Rsi as the son of a maidservant;- Trees of Vrndavana welcoming to Krsna.
Part 2
30 Nov 2020 evening – Hemantika rasa lila (Hindi) – Govardhana, India
Location: Giridhari Gaudiya Math, Govardhan – Hemant season and the hemantik rasa lila; – What is rasa lila and its different types; – Yogamaya and the moon inspire Krsna to perform rasa; – Glories of listening to rasa lila katha and how to do that; – Krsna can do the rasa lila, He is Svayam Bhagavan; – Story of the donkey and the dog (do things according to your eligibility); – Don`t imitate your guru (nor Krsna), follow his instructions (anusarana...
30 Nov 2020 evening – Hemantika rasa lila (English translation) – Govardhana, India
– Hemant season and the hemantik rasa lila;- What is rasa lila and its different types;- Yogamaya and the moon inspire Krsna to perform rasa;- Glories of listening to rasa lila katha and how to do that;- Krsna can do the rasa lila, He is Svayam Bhagavan;- Story of the donkey and the dog (do things according to your eligibility);- Don’t imitate your guru (nor Krsna), follow his instructions (anusarana, anugatya) and follow the step-by-step development.
30 Nov 2020 evening – Kartik Purnima – Offering ghee lamps in the Manasi Ganga (English translation) – Govardhana, India
– Krsna and gopis performing boat pastimes at the Manasi Ganga;- Sanatana Gosvami doing his bhajana there, and Mahadeva protects him from the mosquitoes.
30 Nov 2020 morning – Continuity of bhakti (English translation) – Govardhana, India
– Kartik vrata (performing service and following the limbs of bhakti) never ends; – Everybody serves (it’s the nature of the soul): baddha jiva’s anti-clockwise service (service to maya) should turn into a clockwise service to Lord; – Why Srimati Radhika is the highest servant of Krishna (She knows Krsna’s heart); – How to serve guru? Which kind of water we should bring for him? – A sevaka never stops; – Srimati Radhika expands as all the...
30 Nov 2020 morning – Continuity of Bhakti (Hindi) – Govardhana, India
– Kartik vrata (performing service and following the limbs of bhakti) never ends; – Everybody serves (it’s the nature of the soul): baddha jiva’s anti-clockwise service (service to maya) should turn into a clockwise service to Lord; – Why Srimati Radhika is the highest servant of Krishna (She knows Krsna’s heart); – How to serve guru? Which kind of water we should bring for him? – A sevaka never stops; – Srimati Radhika expands as all the...