Glorification of Bhagavad-gita destroys sins. How Ganga-devi appeared from the lotus feet of Lord Vamanadeva. The curse of Sagara Maharaja’s sons by Kapiladeva Bhagavan. In Kali-yuga there is a profound concession: while crimes committed in the mind are not counted, pious activities in the mind are counted. Durvasa Rishi’s curse of Ganga-devi (Mandakini). You do not want sadhu’s real mercy, you want only material things. Lord Shiva redirects the powerful flow of the Ganga towards himself...
Manheim 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Manheim 2023, Germany 2023, habits: bad habits, impressions: bad impressions
30 May 2023 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana (English) – Manheim, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Two types of ruchi: vastu-vaisista-apekshana and vastu-vaisista-anapekshana. Taste of Shukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja for hari-katha. Five obstacles to doing bhajana: laya (sleep); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (inability to concentrate on ishtadeva); kashaya (tendency to bad habits, bad impressions from past lives); rasasvada (taste for material enjoyment). Gopinath Mama Nivedana Shuno bhajana. Yaḥ kaumāra hara sa eva hi vara – worldly poetry recited by Mahaprabhu and other...