Santos 2024

06 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of a Trustworthy Guru (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 – The tongue is purified by glorifying the trustworthy spiritual master. – Asraya-tattva (shelter of divine love) and visaya-tattva (object of divine love). – Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31). – The bona fide Guru is able to control Krsna. – Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi (Sri Gurvastakam, verse 8). – Meaning of the word Guru. – If you always listen...

05 Jan 2024 midday – Appearance of Sri Srimad BV Vamana GM/Disappearance of Sri Srimad BV Narayna GM (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The Guru is like the Sun, sometimes he appears and disappears (Vibrava and Tirobhava). But by doing bhajana and sadhana, the Guru is always with us. – In the same way that Krsna carries out His activities, Guru and Vaisnavas are born as human beings. – Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami appears in Bengal as Santosh Kumar. At the age of 7/8 he chose to stay in the Temple with Bhaktisidhanta Sarasvati. Guru pada padma is the real father and mother. – Santosh Kumara was a boy...