– Without association with Guru, we cannot discern what is good from what is bad. – On the materialist perspective. – By associating with a holy person and listening to their Harikatha, we can change our lives. – This human life is very rare, because only after passing through eight million four hundred thousand species of life do we acquire a body capable of properly associating with a holy person. – Through association with the sadhu, we can answer the three...
Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
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02 Oct 2025 morning – Guidelines for the Month of Kartika (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Confidential conversation between Narayana and Narada Rsi about the month of Kartika. – On the exceptional importance of reading Srimad-Bhagavatam in the month of Kartika. – In the month of Kartika, it is essential to maintain a fixed number of recitations of the Mahamantra. Chant aloud and then only in your mind without moving your tongue. – In the month of Kartika, it is very favorable to chant the mantra: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya. – Explanation of how to...
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01 Oct 2025 morning – How to Chant Mantras (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Chant the maha-mantra and the Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya mantra every day, and your mind will not be disturbed. – The ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ mantra has its own melody and is chanted out loud. – How Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy names. – There are three ways to chant mantras: loudly (ucchara), in a whisper (upansa), and in the mind (manasika). – We should chant the gayatri-mantra, the gopala-mantra and the krishna-mantra in our minds, and...
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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...