mind: two ways of mind control (abhyasa and vairagya)

13 Sep 2026 evening – Our Ears Are Blocked by the Desire for Sense Gratification (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

– The four types of anarthas that exist. – We cannot have the darshan of Vrndavana with our material eyes. – When Krishna plays His flute, the bija mantra klim (seed mantra) echoes, and all the gopis think they are being called individually. – Krishna is calling all living entities with His flute. – We are not going to meet Krishna because we are not listening to the sound of His flute due to our ears being completely closed by the desire for sense gratification...

23 May 2019 morning darshan – Hari-katha (English) – United Kingdom

Chaturmasya month – how should we follow it?How to know my position in varnashrama-dharma?“Brahmachari life is the best life”How to control your senses and your mindManah Siksha, verse 1 (enphasis in “catubhir abhiyace”, sweet and flattering words to pacify your mind)The crow and the jackal’s pastimeThe pastime of the hunter who was sharpening his spear when a marriage party passed by himShastra jñanaWhat is the meaning of the grhastha life?Prahlada Maharaja’s verse (SB 7.5.5)...