anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

2021, Discourses in English 2021, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2021, Undisclosed, Brazil 2021, Putana-mokshana Lila, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), character quality: duplicity, karma: previous life

18 Jan 2021 evening – Putana Mokshana Lila (English) – Brazil

January 18, 2021 7:34 PM

-Putana is Ratnavali, daughter of Bali Maharaj in previous life. -How can a demon like Putana come to Transcendental Goloka? -Putana represents duplicity & hypocrisy. Guru & Krishna are antaryami & you cann’t hide in front of them. -Why did Krishna kill Putana, a lady first? -Krishna has to destroy all kinds of anarthas in our heart. Putana is the personification of avidya. Avidya means to forget your own transcendental form. -Why did Baby Krishna closed His eyes on seeing...

2021, Discourses in English 2021, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2021, Undisclosed, Brazil 2021, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

16 Jan 2021 evening – Hari Katha Glories (English) – Brazil

January 16, 2021 6:19 PM

-Always think Krishna is with you & He is the protector & maintainer. -How Prahlad Maharaj got the association of Narada Rshi & listened Hari Katha from him. -Since Hari Katha is sabda brahma , it can destroy all unwanted things. -Lord Himself manifested as Holy Names & has invested all His potencies in His Holy Name. -Ajamila did sinful activities but never committed any offenses to Vaishnava or Sadhu. -There are 10 Nama aparadha out of which Criticising Sadhu , Thinking...

2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha

28 Dec 2020 evening – Glories of listening to hari-katha. Guru-nishtha (English) – Brazil

December 28, 2020 6:11 PM

– Why are we very weak in our spiritual life? (anarthas and the desire to enjoy); – Importance of listening hari-katha (only hari-katha remove the knots of our heart); – Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti; – Story of Giri, disciple of Sankaracharya; – High class disciples of Sankaracharya, they were mahajanas; – Who is a disciple? The one who surrendered to his guru; – We need to meditate on Gurupada-padma and chant gayatri mantras 3 times a day; –...

2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: ninda, karma: previous life

24 Dec 2020 evening – Dvivida Vanara Katha (English) – Brazil

December 24, 2020 6:27 PM

Part 1 – About our anarthas; – Story of the old lady who was looking for her needle (only with bhakti we can find this prema which is inside ourselves); – Sreyah and preyah; – Srimati Radhika performs the highest seva and bhakti to Krsna; – A person bound by maya cannot see who is a real sadhu, but still dares to criticize a sadhu; – Dvivida Vanar katha (criticizing Laksman in rama lila, and then being killed by Baladeva prabhu); – Demons disturb to...

2020, Discourses in English 2020, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2020, Undisclosed, Brazil 2020, srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.17, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

23 Dec 2020 morning – From Sadhana to Bhajana (English) – Brazil

December 23, 2020 9:16 AM

– Definition of sadhana and bhajana;- Definition of sadhaka;- Did Bharata Maharaja really fall down?- Why do sadhus travel all over the world? To purify us with their harikatha;- Importance of listening to harikatha (but maya gives us two holes in our ears);- Krsna thinks: “those who are listening to my katha are the friends of my friend” (Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ – SB 1.2.17);- Atma dhyana (meditation in your soul);- Siddha pranali;- If we...

2020, Discourses Translated into English 2020, Mathura 2020, India 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

05 Dec 2020 evening – Story of the saints and the birds (English translation) – Mathura, India

December 5, 2020 7:53 PM

– Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10th, Chapters 22 and 23; – Teachings of Krsna stealing gopis’ clothes (eg. not to bathe naked); – If we absorb in Krsna, all of our anarthas and material desires are destroyed; – Trees are like gentleman: they offer themselves completely to the welfare of others; – Story of the birds who received a mantra from a sadhu (“one day a hunter will come…”); – Chant, even two rounds, but do it with the proper...

2020, Discourses in Hindi 2020, Mathura 2020, India 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

05 Dec 2020 evening – Story of the saints and the birds (Hindi) – Mathura, India

December 5, 2020 7:52 PM

– Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10th, Chapters 22 and 23; – Teachings of Krsna stealing gopis’ clothes (eg. not to bathe naked); – If we absorb in Krsna, all of our anarthas and material desires are destroyed; – Trees are like gentleman: they offer themselves completely to the welfare of others; – Story of the birds who received a mantra from a sadhu (“one day a hunter will come…”); – Chant, even two rounds, but do it with the proper...

2020, Discourses Translated into English 2020, Mathura 2020, India 2020, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), character quality: duplicity

04 Dec 2020 evening – Cira harana lila katha, Krsna steals gopi’s clothes (English translation) – Mathura, India

December 4, 2020 7:27 PM

Part 1 – Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto, 22nd Chapter, Katyayani vrata katha; – Age of Krsna, sakhas and gopis in the cira harana lila (when Krsna stole the clothes of the gopis) and other lilas; – At such a young age, they didn’t have any romantic desire/thought (kama vikara); – Meaning of “kumara”; – Kids don’t have duplicity and hypocrisy, the parents teach these to the kids by their behavior; – Story of the kid, father and grandfather and...

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