aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)

23 Apr 2022 morning – How to get radha-kripa-kataksha (English) – Wales, United Kingdom

-Bhakti does not manifest easily-Jnana will not give bhakti rather mukti-Until a devotee has only one desire for the treasure of prema, the Lord will hide it from him by offering bhukti, mukti and other things-All our endeavours should be to please KrishnaBhakti should be uninterrupted. If we chant maha-mantra today but not chant the next day, or we make arati today but not make the next day this is not bhakti-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami hankers only the mercy of SrimatiRadhika-If you want to get...

13 Apr 2022 evening – Chant, listen to hari-katha and be happy (English) – London, United Kingdom

-Krishna’s desire is the best-anugrahaya bhaktanam sloka-If you listen to Krishna’s sweet pastimes then you will be delivered from this material world and will reach the abode of the Lord-nivritta tarshaih upagiya manat sloka-Adhibhautika, adhyatmika, adhidaivika-harer nama harer nama sloka-krishna bhakti janma mula sadhu sanga sloka-Gopis absolutely surrender to Krishna-Use 6 vasanas (lust, anger, etc) in Krishna’s service except matsarya-Story of a disciple who read all rasagullas-tava...

23 Mar 2022 evening – Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (English translation) – Vrindavana, India

-About Navadvipa-dhama parikrama this year.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva will be pleased with this parikrama.-Guru, Vaishnava are eternal & always present.-Bhagavan manifests svarupa as per the bhaktas rasa.-In sastras bhaktas glories are described.-Bhagavan’s beauty is dependent on His bhaktas.-Mahaprabhu’s nama & dhama are audarya-maya.-In krishna-nama we should consider aparadha but not for Gaura-Nityananda.-Mahaprabhu is audarya-maya-vigraha & never considered qualification...

23 Mar 2022 evening – Glories of Navadvipa-dhama (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

-About Navadvipa-dhama parikrama this year.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva will be pleased with this parikrama.-Guru, Vaishnava are eternal & always present.-Bhagavan manifests svarupa as per the bhaktas rasa.-In sastras bhaktas glories are described.-Bhagavan’s beauty is dependent on His bhaktas.-Mahaprabhu’s nama & dhama are audarya-maya.-In krishna-nama we should consider aparadha but not for Gaura-Nityananda.-Mahaprabhu is audarya-maya-vigraha & never considered qualification...

13 Mar 2022 evening – Aparadhas and their removal (English translation) – Navadvipa, India

-Vaishnava-aparadhas, seva-aparadhas, dhama-aparadhas, nama-aparadhas-The heart will become as a thunderbolt after aparadhas-If you chant with nama-aparadhas, Nama Prabhu will not give you the fruit-Seva-aparadhas can be removed by offering stava-stuti to Deities-Dhama-aparadha is removed by nama-sankirtana and by serving Dhama-6 kinds of vaishnava-aparadhas: not greeting Vaishnava, not serving him, not becoming happy when seeing him, etc.-Question: Does vaishnava-aparadha depend on a...

13 Mar 2022 evening – Aparadhas and their removal (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India

-Vaishnava-aparadhas, seva-aparadhas, dhama-aparadhas, nama-aparadhas-The heart will become as a thunderbolt after aparadhas-If you chant with nama-aparadhas, Nama Prabhu will not give you the fruit-Seva-aparadhas can be removed by offering stava-stuti to Deities-Dhama-aparadha is removed by nama-sankirtana and by serving Dhama-6 kinds of vaishnava-aparadhas: not greeting Vaishnava, not serving him, not becoming happy when seeing him, etc.-Question: Does vaishnava-aparadha depend on a...

10 Mar 2022 evening – Different functions of cit-sakti & Dhama-tattva (English translation) – Navadvipa, India

-Dhama is cin-maya.-Functions of sandhini-, samvit- & hladini-shakti.-Hladini-shakti’s predominating deity is Srimati Radhika.-About Jadananda in which jiva actually suffers.-Why Srimati Radhika is famous in Vraja?-Wherever Krishna stays Srimati Radhika stays & vice versa.-Until hladini-shakti doesn’t manifest in the heart one won’t get ananda.-By hladini-shakti Krishna relishes & makes bhaktas to relish.-Ananda & qualities (adjectives) cannot be seen but realised...

10 Mar 2022 evening – Different functions of cit-sakti & Dhama-tattva (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India

Part 1 -Dhama is cin-maya.-Functions of sandhini-, samvit- & hladini-shakti.-Hladini-shakti’s predominating deity is Srimati Radhika.-About Jadananda in which jiva actually suffers.-Why Srimati Radhika is famous in Vraja?-Wherever Krishna stays Srimati Radhika stays & vice versa.-Until hladini-shakti doesn’t manifest in the heart one won’t get ananda.-By hladini-shakti Krishna relishes & makes bhaktas to relish.-Ananda & qualities (adjectives) cannot be seen but...