Where Sita is, there is Rama; where Rama is, there is Sita.
Ramayana-katha is very exciting, with many special pastimes.
Katha of Janaka Maharaja.
Ravana was a brahmana, a bhakta of Lord Shiva, very powerful.
The power of bad association.
Parasurama realizes that Lord Rama is Vishnu Himself.
The lila of Lord Rama as King of Ayodhya.
To chant the Holy Names, we must abandon the ten types of offenses against them. One who worships Lord Visnu is a Vaisnava. The twenty-six qualities of a Vaisnava cannot appear immediately; they emerge gradually. Uttama-adhikaris are always absorbed in asta-kaliya-lila. Of the ten offenses against the Holy Names, the first three are the most prominent. Never criticize any sadhu, much less dishonor the Guru. Never consider Lord Siva greater than Sri Krsna. We should not associate with one who...
In Vraja Krishna is always present in ever fresh youthful form. Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka; the description of dhira-lalita-nayaka. Shloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (Sri Shikshashtaka 1). Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata. Give up all kinds of bad association. Overeating, overaccumulation of material things cause problems in bhakti. 360 types of heroines. Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda discuss prema-vilasa vivarta, the whirlpool of the amorous pastimes of Sri Radha and Krishna. Аbout how...
In Vraja Krishna is always present in ever fresh youthful form. Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka; the description of dhira-lalita-nayaka. Shloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (Sri Shikshashtaka 1). Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata. Give up all kinds of bad association. Overeating, overaccumulation of material things cause problems in bhakti. 360 types of heroines. Mahaprabhu and Raya Ramananda discuss prema-vilasa vivarta, the whirlpool of the amorous pastimes of Sri Radha and Krishna. Аbout how...
Bhakti depends on surrender to Sri Guru. The nature of a sadhu is to give compassion to all living entities. Verse: priya-svarūpe dayita-svarūpe – prema-svarūpe sahajābhirūpe… (CC Madhya-lila 19.121). Reading granthas, chanting the Holy Names and giving up bad association helps to keep the mind fixed on Guru. Avoid looking at the faults of others, engage in looking at your own faults. The difference between aropa-siddha-bhakti, sanga-siddha-bhakti and svarupa-siddha-bhakti. One should associate...
What the Scriptures say about the difference between brahmana and sudra. By practising karma, yoga, tapasya it is not possible to achieve suddha-bhakti. Little by little the heart is purified by listening to harikatha, chanting the Holy Names, doing kirtana and other spiritual practices. About self-realisation (atma-buddhi). The meaning of a miserable, petty person. The story of the rich boy who went to see an astrologer. The main cause of the emergence of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. Bhakti-yoga...
Three pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Appearance and disappearance of Vaishnavas are super excellent, auspicious days. Srila BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja was so hard outside but so soft inside. The story of how a frog burst trying to get bigger than an elephant. If guru glorifies you, it means you are being cheated, but if guru chastises you, it means you are getting mercy from him. Anarthas are destroyed by hari-katha. Such was the hari-katha of Srila BV Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja. Srila...
– Sambhanda, abhidheya and prayojana (the relationship, the goal and the process). – Verse: premananda-mahananda-rasenavasthitam (Brahma Samhita). – Demons also saw Krsna, but did not have His darsan. Examples from the stories of Duryodhana, Dusasana and Ravana. – The four types of people who do not love: atmarama, aptakama, aparadhi/gurudrohine and akritaga. – The gopis asked Krsna nine questions about love. – The cause of mental disturbances is lack of...