guru: guru-bhakti

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14 May 2026 evening – Glories of the Guru/Extra Month of Purusottama (English translation) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 6:00 PM

– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...

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14 May 2026 evening – The Glories of the Guru and the Extra Month of Purusottama (Hindi) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 6:00 PM

– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...

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14 May 2026 morning – Vrndavan Dasa Thakur/Krsnadas Kaviraj Gosvami (English translation) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 7:00 AM

– Mahaprabhu’s Lila advising His elevated disciple, Saranga Murari, to have a disciple.– The difficult stage of aging of the body, and the mind that does not age even in this phase.– Moments of life that are very difficult: birth and death.– It is very difficult to find a good sevaka in Kali-yuga.– Saranga Murari resurrects the young Murari and makes him his disciple.– Vrndavana Dasa Thakura described all of Mahaprabhu’s Lilas in the Caitanya...

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14 May 2026 morning – Glories of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura/Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami (Hindi) – Delhi, India

May 14, 2026 7:00 AM

– Mahaprabhu’s Lila advising His elevated disciple, Saranga Murari, to have a disciple.– The difficult stage of aging of the body, and the mind that does not age even in this phase.– Moments of life that are very difficult: birth and death.– It is very difficult to find a good sevaka in Kali-yuga.– Saranga Murari resurrects the young Murari and makes him his disciple.– Vrndavana Dasa Thakura described all of Mahaprabhu’s Lilas in the...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Spain 2026, anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya-varjanam, pandita pandite mile hai du vat gadha, radhikara bhava-kanti curi kare krsna avatirna haila, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, yam kam api vraja-kule vrsabhanu-jaya, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.100, Gopi-gita 9, Lalita-ashtaka 7, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2026, Raya Ramananda, A Brahmachari Who Performed Severe Austerities in the Forest but Lost His Spiritual Power Due to Anger, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhajana: 6 types of unstable devotion (anisthita-bhajana): utsaha-mayi; ghana-tarala; vyudha-vikalpa; visaya-sangara; niyamaksama; taranga-rangini, guru: guru-bhakti, Krishna: reasons why Krishna came to this world as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, life goals (purusharthas): dharma (duty and religious principles) artha (material prosperity) kama (material desires) and moksha (liberation), mantra: gayatri-mantras, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, varnashrama-dharma

06 May 2026 evening – Raya Ramananda Disappearance (English) – Igualada, Spain

May 6, 2026 6:00 PM

– Why Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: sri radhaya pranaya mahima – Verse: rādhikāra bhāva-kānti curi kare kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā gaura rūpa dhari. – Kṛṣṇa steals the bhāva [humor] and kānti [golden complexion] from Śrīmatī Rādhikā and descends into Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma appearing as Śrī Gaurāṅga. – If you do not understand sharanagati, you will not understand pranaya-mahima and madanakhya-mahabhava. – Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakya...

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07 Feb 2026 evening (airport) – Guru Nistha and Guru Bhakti (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 7, 2026 6:00 PM

SUMMARY On the stages of bhakti. The material body does not tolerate prema, it is something very rare. Practice bhajana and sadhana life after life. In the nistha and ruci stages, the sadhaka no longer falls, especially in the ruci stage. Step-by-step explanations are provided in the Madhurya Kadambini. On the boomerang and arrow disciples. The main point is guru-nistha and guru-bhakti, the backbone of sadhana and bhajana. An example of loyalty to the guru is the behavior of a dog towards its...

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07 Feb 2026 midday – Guru-Nistha & Guru-Bhakti (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 7, 2026 12:00 PM

The conditioned soul does not want to hear Harikatha, but Guru and Vaishnavas give an injection of Harikatha, that is, they give strength like a doctor gives medicine. Bhakti means surrendering completely with love and affection to the Guru. We must be single-mindedly focused on Gurupada Padma. Story of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada and Vinoda Bihari Brahmacari who was going to meet his mother. The true meaning of guru-nistha. We must focus on which stage we are in and which asrama...

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31 Dec 2025 midday – Faith in Guru’s Words is Fundamental (English) – Palhoca, Brazil

December 31, 2025 12:00 PM

– 2025 will never come back. – A vast amount of knowledge is useless. Self-realisation is the only important thing. – Always listen to hari-katha and surrender completely to Krishna to protect yourself from maya. – Without surrendering to the guru, we cannot surrender to Krishna. – Guru-vakya-vishvasa: faith in one’s guru’s words is very important. – Verse: ‘Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, citete koriyā aikya’ (Prema-bhakti-chandrika 2)...

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