guru: guru-tattva

25 Aug 2021 evening – Akhanda-guru-tattva: Baladeva, Nityananda (English) – Brazil

-Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva. In Kali-yuga He manifests as Lord Nityananda-Very tightly hold the lotus feet of Nityananda Prabhu. Then you will be qualified to enter into Vraja-Nityananda Prabhu said to Raghunatha dasa Gosvami in Panihati: “Gauranga is the treasure of My heart”-Story of a claypot and a brahmachari-Don’t be distracted by anything while listening to hari-katha. Whatever happens at this time, you will manage afterwards. Everything happens according to...

16 Jul 2021 evening – Significance of Guru and Acharya (Bengali) – Bengal

-Meaning of guru & why should we accept guru?-Guru is the manifestation of Baladev prabhu.-Srila Visvanath Chakravartipad Gurvashtakam.-About 3 folds of suffering.-By Gurudev’s Mercy all suffering will go away.-By the mercy of guru you get the mercy of Bhagavan.-Acharya means non different from Krishna.-First serve guru & then serve Bhagavan.-Only guru makes us to have darshan of Bhagavan thru ears.-About sabda brahman, diksha & siksha gurus.-Practise,follow & preach...

16 Jul 2021 evening – Significance of Guru and Acharya (English translation) – Bengal

-Meaning of guru & why should we accept guru?-Guru is the manifestation of Baladev prabhu.-Srila Visvanath Chakravartipad Gurvashtakam.-About 3 folds of suffering.-By Gurudev’s Mercy all suffering will go away.-By the mercy of guru you get the mercy of Bhagavan.-Acharya means non different from Krishna.-First serve guru & then serve Bhagavan.-Only guru makes us to have darshan of Bhagavan thru ears.-About sabda brahman, diksha & siksha gurus.-Practise,follow & preach...

05 Jul 2021 evening – Mahaprabhu with Srivasa Thakur (English translation) – Mathura, India

-Ganga got more significance due to Mahaprabhu’s Lila.-Srivas Thakur leaves Srihatta district & comes to Navadvipa to hear from Advaita Acharya.-Advaita Acharya’s, avatar of Maha Vishnu & Sada Shiva moved Krishna by offering Tulasi with Ganga jal.-Srila Narayana Goswami Maharaj used to watch Mahaprabhu lila drama & Rasa Lila drama.-Malini devi used to serve Saci Mata. Srivas Pandit used to discuss Krishna Katha Lila with Jagannatha Mishra.-Nityananda Prabhu- an avadhuta...

15 Apr 2021 morning – Madhurya Kadambini: Bhagavan’s Lilas (English translation) – Mathura, India

-Krishna explains guru-tattva to Uddhava

We should never think that Guru suffers karma and is a mortal human beingBhagavan does not have 18 faults. He shows them just to perform lilasLila of Krishna stealing the butterBhagavan gives milk from the Milky Ocean to women so they can breastfeed their newborn babiesLila of Lord Ramacandra searching for kidnapped Sita-deviLila of Krishna putting butter on the mouth of the gopi’s mother-in-lawDama-bandhana-lilaVamshi-chori-lila

15 Apr 2021 morning – Madhurya Kadambini: Bhagavan’s Lilas (Hindi) – Mathura, India

-Madhurya-kadambini, p.414-419-God is sharanagata palaka, He gives mercy to those who surrender to Him (example of Kaliya naga)-Krishna explains guru-tattva to Uddhava We should never think that Guru suffers karma and is a mortal human beingBhagavan does not have 18 faults. He shows them just to perform lilasLila of Krishna stealing the butterBhagavan gives milk from the Milky Ocean to women so they can breastfeed their newborn babiesLila of Lord Ramacandra searching for kidnapped Sita-deviLila...

05 Feb 2021 – Raya Ramananda Samvad 2. Gauranga meeting Raya Ramananda (English translation) – India

Part 1 -Vedas divided into 3 kandas 1.karma kanda 2.jnana kanda 3.upasana kanda. About karmic people & their interests. -Actually hari-bhakti is very rare & is obtained after many lives of doing sadhanа. -Upasana kanda is of 2 types 1.Devi vevata upasana. 2.Bhagavan upasana. -Raya Ramananda in the assembly of advaita panditas used to glorify about vraja-prema & radha-krishna lila & they used to mock him. -By Bhagavan kripa one can know Bhagavan. By guru-kripa one can know about...

10 Jan 2021 evening – Guru Tattva Srimati Radhika & Baladeva Prabhu (English) – Brazil

-All our sadhana-bhajana depends upon Guru -In tattva-vichara Baladeva prabhu is the akhanda-guru-tattva. -How Balarama prabhu served Krishna in many ways (asana, bhusana, paduka, upadhana, etc.) all the time. -In rasa-vichara Srimati Radhika is guru-tattva. -Why Srimati Radhika is called as Radha? Srimati Radhika always serves Krishna & fulfills the desires of Krishna. -Srimati Radhika expands into sakhis & manjaris to fulfill the desires of Krishna. -Srimati Radhika is the heart &...