rasa dance: rasa-lila

13 Nov 2020 – Damodarastakam verse 1, Krsna`s beauty and His transcendental form (Hindi), Mathura, India

– 4 kinds of Damodara; – Damodarastakam: first sloka; – beginning with a mangalacharam (namamisvaram); – how the number one is essential (comparison to Lord Krsna); – Krsna is the origin of all avataras; – analysis of the characteristics of the rasas (shanta has nistha, dasya has seva vrtti etc); – the difference between gaudiya vaisnava`s Deity worship and advaita vadi`s Deity worship: they don`t accept the transcendental form of Lord; – Maya...

09 Nov 2020 – Kartik – Lakshmi-devi wants to attain the rasa-lila (English translation) – Baelvana, India

– Lakshmi-devi hears Narada Rsi glorifying the rasa-lila and Krsna`s qualities and she develops eagerness to attain the rasa-lila like the gopis;

– Lakshmi-devi does austerities, but cannot abide by the conditions to enter rasa-lila;

– Why do we come to Baelvana, to Lakshmi-devi, if she couldn`t attain it?

09 Nov 2020 – Kartik – Mana-sarovara (English translation) – India

– Types of gopis in the Panchayati rasa;

– Different kinds of rasa;

– Why Srimati Radhika became sulky in the rasa-lila;

– Significance of Mana-sarovara;

– Krsna prays to Srimati Radhika to remove the poison of Her mana from Him.

08 Nov 2020 – Glories of Prabodhananda Sarasvati (English translation) – Kaliya-daha, India

– Caitanya Mahaprabhu meets the Bhatta family;

– Lakshmi-devi wants to enter the rasa-lila;

– Symptoms of anuraga;

– Why the Srutis attained to the rasa-lila but Lakshmi-devi didn’t;

– Importance of the book Radha-rasa-sudhanidhi (showing the supremacy of Srimati Radhika);

– Hitahari, disciple of Gopal Bhatta Gosvami;

– The supreme importance of taking shelter of Mathura before going to Vrindavana.

26 Feb 2020 morning walk – Pure heart is a way to krishna-prema (English) – Brazil

Heart of devotee should be a simple as a child’s Dhritarashtra got revenge on BhimaQuestion: Should we open our heart if it is too dirty?Question: As we should be sincere does it mean we should not control our temper?Fruit of listening to rasa-lila-katha and singing GurvashtakaFrom sadhana-siddhi to parikar: sadhaka’s 5 stages on the way to Goloka Vrindavana