-Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was reproached for imperfect sannyasi etiquette-Do not imitate krishna-prema-Story a snake charmer beating a brahmana pretending to have krishna-prema-There are 9 external and 3 internal symptoms of bhava-dasha-Mahaprabhu told His mother to cry for Krishna-Not so easy to cry for Krishna. It will be possible only at krishna-prema stage-The story of the old woman who saw the Bhagavatam narrator as her lost goat-“Many people say: I have received the mantra, but still no...
samskaras
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Brazil 2022, avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), maya: gunas, samskaras, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara, Bhagavata-saptaha in Brazil 2022
01 Mar 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English) – Brazil
-Taking the remnants of а vaishnava makes one’s life successful. -About shiva-tattva. -Number of qualities of Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva & jivas. -Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara is Supreme & guiding Brahma, Shiva & Vishnu. -Jiva-koti Brahma vs Ishvara-koti Brahma. How jiva becomes Brahma. -Jiva-koti Shiva vs Ishvara-koti Shiva. How jiva becomes Shiva. -Avidya-avrita jivas, avidya-anavrita jivas -Different types of jivas 1. Jivas covered by maya’s gunas –...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, Sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, samskaras, service: cooking
27 Feb 2022 morning – Food offering, bathing (English) – Brazil
-Question: What’s the right way to take the dust of the lotus feet of a vaishnava?-Bhakta-pada-dhuli, bhakta-pada-jala, bhakta-bhukta-shesha-Story of a pandita and his not clever servant-In vaidhi-bhakti you are not even allowed to smell what you are cooking, because if you smell it, you are considered to have eaten half of it-Bathing after passing stool and urine-Keep silence in 3 places as much as possible: hari-katha, Thakuraji and kitchen, especially during hari-katha!-Adhunika-samskaras...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, bhava: bhava-mayi-sadhana (devotional practice filled with bhava), samskaras
29 Jan 2022 morning – Surrender, sukriti and raganuga-bhakti (English) – Brazil
-Question: Is it a characteristic of a real disciple to be submissive to his guru?-To surrender to a guru is to consider that you cannot survive without him-Vaishnav and guru wants to give you good samskaras: adhuniki samskaras, praptaniki samskaras-Sukriti’s duty is to bring one to sadhu, guru, vaishnava-Question: You have said that sukriti will lead a person to a guru, but what will make him take further action? What if he does not want to proceed?-5 limbs of raganuga-bhakti: bhava-mayi...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, samskaras, Svayam Bhagavan
24 Jan 2022 evening – Jnana will not help understand Bhagavan (English) – Brazil
-Jnanis cannot understand Svayam Bhagavan. Example: Ravana-Asat-sanga of a disciple is not a guru’s fault-Types of samskaras: bad, good, past, present, etc-Sandu-sanga and hari-katha destroys bad samskaras-Story of a pilgrim who forgot the rope to tie the donkey-Story of a mouse becoming a princess-Bhakti-devi can tolerate everything except vaishnava-aparadha-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s longing for radha-seva-Lila of Sri Rupa Gosvami and Kanja Krishnadasa-Lila of Krishna’s joke on Srimati...
2021, Discourses in English 2021, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2021, Undisclosed, Brazil 2021, Guru-purnima (Vyasa-puja) 2021, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), body: gross body, body: subtle body, impressions: bad impressions, samskaras
09 Sep 2021 evening – Harinama, Diksha Mantra, Guru Mantra & Guru Puja (English) – Brazil
-Weakness in spiritual life due to asat sanga & bad impressions in the subtle body.-Gross body is left but subtle body with samskaras goes to next life.-With sadhu sanga all bad impressions will be destroyed.-Offenses at lotus feet of sadhu, guru , vaishnava is like a thunderbolt & difficult to destroy.-Chant Holy Names & Prema manifests. Symptoms of Prema.-Due to aparadhas Prema doesn’t manifests inspite of chanting.-Hari Nama is more powerful than mantra diksha. Hari Naam is...
2021, Discourses in English 2021, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2021, Undisclosed, Mexico 2021, Discourses with transcripts in English 2021, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, institution: ISKCON, liberation, mantra: gayatri-mantras, mantra: gopala-mantra, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, samskaras, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, universe, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara
30 July 2021 morning – Disappearance of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Mexico
-Srila Gopala Bhatta Goswami birth & family.-Mahaprabhu going to SriRangam & meeting Bhatta family.-Mahaprabhu speaking about Lord with Bhatta family.-Mahaprabhu’s discussion with Prabhodananda Saraswati, Venkata Bhatta, Tirumala Bhatta on why Laxmi devi performed hard austerities to enter into rasa lila.-Lord Krishna & Lord Narayana are one in tattva vichar.-According to rasa vichar Krishna is highest.-Krishna & Srimati Radhika with many forms & Lilas in Vaikunta...
2021, Discourses Translated into English 2021, Delhi 2021, India 2021, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), body: subtle body, samskaras, service: cooking
14 Jul 2021 evening – Soul’s Nature & How jiva is conditioned (English translation) – Delhi, India
-Atma has sarira & will manifest by bhajan.Eg:Mango seed.-About atma’s size & unlimited jivas.-How many atmas are in a body & how the body works-What is death? About Paramatma & atma on 2 branches of a tree.-In subtle body atma is present in unconscious state.Eg:Coma person.-Fruits of karma are experienced in the subtle body.-Maya can’t touch atma. Eg:A cat caged in the middle of a box.-How then Maya causes misery to jivas. Eg:Cooking dal in a vessel with fire.-Atma...