self-realisation

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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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24 Dec 2025 morning – Lord Narayana’s Darshana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

December 24, 2025 7:00 AM

FULL VIDEO – When one has a taste for something, one will eat any food. And when one has no taste, one will not eat even the most delicious food. The same applies to hari-katha. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – There are six types of men who run away from Mahaprabhu’s mercy. – Story: A king wanted to bring his queen and subjects to see Krishna in the temple, but only the king received Krishna’s darshana because the others were distracted by maya (the...

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10 Dec 2025 evening – Chant the Holy Names with Firm Faith (English) – Bogota, Colombia

December 10, 2025 6:00 PM

– Mahaprabhu said, “One day, people will chant the holy names throughout the world.” – Glorification of the local Sri Sri Gaura Narayana Matha. – The mercy of akhanda-Guru-Tattva, Nityananda Prabhu. – Guru-nishtha is the backbone of our bhakti. – The nine limbs of bhakti. – The mind is the cause of bondage and liberation. Control your mind through constant practice and renunciation, and chant the holy names to liberate it. – Verse: ‘Ceto-darpaṇa...

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24 Sep 2025 evening – Sri Krishna Mukunda Grants Mukti (English) | Perth, Australia

September 24, 2025 6:00 PM

– Everyone wants happiness, but often ends up unhappy instead. – Great efforts in this material world lead to insignificant results (for example, a miner who finds a mouse instead of gems). – Dharma, artha and moksha create distress and unhappiness. – Govindadeva requested mukti from his ishtadevi, Durga-devi. – If the demigods can grant anything, they take it from Krishna. – Bad karma and good karma interchange. – Verse: ‘kāmais tais tair hṛta...

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12 Sep 2025 evening – Self-Realization Is the Best Realization (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 6:00 PM

The Bible reveals that God created man in His image and His likeness. This human body enables us to perform devotional service. We must have an inquisitive attitude and humor, just as scientists do. It is not possible to conquer death and become immortal; thus, we go through a cycle of birth and death. We are not the body; we are the soul, and it is the soul that makes this body function. Everything that exists has an intrinsic nature; in the case of the soul, its nature is to serve the Lord...

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10 Sep 2025 evening – Do Not Criticise Anyone (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 10, 2025 6:00 PM

– In the Kali Yuga, people do not ask themselves what their lives are for. – Krishna tells Arjuna that all living entities are His part and parcel. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – Ask yourself: where will you go after you die? – The relationships in this world mean nothing. – We are caught in the cycle of birth and death. We must return to God, as the material world is not our permanent home. – Kapiladeva instructs Devahuti: ‘satāṁ...

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03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (Hindi) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4: – Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini. – Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him. – In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same. – Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – People are attracted to others who are like...

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03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (English translation) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4:– Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini.– Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him.– In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same.– Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka.– Self-realisation is the best realisation.– People are attracted to others who are like...

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