-Bhakti will manifest only by surrendering to a bonafide guru-Chanting harinama is useless without a taste for listening to hari-katha-The story of Vishvamitra and Vasishtha searching for an answer as to which is higher – karma, jnana, yoga, tapasya or sadhu-sanga-If you want to attain Lord, serve Guru and Vaishnavas-Guru-seva, vaishnava-seva will give taste for harinama-Bhakta-pada-dhuli, bhakta-pada-jala, bhakta-bhukta-shesha-Unparallelled bhajana and renunciation of the Six Gosvamis...
service: vaishnava-seva
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), jiva: jiva-tattva, Krishna: krishna-nama, service: vaishnava-seva
01 Jan 2022 midday – 5 main limbs of bhakti (English) – Brazil
-Grihastha devotees of Kulina village asking Mahaprabhu about how to practise devotional service to Lord.-Sadhu-sanga, nama-sankirtana, bhagavata-shravana, sri murti-seva, mathura-vasa are the main among many limbs of bhakti.-Associate with sajatiya-ashaya-snigdha vaishnava.-To serve Krishna in madhurya mood associate with those sadhus engaged in that mood.-Mathuravasi means reside in Vraja especially in Srimati Radhika’s place where She performs sweet pastimes.-Worship deities with faith...
2021, Discourses Translated into English 2021, West Bengal 2021, India 2021, service: guru-seva, service: vaishnava-seva
19 Dec 2021 morning – How to take the remnants of sadhu (English translation) – Bengal, India
When the jiva’s good fortune arises, it attains the sadhu-sanga.Example of a bird who is like an architect.The best knowledge is that which is placed at the lotus feet of Krsna.Material knowledge is the opulence of maya.Those who do not hear hari-bhajana are killing their own soul.You must offer food to the Lord first.Importance of guru-seva and vaishnava-seva.Story of the pig and the lawyer.How the Lord created the living entities.Process of taking the remnants of sadhu.
2021, Discourses in Bengali 2021, West Bengal 2021, India 2021, service: guru-seva, service: vaishnava-seva
19 Dec 2021 morning – How to take the remnants of sadhu (Bengali) – Bengal, India
When the jiva’s good fortune arises, it attains the sadhu-sanga.Example of a bird who is like an architect.The best knowledge is that which is placed at the lotus feet of Krsna.Material knowledge is the opulence of maya.Those who do not hear hari-bhajana are killing their own soul.You must offer food to the Lord first.Importance of guru-seva and vaishnava-seva.Story of the pig and the lawyer.How the Lord created the living entities.Process of taking the remnants of sadhu.
2021, Discourses in Hindi 2021, West Bengal 2021, India 2021, service: vaishnava-seva
09 Dec 2021 evening – How to worship Lord (Hindi) – Bengal, India
Glorification of vaishnava-seva.You must chant with faith and in sadhu-sanga.Navada-bhakti according to Prahlada Maharaja.By following the five types of bhakti explained in Chaitanya-charitamrita, you will attain prema-bhakti.Lila of Parvati asking Shivaji who will be freed from this world by chanting the holy names.How to bathe in the Ganga river.Process of worshipping the deities.Never criticise the demigods.Mahaprabhu says, ‘You must respect everyone’.One-pointedness to the Lord...
2021, Discourses Translated into English 2021, West Bengal 2021, India 2021, service: vaishnava-seva
09 Dec 2021 evening – How to worship Lord (English translation) – Bengal, India
Glorification of vaishnava-seva.You must chant with faith and in sadhu-sanga.Navada-bhakti according to Prahlada Maharaja.By following the five types of bhakti explained in Chaitanya-charitamrita, you will attain prema-bhakti.Lila of Parvati asking Shivaji who will be freed from this world by chanting the holy names.How to bathe in the Ganga river.Process of worshipping the deities.Never criticise the demigods.Mahaprabhu says, ‘You must respect everyone’.One-pointedness to the Lord...
2020, Discourses in English 2020, Online discourses 2020, Discourses with transcripts in English 2020, Gundicha-marjana 2020, Gundicha-marjana Lila, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), association: bad association, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), body: subtle body, character quality: duplicity, consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, dharma: adharma, ghosts, impressions: bad impressions, karma: cycle of birth and death, karma: karma-marga, liberation, liberation (mukti): types, liberation: sayujya-mukti, love: laukika-sad-bandhuvat-priti, samskaras, service: guru-seva, service: krishna-seva, service: vaishnava-seva
17 Jun 2020 – Gundica marjana lila 3 (English) – Zoom
TRANSCRIPT So continue, I also discuss about gundicha-marjana lila, cleaning the temple of Gundicha. Just I remind few words, previous class. Day before Ratha-yatra, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu manifested one lila, that is called clean the temple of Gundicha. Lord Jagannatha is going Jagannatha temple to Gundicha temple. Just Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu just little bit changed the mood, but same tradition is going on that means Lord Jagannatha once a year He comes out of the temple and He goes from...