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Cultivating and Perfecting Seva

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Palhoca 2026, Brazil 2026, Workshops, Workshops on Kirtana and Musical Instruments, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, art: art of playing musical instruments, universe: brahmanda

01 Jan 2026 evening – Profound Explanation of the Art of Playing Musical Instruments and a Beautiful Tribute to Jaya Govinda Brahmacari (English) – Palhoca, Brazil

January 1, 2026 6:00 PM

– It is offensive to stand up and walk back and forth during the Harikatha.– Who wants to become a Manjari? Palya Dasi Kori.– Chant the Holy Names with quality; this is more important than quantity.– About the Gandarvas, those who are experts in playing instruments, singing, and dancing, and Srimati Radhika, She who is called Gandarvika because She is the source of all arts.– About the book Radha Hriday Khanda Brahmanda Purana, the section in Brahmanda Purana that...

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

February 27, 2022 9:13 AM

-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...

2017, Discourses in Hindi 2017, Undisclosed, Suriname 2017, Hari-katha at Airports 2017, Entry level discourses 2017, Workshops, Workshops on Archana, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), aparadhas (offences), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, character qualitiy: laziness, character quality: envy, ghee lamp, ghosts, lineage: guru-parampara, mantra: Klim, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sacred thread, sakhis: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas, spiritual progress, universe

04 May 2017 – Practical devotional life. How to perform archana (Hindi) – Suriname

May 4, 2017 11:45 AM

[By request of the devotees, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja gave this special introductory class in Surinam on 2017/05/04 about the process and meaning of archana – worship. He is presenting the history and context of the process of archana to the new devotee not familiar with the ancient Vedic system of worship.]         Success in this process cannot be achieved by following any ‘mechanical methodology’. In order to practice archana in its pure form and awaken pure devotional service...

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