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Glories of Guru
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14 May 2026 evening – Glories of the Guru/Extra Month of Purusottama (English translation) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
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14 May 2026 evening – The Glories of the Guru and the Extra Month of Purusottama (Hindi) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Glories of Guru, Guru-disciple Relationship, Guru-nishtha, ceremony: guru-puja, religion: Buddhism
11 Dec 2025 evening – Gurudeva Is Everything (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Wonderful explanation of the meaning of guru-puja. – Chant the Holy Names to purify your mind and heart. – Reciting the diksa mantras is fundamental: di (divya-jnana/transcendental knowledge), and ksa (destruction of sins). – Difference between worldly faith and spiritual faith. – People don’t remember, but everyone is being born and dying in the cycle of lives and deaths, continuously passing through 8,400,000 life forms. – The Guru is the one who...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Glories of Guru, Guru-disciple Relationship, Guru-nishtha, guru: guru-nishtha
11 Dec 2025 midday – Guru Nistha Is a Fundamental Spiritual Quality (English) – Bogota, Colombia
– The importance of faith and devotional service. – Story of a devotee who had no qualifications but wanted to see the Lord because he possessed a single quality: guru-nistha. – Detailed explanation of puja, how to worship Sri Guru: internal and external aspects of worship. – Meaning of the word puja. – The meaning of the five flames of ghee in the act of puja, and the five rasas. – Firmly hold the lotus feet of Nityananda Prabhu and Baladeva Prabhu. –...
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20 Aug 2025 morning – Approach a Bona Fide Guru (English) | Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Airport – All living beings are eternal, transcendental servants of Krishna. – You are not your body; you are your soul. – If the guru is pleased with the disciple, he will give him prema. – Verse: cintā-maṇir loka-sukhaṁ surendraḥ svarga-saṁpadam… (Padma Purana: Bhagavata-mahatmya, 1.8). – Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam…(SB 11.3.21). – Approach a bona fide guru who has the following three qualifications: 1) He is detached from material...
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01 Feb 2024 evening – The Dedication of the Guru and Guru-Seva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. – It is necessary to spend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krishna consciousness. Each gallon contains more than four liters. – Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this. – Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada. – It is only possible to reach...