syamasundara sikhanda-sekhara

09 Sep 2026 evening – How to Progress from Shraddha to Radha-dasyam (English) – Hong Kong

– Laukiki-shraddha (worldly faith); paramarthika shraddha (spiritual faith); sadhu-sanga; bhajana-kriya (anishthita and nishthita); – The six stages of unstable bhakti. – Story: A man encounters a tiger, an elephant, rats, bees, and a python. – Bhakti-devi is a great queen, all her maidservants follow her. – How can one protect oneself from name, fame, and reputation? By offering them to Guru, who then offers them to Radha and Krishna. – Shloka expressing...

01 Jul 2026 evening – First Follow then Preach, Absorb Mind in Vrindavana (English) – Portland, USA

– The glories of the Ratha-yatra festival in Seattle.– I live in this body to speak hari-katha, and for no other purpose. This is our Gaudiya Vaishnava dharana (conviction).– Mention of the story of Bilvamangala Thakura.– Verse: karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda… (Prema-bhakti-chandrika).– Verse: anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.11).– Verses 1-3 of Upadeshamrita.– Mention of Gundicha-marjana-lila.– One must both practice and preach:...