Link: rules & regulations of Ekadasi tithi.-If you are chanting holy names, you are sitting very close to Lord.-You received Nama mantra, that means you received Krsna Himself.-Holy names are like a touchstone.-One must consider the ten offenses of the holy names, or they will not realize the touchstone nature of the holy names.-01:04:09 – Consider the 6 types of offenses to vaisnavas- hanti nindati vai dveṣṭi vaiṣṇavān nābhinandati krudhyate yāti no harṣaṁ darśane patanāni ṣaṭ...
Ekadashi-vrata 2023
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18 Jan 2023 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Very carefully observe Ekadashi-Give respect to pastime places of Krishna-Krishna Himself manifested as Ekadashi-Madhavi-tithi, Sri Hari-vasari-tithi, and Upavasa are the other names for Ekadashi-Vasara is the place where Lord Hari takes rest-Today is Sat-tila Ekadashi. If you offer tila (sesame seeds) to Krishna on this day, next life you will be very rich-Sita-devi once observed vidha Ekadashi (Dashami mixed)-Gopis do everything for Krishna’s happiness. When He needed the dust from...
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01 Jan 2023 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – USA
-Ekadashi-tithi is bhakti-janani.-Hari-bhakti Vilasa & sastras explains that all should observe Ekadashi.-Observing Ekadashi-tithi is among the 64 limbs of bhakti.-Don’t eat 5 types of grains on Ekadashi.-Srila Svami Maharaj says transcendental things cannot be established with logic but based on paramarthika-sraddha.-What is sraddha?-Krsna is sat-cid-ananda & cause of all causes.-It’s an offence to think of diety as made of stone.-Vigraha is transcendental & will talk...