Transcription and Editing : Vinod-Bihari Dasa
Today we are concluding our seminar on brahmacarya. We will concludewith Lord Rsabadeva’s teachings to His sons described in the fifthChapter of the fifth Canto. We will read the first verse of thatchapter together.
“Lord Rsabadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the livingentities who have accepted material bodies in this world, one who hasbeen awarded this human form should not work hard day and night simplyfor
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Today is the second day of the seminar on Brahmacarya.
Again, brahmacarya is not just celibacy, or remaining single andunmarried. Actually, it means to be situated on the spiritualplatform, upon which celibacy becomes a side-effect.
Brahman means the spiritual world, and acarati means to actaccordingly, living in such a way that one attains the spiritualplatform. To review yesterday’s class, there are
THE FOLLOWING IS A SEMINAR CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON THE ART OF DYING PART THREE.
Transcription : Kalindi Dasi, Ranga Radhika Dasi, Mohanlal Krishna Dasa, Archana Dasi, Shyamal Krishna Dasa
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Hare Krishna. So the last couple of days we have been discussingabout
LECTURE BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CARU SWAMI ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 04-25-33 ON 1 OCTOBER 2010.
Transcription : Krishna Dasa, Shyamal Krishna Dasa, Nimesh, Godavari Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa.
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa
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Jaya Radha-Madhava Kunja-Vihari
Gopi-Jana-Vallabha Giri-Vara-Dhari
Yasoda-Nandana Braja-Jana-Ranjana
Yamuna-Tira-Vana-Cari
Hare Krishna Ha
THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON BHAGAVAT GITA CHAPTER 12
Transcription : Diptamurti Dasa, Vinod-Bihari Dasa
Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi
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Hare Krishna
So all the teams are in place? One day we did not have ourinteractive group discussion. It seems that so many days we did nothave, so today which chapter we are going to do? You all are
HH Bhakti Caru Swami Maharaj – Sunday Morning, 10 Jan 2010
South African Retreat, Drakensberg,
Transcribed by Haripriya Devi Dasi
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa
Hare Krsna,
So we were discussing about Srila Prabhupada, my experiences and associations with Prabhupada.
So from Mayapur Srila Prabhupada went to Bombay. The main reason forPrabhupada’s going to Bombay was a big Pandal program in Cross Maidan.In the main city of Bombay there is a large park cal
Transcription : Hari Kantha Dasi, Ranga Radhika Dasi, Syama Mohini Dasi, Prema Lila Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa
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17 October 2010 Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 25 Text46
His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami sings Jaya Radha Madhava :
Jaya Radha Madhava Kunj-Bihari
Gopi-Jana-Vallabha, Giri-var dhari
Yasoda-Nandana, Braja-jana Ranjana
Yamuna-tira-vana-cari
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna Krishna, Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare R
Transcription : Lalitamadhava Dasi, Krishna Dasa, Premalila Dasi, Kalindi Dasi
Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi
THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI IN 2009, AT VAIL, COLORADO US SEMINAR BHAGAVAD GITA DAY 4
From today, I thought of conducting the seminar in a special way. Ithought, for say about half an hour I will discuss the 7th chapter andthen I will divide you all into different groups and then I will speakto all, to discu
The Art Of Dying, Part 1 THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON THE ART OF DYING ON 29 MAY 2003.
Transcription : Lalitamadhava Dasi Editing : Hemavati Radhika Dasi
Thank you all for coming here very much, this evening. Actually the seminar, I originally thought of giving this time was on Srimad Bhagavatam and the other day in New Vrindavan. When we were in New Vrindavan, I was discussing with mother Krsna Priya about the seminar, then I realized to cover or to do jus
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The topic for seminar is sensitive, but it is important that we have aproper understanding of what brahmacarya actually is because spirituallife rests on it.
The word itself will clarify:
Brahman means spiritual reality, and acaran means to practice, toact upon. To act in order to be situated on the spiritual platform isbrahmacarya. The Greek definition is not really brahmacarya
Transcription : Sacikumara Dasa
Editing : Ramananda Raya Dasa
Hare Krishna! So did everybody get the summary of the first sixchapters? So today I will cover all the six chapters in one go. Are youall ready for that? With rapt attention? What is Bhagavad-Gita?Bhagavad-Gita is the essence of the Vedas. The Vedas are vast,therefore Vyasadeva considered, or Krishna actually considered, thatthe essence of the Vedas should be giv
Hare Krishna !
The wood-cutter and the axe
Once upon a time a strong wood-cutter asked a timber merchant for a job. The timber merchant was happy to oblige. The pay was good and so were the work-conditions. Therefore, the wood-cutter was determined to do his best.
The timber merchant presented the wood-cutter with an axe and showed him where to work. The first day, the wood-cutter brought eighteen trees.
“Congratulations !” the boss said. “Go on working like that.”
Motivated by the boss’s words
Transcription & Editing : Syama-Mohini Dasi, Sacikumara Dasa, Atul Krishna Dasa, Premalila Dasi, Ramananda Raya Dasa
THE FOL LOW ING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON TURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2010, AT ISKCON UJJAIN.
Six limbs of saranagati are humility, surrender of the self,accepting Krsna as the Lord and Master, only shelter and having thefull faith that Krsna will always protect. This one we have not done.In the last three classes, we discusse
Transcription & Editing : Atul Krishna Dasa, Ashim Krishna Dasa, Nimesh, Ranga Radhika Dasi and Ramananda Raya Dasa
THE FOLLOWING IS A CLASS GIVEN BY HIS HOLINESS BHAKTI CHARU SWAMI ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 2010, AT ISKCON UJJAIN
What is today topic? Who remembers? How many we have covered so far?Out of six we covered only two – dainya and atmanivedan. So, what isthe third one? Third one is, very good, goptritve varan. Saranagati,surrender to Krishna has six an
Transcription and Editing : Bhakta Nimesh, Bhaktin Ramola,Sacikumara Dasa, Haripriya Dasi, Ashim Krishna Dasa, Ramananda RayaDasa
So, going back to our Sharanagati, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came toteach us the process of sharanagati, do you remember the first line, orfirst four lines of the song that we sang, the first day? How many ofyou remember that? [devotees reply] Ok, what about others? Ok, let’srecite. Shri
