SPECIAL SESSION

ENVY : CAUSE & REMEDY (SB 7.9.13-14) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

In the material world there is keen competition between animal and animal, man and man, community and community, nation and nation. But the devotees of the Lord rise above such competitions. They do not compete with the materialist because they are on the path back to Godhead, where life is eternal and blissful. In the material world, everyone is envious of everyone else, and therefore there is competition. But the transcendental devotees of the Lord are not only free from material envy, but are well-wishers to everyone, and they strive to establish a competition less society with God in the center.Let us understand:What is Envy?What is it's cause?What is the remedy?

VICTORY IN NAWADEEP (SPECIAL SESSION) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has performed innumerable wonderful pastimes. He has unlimited devotees, and His pastimes are also unlimited. Let us hear and understand one such pastime of the Lord from which we will understand:1. Reason behind so many religions2. Power of Sankirtana Movement3. Misinterpretation of Vedas

THREE WAYS OF PERFECTION (SB 7.9.11-12) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

Lord Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita (7.3):𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘔𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩.It is not easy to attain perfection in spiritual life. One among thousands may become prefect. In Vaiṣṇava philosophy there are three ways for perfection. Anyone trying to become a prefect devotee must know these three ways. An aspiring devotee should follow the rules and regulations of Bhakti Yoga under the guidance of an expert spiritual master. By following sincerely like this, he can get the mercy of spiritual master and thus make his life successful.Let us understand these "THREE WAYS OF PERFECTION".

POSITION OF A DEVOTEE (SB 7.9.9-10) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

No kind of material qualification is the means for satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Any material quality or possession like wealth, an aristocratic family, beauty, austerity, education, sensory expertise, luster etc. is ultimately given by Lord only. Lord is not after all these. He is simply after sincere devotional service.A devotee may not possess any of the above qualities but still holds a very unique position.So much so that even an animal who is a devotee can satisfy Lord but not a learned non-devotee Brahmana. Let us understand this in our upcoming session "Position Of A Devotee".

MERCY OF MAHAPRABU (SB 7.9. 13) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda are very merciful. They are the essence of all incarnations, and they have made this process of self-realization very joyful. There are many incarnations, like Lord Rama and even Krishna, who taught Bhagavad-gita, which requires knowledge and understanding. But Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda introduced a process that is simply joyful, simply chant and dance.It is the assurance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu that one will get all perfection by this process. Therefore one must chant with firm faith and conviction. On the occasion of the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu let us discuss "MERCY OF MAHAPRABHU". 

THE ONE QUALITY (SB 7.9.9) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

The spirit soul, as part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has all the good qualities of the Lord. When the spirit soul is contaminated by the material modes of nature, one is considered good or bad with reference to the material qualities. But when one is transcendental to all material qualities, all the good qualities come out. A pure devotee is supposed to possess 26 qualities. All 26 qualities are important but out of them, one is most important. Unless a person has this quality, it is very difficult to understand the essence of spiritual life.  Let us understand:Which is this quality?How to possess it?What are the symptoms?In our this session "The One Quality".

TOUCH OF THE LORD (SB 7.9.1-7) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

"𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘶, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘣 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴."One attains yogic perfection when he is freed from all material diversions and his mind is fixed upon the lotus feet of the Lord. This is called samādhi or trance. Prahlāda Mahārāja attained that stage beyond the senses. Because he was engaged in service, he felt transcendentally situated, and naturally his mind and attention became saturated in transcendence. Although a small child Prahlāda Mahārāja will be offering most exalted prayers to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.Let us hear more about "The Touch Of The Lord" in this session.

IMPORTANCE OF OFFERING PRAYERS (SB 7.8.49-56) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

Srila Prabhupada writes𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘒ṛṣṇ𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘒ṛṣṇ𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘒ṛṣṇ𝘢, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵, 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘤𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥'𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺.Let us understand the "Importance of Offering Prayers" in our upcoming session.

THE DILEMMA OF WORSHIP (SB 7.8.41-48) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

One of the most important aspect of spirituality is worshipping the Lord. After understanding the importance of worshipping one may ask "Whom should I worship ?". Especially in India where we have 330 million Gods. It is not easy to get correct understanding. Some people say that you can worship any one of them, some have the opinion that only Krishna should be worshipped, yet others say that no need to worship anyone, you are yourself God!. People may have different opinions and understanding but as far as scriptures are concerned it is clear to whom we should worship to get the ultimate benefit.Let us end this "Dilemma" in our upcoming session of 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀,.

STRANGE ACTIVITES OF LORD (SB 7.8.32-40) | HG SREEHA GOVIND DAS

The activities of the Lord and His devotees are always wonderful and sometimes strange also. When Lord appears as Krishna, He descends in His original form as the enjoyer, and through His sweet pastimes captures the hearts of His devotees. However, many of Lord Krishna’s pastimes are confusing for ordinary persons because He acts in ways that ordinary persons should not. That is why one of the more interesting names for Krishna is Adhokshaja. This means “one who is beyond the measurement of blunt instruments.”Let us understand some of the strange pastimes of the Lord.

THE FINALE (SB 7.8.23-31) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

When a sinful man enjoys material facilities, foolish people sometimes think, "How is it that this sinful man is enjoying whereas a pious man is suffering?" By the will of the Supreme, a sinful man is sometimes given the chance to enjoy the material world as if he were not under the clutches of material nature, just so that he may be fooled. A sinful man who acts against the laws of nature must be punished, but sometimes he is given a chance to play and enjoy this material world.Indeed it is very difficult to understand this material world. What is the nature of this material world?Why we experience discrepancies?What is truth?Let us discuss this in our episode "THE FINALE"

THE MOST CLEVER LORD (SB 7.8.16-22) | HG SREESHA GOVIND DAS

As stated in the Vedas, parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyatesvābhāvikī jñāna-bala-kriyā ca, the different potencies of the Lord are always working as an automatic exhibition of His knowledge. It is a fact that Supreme Lord is all-powerful. No one is equal to and greater than Him but still, a demon thinks otherwise. A demon has no experience of the inconceivable power for which the Supreme Lord is called "all-powerful." Lord is full in all six opulence. He is "All-Powerful" at the same time "Most Intelligent" also. Now Hiraṇyakaśipu is going to get bewildered by seeing the wonderful form of the Lord which defies all his logical understanding.
Let us understand this in our upcoming session of 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

WEAKNESS OF HEART (BG 15.16-20) | HG GAURMANDAL DAS

While performing devotional service in the association of pure devotees in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there are certain things which require to be vanquished altogether. The most important thing one has to surmount is weakness of the heart.( Bhagavad Gita 15.20 Purport)
Everything has to evaluated by the result. If we are executing our spiritual practices sincerely, then weakness of heart must be surmounted. Moreover, there are two specific weaknesses that have to be overcome.

OVERCOME SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION | HG AMITASANA DAS | GITA LIFE LIVE | HKM MUMBAI

In this session you will learn:
• Why social media can be an addiction?
• Why and How?
• Some practical tips to safeguard.

GIVING PRIORITY TO GOD | HG AMITASANA DAS | GITA LIFE LIVE | HKM MUMBAI

In this session you will learn:
• First things First
• Purpose of our existence
• How to prioritize – some practical tips!

REMEMBRANCE, KNOWLEDGE & FORGETFULNESS (BG 15.12-15) | HG GAURMANDAL DAS

सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्त: स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च ।
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् ॥ १५ ॥
I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas I am to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.(Bhagavad Gita 15.15)
 
The Supreme Lord whom the whole world is searching after, declares that he is indeed present in one's own heart. He is the source and is willing to give all knowledge but beware, he is the source of forgetfulness as well. 
 

IDENTITY OF THE LIVING BEING (BG 15.7-11) | HG GAURMANDAL DAS

mamaivāṁśo jīva-lokejīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇiprakṛti-sthāni karṣati
The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind.(Bhagavad Gita 15.7)
Some transcendentalists think of soul being one with the supreme spirit and stick to "advaita" or non-dual conception, whereas others think of spirit soul as being completely different from God and believe in "dvaita" conception. However, Lord Chaitanya gave the greatest revelation of absolute truth in the form of "achintya bhedabheda tattva" or inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference, which Lord Krishna originally explained in the Gita.

DETACH FROM MAYA ATTACH TO DIVINE | HG AMITASANA DAS | GITA LIFE LIVE | HKM MUMBAI

DIFFERENTIATE NEED AND GREED | HG AMITASANA DAS | GITA LIFE LIVE | HKM MUMBAI

PROCESS OF SURENDER (BG 15.5-11) | HG GAURMANDAL DAS

Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. (Bhagavad Gita 18.66)
Surrender to God is the perfection of all mysticism and is the real beginning of spiritual life. The only qualification required to realize God, get empowered by God and to transfer oneself to the kingdom of God is Surrender. 
But how do I surrender?
Yes! there is a systematic process as explained by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.