The sound of the flute affecting the gopis in rasa-lila. Sadhana-siddha-gopis had strong anuraga for Krishna, but those of the sadhana-siddha-gopis who did not have full anuraga for Krishna and did not get association of nitya-siddha-gopis were left at home and this situation strengthened their separation. The rishis and munis became gopis born in Vrindavana and joined the rasa dance by the mercy of Lord Ramachandra. Samskaras are everything: the short story of the beggar to whom nobody gave...
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11 Oct 2023morning walk – Maya’s Kripa (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How the jiva is deluded by maya.
Maya, material energy, cannot touch the transcendental soul, but it surrounds the living entity because the jiva is very small (example of an electric current).
Punishment is also mercy, so maya gives us mercy by punishing us to make us right.
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023, Morning walks 2023
11 Oct 2023 morning walk – Maya’s Kripa (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How the jiva is deluded by maya.
Maya, material energy, cannot touch the transcendental soul, but it surrounds the living entity because the jiva is very small (example of an electric current).
Punishment is also mercy, so maya gives us mercy by punishing us to make us right.
2023, Discourses translated into English, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023
10 Oct 2023 evening – Ekadasi Tithi (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If we follow Ekadasi Tithi, krishna-bhakti will manifest in our heart. People follow Ekadasi, they receive punya and attain svargaloka to enjoy. Vaishnavas follow Ekadasi for bhakti. There is heaviness in the body on Ekadasi, it becomes a little unhealthy because of the closeness of the moon to the Earth, and if we take grains, the body will become diseased because they contain sins. Some people argue about the sins on Ekadasi, saying why not sins on the tenth day? We have to follow and accept...
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023
10 Oct 2023 evening – Ekadasi Tithi (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If we follow Ekadasi Tithi, krishna-bhakti will manifest in our heart. People follow Ekadasi, they receive punya and attain svargaloka to enjoy. Vaishnavas follow Ekadasi for bhakti. There is heaviness in the body on Ekadasi, it becomes a little unhealthy because of the closeness of the moon to the Earth, and if we take grains, the body will become diseased because they contain sins. Some people argue about the sins on Ekadasi, saying why not sins on the tenth day? We have to follow and accept...
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023
10 Oct 2023 midday – Venu-gita harikatha (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis, in their homes, describe the beauty of Krishna as He goes to herd the cows. Krishna, the hero on the stage, manifests many kinds of bhavas. No rasa-basa-dosha, no fault of mixing different rasas, in His pastimes as they are all eternal. Example of Uddhava glorifying the bhava of the gopis before Krishna married the queens of Dwaraka. Story of the lost boy at Kumbh-mela to explain that love can only be measured in the time of separation. Krishna’s beautiful form is described in three...
2023, Discourses translated into English, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023
10 Oct 2023 midday – Venu-gita harikatha (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis, in their homes, describe the beauty of Krishna as He goes to herd the cows. Krishna, the hero on the stage, manifests many kinds of bhavas. No rasa-basa-dosha, no fault of mixing different rasas, in His pastimes as they are all eternal. Example of Uddhava glorifying the bhava of the gopis before Krishna married the queens of Dwaraka. Story of the lost boy at Kumbh-mela to explain that love can only be measured in the time of separation. Krishna’s beautiful form is described in three...
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Brisbane, Australia, Australia 2023, Morning walks 2023
10 Oct 2023 morning walk – The position of the soul in the material world (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Jiva-maya is how the jiva souls become deluded. Catur-shloki in Srimad Bhagavatam describes. Maya is one, but by the different activities, it is known by different names. When the jiva forgets Bhagavan and wants to enjoy in this world, Maha-maya punishes the living entity. We do not hold maya, the soul is pure and coming from God, this is the tattva. Maya cannot catch the jiva, because they are conscious, transcendental. Maya is surrounding the jiva from all sides by the order of...