-Question: What kind of questions can a disciple ask a guru so as not to disturb him unnecessarily?-Question: How do you stay encouraged when the mind is not cleansed?-How the food a person eats is transformed into the constituents of his body-The nature of man indicates his birth (hellish planets, earth or heaven planets)-Association with sadhu gives good impressions-Praktuniki-samskaras and adhuniki-samskaras-If you want to get married, no one can stop you, but where is the guarantee that you...
Brazil 2022
2022, akhanda-guru-tattva, anarthas, avidya, guru-puja, guru-tattva, Liberation, Personality: Vedavyasa, transcendental vision, vaidhi-bhakti, Vyasadeva, Tattva: Guru-tattva, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022
11 Jul 2022 evening – Guru’s Duties & Offerings of Disciples (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-What puja is & who our worshippable deity is-Srimad-Bhagavatam gives evidence that pure devotees want to serve Krsna with vraja-bhava without asking for any kind of liberation.-How do Vrajavasis serve Krsna with their bhava/sentiments.-Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva serving Krsna & cultivating the hearts of baddha-jivas like a farmer.-Lila of Krsna & Balarama killing Dhenukasura & his family members.-Guru’s duty is to destroy all the anarthas in the hearts of...
2022, ghosts, gunas, Personality: Vedavyasa, types of Vaishnavas, Vyasadeva, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022
11 Jul 2022 morning – Types of Vedas, Kandas and Upasanas (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Mayavadis call themselves vedanti as they think only they are qualified to read the Vedas-Vyasadeva manifested the 4 Vedas-Karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and bhakti-kanda (deva-upasana & isvara-upasana) are the three sections of Vedas-There are 33 categories of devatas-Types of upasana: deva-upasana (shaivas, shaktas, ganapattas, sauras), isvara-upasana (Vaishnavas)-The demigods (devas) can only give dharma, artha and kama and any fruits they give come from Lord Krsna.-The conditioned living...
2022, dreams, Jagannatha maha-prasada, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022, Ekadashi-vrata
10 Jul 2022 evening – Ekadashi-tithi Glories (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Brahmaji’s benediction to Kumbhakarna for his request of nidrasana instead of indrasana.-Sastras say when Vaishnavas sleep, don’t wake him up as he is remembering the pastimes of Krsna.-Lila of Mahaprabhu getting disturbed after Govinda dasa woke Him up from His sleep & disturbed His dreams of Radha-Krsna lila.-Lila of Ekadashi-devi, a beautiful lady manifested from Lord Vishnu killing Mura demon.-Naradaji’s curse to Nalakuvera, Manigriva for being proud of wealth &...
2022, Mahabharata, Personality: Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022, Vyasadeva
10 Jul 2022 midday – The Glories of Vedavyasa (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The day we speak or listen to hari-katha is a good day-Vedavyasa manifested many granthas including Fifth Veda, Mahabharata-The meaning of Dvaipayana and Vedavyasa names-The appearance of Vedavyasa (the apsara’s miscarriage, a baby swallowed by a fish)-The meaning of Parashara name-King Kalmashapada is cursed by Shakti Muni to be a demon who eats the flesh of human beings-Demons are needed to glorify sadhus-Gautama Rishi had a green garden with crops in his ashramа in times of drought through...
2022, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022, Dama-bandhana-lila, Morning walks 2022
10 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: If a disciple does not know the heart of the guru, how can he properly serve him?-3 ways of Guru’s mercy-Shaca-rati: soft flickering rati-When a sadhaka will come to sthayibhava stage, his mind will not be disturbed-The definition of sthayibhava-Question: What is the meaning of humbleness?-Vaishnavas encourage baddha-jivas to make bhajana and sadhana-Srila Gurudeva never stopped saying hari-katha even in the pouring rain-Lalita-devi instructs Srimati Radhika not to give up Her mana...
2022, guru-tattva, rasa-lila, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022, Lord Jagannatha's return journey, Ulta Ratha-yatra, Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja
09 Jul 2022 evening – Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja + Ulta Yatra (English) -Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Life history of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Maharaja-Akanda-guru-tattva: undivided-Remember 3 persons: Hari, Guru & Vaisnavas, and all your obstacles will disappear-Rasa-lila is the crown jewel of all the lilas-Real happiness is not possible in this material world-Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the spiritual hospital, and the conditioned jivas are the sick patients.-What is the remedy for our material sickness-We have come to this material world to learn how to serve Krsna, because actually we...
2022, vani-seva, vapu-seva, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2022, Lord Jagannatha's return journey, Ulta Ratha-yatra, Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja
09 Jul 2022 midday – Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja + Ulta Yatra (English) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja was born to a high class brahmana chakravarti family-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja surrendered to Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Gosvami Maharaja-Narottama dasa Brahmachari was his brahmchari name-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja felt pangs of separation from his departed guru-Vapu-seva and vani-seva; brhad-mridanga-seva-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja manifested many granthas in Hindi-One who criticises a...