-10:45 – The essence of all Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, is Srimad-BhagavatamMahabharat explains what is the essence of life-12:45 – The root of bhakti is to serve, because this is the spontaneous nature of the living entity-Our duty of inquiry-The four activities common in conditioned souls, and the unique quality of human life-The nature of atma and how it changes when coming to this material world-20:00 -Definition of G.O.D.-23:00 Lila of the King asking the minister, who has seen...
Brazil 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, rasa dance: rasa-lila
13 Feb 2023 evening – Glorification of Giriraja Govardhana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
mercy of Giriraja Govardhana, we will never enter into vraja-lila.-He is King of all mountains, maintaining all living entities with his divine love.-Srimati Radhika wondered how She would have his darshana.-Without mercy of shuddha-bhakta, never free from material attachment.-He serves Krishna with body, mind and speech. He is Sri Hari-vilasa, along with Yudhisthira Maharaja and Uddhava.-Not waterfalls on Giriraja, they are his tears. Trees are his hairs standing on end.-Description of all the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)
12 Feb 2023 evening – The Temple of the Heart (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
one can stay in Vrindavana without the mercy of Srimati Radhika-Vrndavanam sakhi bhuvo vitanoti kirtim sloka discussion-The signs on Radha-Krishna’s feet-The power of Krishna’s darshana and His flute’s sound-Clean the temple of your heart so that Krishna can stay there-Anyera hrdaya — mana, mora mana — vrndavana sloka discussion-Ceto darpana marjanam sloka discussion-Only bhakti-yoga can clean our heart-The limbs of bhakti-The holy names are the process and the goal at hte same time-The 4...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Morning walks 2023
12 Feb 2023 morning – Sivaji is the Highest Vaishnava (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Gopis cannot live a moment without Krishna-Unlike the people of this world, Krishna never gets old-Gopis do not believe that Krishna is Bhagavan-Krishna is always with you but you do not know because you turn your face of Him-00:42:00 – The story of how people estimated the value of the touchstone-Please realise that holy names are cintamani-Gopi-prema is extremely rare-Lila on how the gopis met Shiva in Vraja-Sivaji is the highest Vaishnava (not Kailasha Siva but Gopishvara Mahadeva...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Morning walks 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), service: servital mood
11 Feb 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
: How to transfer karma-yoga into bhakti-yoga?-Dhruva Maharaja is sakama-bhakta, he is doing karma-yoga-Anabhilashita shunyam sloka discussion-Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti-Bhakti is servital mood-Kriyatmika and bhavatmika-Bhakti-yoga is the highest among yogas-The meaning of sanga; always follow the steps of a sadhu (sadhu charana-dhuli)-3 priniples to attaing highest prema: bhakta-pada-dhuli (footdust of the pure devotee of the Lord); bhakta-pada-jala (the water that washed the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)
11 Feb 2023 evening – Build Relations with Srimati Radhika (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-00:08:00 -Dance for Krishna and He will be happy-If tears do not run and the heart does not melt while chanting the holy names, then there is a lot of aparadhas in the heart-Mahaprabhu asked His guru why He was so maddened by the maha-mantra-The kirtans glorifying Srimati Radhika’s supremacy-Lalita-devi, seeing your desire to become a servant of Srimati Radhika, will immediately grab you and bring you to Srimati Radhika-The story of how a young widower lamented for his wife Kishori and Srimati...
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11 Feb 2023 evening – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Brhad-bhagavatamrta, by Sanatana Gosvami Maharaja, katha.-Karmis, jnanis, yogis, advaita-vadis, mayavadis, they read Srimad Bhagavatam, but without association of saddhu, Vaisnava, very difficult to understand inner meaning.-Krsnadasa Kaviraja gives definition of love in Caitanya Caritamrta.-Prema in the heart of jivas, but very minute amount – our hearts start to dance when we hear prema.-Jalanandana- we think we are enjoying material bliss, but it is full of unhappiness.-material bliss...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Itajai 2023, Brazil 2023, Gour Govinda Svami, guru: guru-nishtha, jiva: jiva-tattva, vishvasa: faith (firm trust in Krishna; confidence in the process of bhakti)
10 Feb 2023 morning – Disappearance of Srila Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja (English) – Itajai, Brazil
-Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja distributed books, Prasad, magazines himself alone.-Guru vakya-vishvasa – firm faith in Guru’s instructions-Previous Acaryas show preaching with hard austerities.-Srila Svami Maharaja told him Bhuvanesvara will be best temple in the world, and that he will come to it.-Gurudeva glorifies Brazilian devotees and tells Itajai will one day be a big temple and thousands will come.-If you have Guru-nistha, can conquer the world.-Gurudeva gives initiation to new...