The mood of Lord Chaitanya in front of Jagannathadeva. Rasa-pancadhyaya. How King Prataparudra got the mercy of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The heart of a sadhu is very hard on the outside but very soft on the inside. Sloka: tava kathamritam tapta jivanam. Navadvipa-dhama is so merciful that it gives mercy to reach Vrndavana. Bhajana: Kabe gaura vane. Shachinandana Gaurahari is our ishtadeva in Kali-yuga. Samyogini-Radha and Viyogini-Radha. Original Radha and Krishna always remain in Vrindavana...
Brazil 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, Krishna-tattva, sakhis: eight sakhis
21 Jun 2023 midday – Gopis and Krishna in Kurukshetra 2 (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vrindavana-Krishna and Vrishabhanu-Nandini Srimati Radhika always remain in Vrindavana. The gopis and Srimati Radhika reproach Krishna in Kurukshetra for not coming to Vrindavana. The 5 places where Mahaprabhu always resides. Krishna remained in Vrindavana for 10 years and 8 months. Gopis tell Krishna about the suffering of Yashoda’s mother in His absence. The dispute between shuka and sari over the glories of Krishna and Radha. Srimati Radhika gave Krishna shakti to hold...
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21 Jun 2023 morning walk – Q & A (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: How can one always be humble? Whose prema is higher? Nanda Maharaja’s or Dasharatha Maharaja’s? Give respect to others. Shloka: Trinad api sunichena. Aropa-siddha-bhakti and sanga-siddha-bhakti. The qualities of a sadhu. Svarupa-siddha-bhakti. Question: How do demons like Duryodhana take part in Krishna’s lilas? By chance? Nishtha by Haridasa Thakura. Do not eat too much or too little. Use all your qualities in krishna-seva except matsarya (envy). Learn the good...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, Atma-tattva, Krishna-tattva, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna)
20 Jun 2023 evening – Gopis and Krishna in Kurukshetra (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 3 kinds of Krishna’s lilas and 3 kinds of dhamas. There is no love in this material world. How to pay off all debts (BG 18.66). The lilas of baby Krishna. Gopis blame Krishna in Kurukshetra. Gopis will give up everything, but not Krishna. Ishvara, prakriti, kala, jiva and karma. Krishna persuades the gopis to meditate on Him, and the gopis are very angry about it. The pink colour of Holi symbolises anuraga, deep attachment. Atma-tattva. What Vrindavana looks like in separation from...
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19 Jun 2023 evening – Gundica Marjana and The Inner Mood of Mahaprabhu (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Gundicha Mandira marjana-lila, the pastime of cleaning the Gundicha temple. Lord Jagannatha is patita-pavana (the Saviour of fallen souls). Once a year He comes out of the temple and grants darshana to all living beings indiscriminately. Lord Jagannatha goes from Puri to Gundicha. If you see Lord Jagannatha in the chariot, all your sins will be destroyed. If you dance and chant in front of Lord Jagannatha, you will attain gopi-prema. Lord Brahma tried to reach the dust from the lotus...
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19 Jun 2023 midday- Krishna’s Blessings Are Always Abundant (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Proverb (Hindi): When God gives something to someone, He gives in abundance. Story of the farmer who found a silver chest full of treasure buried in the ground. Description from the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Money is not everything in human life, but it is necessary. What you get in this life is the result of your pious activities (punia-karma) in your past lives. Story of the brahmana Sudama Vipra, a great friend of Krishna, who stayed in the ashram of Sandipani Muni (Srimad-Bhagavatam). Krsna was...
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18 Jun 2023 evening – Guru-nistha is Essential in Spiritual Life (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to say that it is very difficult to perform kirtana in front of Lord Jagannatha’s chariot, because kirtaniyas feel pain when playing instruments for many hours. Jagannatha was very happy with the devotees in this Ratha Yatra. One of the owners of the place receives harinama during harikatha: Gaura Sundara das. Love is essential in human life. Atyantik-sraddha: do or die. We should be one-pointed to the Guru. Lila from the Mahabharata: How the Pandavas and Kauravas...