How do you get paramarthiki-shraddha? You must have unshakable faith (atyantiki-shraddha). Paramarthiki-shraddha awakens with mature sukriti. Ajnata-sukriti and jnata...
Brazil 2023
2023, prema-purushottama, English, Portuguese, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazil 2023, Ratha-yatra, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Gadadhara Pandita
17 Jun 2023 evening – Sri Ratha Yatra /Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Gadadhara Pandita (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Every year the Ratha Yatra Maha Mahotsava is held in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. At this time of the year, this festival also takes place in Jagannatha Puri. Lord...
2023, sat-cit-ananda, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023
16 Jun 2023 evening – How Krishna Manifested the Form of Jagannatha (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna comes into the material world to protect dharma and devotees. Story of villagers gathering at the temple to pray to God for rain. Krishna’s three abode and...
2023, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023, Rasa-lila
16 Jun 2023 morning – Sankirtana-rasa and Gopi-rasa-dance (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Seven groups of devotees accompanied the Ratha Yatra with Mahaprabhu dancing. The devotees of each group thought, “Mahaprabhu is dancing only in my group. Krishna...
2023, conditioned soul, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023, Ratha-yatra
15 Jun 2023 evening – Ratha-yatra (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Speaking is easy, listening is difficult. 3 types of listeners: shrota (one who listens); sarota (one who does not listen); and, sota (one who sleeps). Not listening to...
2023, aisvarya, offences, self-realisation, siksa-guru, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023
15 Jun 2023 midday – Kali-yuga Worship Method (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Kali-yuga it is not possible to see the demigods in the fire sacrifice. The only method of self-realisation is the chanting of the holy names. About the problem of...
2023, jiva-tattva, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023
15 Jun 2023 morning – Nama-hatta (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
You must all dance and sing, because then you will all be on Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s list. Ten principles of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Krsna is avatari and saktiman. 5...
2023, anarthas, bad association, guru's mercy, offences, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.108, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23, English, Portuguese, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2023, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam, Gundicha-marjana, Gundicha-marjana-lila
14 June 2023 evening – Gundicha-marjana-lila (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Snana-yatra lila. Mahaprabhu cleaned the Gundicha temple Himself and supervised the devotees to clean it. Anarthas: (1) svarupa-bhrama (illusion about spiritual...