We should observe Ekadashi from the age of 8 to 80, otherwise it is optional according to the scriptures. Ekadashi is the mother of bhakti. Five types of food should not...
Brazil 2023
2023, atma-tattva, English, Portuguese, Bahia, Caraiva, Brazil, Brazil 2023
13 Jun 2023 midday – Atma-tattva (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Punya, done over many lifetimes, gives you the opportunity to host a sadhu in your home. You do not come to a sadhu on your own; you are inspired by Paramatma, who acts...
2023, English, Portuguese, Trancoso, Brazil, Brazil 2023, Airport
14 Jun 2023 midday – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda...
2023, atma-tattva, English, Portuguese, Trancoso, Brazil, Brazil 2023
12 Jun 2023 evening – Atma-tattva (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda...
2023, anarthas, aparadhas, aptakama, atmarama, bhajana-kriya, bhava-shabalya, diseases, ghosts, gunas, Krishna's flute, offences, Personality: Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, English, Portuguese, Trancoso, Brazil, Brazil 2023
12 Jun 2023 midday – How to Develop Our Sadhana and Bhajana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The conditioned souls, baddha-jivas, are contaminated by maya, so they do not see their true identity. Some people are influenced by ghosts. Jada-abhimana (false...
2023, anarthas, criticism, guru-bhakti, English, Portuguese, Trancoso, Brazil, Brazil 2023
12 Jun 2023 morning – Relationship and Service to the Guru (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without suffering, humility does not reach the hearts of sadhakas. Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. When humility comes, you will pray to Krsna, just as...
2023, gross body, subtle body, English, Portuguese, Trancoso, Brazil, Brazil 2023
11 Jun 2023 evening – The Way to the Direct Perception of the Soul (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without Krishna’s desire, nothing happens. Krishna is the Supreme Controller. mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥsūyate sa-carācaramhetunānena kaunteyajagad...
2023, criticism, cycle of birth and death, Liberation, offences, English, Portuguese, Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil, Brazil 2023
10 Jun 2023 evening – Nama Mahatmya: The Glories of the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of the holy names in Kali-yuga. In Satya-yuga (golden age) souls meditated on the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam), jnana meditation, e.g. Dhruva Maharaja. In Treta...