Harikatha is Sri Krsna himself. Who can control Sri Krsna, and who can control Srimati Radhika? First know your destination, where you want to go, and, after that, practice sadhana (appropriate process). The manjaris are always very close to Srimati Radhika. The service of the gopis and the service of the manjaris. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva (CC Madhya-lila, 19.151). Between the nine limbs of bhakti, the three main ones are: sravana, kirtana and smarana (listening, chanting...
Brazil 2024
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03 Mar 2024 evening – Preaching Krsna Consciousness (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Congratulations to the Alto Paraíso festival and to all the devotees who helped establish the Temple there. Stories from the beginning of preaching in Brazil. It is very important to give the evidence of sastras, without speculation when we say harikatha, so that people accept the philosophy. Raya Ramananda said that our goal (sadhya) begins with varnasrama-dharma, following the rules of society. We must follow the rules to then be able to preach, otherwise we become a disturbance to...
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03 Mar 2024 midday – How to Practise Pure Devotional Service (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Suddha-bhakti is pure devotional service. By practising karma, jnana, yoga and tapasya it is not possible to reach the highest goal, Krsna-prema. Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11). Story of a devotee of Lord Siva who performed austerities and wanted four blessings. Lord Siva is the best Vaisnava of all. If we practise pure devotional service, dharma, artha, kama and moksa will come easily. Devotees accept whatever they receive and offer it to Sri Krsna...
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02 Mar 2024 morning – The Power of the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 2 The acarya founder of our Gaudiya mission is Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Preaching without practicing bhajana and sadhana is useless, fruitless. Therefore we must practice and then preach. To defeat the Mayavadi philosophy, one must understand it. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the acintya-bheda-abheda-tattva philosophy. The jivas (souls) are eternal, minute, portions of the Lord, and will never be transformed into Brahma. Meaning of BODY (body) in English: b (birth:...
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02 Mar 2024 morning – Questions and Answers (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
First we must have a fixed mind and be one-pointed towards Guru and Krsna. Story of Arjuna when he stared at the bird he needed to aim to shoot the arrow. The nature of the mind is to always be restless and it is not easy to control it. How to control it then? Through devotional practices and the renunciation of material things. First we must read the Bhagavad Gita. About aropa-siddha-bhakti, “aropa” means imposition. Gurudeva says to serve Thakuraji as our own son. We must achieve perfection...
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01 Mar 2024 evening – We Are Servants of Krsna: How to Understand This? (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 In Kali-yuga people do not have time to listen to hari-katha and harinama, they are always busy with material matters. Human beings have forgotten the Lord, and their true identity: eternal servants of Krsna. You are not this body, you are the soul. You are not a resident of this world, but of the spiritual world. What is your real home address? Who are your real father, mother, friends? Spiritual science explains, but how to understand? Chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. If I sing...
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01 Mar 2024 morning – Celebration of 150 Years of the Appearance of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Bhaktivinoda Thakura manifested Goura Dhama, the pastime places of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and preached suddha-bhakti. – He prayed to Srimati Radhika for help from one Nayana Manjari, who was born as her son. – Bhaktivinoda Thakura instructed his son to follow his mission. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati prayed to Srimati Radhika, who sent Vinoda Manjari, Bhakti Prajnana Kesava. – Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was like a refulgent Moon, whose rays were followers of him...