+ nagara-sankirtana – Srila Gurudeva thanks and rejoices to be at the Harikatha location. – Regarding Lokanatha Gosvami, it is the importance of associating with the devotees of Mahaprabhu. The tattva-siddhanta-vaisnava strengthens the mind. – Difference between calling upon Radha and asking things of Her. – Conditioned souls know nothing about Radha or about themselves. – First try to understand who you are! – The material body is like a house. – When...
Brazil 2026
06 Aug 2026 morning – Srila Lokanatha Gosvami Disappearance (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil
– Not speaking about the life stories of our Gosvamis is an offense. – When we speak about our Gosvamis, cit-bala, spiritual strength, comes to us. – Lokanatha Gosvami was very close to Mahaprabhu. – Mahaprabhu sent Lokanatha and Bhugarbha Gosvamis to Vrndavana to manifest the lila places of Krishna, because people were forgetting Him. – Some apa-sampradayas chant the Holy Names incorrectly. They learn Vaishnava-suddha-sadacara and tattva-siddhanta. –...
05 Aug 2026 midday – On Renunciation and Tolerance (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhakti Cakora Ashram – 5 ways to acquire knowledge: kāka-ceṣṭā baka-dhyānaṁ…(Canakya Niti) – 1) the crow’s endeavors; 2) the crane’s meditation; 3) the dog’s sleep; 4) moderate eating; 5) detachment from comforts, not abandoning one’s family. – Mangala-arati is very important. Do not miss it. – Verse: anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ…(Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.255). – Kṛṣṇārthe ‘khila-ceṣṭā-parāyaṇaḥ (fully dedicated to performing all activities...
04 Aug 2026 evening – Continuous Practice and Renunciation (English) – Brasilia, Brazil
Special program at the Embassy of India – Gurudeva greets the Indian authorities and thanks them for the reception. – Gurudeva also thanks Acyuta Priya for the coordination and organization of the event. – Gurudeva asks all those present to enthusiastically spread Vedic culture. – About Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who left us the Siksastaka. – About the chanting of the Holy Names that fills hearts with joy and dispels all...
04 Aug 2026 morning – Fixed Mood (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Description of the meeting between Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. – Explanation about the Bhatta family who had received diksha in the Sri Sampradaya and worshipped Lakshmi-Narayana. – The evidence presented in the Brahma-samhita that Krishna is Svayam Bhagavan. – On the specific, fixed potency of the sadhaka. – Example of Prabodhanda Sarasvati who, in the lila of Radha and Krishna, is Tungavidya sakhi. – On the condition of association...
03 Aug 2026 evening – Seeking the nature of the soul (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Very few people know about the nature of the soul. – Difficult to know the souls nature by material senses. – The soul is in the body, therefore the body is moving. – Material existence is a perverted reflection of spiritual sky. – People find it difficult to understand transcendental world. – Shloka explaining Krishna is beyond our limited perception, and only by His mercy can we see Him: nāyam ātmā pravacanena…(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23). – We need...
03 Aug 2026 midday – Disappearance day of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Tirobhava Tithi of Gopal Bhatta Gosvami. – If we hear the pastimes of Vaishnavas, then we’ll be free from maya. – Everybody has to know the six Gosvamis. – The four important instructions for the six Gosvamis. – The bhajana of the six Gosvamis in Vrindavana. – Pastimes of Mahaprabhu spending Caturmasya with Bhatta-parivar. – Sloka illuminating the glories of hearing rasa-lila katha: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir… (S.B.10.33.39). – The...