Sloka: utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma pravartanāt (Sri Upadesamrta 3). All Scriptures glorify sadhu-sanga. Association with the sadhu happens only when our sukrti is accumulated and mature. Travelling in the cycle of births and deaths, when the time of liberation arrives, we acquire association with the sadhu, serve and develop a taste for harikatha. Krsna-nama is very powerful, why don’t we have a taste for chanting? Without Nityananda’s mercy no one attains Bhakti...
Chile 2024
2024, akhanda-guru-tattva, conditioned soul, guru-tattva, English, Spanish, Santiago, Chile, Chile 2024, Nityananda-trayodashi
21 Feb 2024 evening – Nityananda Trayodashi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In his childhood, Nityananda Prabhu always took the roles of Lakshmana in rama-lila and Baladeva Prabhu in krishna-lila. Lila of how Nityananda Prabhu fainted while playing a role in a drama. Rules of etiquette: how to greet and receive sadhus. Harai Pandita gives His son Nitai to follow sadhu (probably Madhavendra Puri or Lakshmipati Tirtha). Without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu, Bhakti-devi will not manifest in our heart. Nityananda’s search for Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu has a dream...
2024, Book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, guru-bhakti, vaidhi-bhakti, English, Spanish, Santiago, Chile, Chile 2024, Madhvacharya, Ekadashi-vrata
20 Feb 2024 evening – Sri Madhvacarya katha & Glories of Ekadasi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– We can learn two things from Sri Sampradaya, Ramanujacarya, Guru-nishtha and seva nishtha towards our Istadeva, and the necessity of following Vaidhi-bhakti practices. – Meaning and importance of having nishtha: example of Hanumanji’s nishta towards Lord Ramachandra. – Following the sixty four limbs of Vaidhi-bhakti. – Always remember two things: guru-nishta/guru-bhakti and following Vaidhi-bhakti. – If we never follow Sri Sanatana’s grantha, Hari-bhakti...
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20 Feb 2024 morning – Lord Varahadeva and Pariksit Maharaja katha (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – Brahmaji teaches the four kumaras which is the topmost ashram. – The four kumaras curse Jaya and Vijay because the Lord desires to taste vira-rasa, wrestling mood. – Kama, krodha, lobha are coming from our dehatma-budhi, bodily conception. – Fear is coming when we turn our face from Krishna to maya. – Only Krishna is our best friend who is always with us. – We are all in a dream. Story of the boy who cried when his head was cut off in a dream...
2024, four sampradayas, guru's mercy, self-realisation, English, Spanish, Santiago, Chile, Chile 2024
19 Feb 2024 evening – The Glories of Sadhu-Sanga (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only through Guru’s mercy is it possible to have spiritual self-realisation. The meaning of associating with a satguru. The Four Sampradayas and their Acaryas. Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54) The glories of association with holy people (sadhus). Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) How to chant the pure Holy Names. Narada Rsi’s mercy transforms the lifestyle of the hunter Mrgari. Our permitted...
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19 Feb 2024 midday – Disappearance of Ramanujacharya (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Diksa-mantras that are not received from a reliable Sampradaya do not bear fruit. Verse: sampradāya-vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ (Padma Purana). Sri Sampradaya has Laksmi Devi as its origin; Brahma Sampradaya has Brahma as its origin; Rudra Sampradaya has Siva as its origin; and Sanaka Sampradaya has its origins in the Four Kumaras (Sanatana, Sanaka, Sanandana and Sanatkumara). Ramanuja is directly the manifestation of Laksman. Ramanuja corrected his Guru, Yadavacarya, due to the...
2024, Bible, English, Spanish, Santiago, Chile, Chile 2024
18 Feb 2024 evening – Human Life is Very Rare (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sri Krsna is Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. – In this material world, time is something very valuable, it establishes the cycle of life. – When we are listening to harikatha we do not waste time in our lives. – In sadhu-sanga, Krsna-prema and Krsna-bhakti manifest themselves in the heart of the devotee. – Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya (CC Madhya-lila 22.83). – The great wonder of this world is that we see beings die but we think:...