Chile
22 Feb 2025 morning – Instructions for the Mind (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema-bhakti can be obtained only by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sloka: śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ… (CC Antya-lila 1.117). About the forms of Rupa Manjari and Srila Rupa Gosvamipada. Rupa Gosvamipada glorified the moods of the manjaris in his books and also glorified suddha-bhakti. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya 19.167). Bhakti means devotional service to the Lord, seva-vrtti, the tendency to serve the Lord. The mind is restless and very difficult to...
21 Feb 2025 evening – What We Should Do in Bhakti (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• About the five types of devotees of the Lord that exist. • About the importance of the lilas of Dhruva Maharaja and Prahlada Maharaja. • To achieve everything, we must do nama sankirtana. Nama Prabhu is very merciful and kind. • About the worship of Lord Siva. • The lila of a brahmana, a disciple of Shiva, who one day needed money for his daughters’ wedding and was sent to Vrndavana to find Sanatana Gosvami Pada. • About the importance of listening to...
21 Feb 2025 morning – Vaidhi-bhakti and Suddha-bhakti (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Granta Madhurya Kadambini by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada. About vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. About different vaidhi-bhakti: serving in a mood of opulence; serve for fear of going to hell. Raganuga-bhakti: lobha-mayi-bhakti, bhakti enriched by the pure yearning to attain transcendental service to Sri Sri Radha Krsna. About suddha-bhakti and how in Kali-yuga only Caitanya Mahaprabhu can give us suddha-prema, vraja-prema. Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the embodiment of munificence and...
20 Feb 2025 evening – The Importance of Guru Nistha (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Never give up on the Guru, have guru-nistha! – People who go to sahajiyas and babajis do not have guru-nistha. – The story of the proud academic and the illiterate boatman boy. – It is necessary to know your Guru and have guru-nistha, otherwise the person drowns in the ocean of material life. – Having an authentic Guru is so important that even Bhagavan accepts having a Guru! – A beautiful description of guru-nistha: Mahaprabhu and His Guru Isvara Puri Pada...
20 Feb 2025 morning – The Wonderful Book Madhurya Kadambini (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhakti in the mood of opulence and sweetness, the difference between the devotees of Vaikuntha and Vrndavana. Madhurya means sweetness, and, Kadambini means a beautiful rain cloud about to pour, whose refreshing manifestation in the sky enchants everyone with its misty colors due to the rays of the Sun. Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada begins this book by glorifying Caitanya Mahaprabhu because only He grants krsna-prema. Mahaprabhu grants krsna-prema to everyone, without discriminating who is or...
19 Feb 2025 evening – Different Types of Devotees (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Your heart is like a garden where God plants the flowers but if you are not in sadhu-sanga listening to hari-katha then these flowers will be dry. Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya…(CC Madhya 22.54). 4 types of liberation: sarupya, samipyа, sarsti and salokya. Krishna-prema is higher than liberation. There are different types of prema in the transcendental world: vaikuntha-prema, ayodhya-prema, dvaraka-prema, mathura-prema and prema of Goloka Vrindavana. 5 categories of...
19 Feb 2025 morning – Madhurya-kadambini (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
You need 2 books to develop your spiritual life: Bhajana-rahasya and Madhurya-kadambini. Vaidhi-bhakti (aishvarya-mula-bhakti) and raganuga-bhakti (madhurya-mula-bhakti). The importance of sadhu-sanga to awaken bhakti. Grantha-sadhu and bhakta-sadhu. If bhakta-bhagavata (jivanta-bhagavata) is not available then read grantha-bhagavata. Bhakta-bhagavata helps to interpret the true meaning of different shlokas. Without the mercy of Mahaprabhu no one can understand the true meaning of the...