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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2024, Liberation, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Spanish, Santiago, Chile, Chile 2024, Ramanujacharya
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, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into 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:...
