Difference between vraja-raganuga-sadhaka and vraja-rupanuga-sadhaka. We should learn the terminology of the words of Vaisnava philosophy. Knowledge is not everything, because God accepts the mood (bhava) of His devotee. About the nicknames we give to the names of close friends. Lord Krishna’s instructions to Uddhava: Uddhava Sandesh. The example given by Uddhava of Krsna playing in human form, compared to fish playing with the reflection of the moon in the river. The prema in the heart...
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25 Aug 2023 evening – The Potency of Mahaprabhu’s Nama-Sankirtana (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Nama-sankirtana at the beginning, in the middle and at the end. Krsna instructs Uddhava. The method of chanting the pure holy name (suddha-nama). Srimati Radhika recites the sloka “sakhī, kevā śunāila śyāma-nāma” (song of Sri Candidasa). The only process for reaching Krsna in this Kali-yuga is chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the combined form of Radha and Govinda. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prophecy. Sriman Mahaprabhu meets a tiger. Srila...
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25 Aug 2023 midday – The Glories of Srila Rupa Gosvami (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu instructed the Six Gosvamis to manifest four things in Vrndavana. Mahaprabhu does not tolerate anyone who disrespects Vaisnavas. The three types of Vaisnavas. The Guru delivers all the wealth of his heart to the surrendered disciple. Caitanya Mahaprabhu does not save the hypocrites, but the fallen ones. With duplicity and hypocrisy it is impossible to receive Krsna’s mercy. In Krsna Consciousness we don’t want crazy or lazy people. We should hear about the life of Rupa...
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24 Aug 2023 evening – Sri Krsna is Our Eternal Well-wisher (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Nobody is your friend, nor your enemy, try to understand. You seek many friends because you feel lonely. The truth is that Krsna is always with you. Who cries for you? Krsna plays the flute in Vrndavana and the “klim” vibration resounds, but thebaddha-jivas have their ears plugged. The Guru appears in this world to remove the obstructions from the ears of the baddha-jivas. The Lord cries for you and calls for you, try to understand, the Lord is your best friend. All the love of your...
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24 Aug 2023 midday – Rupa Siksa (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Caitanya Mahaprabhu meets with Rupa Gosvami in Prayaga, and gives various institutions to instruct us all. Mahaprabhu invested all His potency (sakti) in the heart of Rupa Gosvami. Everyone who completely surrenders to Guru and Krsna receives complete mercy. We learn subjects according to our spiritual maturity. Mahaprabhu said that bhakti-rasa is a very confidential matter. When bhakti is mature and fully manifested, it is called prema. The process of bhakti begins with saranagati, surrender...
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23 Aug 2023 evening – The Glories of Harinama (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema is very confidential, cannot be destroyed and is eternal. Harinama is higher than Sri Hari. He has invested all His potency in Them. The holy names are the embodiment of prema. Faithfully chant the holy names, They are nama-cintamani and will fulfil all your desires. Gurudeva will be pleased with us if we chant holy names, chant Them with firm faith. Katha of Ajamila naming his son Narayana. Which of the Lord’s holy names will we chant? His sweet names: the maha-mantra. The ways in which...
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23 Aug 2023 midday – The Glories of Srila Rupa Gosvamipada (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If we remember the six Gosvami’s, all of our anarthas will be removed. Life history of the three brothers, Rupa, Sanatana and Anupama, or Vallabha (father of Srila Jiva Gosvami). Beautiful story of how Rupa and Sanatana became ministers for the Muslim Nawab, Hussain Shah. The king’s personal secretary’s search for the unknown item. How did the personal secretary know the king’s heart? Rupa and Sanatana become the Nawab’s financial minister and prime minister. In Ramakeli-goan, Mahaprabhu tells...
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23 Aug 2023 morning (short harikatha) – Make hearing harikatha our priority (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Until we leave this body we have to listen to harikatha.
No one can stay in this material world, we will all die.
We have to give food for the soul, harikatha and harinama, make this our priority.
We are eternal servants of Krishna, we are not these bodies and have no national identity.
If only give food for body, soul will be weak, then the body will also be weak.
Gurudeva says if he does not give us food for the soul, Krishna will be angry with him.