United Kingdom 2022

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), rasa: rasa-siddhanta, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

09 Dec 2022 morning – Laukika-sadbandhu-priti vs Bhagavat-buddhi (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 9, 2022 8:14 AM

-Importance of tattva-siddhanta as a foundation for rasa-siddhanta & how the mind gets fixed by it.-Story of guru-sevak throwing away cabbage levaes one after another seeing nothing in it to signify how jnanis deal with sastras.-Jnanis attain fruits only after they take shelter of bhakti-devi.-Story of a mother who gives her heart to son for his lover.-Transcendental love never manifests in the world with example of gold forming from Jamuna fruits after dropping on a bank & going to...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022

08 Dec 2022 evening – Sadhus change our lives (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2022 6:45 PM

-Blind faith and true spiritual faith-A sadhu is not defined by his dress alone, but by his nature-Narada Rishi and Mrigari hunter katha-Haridasa Thakura turned a prostitute into a very great devotee-If you have problems, read Ganendra-mokshana-lila-Vyadhasyacaranam dhruvasya ca vayo vidya gajendrasya ka sloka-Bhakti has no reason

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), character quality: envy, service: krishna-seva

08 Dec 2022 morning – Endeavours and Mercy (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2022 9:44 AM

-Engage even your faults in krishna-seva. Only matsarya (envy) cannot be applied-Glorify Vrajavasis and you will get Krishna’s mercy-First cheshta (endeavour), then mercy-Dama-bandhana-lila-Haridasa Thakura’s preaching to Muslims-Types of anartas and aparadhas-The meaning of the name Kamala-The story of how one factory owner refused to listen to Srila BS Saraswati Prabhupada for lack of time, and then, impoverished and available to listen-Madhavendra Puri katha-Reject lava, puja, pratishtha...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)

07 Dec 2022 evening – Practise and be happy (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 7, 2022 6:41 PM

-Anyabhilashita shunyam sloka-Human life is not meant for eating, sleeping, mating and defending-Our identification is to be the servant of Sri Hari-Hari-katha is nectar. Listen to it from the lotus lips of a Vaishnava-Serve Hari, Guru, Vaishnava-Give up aparadhas and chant the holy names-The holy names are higher than Sri Hari-The swimming competition between Radha and Krishna

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Madhurya-kadambini 2022, siddha-pranali: system of spiritual lineage (process of receiving the identity of one's spiritual form through a lineage of teachers)

07 Dec 2022 morning – Madhurya-kadambini: anishthita-bhajana (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 7, 2022 9:40 AM

-Everyone has to follow rules and regulations-Do not be sahajiyas-5 processes to practise bhakti-What you like to eat, you should offer to Krishna and the Vaishnavas. Then the mercy of the Vaishnavа will come-Nishthita-bhajana and anishthita-bhajana-6 types of anishthita-bhajana: utsaha-mayi, ghana-tarala, vyudha-vikalpa, visaya-sangara, niyamakshama, taranga-rangini-Kala-jada (time and weakness) chase us to marry-Madhavendra Puri katha-Always carry Madhurya-kadambini with you-You have a lot of...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, body: bodily conception, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

06 Dec 2022 evening – Gurudeva is with you (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 6, 2022 6:42 PM

-The material world is the perverted reflection of the transcendental world-Maya-devi is very powerful. Only the one who absolutely surrenders to the Lord can overcome maya-Ke jabi, ke jabi-The story of the duck who met the swan from Mana-sarovara-Description of the transcendental Vrindavana-Original Lakshmi-mayi Indira is Srimati Radharani-Give up bodily conception, do not hesitate to go to Goloka Vrindavana-Glorification of the devotees present-Always be enthusiastic and always remember that...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Mahabharata, mantra: gayatri-mantras

06 Dec 2022 morning – Gita-mahatma (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 6, 2022 11:39 AM

-Krishna is a milkman, BG is milk, and Arjuna is a baby calf-Arjuna and Krishna on the Kurukshetra battlefield-Shakuni took revenge for his sister Gandhari being cheated into marrying the blind Dhritarashtra and was always provoking Duryodhana-Hardship and suffering caused by wars-Pray and Krishna will arrange parikrama for you. Money is not a problem, mind is a problem-Read 18 names of Gita-Savitra and Satyavan story-Everyday chant your gayatri-mantras-Always keep Bhagavad-gita in your pocket...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Gita-jayanti 2022

05 Dec 2022 evening – Gita Jayanti (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 5, 2022 6:00 PM

-Without the knowledge of Bhagavad-gita we cannot enter spiritual life-Where Gita ends, there Srimad-Bhagavatam begins-Krishna is a milkman, BG is milk, and Arjuna is a baby calf-The content of Bhagavad-gita-Everyone is suffering in this material world-There are 7 types of oceans-We are staying in maya-karagara, the jail of maya and she beats us every day-Please go back to Goloka Vrindavana-We suffer from threefold miseries of maya: adhibhautika, adhidaivika, adhyatmika-CC Madhya 22.16...

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