Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the original Vyasa, He is Krishna. Krishna vande jagat guru: The first guru is Krishna (in the guru parampara). Vyasa puja means guru puja.-Without offering flowers at the lotus feet of Guru Krishna, bhakti does not manifest in his heart. First we should worship the guru, then we should worship Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu is guru tattva, is Baladeva Prabhu. He is no different from Krishna, he is akanda guru tattva. Mahaprabhu is showing us how to serve Nityananda...
Finland 2023
2023, acintya bheda-abheda, Personality: Vedavyasa, sac-cid-ananda, Vyasadeva, Discourses in English, Helsinki, Finland, Finland 2023, Guru-purnima, Vyasa-puja, Morning walks 2023
01 Jul 2023 morning – The Difference Between Vaishnava Vyasa Puja and Sankaracarya Sampradaya Vyasa Puja (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The mayavadis/advaitavadis do not follow the instructions of Vyasadeva, they just worship their form. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada explained that one should follow the instructions of the guru and then perform guru puja.-Vyasadeva has given many proofs of God’s potencies and form. The Mayavadis say that the form of the Lord is temporary, and therefore they commit an offence against the Lord. The form of the Lord is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, eternal, transcendental, and blissful...
2023, bhakti-yoga, renunciation, vairagya, Discourses in English, Turku, Finland, Finland 2023
30 Jun 2023 evening – True Identity (English) – Turku, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The human form of life is very rare, because we reach it only after going through 8,400,000 forms of life. The human form is suitable for spiritual practice – bhakti-yoga. Yoga means union. Bhakti means service, seva-vrtti. When sukrti matures and accumulates, we attain sadhu-sanga. Mantra is something small, but it has mystical power, it can control the Supreme Lord. Beautiful meaning of the mantra OM/AUM. Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.128: a-kāreṇocyate kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokaika-nāyakaḥ u...
2023, anger, Krishna's flute, Discourses in English, Helsinki, Finland, Finland 2023, Hera-panchami
30 Jun 2023 midday – Hera Panchami (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Five days after Lord Jagannatha travelled and did not report back, Laksmi Devi goes to look for Him in anger. What Laksmi Devi feels is not maan, it is anger. The difference between maan and anger.-On Kaikei’s anger encouraged by Manthara, his servant. About Satyabhama’s anger. On the humility of Sri Radha. Krishna gets very angry with Satyabhama and the queens, speaks very harshly and praises the incomparable beauty of the gopis. What Satyabhama feels is maan-abhasa. The gopis feel...
2023, anarthas, ISKCON, japa-mala, sadhana-bhakti, siddha-deha, Vilapa-kusumanjali, Discourses in English, Helsinki, Finland, Finland 2023, Chaturmasya-vrata, Ekadashi-vrata
29 Jun 2023 darshana – Ekadashi, Chaturmasya and Sadhana (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Ekadasi and Lord Jagannatha. The four months of Chaturmasya. Vaishnava calendar rules. We must follow the rules of Chaturmasya. Today is the appearance of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja and Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami. About ISKCON devotees who followed Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and the Vraja-mandala parikrama. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja beautifully taught Vilapa-kusumanjali. What did Srila Gurudeva give us? We...
2023, Discourses in English, Tampere, Finland, Finland 2023
29 Jun 2023 afternoon – Soul and Material Body (English) – Tampere, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
What do we love, this body or the soul? We all know this body, but we don’t know the soul. The body functions because the soul is in it. The body is like a cage. Story of how the soul and the Supersoul are inside the body. Music: Tava Kathamrta Tapta Jivanam. The best giver is he who speaks of Krishna’s lilas. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya – kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Cc Madhya-lila 20.108-109). Story of the king asking his minister: Who has seen God, where...
2023, jnana and vairagya, jnana and vijnana, Personality: Vedavyasa, vairagya, vani-seva, Vyasa-puja, Vyasadeva, Discourses in English, Helsinki, Finland, Finland 2023, Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja
29 Jun 2023 morning – The Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Chaturmasya vrata. The celebration of Vyasa-puja began with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Nityananda Prabhu received diksha from Laksmipati Tirtha. Lila of Nityananda Prabhu placing the Vyasa-puja garland on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Music: Krsna Hoite Chaturmukha. Sloka: ahaṁ vedmi śuko vetti… (Cc. Madhya-lila 24.313). One can understand the Vedic scriptures only after receiving the mercy of the Lord. If the sun does not rise, nothing is seen. The mercy of the bhakta and the mercy of Bhagavan...
2023, ISKCON, sadhana-bhakti, vani-seva, vapu-seva, Discourses in English, Helsinki, Finland, Finland 2023, Brahma-samhita 5.38
28 Jun 2023 evening – Sadhu-sanga Mahima (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If you remember Hari, Guru and Vaishnavas, all obstacles will disappear. On Hera-panchami in brief. The power and glory of sadhu-sanga. One gets it by the mercy of the Lord. Brihan-naradiya Purana 4.33: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta sangena parijayate. Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete koriyā aikya. Bhaktir evainam nayati bhaktir evainam pashyati. Sri Brahma-samhita 5.38: premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilochanena. The story of a black bee and a dung beetle in the Mana-sarovara. SB 10.51.53:...