Germany 2023

2023, anger, bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta; nirdhuta-kasaya and murcita-kasaya, guru-seva, lust and anger, previous life, siddha-deha, vaidhi-bhakti, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023

01 Jun 2023 midday – The Sadhaka and the Spiritual Life (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 1, 2023 12:26 PM

Krishna gives us sanga and then He turns away, so is this world, the sun rises and sets, the waves of the sea come and go. You can’t even imagine how many countless souls are born and die in this cycle, come and go. When Krishna was here, you were all here. In this path of repeated birth and death, one day the soul attains sadhu-sanga and hari-katha, and then Bhakti-devi manifests in the heart. Sloka: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido There are different sadhus and different bhakta...

2023, Krishna's flute, rasa-siddhanta, svayamvara, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023

01 Jun 2023 morning – How to Express the Feelings of the Heart to Krsna (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 1, 2023 9:01 AM

PART 1 A sadhu asked Draupadi, “Speak honestly, who did you love before you got married?” Draupadi says that she was impressed by Karna. From a distance, Lord Krishna tells Draupadi not to let Karna participate in her svayamvara. The puvaraga of the gopis (feeling expressed indirectly). From Srimad-Bhagavatam – 10 Canto, Chapter 21. About the weather seasons and the autumn season. On how the gopis express themselves indirectly. The sound of Krishna’s flute moves people...

2023, aparadhas, definitions of bhakti, Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi, types of devotees, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023, Ekadashi-vrata

31 May 2023 evening – Ekadashi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 31, 2023 5:57 PM

Today is Ekadashi. 5 types of devotees. The definitions of bhakti. Bhakti should be ahaituki, causeless. Kirtana is not only chanting but also speaking hari-katha. Seva-aparadhas in archana. Give up material concepts and acquire transcendental concepts. Bhakti should be directed only to Bhagavan, not to demigods. Ambarisha Maharaja engaged his tongue in taking maha-prasada and engaged his feet in pada-sevana. Sita-devi once observed vidha ekadashi (Dashami mixed) Ambarisha – Durvasa katha...

2023, bhava-mayi-sadhana, Vilapa-kusumanjali, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023, Mahaprabhu protects Gopal Guru from the powerful gaze of Abhirama Thakura

31 May 2023 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 31, 2023 11:16 AM

It is a miracle that we are still alive, as death is so unexpected. Mahaprabhu accuses Sanatana Prabhu of wanting to destroy parakiya-bhava because Sanatana wanted to kill himself. It is not true that dying on the day of Ekadashi leads to Goloka Vrindavana, rather it gives some sukriti. Only sadhana and bhajana lead to Goloka Vrindavana. The holy names help purify us from within. Gopala Guru’s pastimes and how he got his title (shiksha to Mahaprabhu to chant even in the restroom; getting...

2023, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023, Krishna-tattva

31 May 2023 morning darshana – Sri Krishna’s Daily Lilas (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 31, 2023 8:09 AM

Naimittika lilas (prakata Vrindavana) and nitya-lilas (aprakata Vrindavana) of Krishna. Krishna spends most of His time with the gopis. 3.30 – 6.00 a.m. – nishanta-lila (with Srimati Radhika in the kunja); 6.00 – 9.00 a.m. (with Nanda and Yashoda, go-charana-lila); 11.30 – 3.30 p.m. – madhyana-lila (noon) – vamshi-chori-lila; etc. Strict austerities are useless without worshipping God. Take a lot of maha-prasada, but with one condition: you should dance and...

2023, offences, Discourses in English, Siedelsbrunn, Germany, Germany 2023, Ganga-dashahara

30 May 2023 evening – The Glories of Ganga-devi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 30, 2023 6:05 PM

Ganga destroys all sins. Who is higher? Ganga or Yamuna? Govindam Adi Purusham Tam Aham Bhajami. Bandhu Sange Yadi Tava Range Parihasa. If crooked Krishna enters your heart you will not be able to take Him out. Everybody come to Gaura-dhama and take bath in Ganga. Navadvipa-dhama does not take offences. Mana Re Kaha Na Gaura Katha. Aradhitam nava vanam naradhitam nava vanam sloka. Bhakta-pada-dhuli, bhakta-pada-jala and bhakta-bhukta-shesha are 3 very powerful things and should be taken with...

2023, Tulasi-devi, Discourses in English, Manheim, Germany, Germany 2023, Ganga-dashahara

30 May 2023 midday – Ganga-dashahara (English) – Manheim, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 30, 2023 11:01 AM

Glorification of Bhagavad-gita destroys sins. How Ganga-devi appeared from the lotus feet of Lord Vamanadeva. The curse of Sagara Maharaja’s sons by Kapiladeva Bhagavan. In Kali-yuga there is a profound concession: while crimes committed in the mind are not counted, pious activities in the mind are counted. Durvasa Rishi’s curse of Ganga-devi (Mandakini). You do not want sadhu’s real mercy, you want only material things. Lord Shiva redirects the powerful flow of the Ganga towards himself...

2023, bad habits, bad impressions, Discourses in English, Manheim, Germany, Germany 2023

30 May 2023 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana (English) – Manheim, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 30, 2023 8:56 AM

Two types of ruchi: vastu-vaisista-apekshana and vastu-vaisista-anapekshana. Taste of Shukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja for hari-katha. Five obstacles to doing bhajana: laya (sleep); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (inability to concentrate on ishtadeva); kashaya (tendency to bad habits, bad impressions from past lives); rasasvada (taste for material enjoyment). Gopinath Mama Nivedana Shuno bhajana. Yaḥ kaumāra hara sa eva hi vara – worldly poetry recited by Mahaprabhu and other...