Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country)

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23 Jun 2024 evening – The Lord is Not Different From His Names (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 23, 2024 6:55 PM

0:51:50 – Mahaprabhu said that in every house, in every village, My holy name will be chanted. 0:55:20 – Verse 1 of the Shikshashtaka; Mahaprabhu described everything in detail: first, cleanse the mirror of your heart by constantly chanting the holy names; then all kinds of misfortune will leave your heart; your heart will become like a lotus, blossoming fully like the full moon. 1:03:25 – Krishna told Arjuna: only through Bhakti-yoga can you attain Me; this is nama-sankirtana. 1:05:00 – There...

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23 Jun 2024 midday – The Step-by-step Path of Devotion (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 23, 2024 12:52 PM

00:12:35 – Jagannatha Ashtakam.00:23:45 – Jagannatha is Krishna. Shrila Shukadeva Gosvamipad calls Krishna Tridhishvara.00:27:01 – Krishna possesses inconceivable energy (Achintya-shakti). This means that you cannot understand the Lord with your logic alone; only by Krishna’s mercy can He be understood. Even if you hear 1000 lectures and read 1000 books, you will not understand until the Lord bestows His mercy. There is only one process—effort. Then kripa (grace) will come.00:32:24 – Unshakable...

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22 Jun 2024 evening – Snana Yatra Maha Mahotsava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2024 6:45 PM

Auspicious day of Snana Yatra Maha Mahotsava: day of Lord Jagannatha’s public bath. The pure devotee has discernment and helps the conditioned soul to understand what is good and what is bad. Only the sadhu can purify the heart of the conditioned soul. Sloka: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Madhya 22.54). The comparison of the atomic bomb with the power of the sadhu’s harikatha. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). The transcendental world is full...

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22 Jun 2024 airport darshana – Q&A (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2024 12:39 PM

0:20 – Shachimata commits an offense against Advaita Acharya; in her mind she thought, “He is not Advaita (non-dual), but Dvaita (dual) — one who creates division.”1:19 – Mahaprabhu gives prema (divine love) to everyone.1:44 – Question: about career.2:31 – Question: Is it possible to attain the Lord’s abode directly, or must one first reach uttama-bhakti (the highest stage of devotion)?4:07 – Question: Who is qualified for sharanagati (surrender)?

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22 Jun 2024 morning – Lilas of Lord Jagannatha (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2024 8:04 AM

Song: Sri Dashavatara Stotra. Lila of Lord Jagannatha. Story of a gaja-pati (mighty king) who sweeps the path for Lord Jagannatha’s chariot to pass with a golden broom. Jagannatha does not tolerate criticism, for He has the mood of opulence, Dvarakadhish Krsna. The story of the storm in Jagannatha Puri, when the site of Lord Jagannatha’s Temple was not reached. We worship Lord Jagannatha in the mood of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lilas from the manifestation of Lord Jagannatha. The...

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21 Jun 2024 evening – The Goal is to Satisfy the Spiritual Master (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 21, 2024 6:02 PM

Sloka: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga… (CC Madhya 22.54), in a second maximum perfection is obtained. The sastras say effort first, then mercy. Without siddhanta, the mind becomes disturbed, knowing philosophical truths comes tranquillity. The sadhu’s pastime crossing the river in a boat full of people. What is the Lord’s desire? We have unlimited desires, but without Krsna’s desire it is not possible to achieve it. Pure devotees have no desires of their own, they know that...

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21 Jun 2024 midday – The Various Manifestations of the Lord (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 21, 2024 12:49 PM

In the Upanisads it is said that Krsna is one, and through His pastimes, He manifests different forms. Antaranga-sakti, the internal power of the Lord, manifests different forms and pastimes. Why does He create and destroy? Story of Narada Rsi, when he is happy because his mother dies. Hobby of the king who hires two gardeners: the first creates a beautiful garden, the second a jungle. Meaning of destruction: It creates and annihilates, annihilates and creates, for a beautiful garden it is...

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21 Jun 2024 morning walk – Do Pure Devotees Possess the Quality of Mugdhata? (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 21, 2024 7:50 AM

00:01:00 – Which qualities of Kṛṣṇa are found in pure devotees, which are found only in Vaiṣṇavas and the guru, and which belong exclusively to Kṛṣṇa00:08:00 – Question: Does anyone besides Kṛṣṇa have the quality of mugdhata? The main qualities of Kṛṣṇa; what attracts the gopīs to Him — sarvajñatā (omniscience) and mugdhata (sweet innocence)00:14:00 – Asādhaka, asādhana, and asādhya

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