Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya … (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya lila 22.54). Sadhu sanga means listening to Harikatha and putting it into practice...
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09 Jun 2024 evening – The Three Subjects of Gaudiya Vaisnava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sambandha (knowledge about the relationship), abhidheya (the process) and prayojana (our ultimate goal). Madhana Mohana is the Deity who presides over sambandha, Govinda...
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09 Jun 2024 midday – Bhakti: Devotional Service to the Lord (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rupa Goswami gives us several instructions on what Bhakti is. Vyasa Deva had already given many definitions for Bhakti. Sloka: sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁtat-paratvena...
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09 Jun 2024 morning – Bhakti Seva and Vrndavana Dhama (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhakti must be exclusive to Sri Krsna. Prema is when our pleasures are the same as Sri Krsna’s. All of Sri Krsna’s lilas are made for His pleasure. Vraja is...
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08 Jun 2024 evening – Love is Winding (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt… (The Nectar of Instruction 3). To practice bhakti one must be enthusiastic and incessant. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ… (CC Madhya 19...
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08 Jun 2024 midday – Listen to Elevated Spiritual Topics! (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The definition of uttama-bhakti is the Sloka: “anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ…” (CC Madhya 19.167). Krsna priti vanca: carrying out activities that make Krsna happy. What is...
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08 Jun 2024 morning – The Fortune of Dhanya Kali-yuga (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Why Dhruva Maharaja ruled for thirty-six thousand years. We should abandon all kinds of speculative knowledge and just listen to harikatha from the lotus mouths of...
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07 Jun 2024 evening – Variety in the Transcendental World (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: anya-abhilāṣitā-śūnyam …(CC Madhya 19.167), definition of sudha bhakti. Sanatana Gosvami in his Brhad Bhagavatamrtam talks about the five types of devotees. The...