-Rupa Gosvami fulfilled the desires of Lord Caitanya-What is the definition of rupanuga-Desire a sprinkle of mercy & mood from Srila Rupa Gosvami & Rupa Manjari. Receive this and you will easily attain service to Srimati Radhika-Very expert connoisseurs can relish rasa-madhurya, like Rupa & Sanatana-Pastime of Srimati Radhika coming to make sweet rice for Rupa & Sanatana in order to listen to their hari-katha-Lord Caitanya gave the treasures of his heart to Srila Rupa Gosvami...
Netherlands 2022
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Rijswijk 2022, Netherlands 2022, Morning walks 2022, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), mood: parakiya-bhava (the mood of paramour love): 4 weapons of parakiya-bhava
06 Aug 2022 morning – The Heart of the Spiritual World (Hindi) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Krishna’s sakhas never criticise Him, they just tease Him-There are no aparadhas in the spiritual world-All houses in Vrindavana are build with cintamani-Anukula-bhava (the mood of disposition toward Krishna Krishna) is everywhere in Vraja, no pratikula-bhava (the mood of opposition toward Krishna Krishna) is there-The role of Yogamaya, Krishna’s acintya-shakti-4 weapons of parakiya-bhava: durlabhata, vamyata, nivaranata, & pracchana-kamakhata-Krishna’s flute is a weapon which breaks...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Rotterdam 2022, Netherlands 2022, Morning walks 2022
05 Aug 2022 morning – Sri Radha is the Owner of Bhakti (Hindi) – Rotterdam, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: I don’t understand how in the spiritual world there can’t be a past and a future. How is that possible? Could you explain, please.-The spiritual world does not need lights, but Yogamaya creates the moon so that Krishna can perform human-like lillas-Srimati Radhika encourages the trees to welcome Her beloved Govinda-In the spiritual world, everything is constantly being refreshed-In Vraja, Krishna’s desire is reflected in the hearts of all the inhabitants of Vraja...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Rotterdam 2022, Netherlands 2022, Morning walks 2022
04 Aug 2022 evening – Shraddha vs Sharanagati (English) – Rotterdam, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: What is the difference between shraddha and sharanagati?-They look alike, but when you look at them in detail, you can see their differences-Sharanagati is the permission to enter into bhakti; shraddha is the qualification to perform bhakti-The limbs of sharanagati-Shraddha comes from Srimati Radhika-Shraddha means unflinching faith-Sharanagati always manifests if there is shraddha, but shraddha does not always manifest if there is sharanagati
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Capelle aan den IJssel 2022, Netherlands 2022, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), liberation, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, service: cooking, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)
04 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Rupa & Sanatana Glories (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Hariyali Teej is going on in Vraja now-Benediction obtained by Kalayavana from Shivaji-Benediction given by Indra to Muchukunda-Lila of Krishna making Muchukunda to burn Kalayavana into ashes-Only Mukunda gives liberation-Bhavapavargo bhramato yada bhavej sloka discussion-Life in the material world is called pavarga because in this world we are subject to five kinds of suffering, which are represented by the Sanskrit letters pa (very hard labor), pha (foam from the mouth with heavy labor), ba...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Capelle aan den IJssel 2022, Netherlands 2022, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), universe: brahmanda
02 Aug 2022 evening – Sadhus’ Care for Baddha-jivas (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva sloka discussion-Doing spiritual practice and continuing to commit offenses is like treating a cough with medicine, but continuing to perform activities that make the cough worse (like eating ice cream and dairy products).-Daksha Prajapati and Shiva katha (shortly)-The story of Lord Indra becoming a pig and not willing to return back to his heavenly kingdom-Krsna bhuli’ sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha: Guru and Vaishnavas again and again remind us that we are...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Rotterdam 2022, Netherlands 2022, Morning walks 2022
01 Aug 2022 morning – The Illusory Happiness of Merging into Brahma (Hindi) – Rotterdam, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Mokshamrita: the jiva experiences seconds of happiness in jyotir-dhama, and then falls into an unconscious state-Mokshamrita is very inferior to premamrita-Comparison of mokshamrita to sleep (nidra-sukha) or the effects of a drug-Turiya-avastha (middle state) is the state of those who merge into Brahma: they are neither happy nor unhappy; it’s like a coma-Comparison: If someone gets into a whirlpool, only a very skilled lifeguard can save him from drowning. In the same way, only a pure...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Capelle aan den IJssel 2022, Netherlands 2022, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, character quality: criticism, mantras: diksha-mantras, rasa dance: rasa-lila
31 Jul 2022 evening – The Beauty of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The purpose of the human tongue, limbs, and eyes-If we do not use this human body in proper service, next birth we could be born in a nonhuman body, or blind/dumb-The gopis say their eyes should be burned in fire if they cannot take darshana of Govinda-The gopis chastise Krsna for not playing the flute at proper times and say its bamboo should be burned to ashes-Mauna vow (vow of silence) is not possible in Kali-yuga: speaking krsna-katha is the true mauna vow-The nature of the mind is to...