Part 1 -The completion of diksha is at the stage of bhava, when one realizes their spiritual form-Diksha is like a seed of bhakti-Very fortunate living entities receive diksha from a bona fide Guru, and care for the creeper like a gardener-Sravanam & kirtanam nourishes the bhakti-lata up to Goloka Vrindavana-The sadhaka through practice will slowly be able to relish the vraja-parakiya-bhava, paramour mood-The more the sadhaka surrenders, the more the creeper will grow-Complete surrender is...
Netherlands 2022
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, Netherlands 2022, Morning walks 2022, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)
31 Jul 2022 morning – The Meaning of Diksha (English translation) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The completion of diksha is at the stage of bhava, when one realizes their spiritual form-Diksha is like a seed of bhakti-Very fortunate living entities receive diksha from a bona fide Guru, and care for the creeper like a gardener-Sravanam & kirtanam nourishes the bhakti-lata up to Goloka Vrindavana-The sadhaka through practice will slowly be able to relish the vraja-parakiya-bhava, paramour mood-The more the sadhaka surrenders, the more the creeper will grow-Complete surrender is at the...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Rijswijk 2022, Netherlands 2022, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2022, guru: bonafide guru
15 May 2022 evening – Nrisimha-caturdasi (English translation) – Risjwijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-None is equal to Bhagavan or greater than Bhagavan.-Bhagavan is equal to all. But He is saranagata-palaka.-Lila of 4 Kumaras choosing to be sannyasis after hearing from Brahmaji what is the best process for bhajana-sadhana.-Story of an organiser in a mela collecting money & beating people inside.-This material world is dukhalayam asasvatam.-Brahmaji praying to Lord Vishnu to protect 4 Kumaras after they decide to meditate on Brahman.-Lord Vishnu making 4 Kumaras getting attracted to the...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Rijswijk 2022, Netherlands 2022, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2022, guru: bonafide guru
15 May 2022 evening – Nrisimha-caturdasi (Hindi) – Risjwijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-None is equal to Bhagavan or greater than Bhagavan.-Bhagavan is equal to all. But He is saranagata-palaka.-Lila of 4 Kumaras choosing to be sannyasis after hearing from Brahmaji what is the best process for bhajana-sadhana.-Story of an organiser in a mela collecting money & beating people inside.-This material world is dukhalayam asasvatam.-Brahmaji praying to Lord Vishnu to protect 4 Kumaras after they decide to meditate on Brahman.-Lord Vishnu making 4 Kumaras getting attracted to the...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Capelle aan den IJssel 2022, Netherlands 2022, samskaras
14 May 2022 evening – Sadhu-sanga mahima (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Importance of giving samskaras to children.-Different samskaras mentioned in Sat-kriya-saradipika.-Naradaji giving advice to Hiranyakasipu to do tapasya to avenge his brother’s death.-Yogamaya manifesting as parrot & making Hiranyakasipu divert from chanting Brahma-mantra to Vishnu-mantra.-Hiranyakasipu returning back home & met with his wife Kayadhu.-When the baby comes into the womb of the mother she should be neat & clean reading Bhagavad-gita & Srimad-Bhagavatam.-Lila...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Zoetermeer 2022, Netherlands 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
13 May 2022 evening – Hari-katha from sadhu (English) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Krsna is very merciful & wonderful.-Very extremely fortunate living entities will take shelter of guru who gives bhakti-lata-bija.-Guru, Vaishnava by force engage us to serve Krsna.-Srila BS Siddhanta Sarasvatipada explains all the audience are his guru.-Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami saying Srila Sanatana Gosvami engaged him in raganuga-bhakti.-Mahaprabhu handing Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to Svarupa Damodara.-Svarupa Damodara & Raya Ramananda reciting the verses from different...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Rijswijk 2022, Netherlands 2022, Ekadashi-vrata 2022
12 May 2022 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Ekadashi-tithi is bhakti-janani.-Lila of Devaki and Vasudeva performing fire sacrifice for the welfare of Krsna-Balarama & asking Rishis to stop it on seeing the arrival of Narada Rishi.-Meaning the human body is how to get the association of sadhu.-In Brihad-bhagavatamrita Sanatana Gosvami glorifies sadhu-sanga.-Sadhu-sanga means hari-katha.-Story of a person happy to go to hell along with his prostitute lady.-About Ekadashi-tithi mixed with other tithis.-Lila of Vasishtha Rishi giving...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Papendrecht 2022, Netherlands 2022, body: dehatma-buddhi, guru: guru-bhakti, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
11 May 2022 evening – Types of Guru Sevakаs (Hindi) – Papendrecht, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-If there is no taste to hear hari-katha then all your endeavours are useless.-When you think everything belongs to Lord war can be avoided.-If you stay in the material world you will suffer.-Only in Bhagavat-rajya we will be happy.-Krsna-bhajanа is our aim & object.-Srila BS Sarasvatipada said how to engage in krsna-nama & krsna-katha 24 hrs.-Dehatma-buddhi is the root cause of our distress & unhappiness.-We are all the eternal servants of Krsna.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva said never...