Netherlands 2023

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-nishtha, renunciation, soul: conditioned soul

04 Sep 2023 evening – The glories of Krsna-katha (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 4, 2023 7:34 PM

Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The highest dharma is devotional service. The renunciation and devotion of Rupa and Sanatana. The separation lila of Radha and Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The meaning of go-dasa: slave of the senses; and, the origin of all sufferings, the corporeal conception of life. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān (CC...

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03 Sep 2023 evening – The Glories of Hearing Hari-katha (English) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 3, 2023 6:15 PM

Narada Rsi asked the Lord where He resides. Story of the guru asking his disciple for water. Glorification about listening to harikatha, the food of the soul. The analogy about the two little birds in the cage: atma and Paramatma. Verse: “tava kathamṛtaḿ tapta-jivanam…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9). Lila of Dhruva Maharaja doing austerities for six months. Verse: “anugrahaya bhaktanam manusam deham asthitah…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36). Premananda Thakura, a Vaishnava poet of...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Zoetermeer 2023, Netherlands 2023, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2023, Jaya and Vijaya, mantras: diksha-mantras

04 May 2023 evening – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 4, 2023 6:40 PM

Glories of Nrisimha Chaturdashi This day comes once in 3 years, but why do we celebrate it every year? Jaya and Vijaya were cursed Past life of Prahlada Maharaja Fruits of knowingly or unknowingly observing this day Hiranyaksha katha Hiranyakashipu wanted revenge Indra wanted to kill Kayadhu Prahlada was in the womb of Kayadhu Prahlada learnt everything from Narada Rishi in the womb Hiranyakashipu’s severe austerity Brahma’s blessing Many attempts by Hiranyakashipu to kill Prahlada...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Zoetermeer 2023, Netherlands 2023, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2023, Jaya and Vijaya, mantras: diksha-mantras

04 May 2023 evening – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 4, 2023 6:40 PM

Glories of Nrisimha Chaturdashi This day comes once in 3 years, but why do we celebrate it every year? Jaya and Vijaya were cursed Past life of Prahlada Maharaja Fruits of knowingly or unknowingly observing this day Hiranyaksha katha Hiranyakashipu wanted revenge Indra wanted to kill Kayadhu Prahlada was in the womb of Kayadhu Prahlada learnt everything from Narada Rishi in the womb Hiranyakashipu’s severe austerity Brahma’s blessing Many attempts by Hiranyakashipu to kill Prahlada...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, Gadadhara Pandita, liberation

20 Apr 2023 evening – Gadadhara Pandita Appearance (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 20, 2023 6:20 PM

Gadadhara is a direct manifestation of Lord Radha. Gadadhara Pandita was born in East Bengal. Where Gadadhara is, Nimai is and vice versa; as well as Sita-Rama and Radha-Krsna. Gadadhara stayed in the house of Jagannatha Misra and Mother Saci all the time. Nimai’s mood was talkative and Gadadhara’s mood was serious, deep and silent.-Gadadhara was older than Nimai and was a class ahead of Nimai in school, but Nimai liked to talk about Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar) as if he knew...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Tulasi-devi, Vaishakha month

19 Apr 2023 evening – Auspiciousness of Vaishakha Month and the Glories of Tulasi-devi (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

April 19, 2023 6:34 PM

Maya is very powerful. Only the most fortunate people do bhajana and sadhana. The creepers of sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti. Uddhava performs severe austerities to attain vraja-prema. 64 limbs of bhakti; 9 limbs of bhakti. Never listen to hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava (example of milk contaminated by a snake’s mouth). Vigraha is a direct manifestation of Bhagavan. 10 nama-aparadhas. The month of Vaishakha is very auspicious. Giriraja Govardhana, Tulasi and Ganga-jala are...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

18 Apr 2023 evening – The Pastimes of Shukadeva Gosvami (Hindi) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 18, 2023 6:28 PM

The birth of Shukadeva Gosvami. Shukadeva Gosvami walked towards the forest. The apsaras, beautiful women, didn’t feel ashamed when Shukadeva Gosvami passed by them without any clothes on. The beautiful answer of the apsaras to Vyasadeva’s question. Radha is the soul of Krishna. Atmarama and aptakama are just words for Krishna. In the transcendental world there is no difference between the limbs of the body and the body and the soul of the body, it’s all one. Why is Krishna...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

18 Apr 2023 evening – The Pastimes of Shukadeva Gosvami (English translation) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 18, 2023 6:28 PM

The birth of Shukadeva Gosvami. Shukadeva Gosvami walked towards the forest. The apsaras, beautiful women, didn’t feel ashamed when Shukadeva Gosvami passed by them without any clothes on. The beautiful answer of the apsaras to Vyasadeva’s question. Radha is the soul of Krishna. Atmarama and aptakama are just words for Krishna. In the transcendental world there is no difference between the limbs of the body and the body and the soul of the body, it’s all one. Why is Krishna...

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