Holland 2024

06 Dec 2024 evening – The Taste for Chanting the Holy Names (Hindi) | Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Three things are in the hands of the Lord: birth, marriage and death.

About how at the end of your life you should remember the name of the Lord.

About how to get the taste for chanting the Holy Names.

About how we should listen to Harikatha.

The mahamantra is the essence of all the Vedas.

About how birth in this world is based on an illusion.

06 Dec 2024 evening – The Taste for Chanting the Holy Names (English translation) | Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Three things are in the hands of the Lord: birth, marriage and death.

About how at the end of your life you should remember the name of the Lord.

About how to get the taste for chanting the Holy Names.

About how we should listen to Harikatha.

The mahamantra is the essence of all the Vedas.

About how birth in this world is based on an illusion.

05 Dec 2024 evening – Human Life Is Very Rare (Hindi) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

To have the vision of the Lord’s associates is very rare. One must have sukrti to recognize them. ⁠Sloka: tat te ‘nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇo… (SB 10.14.8). ⁠One must have mercy on the Guru and Krsna to be able to understand Bhakti and Krsna-katha. ⁠Pariksiti Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvami about the gopis in separation from Krsna. ⁠Do not remain at the same level, try to develop in spiritual life. ⁠In material life we ​​go through much suffering. ⁠Dharma, artha, kama and moksa serve and...

05 Dec 2024 evening – Human Life Is Very Rare (English translation) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

To have the vision of the Lord’s associates is very rare. One must have sukrti to recognize them. ⁠Sloka: tat te ‘nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇo… (SB 10.14.8). ⁠One must have mercy on the Guru and Krsna to be able to understand Bhakti and Krsna-katha. ⁠Pariksiti Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvami about the gopis in separation from Krsna. ⁠Do not remain at the same level, try to develop in spiritual life. ⁠In material life we ​​go through much suffering. ⁠Dharma, artha, kama and moksa serve and...

04 Dec 2024 evening – The Rare Gift of Hari-katha (Hindi) | The Hague, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhajana: Suddha-bhakata- carana-renu. A house with hari-katha and seva is Goloka Vrindavana. To hear hari-katha is rare even for demigods, but we don’t think it’s worth listening to because it’s free. Hari-katha is food for the soul. Types of suffering: adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika + lack of hari-katha. Shloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9). Srimati Radhika says: Krishna, Your katha is a nectar”. Bindu Madhava is a darshana of the Lord, who...

04 Dec 2024 evening – The Rare Gift of Hari-katha (English translation) | The Hague, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhajana: Suddha-bhakata- carana-renu. A house with hari-katha and seva is Goloka Vrindavana. To hear hari-katha is rare even for demigods, but we don’t think it’s worth listening to because it’s free. Hari-katha is food for the soul. Types of suffering: adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika + lack of hari-katha. Shloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (SB 10.31.9). Srimati Radhika says: Krishna, Your katha is a nectar”. Bindu Madhava is a darshana of the Lord, who...

03 Dec 2024 evening – Complete Surrender to the Sadhu (Hindi) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

We need to surrender completely to the sadhu so that the anarthas, imperfections, are removed, this is the first step to enter the devotional realm. The Lord has love for all living entities, He has no friends or enemies. There is no one on the same level as the Lord or on a higher level than Him. The example of the elephant that goes to the market and the dog that keeps barking and running after the elephant. The story of the scholar who meets another scholar, they will talk on the same level...

03 Dec 2024 evening – Complete Surrender to the Sadhu (English translation) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

We need to surrender completely to the sadhu so that the anarthas, imperfections, are removed, this is the first step to enter the devotional realm. The Lord has love for all living entities, He has no friends or enemies. There is no one on the same level as the Lord or on a higher level than Him. The example of the elephant that goes to the market and the dog that keeps barking and running after the elephant. The story of the scholar who meets another scholar, they will talk on the same level...