Hong Kong 2024
06 Sept 2024 evening – Surrender and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Hong Kong, China | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva is grateful for the sincere words of the devotees. What you feel in your spiritual life comes from the causeless mercy of Guru and Krsna. Just as a blue lotus flower blooms with the rays of the moon, when the sadhaka receives the mercy of the Guru and the Vaisnavas, the lotus that is his heart blooms. The sadhaka who surrenders to Guru and Krsna on the platform of sandhini (existence), samvit (knowledge) and hladhini (bliss) will appear. All the scriptures extol sadhu-sanga...
06 Sep 2024 midday – Who Is Srimati Radhika (English) | Hong Kong, China | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In a few days we will celebrate Radhaji’s happy birthday. Srimati Radhika is our heart and soul, She is our Istadevi. Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami says that Srimati Radhika is our Isvari, and we worship Krsna because She worships Him. This is the Gaudiya Vaisnava conception. Srimati Radhika is Krsna’s pleasure potency, hladini-sakti. She is purna-sakti (complete potency). Krsna is purna-saktiman (complete holder of potency). All scriptures give evidence of purna-sakti Radha and purna...
06 Sep 2024 morning – Questions and Answers (English) | Hong Kong, China | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: How to calm the mind? Answer: Chant the Holy Names, fix your mind on the Holy Names. This world has many problems, chant the Holy Names. Discussion about difficulties with passport in China and request for blessings so that everything can be resolved. Question: How to develop spiritual life? Answer: Start by receiving diksa and study the sastras. Question: Which book should I start studying? Answer: Start by reading the Upadesamrta, the Mana Siksa and the Siksastaka. Srila...
05 Sep 2024 evening – Krsna Is Our Istadeva (English) | Hong Kong, China | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Caitanya Mahaprabhu established that Krsna is our Istadeva. Uddhava witnesses the elevated moods of Radha, Mother Yasoda and Nanda Maharaja. Beautiful dialogue between Nanda Maharaja and Uddhava. Nanda Maharaja says that Bhagavan has no 18 defects, He does not cry, is not hungry, does not lie, etc. But Krsna is always hungry, lying and crying. Krsna wanted Uddhava to receive knowledge about prema-rasa-tattva. In Mathura and Dvaraka everyone sees Krsna as Bhagavan, but in Vrndavana no one sees...
05 Sep 2024 midday – Glorification of Srimati Radhika (English) | Hong Kong, China | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Krsna-tattva and Radha-tattva. If there is no taste in worshiping Srimati Radhika, bhajana to Krsna becomes useless. We should worship Radha and Krsna together. Three moods of Krsna: Mathuradish Krsna, Dvarakadish Krsna and Gokula Vrndavana Krsna. Gokula Vrndavana Krsna, dhira-lalita Krsna, is our Istadeva, and Radha is our Istadevi. Three aspects of Radha: Vrsabhanu-nandini Srimati Radhika (She is the original Radha), samyogini Radha, viyogini Radha. Viyogini Radha is seen in Uddhava...
04 Sep 2024 evening – Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja’s Appearance Day (English) | Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja’s Appearance Day. Guru and Vaishnavas come from Goloka Vrindavana and give us sat-sanga. They are the eternal associates of Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. Only by their mercy can we get rid of material attachments. By the mercy of Srila Gour Govinda Svami we can get pure devotional service. Srila Gour Govinda Svami, ‘Do not disturb the mood of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu by putting the peacock feather on His head.’ Srila Gour Govinda Svami fulfilled all desires of...