India 2022

30 Aug 2022 evening – The Guidance of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srimati Radhika is a purnima svamini and Krishna is a full moon-Radha manifests from Krishna’s left hand and He runs after Radha-Anuragena krishna dhavati yasmat iti radha. Ra means anuraga (deep spiritual loving attachment) and dha means dhavati (to run quickly and with great eagerness)-Svapaksha-gopis and vipaksha-gopis-Different types of bhakti-Krishna comes to Radharani as a devangana and asks Her about Her love for Krishna-Krishna knows everything and nothing at the same time...

30 Aug 2022 evening – The Guidance of Srimati Radhika (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srimati Radhika is a purnima svamini and Krishna is a full moon-Radha manifests from Krishna’s left hand and He runs after Radha-Anuragena krishna dhavati yasmat iti radha. Ra means anuraga (deep spiritual loving attachment) and dha means dhavati (to run quickly and with great eagerness)-Svapaksha-gopis and vipaksha-gopis-Different types of bhakti-Krishna comes to Radharani as a devangana and asks Her about Her love for Krishna-Krishna knows everything and nothing at the same time...

30 Aug 2022 morning – Spiritual Greed (English) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-All potency comes from Radharani-If you hold Nityananda Prabhu and Mahaprabhu in your heart, all spiritual knowledge will manifest in it-Why are the devotees like cuckoos sitting on top of a mango tree; the non-devotees like camels and the impersonalists like crows sitting on top of a neem tree-Bhagavan’s six opulences-Impersonalists are like owls who claim there is no sun just because they have not seen it-Krishna is purna shaktiman and Srimati Radhika is purna shakti-The meaning of the word...

29 Aug 2022 evening – Bhagavan vs Demigods (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1

-Nama-sankirtana is the topmost way to achieve God in Kali-yuga-Listen to bhagavat-katha from a pure devotee-Give respect to the demigods but take shelter of Sri Hari only-The Lord Vishnu in the guise of a beautiful lady Mohini takes the nectar from the demons and gives it to the demigods-Sudama Vipra and Krishna-We all come from our progenitor Manushya-The Lord is our father and mother

Part 2

29 Aug 2022 evening – Bhagavan vs Demigods (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Nama-sankirtana is the topmost way to achieve God in Kali-yuga-Listen to bhagavat-katha from a pure devotee-Give respect to the demigods but take shelter of Sri Hari only-The Lord Vishnu in the guise of a beautiful lady Mohini takes the nectar from the demons and gives it to the demigods-Sudama Vipra and Krishna-We all come from our progenitor Manushya-The Lord is our father and mother

29 Aug 2022 morning – Radha’s Superiority (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The meaning of the word ‘devi’-The beauty of Krishna’s form-Krishna gives ananda (bliss) to all jivas-Radhrani’s beauty is much greater than Krishna’s beauty-Radharani has 25 qualities and Krishna has 64 qualities. Still Radha is more superior than Krishna-Namami nanda nandanam bhajana-Do pranams and do not close your eyes when you take darshana of the deity-The story of a miser who did not want to give one paisa to Bhagavan in the guise of a brahmana-One name of Radha is Durga

29 Aug 2022 morning – Radha’s Superiority (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The meaning of the word ‘devi’-The beauty of Krishna’s form-Krishna gives ananda (bliss) to all jivas-Radhrani’s beauty is much greater than Krishna’s beauty-Radharani has 25 qualities and Krishna has 64 qualities. Still Radha is more superior than Krishna-Namami nanda nandanam bhajana-Do pranams and do not close your eyes when you take darshana of the deity-The story of a miser who did not want to give one paisa to Bhagavan in the guise of a brahmana-One name of Radha is Durga

28 Aug 2022 evening – Radha’s Bhaktas Gaudiyas (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas sloka discussion-The two reasons why we are called Gaudiya-Saivas, shaktas, sauryas etc-At least once a year do fire sacrifice in your house-In Vrindavana, when Vrajavasis see Western women with a fair complexion, they exclaim, “Radhe-Radhe!”-The story of how Raskhan bought shoes for Thakuraji-5 types of devotees-If you love Bhagavan, you will love everyone-Rukmini falls in love with Krishna after hearing about His glory from Naradaji-The loving...