-The Lord’s dhama is ananda-mayi-dhama-There is no opposite word for ananda-Our acharyas explain that Jiva can never become Brahma-2 tasks of Bhagavan: to protect devotees and to kill demons-The difference between appearance and birth of Krishna-Krishna comes to the material world in one day of Brahma-Parakiya in the material and the spiritual world-Why God does not commit sins when He performs the rasa-lila-The gopis listen to the sound of Krishna’s flute and immediately leave their...
India 2022
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022
15 Aug 2022 evening – The Glories of sadhu-sanga (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-When a sick person’s fever goes away, he begins to eat. Similarly, when one’s karma is almost at an end, one acquires sadhu-sanga-Without sadhu-sanga it is impossible to develop bhakti (Example of Kalayavana)-The story of how Muchukunda burned Kalayavana with his gaze-Like branches in a stormy river, people are scattered in this world, and it is very rare to meet a sadhu. So one must not miss this chance
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022
15 Aug 2022 evening – The Glories of sadhu-sanga (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-When a sick person’s fever goes away, he begins to eat. Similarly, when one’s karma is almost at an end, one acquires sadhu-sanga-Without sadhu-sanga it is impossible to develop bhakti (Example of Kalayavana)-The story of how Muchukunda burned Kalayavana with his gaze-Like branches in a stormy river, people are scattered in this world, and it is very rare to meet a sadhu. So one must not miss this chance
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, maya: gunas, rasa dance: rasa-lila
15 Aug 2022 morning – The Nature of Kali-yuga (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-CC, Adi-lila-In Kali-yuga everyone is directed in their own direction; there is no consent between people-Mahaprabhu is so merciful as He gives mercy even to the most wicked people-Prahlada Maharaja gets the mercy of a pure vaishnava, Narada Rishi-People who eat all types of animals either do not believe in God or think God created everything for their enjoyment-People judge Krishna for His rasa-lila and other deeds-Krishna is a cheater but Gaurasundara gives mercy to everyone-The difference...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, maya: gunas, rasa dance: rasa-lila
15 Aug 2022 morning – The Nature of Kali-yuga (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-CC, Adi-lila-In Kali-yuga everyone is directed in their own direction; there is no consent between people-Mahaprabhu is so merciful as He gives mercy even to the most wicked people-Prahlada Maharaja gets the mercy of a pure vaishnava, Narada Rishi-People who eat all types of animals either do not believe in God or think God created everything for their enjoyment-People judge Krishna for His rasa-lila and other deeds-Krishna is a cheater but Gaurasundara gives mercy to everyone-The difference...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, King Akbar Jumps into the Water to Save His Child, Tulasi-devi
14 Aug 2022 evening – The Mercy of Krishna and Gauranga (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Happiness in this world is illusory, we are never satisfied with it-The story of how King Akbar himself jumped into the water to save his child-The two reasons why Krishna comes to this material world-Transcendental love does not exist in the material world-Sri Gauranga is so merciful. With His raised hand He tastes prema, and with His lowered hand He distributes prema to all-Learn from the guru’s behavior, the way he performs harinama-You should offer stutis to Tulasi-devi
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Tulasi-devi
14 Aug 2022 evening – The Mercy of Krishna and Gauranga (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Happiness in this world is illusory, we are never satisfied with it-The story of how King Akbar himself jumped into the water to save his child-The two reasons why Krishna comes to this material world-Transcendental love does not exist in the material world-Sri Gauranga is so merciful. With His raised hand He tastes prema, and with His lowered hand He distributes prema to all-Learn from the guru’s behavior, the way he performs harinama-You should offer stutis to Tulasi-devi
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, samskaras
14 Aug 2022 – Spiritual Impressions (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Bhava comes from mercy, not from sadhana-A man’s samskaras are imprinted on his heart-If you want to get spiritual samskarа imprints on your heart, your consciousness must be pure and your heart must be soft-Question: How do you make a heart soft?-Adhuniki and praptaniki samskaras-Krishna manifests different incarnations according to the rasas of His devotees-The definition of sadhana-The story of Bilvamangala Thakura-The process of becoming a spiritual body-The story of the son-in-law...