Part 1 -Brahma-muhurta is a meeting of two moments-Mantra-japa is sandhya-If you do not do sandhya you will not get fruits from your activity-Directions while doing mantra (morning, midday and evening)-The evening mantra should not be chanted during the first 10-15 minutes after sunset-Mantra artha cintanam: While chanting you should remember presiding deity of the mantra-Your eyes can be open or closed while chanting-Prapatti means to surrender; stages of surrender-The story of the female...
India 2022
01 Jun 2022 morning – Gopi Prema Mahima (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Maha-bhagavata will never be covered by maya.-Suddha-bhaktas activities are by Bhagavan’s desire.-Baddha-jivas do activities by maya’s desire under control of kama, krodha.-Story of 3 dogs with colours white,red, black entering into a marriage function for food.& getting punishment to signify how baddha-jivas are punished by maya.-Bhagavan is Supreme Controller & sat-cit-ananda.-Bhagavan is sarva-shaktiman. 3 main shaktis: cit-shakti, jiva-shakti & maya-shakti...
01 Jun 2022 morning – Gopi Prema Mahima (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Maha-bhagavata will never be covered by maya.-Suddha-bhaktas activities are by Bhagavan’s desire.-Baddha-jivas do activities by maya’s desire under control of kama, krodha.-Story of 3 dogs with colours white,red, black entering into a marriage function for food.& getting punishment to signify how baddha-jivas are punished by maya.-Bhagavan is Supreme Controller & sat-cit-ananda.-Bhagavan is sarva-shaktiman. 3 main shaktis: cit-shakti, jiva-shakti & maya-shakti...
31 May 2022 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Everything happens upon Bhagavan’s desire-Kala and prakriti do not affect the devotees of the Lord-Raya Ramananda speaks what Mahaprabhu manifests in his heart-Out of humility Mahaprabhu calls Himself a mayavadi-sannyasi-When we listen to the glorification of a bhakta, we have faith in him-Bhagavan is very pleased when you listen to hari-katha-Sudama Vipra katha-Memories of Krishna and Sudama’s time in the gurukula-Kleshagni and subhada; bhakti destroys karma
31 May 2022 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Everything happens upon Bhagavan’s desire-Kala and prakriti do not affect the devotees of the Lord-Raya Ramananda speaks what Mahaprabhu manifests in his heart-Out of humility Mahaprabhu calls Himself a mayavadi-sannyasi-When we listen to the glorification of a bhakta, we have faith in him-Bhagavan is very pleased when you listen to hari-katha-Sudama Vipra katha-Memories of Krishna and Sudama’s time in the gurukula-Kleshagni and subhada; bhakti destroys karma
31 May 2022 – Janma and avirbhava of Baladeva Prabhu (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Baladeva Prabhu stays for 6 months in the womb of Devaki 8 months in the womb of Rohini-Rohini and Yashoda were pregnant at the same time-Yogamaya put Baladeva from Devaki’s to Rohini’s womb-Rohini-nandana Baladeva is original, Devaki-nandana Balaeva is an expansion of Him-Question: What is the difference between Yogamaya and mahamaya?-If we have no sufferings we will not remember about God-Question: Does bhakti depend on sukriti or is it a causeless mercy?-Influence of the planets-When you do...
31 May 2022 – Janma and avirbhava of Baladeva Prabhu (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Baladeva Prabhu stays for 6 months in the womb of Devaki 8 months in the womb of Rohini-Rohini and Yashoda were pregnant at the same time-Yogamaya put Baladeva from Devaki’s to Rohini’s womb-Rohini-nandana Baladeva is original, Devaki-nandana Balaeva is an expansion of Him-Question: What is the difference between Yogamaya and mahamaya?-If we have no sufferings we will not remember about God-Question: Does bhakti depend on sukriti or is it a causeless mercy?-Influence of the planets-When you do...
31 May 2022 morning – Listener and Speaker (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Which gopis participated in sharadiya- and vasantika-rasa dance-Radharani manifests mana as sees Krishna dancing with all the gopis-Condensed forms of prema-Mana is like a snake-Chandravali loves Krishna so much-There is so much ananda in Krishna’s darshana-Radha’s eyes are fixed on Krishna’s lips. She cries so much and Her tears block Her eyes-Caitanya Mahaprabhu calls Raya Ramananda His guru-When a disciple listens to his Guru with nishtha this listening gives him ananda-Shravanam, kirtanam...