India 2023

02 Dec 2023 midday – The Greatness of God (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Whatever happens in this world, Krsna is the primordial soul and everything emanates from Him. Bhagavan’s six opulences. Krsna controls everything and everyone! This universe is one of the smallest in existence. Krsna destroys the false ego of His devotee. The three forms of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Krsna is the cause of all knowledge. Lila from when Lord Brahma thought he was the most powerful in the material universe. The size/diameter of each universe defines the...

02 Dec 2023 midday – The Greatness of God (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Whatever happens in this world, Krsna is the primordial soul and everything emanates from Him. Bhagavan’s six opulences. Krsna controls everything and everyone! This universe is one of the smallest in existence. Krsna destroys the false ego of His devotee. The three forms of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Krsna is the cause of all knowledge. Lila from when Lord Brahma thought he was the most powerful in the material universe. The size/diameter of each universe defines the...

01 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2/Srimad Bhagavatam Can Only Be Understood Through the Guru’s Mercy (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 – Bhagavan manifested everything, He manifested the gross and subtle body, where the soul is located. – The soul has no relationship with the material world. It is transcendental, an integral part of the Lord. – Death is the process by which a new body is obtained. The Bhagavatam explains how to break out of the cycle of births and deaths. – The Rsis of Naimisaranya asked Suta Gosvami six questions, the answers to which are in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Bhakti...

01 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2/Srimad Bhagavatam Can Only Be Understood Through the Guru’s Mercy (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 – Bhagavan manifested everything, He manifested the gross and subtle body, where the soul is located. – The soul has no relationship with the material world. It is transcendental, an integral part of the Lord. – Death is the process by which a new body is obtained. The Bhagavatam explains how to break out of the cycle of births and deaths. – The Rsis of Naimisaranya asked Suta Gosvami six questions, the answers to which are in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Bhakti...

01 Dec 2023 morning – Highest Bhakti: The Manjaris Are Totally One-Directed to Radharani (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Guru’s mercy purifies the sadhaka’s heart. Like the cakora birds that only taste the rays of the moon, the devotees only taste the divine nectar. Two types of bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. In vaidhi-bhakti, there is no natural love for Guru and Krsna, such practitioners only follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures. Conditioned souls are contaminated by laziness, sleep and lust, thinking it is the body, they suffer from anxiety and fear. Those who follow...

01 Dec 2023 morning – Highest Bhakti: The Manjaris Are Totally One-Directed to Radharani (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Guru’s mercy purifies the sadhaka’s heart. Like the cakora birds that only taste the rays of the moon, the devotees only taste the divine nectar. Two types of bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. In vaidhi-bhakti, there is no natural love for Guru and Krsna, such practitioners only follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures. Conditioned souls are contaminated by laziness, sleep and lust, thinking it is the body, they suffer from anxiety and fear. Those who follow...

30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...

30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...