India 2023

12 Mar 2023 morning – Glories of Gambhira (English translation) – Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-This is the place where Mahaprabhu stayed and discussed hari-katha with Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara-Sarvahbauma Bhattacharya used to come here-Gambhira means serious deep mood-Krishna wants to realise the sublime mood of Srimati Radhika-Mahaprabhu’s transcendental madnessLila of Mahaprabhu jumping into the ocean & being caught by a fisherman who thought of Him as a ghost-Radha-kanta deities give Their darshana here -Gopala Guru’s pastimes and how he got his title (his deities;...

08 Mar 2023 morning – Make Your Mind One-pointed (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The essence of Navadvipa parikrama, the fruit that we get-People visit the Taj Mahal and other places. We visit Navadvipa-Aropa-siddha-bhakti,-We should only make relationships with Guru and Vaishnavas-We should read Manah-shiksha to pacify our mind-Gurau gosthe gosthalayisu-The differences between a black bee and a honey bee. Why a devotee should be like a black bee-The story of a jackal and a crow-Pacify your mind with the flattering words-The bodily conception is the root cause of all...

08 Mar 2023 morning – Make Your Mind One-pointed (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The essence of Navadvipa parikrama, the fruit that we get-People visit the Taj Mahal and other places. We visit Navadvipa-Aropa-siddha-bhakti,-We should only make relationships with Guru and Vaishnavas-We should read Manah-shiksha to pacify our mind-Gurau gosthe gosthalayisu-The differences between a black bee and a honey bee. Why a devotee should be like a black bee-The story of a jackal and a crow-Pacify your mind with the flattering words-The bodily conception is the root cause of all...

07 Mar 2023 morning – Sri Gaura-purnima (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Anugrahaya bhaktanam sloka discussion-The definitions of anugraha and nigraha-Krishna appears as Gaurasundara with the mood and complexion of Srimati Radhika-Krishna is the greatest thief-4 qualities of dhira-lalita-nayaka: Niscintata (devoid of anxiety), parihaspatu (expert), preyasi vasibhuta (fully controlled), nava-tarunya or nava-yauvana (everfresh, evernew)-The three primary reasons for Krishna’s coming into this world as Sacinandana Gaurahari-Why Krishna stole Srimati Radhika’s...