00:00 The importance of associating with sadhus;05:00 On the development of bhajana, darshan of Krishna for the birds;16:00 The transformations of Mahaprabhu’s body, a fisherman retrieves Mahaprabhu’s body;20:00 The moods of Srimati Radhika in the scriptures, about the efforts in practice and when the seed of bhakti sprouts;26:00 Where the Maha-mantra appeared from;30:00 About the separation as described by Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, the gopis in separation stop glorifying Giriraj...
India 2024
2024, seed of bhakti, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
02 Dec 2024 morning – Remembering the Lilas of Mahaprabhu (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 The importance of associating with sadhus;05:00 On the development of bhajana, darshan of Krishna for the birds;16:00 The transformations of Mahaprabhu’s body, a fisherman retrieves Mahaprabhu’s body;20:00 The moods of Srimati Radhika in the scriptures, about the efforts in practice and when the seed of bhakti sprouts;26:00 Where the Maha-mantra appeared from;30:00 About the separation as described by Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, the gopis in separation stop glorifying Giriraj...
2024, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
01 Dec 2024 evening – Hari-katha (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika says that the only function of the eyes is to have darsana of Sri Krsna. Only Sri Krsna has the curved form in three parts, the neck, the back and the legs. Lila of the gopis making a secret assembly to steal Sri Krsna’s flute. Chant the Gopal mantra and no one can harm you, this is the raja-mantra, extremely powerful. Sri Krsna says that Srimati Radhika is His Guru, that She teaches everything to Him through the prema that She feels. Remember the 16 names of the Lord (or...
2024, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
01 Dec 2024 evening – Lila of the Gopis Stealing Sri Krsna’s Flute (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika says that the only function of the eyes is to have darsana of Sri Krsna. Only Sri Krsna has the curved form in three parts, the neck, the back and the legs. Lila of the gopis making a secret assembly to steal Sri Krsna’s flute. Chant the Gopal mantra and no one can harm you, this is the raja-mantra, extremely powerful. Sri Krsna says that Srimati Radhika is His Guru, that She teaches everything to Him through the prema that She feels. Remember the 16 names of the Lord (or...
2024, dogs, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
01 Dec 2024 midday – The True Mood of a Sadhaka (English translation | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 Saubhari and faith in the Guru’s words;
07:00 On remembering shlokas, what one can learn from dogs;
17:00 What is recommended before sleep and after waking, what happens when bhakti arrives;
27:00 Examples from the prayers of Vritrasura, an example of the thirst for attainment;
40:00 On the search for happiness in the material world;
50:00 The example of the chataka bird for a sadhaka, single-pointed focus.
2024, dogs, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024
01 Dec 2024 midday – The True Mood of a Sadhaka (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 Saubhari and faith in the Guru’s words;
07:00 On remembering shlokas, what one can learn from dogs;
17:00 What is recommended before sleep and after waking, what happens when bhakti arrives;
27:00 Examples from the prayers of Vritrasura, an example of the thirst for attainment;
40:00 On the search for happiness in the material world;
50:00 The example of the chataka bird for a sadhaka, single-pointed focus.
2024, tattva-jnana, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Bhajana-rahasya 2024
01 Dec 2024 morning – Sri Bhajana Rahasya (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is necessary to enter into tattva-siddhanta to fix the mind. Bhakti purifies the heart, but jnana (knowledge of the Scriptures) does not. The kanistha-adhikari lacks tattva-jnana, knowledge about the soul, God, maya, and therefore his bhajana is weakened. How to attain mantra-siddhi (perfection through mantra). Verse: tuṇḍe tāṇḍavinī ratiṁ vitanute tuṇḍāvalī-labdhaye… (CC Antya-lila 1.99). The separation that Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami felt after Srila Rupa Gosvami’s departure. The...
2024, tattva-jnana, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2024, India, India 2024, Bhajana-rahasya 2024
01 Dec 2024 morning – Sri Bhajana Rahasya (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is necessary to enter into tattva-siddhanta to fix the mind. Bhakti purifies the heart, but jnana (knowledge of the Scriptures) does not. The kanistha-adhikari lacks tattva-jnana, knowledge about the soul, God, maya, and therefore his bhajana is weakened. How to attain mantra-siddhi (perfection through mantra). Verse: tuṇḍe tāṇḍavinī ratiṁ vitanute tuṇḍāvalī-labdhaye… (CC Antya-lila 1.99). The separation that Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami felt after Srila Rupa Gosvami’s departure. The...