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19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...

19 Oct 2025 evening – Everything Is Present in Harinama (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Everything that Mahaprabhu gave is present in harinama-sankirtana. In this Kali-yuga we should only chant the Holy Names. Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi-lila 7.76). Without association with a pure devotee, we end up believing everything we are told without even studying. Katha about the sheep that is thrown into the water and all the others followed it. We must know the scriptures. We should only eat sattvik foods. We continue the practice of bhakti from where we...

19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...