About suddha-bhakti, renunciation and knowledge. Pure devotees do not care about renunciation and knowledge, what is important is ananya-bhakti and seva-vrtti, the definition of bhakti. People have forgotten to serve the Lord. Bhakti is service to the Lord. Sloka that defines that bhakti is born from association with a pure devotee: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-sangena parijayate sat-sangah prapyate pumbhih sukrtaih purva-sancitaih (quoted from Brhad Naradiya Purana 4.33 in Jaiva Dharma 6th...
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2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)
06 Mar 2025 morning (9:30 a.m.) – The Mahamantra Purifies the Heart (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna and His avataras use weapons to annihilate the wicked, but Mahaprabhu does not use weapons, only the Mahamantra. Comparison between the different seasons, the phases of the bamboo, and the true purification of the anarthas. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). In Kali-yuga, only the mahamantra takes us to God; karma, jnana and yoga do not lead to God. In the stage of the anarthas the sadhaka still does not feel love for the Lord. By listening to Harikatha...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)
06 Mar 2025 morning (9:30 a.m.) – The Mahamantra Purifies the Heart (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna and His avataras use weapons to annihilate the wicked, but Mahaprabhu does not use weapons, only the Mahamantra. Comparison between the different seasons, the phases of the bamboo, and the true purification of the anarthas. Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). In Kali-yuga, only the mahamantra takes us to God; karma, jnana and yoga do not lead to God. In the stage of the anarthas the sadhaka still does not feel love for the Lord. By listening to Harikatha...
2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025
06 Mar 2025 morning (8:00 a.m.) – Sadhana and Bhajana Are Fundamental (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the lotus that grows in the mud, the variety of plants, etc. Prahlada and Vibhisana were born into an asura family. The important thing is not the family of birth, but rather doing sadhana and bhajana. From the age of 50, emphasis should be placed on Hari-bhajana. About the nistha of the powerful Hanuman. Radha sees only Krsna everywhere and the pain of separation as the most terrible poison. About Krsna in Dvaraka. Description of the suffering of separation that Radha feels and the hope...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025
06 Mar 2025 morning (8:00 a.m.) – Sadhana and Bhajana Are Fundamental (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the lotus that grows in the mud, the variety of plants, etc. Prahlada and Vibhisana were born into an asura family. The important thing is not the family of birth, but rather doing sadhana and bhajana. From the age of 50, emphasis should be placed on Hari-bhajana. About the nistha of the powerful Hanuman. Radha sees only Krsna everywhere and the pain of separation as the most terrible poison. About Krsna in Dvaraka. Description of the suffering of separation that Radha feels and the hope...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025
05 Mar 2025 evening – Nama-sankirtana is a Way to Attain God (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
You can take a darshana of Sri Radha Madhava in Navadvipa.
Mahaprabhu said that in every corner, in every village His name will echo.
Verse: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Adi 17.21).
You can attain God in this yuga only through nama-sankirtana.
Meditation and fire sacrifice are not possible in Kali-yuga. Even ghee is not pure, because cows eat impure grass, etc.