Italy

08 May 2023 morning – From Shraddha to Prema (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

A one-way ticket to Vrindavana.

The role of sukriti.

The root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga.

Types of anarthas.

The importance of unflinching faith in Gurudeva’s words.

Sadhu-sanga, harinama and hari-katha are very rare. Bhajana is only possible in the human body.

Stay with your family, but do not forget to chant the holy names.

Greed, not sukriti, will give vraja-prema.

6 types of unstable bhajana.

Offer everything to Guru and Krishna, not to be attracted by name, fame, reputation.

07 May 2023 evening – The Guru’s Duty (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

About memories and recollections concerning krishna-katha and Krishna’s devotees. The importance of hearing about the lives and glories of previous acharyas. The importance of guru-seva and vaishnava-seva. Most of the Bhagavatam is about the glories of the pure devotees of Krishna, such as Prahlada, Dhruva, Ambarisa Maharaja, and even the gopis, who are pure devotees of the Lord. The difference between listening to krishna-katha and bhagavata-katha. How does one surrender to the Lord...

07 May 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Magnanimity (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Krishna is the personification of madhurya.– Krishna is the most generous, vadanya.– Verse “paritranaya sadhunam”.– The prema that Krishna distributes.– The specialty of Lord Ramachandra.– The vow of Lord Ramachandra.– Krishna’s lilas in Vrindavana, and the highest lila, the rasa-lila.– The gopis are the heart and soul of Krishna.– The glories of the gopis.– Srimati Radhika’s love for Krishna is something that nobody can understand.– How to really serve?– Prema-samputa, the must...

07 May 2023 morning – Morning Walk (English+Hindi) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is like the ocean and Srimati Radhika is like the river.

4 kinds of meeting and 4 types of separation.

Question: Where did Holika get her siddhis from?

Question: Can ghosts disturb devotees?

Question: What is the best method to learn English?

Question: Is it true that the Pandavas went to hell?

When Guru’s disciples quarrel, he never takes sides. Guru should remain independent.

PART 1 (with video)

PART 2 (with video)

06 May 2023 evening – Madhavendra Puripada Appearance Day (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Hearing about the Acaryas of the past leads us to meet them directly today. About a lila in which Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja perfectly glorified Srila Gurudeva Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada after seeing him through the lotus mouth of his Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. This darsana is more real than seeing Gurudeva with the eyes without having realisation or sincerity in the heart. Lila about the letter that Rukmini wrote to Krsna. One who...

06 May 2023 morning – How to Develop Devotion to the Lord (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s song: Gopinatha. Humility is a characteristic when prema is present in the heart. Demons are always selfish and proud, never humble. Story of when the mountain Kailash of Parvati-Siva started to shake due to the demon Ravana. The beautiful song: Sri Radha Krsna Vijnapti – Sri Radha Krsna Pada Kamala. How an ordinary sadhaka progresses in sadhana. There must be a balance between material life and spiritual life. The human life form is very rare. Those who...

05 May 2023 evening – Radha Ramanaji, Sri Madhavendra Puripada and Srinivasa Acharya (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Remembering Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and his mission. Madhavendra Puri, Sri Radha’s original prema guru. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Radha Ramana Thakuraji. The extraordinary beauty of Mahaprabhu in the home of Prabodhananda Sarasvati and his brothers. Whoever hears the rasa-lila of a pure devotee attains pure bhakti and all lust disappears. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s family worshipped Laksmi-Narayana. Mahaprabhu jokes with the Bhatta family and asks why Laksmi is...