The diksha mantras are very powerful. Dhruva Maharaja received diksha from a great devotee and after six months he received darshana from Lord Visnu. You are not having darsana of Lord Vishnu because one has to chant his mantras with firm faith. The imperfect pronunciation of the mantra is not a problem, a father loves to hear his baby’s babbling words. The word mantra means: man = mind, and, tra = protect. Chant the mantras with simple faith, not crooked, not cunning. Practice sadhana...
Malaysia 2023
13 Apr 2023 evening – Abhirama Thakura Disappearance Day (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without speaking harikatha, our tongue is never purified. When Sri Abhirama Thakura bowed to a false salagram-sila, it exploded. Lila about when Mahaprabhu went to the bathroom, holding His tongue, and the boy Gopal came to instruct Him. Shikshastaka 2 The Maha-mantra, unlike other mantras, is not regulated by rules. Without tilaka on the forehead when chanting the mantras, one does not receive the blessings of the mantra and goes to hell. Mahaprabhu’s lila with the tiger. Mahaprabhu...
13 Apr 2023 morning – How to Develop Spiritual Life (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Animals are absorbed in gratifying their own senses: āhāra-nidra-bhaya maithunaṁ ca shloka Human beings should become absorbed in Krishna consciousness. The limbs of bhakti and their meanings. Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote glorifications for atma-nivedanam in his song. Happiness does not manifest in those who do not do atma-nivedanam. One who surrenders to Guru and Krishna is not disturbed in mind. Always think that: “Krishna is my protector and maintainer”. Story of the boatman whose boat carried...
12 Apr 2023 evening – Sakshi-gopala Pastimes (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-CC Madhya 5: The activities of Sakshi Gopala-Nityananda Prabhu knows all types of sadhus-The story when Sakshi Gopalа acted as a witness in a dispute between two brahmanas-Dvivedi, trivedi, chaturvedi brahmanas-Parashurama and Lakshmana’s dispute at Sita-devi’s svayamvara-The human senses seek to satisfy pleasant feelings-Material and transcendental sounds-The story of how all the subjects of the kingdom, in response to the king’s request to bring milk for the pond, brought water, as...
12 Apr 2023 morning – Rasika-shekhara Krishna and the Gopis (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Gopis meet Krishna in Kurukshetra-Externally the gopis were very angry with Krishna, but internally they were happy-Meeting without separation is not fully relishable-The Gopis have no bodily conception-Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.-Why people come into the material world; jiva-tattva-Maya’s two functions: avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti-Always remember: Krishna is not cruel and He is not a liar. He simply relishes different mellows from the hearts of the gopis. He is a...