Yoga means union: the difference between the jiva (soul) and Bhagavan (Supreme Lord). The soul is an integral part of the Lord. All souls are servants of the Lord. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). We are not the body, the body is not our true identity. We are trapped in the cycle of birth and death, always changing bodies. Everyone is going to die but nobody thinks they are going to die. Harikatha...
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10 Jan 2024 morning walk – Srimati Radhika’s Disappearance Lila (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Krishna and the gopis in Kurukshetra; the separation of the gopis. – Lila of Srimati Radhika’s disappearance. – Vrishabhanu-nandini Sri Radha, Samyogini Radha and Viyogini Radha. – The queens of Dvaraka are the incarnations of Radha and the gopis. – The sleep of a conditioned soul and the sleep of a guru are completely different. – The bodily conception (dehatma-buddhi) of a conditioned soul. The example of the dog and the bullock cart. – 4...