USA 2026
2026, Discourses in English 2026, New Vraja (USA) 2026, USA 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te, aradhito yadi haris tapasa, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, kahan mora prana-natha, krsna bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha, na tad bhasayate suryo na sasanko na pavakah, nitya-siddha krsna-prema 'sadhya' kabhu naya, Bhagavad-gita 15.6, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 2.15, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.117, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.107, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Navadvipa-shataka 78, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.18.4, Narada Rishi Thinks He Has Conquered Lust and Receives a Lesson from Vishnu, Srivasa Thakura Hides a Milk-Drinking Sadhu in His House to See Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Thakura’s Deceased Son and the Mercy of Mahaprabhu, Srivasa Pandita, gopis: nitya-siddha, harinama: holy names are remedy for the soul, verse: Sanskrit verse in which Krishna promises that those who attain His abode will never return to the material world, verse: Sanskrit verse revealing that the maha-mantra is the spiritual method for Kali-yuga, verse: Sanskrit verse stating that spiritual realization exists in a potential state within our hearts
09 Jul 2026 evening – Glorification of Srivasa Thakura (English) – New Vraj, USA
– Sloka on Mahaprabhu absorbed in the mood of Srimati Radhika: kāhāṅ mora prāṇa-nātha… (CC Madhya-lila 2.15). – Sloka on the coming of souls to the material world: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi… (CC Madhya-lila 20.117). – Maya covers, binds, and casts souls into the material world, and they wander among species and planets, both high and low. – The Holy Names are the remedy for the soul. – Dialogue between Srivasa and Mahaprabhu. – A verse...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, California 2026, Sierra Nevada 2026, USA 2026, Krishna Steals Butter, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru's mercy (hardika; vachika; aloka-dana), maya: maya-tattva, sakhis: eight sakhis, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)
09 Jul 2026 midday – Miscellaneous Topics (English) – Sierra Nevada, California, USA
– Punishment is also the Lord’s mercy; it removes the anarthas from the heart. – One of Maya’s names is Krpa, Mercy. – Maya is very strict; you have to practice sadhana and thus get rid of punishment. – Bhakti manifests in our hearts through sadhu-sanga. – Different sadhus: bhagavad-parsada-deha-prapt (e.g., Narada Muni); murchitta-kasaya (e.g., Narada Muni in a previous life); nirdhuta-kasaya (e.g., Sukadeva Gosvami). – Suta Gosvami and...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, New Vraja (USA) 2026, USA 2026, ayi dina-dayardra natha he, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 2.15, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 4.197, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Gaura-lila, The Dialogue Between Mother Shachi and Mahaprabhu About His Sannyasa Vow, udipta and sudipta: degrees of ecstatic symptoms (intense and highly intense manifestations of sattvika-bhava), Viyogini-Radha
09 Jul 2026 morning – Elevated Moods of Mahaprabhu (English) – New Vraj, USA
– Krishna’s mood is that of a cowherd with His flute. – A wonderful sloka that presents the beautiful form of Krishna: barhapidam nata-vara-vapuh… (SB 10.21.5). – There is no difference between Krishna and Vishnu in tattva-siddhanta, but in rasa-siddhanta there is a difference. – In Dvaraka and Kurukshetra there is no cuckoo, Yamuna, or peacock singing, therefore Radha says that Her heart is not in joy even when She is with Krishna outside of Vrndavana...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, California 2026, New Vraja (USA) 2026, USA 2026, barhapidam nata-vara-vapuh karnayoh karnikaram, hantayam adrir abala hari-dasa-varyo, na vina vipralambhena sambhogah pustim asnute, vrsninam pravaro mantri, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.18, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.5, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.46.1, Ujjvala-nilamani 15.3
08 Jul 2026 evening – The Glories of Giriraja Govardhana (English) – New Vraj, California, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Verse: barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ karṇayoḥ karṇikāraṁ…(SB 10.21.5). – Love is like camphor. – Separation nourishes meeting: na vinā vipralambhena sambhogaḥ puṣṭim aśnute…(Ujjvala-nilamani 15.3). – Verse: hantāyam adrir abalā hari-dāsa-varyo… (SB 10.21.18). – Verse: vṛṣṇīnāṁ pravaro mantrī…(SB 10.46.1). – The root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. – Giriraja Govardhana is the witness of Rahda-Krishna’s lilas. – Giriraja Govardhana creates aromatic...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Seattle 2026, USA 2026, Bhakti-tattva, Self-Realization, body: bodily conception, jnana: brahma-jnana (knowledge of Brahman; realization of the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth), morning: brahma-muhurta
07 Jul 2026 evening – Self-Realization and Knowledge (English) – Seattle, USA
– On brahma-jnana, special knowledge found in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. – Explanation about the sober and intelligent person, who does not complain about anything. – The bodily conception, limitation, and imprisonment. – The knowledge of God, the Supreme Controller, maintainer, and destroyer. – Quotation from the Bhagavad Gita where knowledge about the soul (jiva) and its eternal function are revealed. – The Harikatha given by Swami Maharaja that...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Seattle 2026, USA 2026, Indra and the Cow Surabhi, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami
07 Jul 2026 midday – Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The complete surrender of Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami at the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Raghunatha Dasa’s fellowship with Mahaprabhu in Jagannatha Puri. – The pranama recited by Srila Raghunatha, citing the pastime places of Radha and Krishna. – The night and day absorption in bhajana and sadhana, rest limited to four dandas (96 minutes), by the Gosvamis associated with Mahaprabhu. – The significance of resting under a different tree each...
