The definitions of sadhana and bhajana. The number of qualities possessed by jivas, devatas, the incarnations of the Lord and Krishna. 4 extraordinary qualities of Sri Krishna. The mind is like a ghost. The story of how a disciple asked his guru to give him a mantra to control ghosts. Lila on how Srimati Radhika got her clothes caught on a thorn and thought it was Krishna who would not let go. Archana-marga and raga-marga. Archana-marga is included in raga-marga, but raga-marga is not included...
Spain 2023
26 Apr 2023 morning – Acquiring Necessary Things (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
CC Madhya 22.100: Accept only that which is favourable to your bhakti and reject that which is not. The story of how a man received the touchstone from Sanatana Gosvami. Wealth is a source of misery and unhappiness. The more money you collect, the more difficult it is to keep it. Give your money to krishna-seva. Everything is useless compared to krishna-prema. The power of nama-chintamani. Over-following and under-following bhakti are obstacles to bhakti. If you meditate on manjari-svarupa...
25 Apr 2023 evening – Mahaprabhu’s Extreme Mercy (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna gives prema only within Vrindavana.
6 Types of people do not want to take mercy from Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is extremely merciful, He has no weapon and does not kill anyone.
Actually it is Radha, not Mahaprabhu, who gives prema.
It’s not easy to get radha-prema.
Do not give up your family. Connect them with Krishna.
Everybody has to do krishna-samsara.
When you get guru-prema, you will get perfection.
25 Apr 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhana and bhajana are not the same. Sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti. Reject jiva-brahma-aikya-jnana, but study tat-padartha-jnana and tvam-padartha-jnana. Committing suicide is aparadha. Shanta-rasa has no mamata and seva is still included in our rasa as it has nishtha. Svakiya mood, parakiya mood Parakiya mood is a sinful activity in the material world. The love of the gopis is aprakrita kama, transcendental lust. Sambandhatmika-bhakti, kamatmika-bhakti. Whatever the gopis do, they do to please...
25 Apr 2023 morning – Rasa-raja Mahabhava Svarupa of Sriman Mahaprabhu (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna’s beauty. No one can be neutral in the transcendental world, because everyone takes someone’s side. Types of gopis: svapaksha, vipaksha, suhrida-paksha, tatastha. Chandravali is not the perfect rival to Srimati Radhika, but since Lalita and Vishakha do not want to oppose Srimati Radhika, Yogamaya gives Chandravali this role. Chandravali looks at Krishna from head to toe, while Srimati Radhika looks at only one part of His body: the eyes, the lips, and so on. The story of...
24 Apr 2023 evening – Prema of Krishna, Radha and Gauranga (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On Dehatma-buddhi. All the living entities are eternal servants of Krishna. Without the mercy of Srimati Radharani Bhakti-devi will not manifest in the heart. Gangotri and Yamunotri. Sri Radha-kripa-kataksha-stava-raja. Srimati Radhika is more merciful and wonderful than Krishna. Shachinandana Gourahari distributes His prema everywhere. Krishna is vadanya, Mahaprabhu is maha-vadanya. The symptoms of maha-bhagavata. The glories of Giriraja Govardhana. 3 Haridasas. Mahaprabhu manifests rasa-raja...