Spain 2025
04 Dec 2025 evening – Sadhana in Kali-yuga (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
g – In Kali-yuga, people do not desire spirituality. – Maya severely punishes conditioned souls, but those who chant the Holy Names and serve the Guru and Vaishnavas are protected and attain the supreme spiritual goal. – Maya liberates devotees from the material world. – Surrender to a trustworthy guru, receive diksha, receive transcendental knowledge, and in time, the heart will be purified. – On the stages of sadhana-bhakti, from sraddha to prema. – Never...
04 Dec 2025 midday – Tattva-Siddhanta and Rasa-Siddhanta (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Humor is fundamental. – Krishna always seeks to undo Radha’s maan. – Krishna’s Lila assuming the form of Shiva. – Lord Shiva is easily satisfied and easily annoyed. – Lila of the gopi and the cow called Padma-gandha. – The masters of the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage emphasize both tattva-vicara and rasa-vicara. – Sloka: … govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi… (Sri Brahma Samhita). – Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (SB 1.3.28)...
04 Dec 2025 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Rasa Raja Mahabhava Svarupa (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– A devotee asks, why did Krishna take on Radha’s color when He came as Mahaprabhu? Wasn’t it enough to just take on Her bhavas? – Srila Gurudeva replies that “mood” is very important, but Her color protects Krishna’s mind, helping Him to tolerate such an elevated mood that provokes transcendental madness. – Radha completely envelops Krishna’s body, moved by the love She feels for Him. Therefore, Mahaprabhu is Krishna inside and Radha...
03 Dec 2025 evening – Gita-jayanti (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, which is also known as the fifth Veda. – We are not our bodies. We are souls and eternal servants of Krishna. – The size of the soul is described in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (5.9) as bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca. – Without the mercy of the guru and Krishna, one cannot understand spiritual things. – Sanjaya, in Indraprastha, saw everything on Kurukshetra through the mercy of Vyasadeva, using his...
03 Dec 2025 morning – Our Inherent Nature is to Serve Krishna (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– There is no need to keep pets or pigs. Otherwise, you will become attached to them, as Bharata Maharaja was to a deer. – Do not assume that Krishna sent you animals to take care of. Krishna does not send you animals; He wants you to perform bhajana and sadhana. – Pravritti-marga is about attachments, and nivritti-marga is about not being attached. – Shuddha-jivatma: your duty is to serve Krishna. – Story of Shivananda Sena and a dog. – The stages of...
02 Dec 2025 evening – Gopi-gita (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 On becoming completely absorbed in Krishna. In one life we should pray: “Krishna, I want to become a servant of Srimati Radhika.” On the Gaudiya mission, which includes the instruction to weep for Krishna. A pastime where a devotee goes to Lord Ramachandra and asks for help in finding his girlfriend. On the two types of bhakti: bhakti with cause and bhakti without cause. On the manifestation of the mahamantra by Srimati Radhika. The instruction of Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura:...
02 Dec 2025 morning – Srimad Bhagavad-gita (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the granting of protection given by Krishna for hearing or reading the Bhagavad Gita. – How to completely surrender at Krishna’s lotus feet. – On our Adored Deity Vrajendra-nandana Krishna. – Explanation of the meaning of the gopis’ mood, the lover’s mood, described in the Srimad Bhagavatam. – On the need for saddhana to achieve ultimate perfection. – On the consequences of neglecting the instructions of the sastras (scriptures)...