-Due to tamo-guna people suffer many kinds of distress in Kali-yuga.-Daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya sloka discussion.-Chant holy names & be happy.-Ravana’s story as an example that wealth, wife, and children won’t give happiness.-Happiness one will get by the association of sadhu & chanting holy names.-We are all residents of Goloka Vrindavana.-Samsara-vasana blocks our ears to hear Lord’s call to come to him.-Krsna enters into the heart through the ears...
USA 2022
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Jiva Gosvami, character quality: criticism, Six Sandarbhas
26 Dec 2022 midday – Disappearance Day of Srila Jiva Gosvami (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Madhurashtakam (before the hari-katha)-The life history of Srila Jiva Gosvami’s uncles, Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis-The meeting of Srila Jiva Gosvami and Nityananda Prabhu-Yatha yatha gaura padaravinde sloka discussion-The mercy of Navadvipa-dhama and Sacinandana Gaurahari-Srila Jiva Gosvami defends his guru, Srila Rupa Gosvami, against Vallabhacharya’s criticism-The Six Sandarbhas of Srila Jiva Gosvami-Narottama, Shymananda and Srinivasa took shiksha from Srila Jiva Gosvami-Srila Jiva...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022, lineage: guru-parampara, Sakshi-gopala
26 Dec 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-A sadhaka should follow 5 principles while chanting his mantra-Lokanatha dasa Gosvami and his deity-The brief explanation of Sakshi Gopala katha-Namartha-cintanam, nyasa, mudra, prapatti, sharanagati, atma-nivedanam-6 limbs of sharanagati-Always chant the madhurya (sweet) Krishna’s names-Gopa-kumara katha (till Ananta Padmanabha Temple)-6 types of brahmanical activity-In India, sons-in-law are worshipped as God-GPS is guru-parampara system ))-Narasimhadeva shalagrama worship requires very...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, religion: Buddhism, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara
25 Dec 2022 evening – Same Absolute Truth in Different Religions (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura about different religions in Sri Krsna-samhitagrantha.-About Buddhism principles & how different religions like Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are in different rasas.-All religious preachers’ aim & object is how to serve the Lord.-Sakaravadi & nirakaravadi in every religion.-Human body is very very rare & got it after 8.4 million species of life.-God is the embodiment of Divine Love.-Pure Christians are pure Vaishnavas.-Absolute...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022, harinama: japa-mala, mantra: gayatri-mantras
25 Dec 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of nishanta-Which hand to hold the japa-mala in and which fingers to use to move the beads-Tan-nama-rupa-caritadi-sukirtananu sloka discussion-Lila on how Krishna met Srimati Radhika and the gopis and did the rasa dance with them-The meaning of the name Radha-‘Devī’ kahi dyotamānā, paramā sundarī sloka discussion-Srimati Radhika is more beautiful than Krishna-While chanting think about the meanings of the holy names-What perfect maunya (vow of silence) is-The birds in...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Entry level discourses 2022
24 Dec 2022 evening – God Is Our Eternal Well-Wisher (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The story of the king who lost a finger while hunting and his wise advisor-Sita-Ram Kahiye bhajana-You have to realise yourself
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Entry level discourses 2022, self-realisation
24 Dec 2022 midday – The Most Effective Yoga Process (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of yoga-On the nature of the soul-Just as it takes a process to see ghee in butter, it also takes a process to see your soul-The meaning of the mantra OM and Krishna’s name-Self-realisation is the best realisation-Humans and animals have the same basic processes, but only humans are created to practice the spiritual life-Three modes of maya-If you love God, you will love all-Practise yoga to unite with the Lord-Just simply chant the holy names and you will love God
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Entry level discourses 2022
24 Dec 2022 morning – The Holy Name in Kali-yuga (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Hari se bada hari ka naam – The holy names of Sri Hari are higher than Sri Hari Himself-Lifespan of people in Satya-, Treta-, and Dvapara-yugas-The mind in Kali-yuga is very restless; the practices to pacify one’s mind-In Kali-yuga simply chant the holy names as the practices of Satya-, Treta-, and Dvapara-yugas are not available-The story of how a Muslim man was attacked by a boar in the forest but managed to say “Haram” before he died and thus reached Vaikuntha-Example of...