About vaidhi-bhakti practised out of fear (bhaya) of going to hell; and vaidhi-bhakti practised with opulence (aisvarya). Types of raganuga-bhakti, e.g. lobha-mayi-bhakti (eagerly) to attain service in madhurya-bhava. How greed manifests itself in the heart. Sloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa bhāvitā matiḥ krīyatāṁ yadi kuto ’pi labhyate (CC Madhya-lila 8.70). Sukrti is not enough to reach the supreme goal. It is necessary to listen to harikatha and practice sadhana in order to achieve the spontaneous...
USA 2024
2024, gross body, subtle body, Discourses in English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024, Entry level discourses
31 Jan 2024 midday – Q&A (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The power of maha-mantra. – Structure of the gross body, subtle body and soul (mentioning the book Journey of the Soul). – The soul changes bodies like a man changes clothes. – Everything that exists in this world has its own nature. – The soul is eternal and transcendental. – We should respect all religions. – Question: Are we all the same? – Question: Could you please give an example of how understanding suffering can lead to positive change...
2024, anarthas, Discourses in English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024
31 Jan 2024 morning – The Components of Bhakti (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His servant Kala Krsnadasa who got involved with the gypsies. – Both seva and listening to hari-katha should be balanced so that seva does not lead to an increase in anarthas. – Raganugas and ragatmikas. – The definition of bhakti. Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.1.11). – Avyapti-dasha, ativyapti-dasha (Baby Krishna sucking mother Yashoda’s breast; Krishna wrestling with Chanura and Mushtika). – CC Madhya 22.150. – Utkantha and...
2024, Liberation, nitya-siddha, siddha-deha, Discourses in English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024
30 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of unflinching faith in Sri Guru (English) – Seattle, USA
– How the six Gosvamis were absorbed in the worship of their Ishtadeva, Srimati Radhika. – How they performed their sadhana and bhajan. – Katha of Raghunatha Das Gosvami and Bhakari-krishna. – The goal of Gaudiya Vaisnavas, radha-dhasyam. – Our only hope in this Kali-yuga is Gaura-krpa and Nityananda-krpa: we receive this by surrendering at Their lotus feet. – We must take shelter of Navadvip Dhama and Sri Gaurasundara. – Mana re! Kaho na gaura katha...
2024, Krishna Consciousness, Discourses in English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024, Entry level discourses
30 Jan 2024 midday – How we come to Krishna Consciousness (English) – Seattle, USA
– In life, where have we come from and where do we go? – God creates the human being as like Him. – Ananga-mayi-jagad – our ultimate goal. – Our illusion that we will live for one hundred years. – What we are to give to God. – The gift God gives us: Krishna-prema. – What happens when jivas chant the maha-mantra. – The results of hearing harikatha. – Glories of Bhramara-gita grantha.
2024, Bhatta parivara, Book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, rasa-lila, suddha-sadacara, Discourses in English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
29 Jan 2024 evening – The Story of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed the Gosvamis to manifest the Deities, Krsna’s pastime places in Vrndavana, and also told them to manifest books on Vaisnava etiquette, Vaisnava-suddha-sadacara. Srila Gopala Batta Gosvami collected the slokas of Sri Sampradaya, from where he and his family received diksa-mantras, and then he handed them over to Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada who manifested the book Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa. The Batta family had Mahaprabhu’s darsan and invited Him to stay in...
