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12 Dec 2024 afternoon – Gita Jayanti (English translation) | New York, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 11, 2024 12:55 PM

Today is Gita Jayanti and Ekadashi. On Mokshada Ekadashi Krishna told Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna. Greed and attachment are destroyed when we read Bhagavad-gita. Everything about the soul is described in Bhagavad-gita. If we read Gita every day, our self-confidence will increase. A message from Gita: Whatever you eat, first offer it to God. Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. There are 18 chapters in Gita. It consists of karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga and jnana-yoga. Where Bhagavat-gita...

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10 Dec 2024 morning evening – Srimad Bhagavad Gita (English) | New York, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 10, 2024 6:50 PM

The different knowledge contained in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Knowledge of the soul, of matter and the special knowledge of transcendence. The three aspects of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Brahma is the effulgence of the Lord. Paramatma is the Supersoul that dwells in the hearts of living beings. Bhagavan is the one who possesses six opulences Lord Ramacandra attends to a dog in the court of Ayodhya. A brahma-jnana does not identify with the body, his mind is never disturbed and does...

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08 Dec 2024 evening – The Glories of Bhagavad Gita (English translation) | New Jersey, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2024 8:20 PM

– When we glorify the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krsna and Srimati Radhika appear before you.

– Lila of Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveling to South India and meeting a very simple boy reading the Bhagavad Gita.

– We should read the Gita with a simple heart, free from hypocrisy and duplicity.

– Whether you can understand the Bhagavad Gita or not is not the point, just read it with faith.

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08 Dec 2024 evening – The Glories of Bhagavad Gita (Hindi) | New Jersey, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2024 8:20 PM

– When we glorify the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krsna and Srimati Radhika appear before you.

– Lila of Caitanya Mahaprabhu traveling to South India and meeting a very simple boy reading the Bhagavad Gita.

– We should read the Gita with a simple heart, free from hypocrisy and duplicity.

– Whether you can understand the Bhagavad Gita or not is not the point, just read it with faith.

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08 Dec 2024 morning – The meaning of Bhagavad Gita (English translation) | Philadelphia, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2024 8:10 AM

Through Bhagavad Gita prema will arise in the heart of the devotee. Sri Krsna tells Arjuna that the Gita is His heart. The 18 names of the Bhagavad Gita. The story of Citraketu Maharaja. This material world is not bad, but there is an art to living here. The Supreme Lord controls matter, not even a leaf moves without His will. Vamana Maharaja defeated many Mayavada scholars just by reciting the Bhagavad Gita, because everyone accepts the words of the Bhagavad Gita. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Bhai Bhava...

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08 Dec 2024 morning – The meaning of Bhagavad Gita (Hindi) | Philadelphia, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 8, 2024 8:10 AM

Through Bhagavad Gita prema will arise in the heart of the devotee. Sri Krsna tells Arjuna that the Gita is His heart. The 18 names of the Bhagavad Gita. The story of Citraketu Maharaja. This material world is not bad, but there is an art to living here. The Supreme Lord controls matter, not even a leaf moves without His will. Vamana Maharaja defeated many Mayavada scholars just by reciting the Bhagavad Gita, because everyone accepts the words of the Bhagavad Gita. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Bhai Bhava...

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07 Dec 2024 morning evening – The Glory of Srimad Bhagavad-gita (English) | Philadelphia, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 7, 2024 6:17 PM

0:01:33 – Gita means that if you recite all the verses from the Bhagavad-gita, you will be protected from maya. 0:03:43 – The story of a 6-7 year old boy who tried to read the Bhagavad-gita and cried because he didn’t know Sanskrit; he was seen by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 0:10:13 – Bhajan: ‘Sri Guru Charana Padma’. 0:11:20 – Guru-nishtha (steadfast faith in the guru), guru-bhakti—this is the backbone of sadhana and bhajan. You must have faith in the...

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07 Aug 2024 morning – Control of the senses (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 7, 2024 9:20 AM

The devotees are examples for all people and senior to all: yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ (BG 3.21). Shloka: vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ (Upadeshamrita 1). The consequences of uncontrolled speech: Draupadi talking to Duryodhana, and Sita-devi talking to Lakshmana. A devotee should think what he says, he should speak perfect siddhanta, otherwise he will lose his bhakti. Ahamgraha upasana, sahajiyas. The story of how an impersonalist ran away from Srila Bhakti Prajnana...

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