Maya will not come when Harikatha is being spoken. The power and glory of Harikatha. vande nanda-vraja-strinam shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.63). lokik-sambandha-vrtti explained. Pastime of Krishna becoming sick whilst He resided in Dwaraka-puri. Rasa-lila katha is very powerful medicine and is the only thing that will cure the heart disease of lust. vikkriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.30). Must hear rasa-lila katha with firm faith, daily, for this whole...
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05 Aug 2024 evening – Three Qualities to Enter Spiritual Life (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā… (Bhagavad Gita 4.34). Three qualities to enter spiritual themes: rendering service to Sri Guru, asking sincere questions and rendering service to Sri Guru. Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca… (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31). Indra offended his Guru, Brhaspati (guror avajñā/disobeying the Guru’s order). Whoever offends Guru, loses everything. Chanting of the Holy Names cleanses the heart of unwanted things. Sloka: ceto...
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05 Aug 2024 morning – How the Universes Are Created (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Caitanya Caritamrta 20.108-109). How all universes are created (Brahma, Siva and Visnu). One day of Brahma: The yugas and the duration of each one. The method to connect with God in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra. Song: Hari Haraye Namah Krsna. Karma is independent of astrology, and the Holy Names destroy all sins. The types of liberation (mukti). The universal form of Visnu and his weapons. How the law of karma works...
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05 Aug 2024 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Most of the chanting of the Holy Names by the kanistha-adhikari is nama-aparadha, but a semblance of namabhasa may arise. The madhyama-adhikari chants namabhasa, the shadow of the pure Holy Name, and the uttama chants suddha-nama, the pure Holy Name. Sloka: īśvare tad-adhīneṣu bāliśeṣu dviṣatsu ca… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.46). Sloka: sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.45)...
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04 Aug 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga and Vaisnava-seva (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga… (CC Madhya, 22.54). All the Vedas and Puranas explain the glories of sadhu-sanga. The six activities of the brahmanas. The story of Gopa Kumara. We need to surrender ourselves to Sri Guru and receive his mercy, Guru-krpa. Guru means “one who can bring light where there is darkness”. Lila of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a group of gipsies. The importance of practising sadhana and bhajana. Story of a girl cleaning the house when she received a visit from Yamaraja. We do...
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04 Aug 2024 midday – Bhakti Yoga Katha (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When the lotus blooms, the bees come to collect the nectar. Story of an intelligent person who followed varnasrama-dharma. Material life is impermanent. Learning to serve the Lord with Bhakti Yoga liberates us. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (Gopi Gita 9). He who hears Krsna-katha is drinking nectar and will never die. Harikatha liberates us from the three miseries of Maya. Problems with our mind are very dangerous and 99% of people have problems in the mind. Take medicine and follow the...
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04 Aug 2024 morning – Life of Sri Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: vāsudeve bhagavati… (SB 1.2.7). Life story of Sri Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja. Sloka: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam… (CC Madhya-lila 19.167). Memories of meeting Sri Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja. Memories of when Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja lived with his uncle when he was about twenty-one years old. Only he who completely surrenders himself to Sri Guru and Krsna becomes free from Maya. Srila Vana Maharaja received the blessings of Sri Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja to develop his...
