PART 1 The glories of Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa and his appearance. The glories of Srila Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja’s beautiful service. He is an unduplicated servant of Srila Gurudeva. Story of Shankaracharya’s disciple and lecture on the Vedanta Sutra. We understand the great maha purushas souls only when they leave the material world. Srila Sanatana Gosvami distinguished between bhakti and bhakti-rasa in his grantha Sri Brhad Bhagavatamrta. Srila Sanatana Gosvami is Lavanga...
Guru-purnima (Vyasa-puja) 2023
03 Jul 2023 evening – Vyasa Puja, the Appearance of Srila Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja and the Disappearance of Srila Sanatana Gosvami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of Krishna Dvaipayana Veda Vyasa and his appearance. The glories of Srila Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja’s beautiful service. He is an unduplicated servant of Srila Gurudeva. Story of Shankaracharya’s disciple and lecture on the Vedanta Sutra. We understand the great maha purushas souls only when they leave the material world. Srila Sanatana Gosvami distinguished between bhakti and bhakti-rasa in his grantha Sri Brhad Bhagavatamrta. Srila Sanatana Gosvami is Lavanga Manjari. He...
02 Jul 2023 evening – Guru-purnima/Vyasa-puja (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Meaning and Importance of the Guru. Differences between Advaitavadi ideology and Vaishnava ideology. Vaisnava Meaning of: Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu Guru Dev Maheshvara. 4 Sampradayas. To say that I am Brahma is aparadha. Meaning of love. Material and spiritual love. The meaning of Vysa-puja. Meaning of Vyasa The reason why Bhagavata mahapurana manifested. The beautiful form of Krishna. You can reach God only by taking shelter of the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna. Vyasa-puja and Shrivasa Thakura...
01 Jul 2023 morning – The Difference Between Vaishnava Vyasa Puja and Sankaracarya Sampradaya Vyasa Puja (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The mayavadis/advaitavadis do not follow the instructions of Vyasadeva, they just worship their form. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada explained that one should follow the instructions of the guru and then perform guru puja.-Vyasadeva has given many proofs of God’s potencies and form. The Mayavadis say that the form of the Lord is temporary, and therefore they commit an offence against the Lord. The form of the Lord is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, eternal, transcendental, and blissful...
20 Jan 2023 midday – The Meaning of Vyasa-puja (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Tomorrow we are going to celebrate Srila Gurudeva’s Vyasa-puja-Adhivasa-puja us the day before Vyasa-puja-Adhivasa is meant to remove all obstacles to Vyasa-puja-Srila BS Prabhupada called his audience his gurus-Srila BP Keshava Gosvami Maharaja could not utter his guru’s name in his samadhi out of love. He lacked the loving chastisement of his guru-If a guru constantly glorifies you, then you are being cheated-The nature of the Lord is such that He always wants to hide with Yogamaya, but His...
20 Jan 2023 morning – Vyasa-puja Adhivasa (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Demigods are very jealous that’s why they create obstacles for those who perform bhajana-Demigods are baddha-jivas in satvika mode, demons are baddha-jivas in ignorance mode and people are baddha-jivas in passion mode-Adhivasa is a mangala (auspicious) activity (mantras, nama, etc) which are performed a day before Vyasa-puja-Banana leaves are very auspicious-Sat-kriya-sara-dipika, vyasa-panchaka-Kashmere brahmanas used to be very strict-Holding a preparation ceremony for Vyasa-puja-The story...