-The amazing thing is that seeing people die every day still makes us think we won’t die-Perform bhajana and sadhana to make your life successful-Reasons why people leave Krishna consciousness-The importance of sukriti-Krishna is always playing with Srimati Radhika-Dvivida Vanara katha-Never see the face of the one who criticises Guru and Vaishnava-Differences between Bhagavan and jivas-The story of how Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja suggested that an...
Vasanta-panchami 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Vasanta-panchami 2023, Vishnupriya-devi, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)
25 Jan 2023 evening – Sri Vasanta-panchami/Srimati Vishnupriya-devi Appearance (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Today, without consulting an astrologer, any activity started will be auspicious-Today is also Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s disappearance day and other Vaishnava days-Vishnupriya-devi, the wife of Mahaprabhu is an ideal example of the perfect wife-The brahmana’s curse on Mahaprabhu’s unhappy family life and taking sannyasa-Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the worshipped deity of Kali-yuga (SB 11.5.34)-Mahaprabhu abandoned His scholarship, name, reputation, wife and aged mother to take...
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25 Jan 2023 midday – Sri Vasanta-panchami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Vasantika-rasa-lila-Krishna is rasika-shekhara and akhila-rasamrita-sindhu-5 main rasas and 12 secondary rasas-Rasa is the essence of all living entities, not to mention the Lord-Krishna is vishaya-tattva, Radharani, gopis, parikaras and bhaktas are ashraya-tattva. When vishaya is mixed with ashraya then rasa manifests-When 49 ingredients display on the platform of sthayibhava, then rasa manifests. Listing 49 ingredients-Krishna cannot enjoy without ashraya-tattva-A person’s varna should...
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25 Jan 2023 morning -Sri Vasanta-panchami/Raghunatha dasa Gosvami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-If you serve the Vaishnavas and Krishna on Vasantha-panchami day, you will attain a benefit that I even cannot explain in my life-The demigods dream of serving the Vaishnavas, Radha, Krishna and Mahaprabhu on that day-Bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta sangena parijayate-The story of how, thanks to sukriti, a mouse became a princess, а devotee of the Lord in his next life-Prapya punya-krtam lokan sloka: If someone has not attained perfection in devotional service, Krishna will give him birth into a...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Vasanta-panchami 2023, festival: adhivasa, vishvasa: faith (firm trust in Krishna; confidence in the process of bhakti)
24 Jan 2023 evening – Sri Adhivasa Vasanta-panchami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-If you do not dance for Krishna, Maya will make you dance for her-The 4 most auspicious days of the year, including Vasant-panchami-India has all 6 seasons in succession-Sharadiya-rasa and vasanta-rasa-Without the yellow colour Krishna will not accept your offerings on Vasanta-panchami-Aropa-siddha-bhakti, sanga-siddha-bhakti, svarupa-siddha-bhakti-Bhava grahi janardana: the Lord accepts your mood-The story of Chandrakanta, who desperately wanted to dance for Srimati Radhika and reached Goloka...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Undisclosed, Brazil 2023, Vasanta-panchami 2023, festival: adhivasa, gopis: types, rasa dance: rasa-lila
24 Jan 2023 morning – Adhivasa Vasanta-panchami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Tomorrow is Vasanta-panchami. You need to decorate everything today-Deity clothing should be changed at least every 3 days, i.e. twice a week-As my Gurudevа said, “Serving the Deities is not easy at all. In the beginning, everyone is eager to serve them, but then it becomes like a throne in one’s throat.” (First vigraha, then galagraha)-Most disputes and mind-stresses in temples are due to inappropriate service to the Deities-Our acharyas did not build temples and served the...