– Gaudiya Vaishnavas are very proud to be in the lineage of Srila Rupa Gosvami. – Pranama-mantra: Śrī-caitanya-mano-‘bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitam yena bhū-tale svayaṁ rūpaḥ kadā mahyaṁ dadāti sva-padāntikam. – The different types of sakhis. – Song: Palya Dasi Kori. – Lalita-devi teaches Srimati Radhika how to walk unnoticed to meet Krishna. – How would people understand the different types of bhakti if there were no Srila Rupa Gosvami? – Books by Srila Rupa...
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19 Dec 2023 evening – Synopsis of following spiritual life (Bengali) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only in this human body can we do bhajana of God. Sweet story of the Baya river bird’s nest. The biggest fear in this world is death. The meanings of the word dharma. The stages to attain Prema. Jivas cannot love each other in this world, it is only lust. There is no comparison in the strength and opulence of the Lord and the jivas. The difference between the nature of the soul and the body. The moods of service in Vraja. The wonders of the creations of God. Sweet pastimes of baby Krishna...
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19 Dec 2023 midday – The benefits of following spiritual life (Bengali) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The activities of pure devotees are not easy to understand. – The journey of the soul according to their punya and paap. – Harikatha of Krishna’s entreaty to Duryodhana. – We must remember jivera svarupa haya, our real identity. – Under Nityananda Prabhu’s guidance we should serve Krishna. – Maya devi bitterly beats us, yet our attraction remains. – The only solution to be free of maya is to take the shelter of Guru, Gurupadpadma and God. –...
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18 Dec 2023 afternoon – The Glories of the Holy Names (Bengali) – Sonakhali, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
History of Ratnakar and the glories of Bhagavan Rama’s name.
The chanting of the holy names is the only means of real purification in Kali-yuga.
The holy names do not appear in the mouths of those who eat meat, fish, chicken and eggs.
Follow the four principles of the Scriptures, pass tilaka, use tulasi-mala and chant the holy names.
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16 Dec 2023 evening – How to Cross the Ocean of Material Existence (Bengali) – Mithlikhala, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the installation of the Deities made at the site. The katha of Ajamila, where the glories of the holy names are described. This material world is called dunya (place of sadness) and everyone commits sins in some way, even if unconsciously. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai Bhava Sindhu Para, by Locana Dasa Thakura. Krsna did not accept food from Duryodhana, as he was not His devotee, but He accepted banana peels from Vidurani (Description from Caitanya Bhagavata). A Vaisnava, be it Kanistha...
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15 Dec 2023 afternoon – The Highest Donation is Mahaprasada (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprasada is the food that was offered to the Lord. Maha-maha-prasada is the maha-prasada of the Lord that is offered to the pure devotee of the Lord. If one accepts the remnants of maha-prasada, the soul goes straight to the abode of the Lord. Pastime of Ramanuja Acarya’s maha-maha-prasada that transformed the lizard into a demigod after ingesting it. Even those who do not have sukrti (spiritual merit), do not have faith in the Deity, in the holy names and in the Vaisnavas, if they...
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14 Dec 2023 afternoon – How We Can Develop Our Spiritual Life (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– No one desires unhappiness, but in Bhagavatam, Kunti Devi considers her misfortunes as a great mercy. – Everyone is doing karma, but it is the Lord who bestows the fruits of all actions. – About Rupa, Sanatana and Locanatha Dasa Gosvamis. – Two types of bhajana: bhajananandi (practice to free yourself) and gosthyanandi (practice for all living beings to free themselves too). – Those who fry fish in boiling oil are cursed by the dying fish. Action and reaction...
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14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears. Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be. Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee. Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost. Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet. Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord. There is no...