Discourses in English 2022

09 Jul 2022 midday – Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja + Ulta Yatra (English) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja was born to a high class brahmana chakravarti family-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja surrendered to Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Gosvami Maharaja-Narottama dasa Brahmachari was his brahmchari name-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja felt pangs of separation from his departed guru-Vapu-seva and vani-seva; brhad-mridanga-seva-Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja manifested many granthas in Hindi-One who criticises a...

09 Jul 2022 morning – Maha-mantra & Dvaita-siddhanta (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-About Maha-mantra in the Kali-santarana Upanishad.-Why did Gautama Rishi change the order of yugas, especially Treta-yuga & Dvapara-yuga.-Srimati Radhika’s origin name is Hara. The word Hare is Sambodhanatmaka – the Sanskrit evocative case to address Srimati Radhika .-Srimati Radhika is the internal potency of Krsna.-Why Mayavadis do not accept Srimati Radhika.-Following instructions means taking it ‘as it is’ from Guru.-Why some chant maha-mantra in reverse order starting with...

08 Jul 2022 evening – Hridaya-marjana & Suddha-bhakti (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Mahaprabhu asked Raya Ramananda you have to establish a supreme goal.-One who follows varnashrama-dharma/sva-dharma will attain suddha-bhakti.-The 4 varnas & ashramas & types of brahmacharis & sannyasis.-Mahaprabhu is dancing and singing in the mood of Radhika in Ratha-yatra.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva explained what chapters are the heart of the Chaitanya-charitamrita.-Lord won’t sit in the vyasasana of your heart if it isn’t neat & clean.-By chanting holy names your heart...

07 Jul 2022 evening – Do not Miss Your Chance (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Eating, sleeping, mating and fighting are common for human beings and animals-God is one but has different names just as water is called differently in different languages-Human life is so rare. Do not miss your chance to practise spirituality-Story of a blind man in the stadium-Your house should be krishna-samsara-Bhakti means to be always enthusiastic

07 Jul 2022 midday – Krishna’s Dearest Gopis (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Lila of Lakshmi-devi going to Gundicha temple to chastise Jagannatha.-Vrindavana-lila-katha is very sweet.-Bhakti means all your endeavours for Krsna’s pleasure & give up everything which you do for your own sense-gratification.-Gopis knows Krsna’s heart & sacrificed everything for Him.-Krsna Himself disguised as devangana & asked Srimati Radhika You love Your beloved Govinda & why You criticise Him.-Gopis can speak harsh words for Krsna’s pleasure unlike Sita...

07 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Do not commit aparadhas-Sadhu-sanga is even more powerful than ganga-snana (example of a fisherman)-Question: How to develop prema-caksu, divine vision?-Question: Are our relations with godbrothers and sisters eternal or do we meet them by karma?-Svakiya, parakiya; sambhatmika, kamatmika; sambhoga iccha-mayi, tat-tat-bhava-iccha-mayi-On different rasas, siksa and diksa-Take siksa from other Vaishnavas only if your diksa-guru allows you that. Otherwise ekanishthita towards your guru will not be...

06 Jul 2022 evening – Practice What You Preach (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Hari-katha speakers should practise bhajana and sadhana. Otherwise their speaking is useless-Vaco vegam sloka discussion-Mahaprabhu not only preached but practised His teaching Himself-Mahaprabhu chastised others encouraging them to cleanse Gundicha marjana better(example of a king who wanted to make a pond of milk)-Our motto is ‘This life do bhajana-sadhana or die’-The Lord has so much mercy towards the living entities, especially human beings-More and more hope creates unhappiness (example...

06 Jul 2022 morning – Hera-panchami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Lakshmi-devi is angry with Her husband Jagannathadeva for two reasons-People do not want to stay on villages nowadays-Material anger, krodha vs transcendental anger, mana-Pure mana is manifested only in Vraja-Satyabhama displays mana-abhasa (semblance of transcendental anger) when Krishna gives parijata flower to Rukmini-Krishna manifests vraja-lila in Dvaraka and Satyabhama displays mana-Srimati Radhika’s mana-Opulence of Vrindavana-Gopis walk as like they dance-Govinda’s venu dhani-The...