-Lila of Krishna meeting with Ganga-devi and Krishna, Srimati Radhika, and cursing each other-Types of jadаnandas: bhojanananda (eating), shayanananda (sleeping), jnanananda (learning)-If you chant the holy names, then nama-ananda will come-Lila of Mahaprabhu holding His tongue not to chant harinama in the toilet-Ganga-devi is Viroja-Ganga-devi is the footbathing water of Vamanadeva Bhagavan-The meaning of achamana-Spiritual life means faith-An animal has a better chance of receiving a human...
Discourses in English 2022
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Iceland 2022, book: Bible
08 Jun 2022 evening – Rare Human Life for Bhajana (English) – Iceland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Baddha-jivas wandering in the same cycle of repeated birth & death.-We are suffering 3 folds of maya.-Human life is to enquire about spiritual life.-Common things in animal & human life.-Spiritual life means inquiring about soul & Supersoul.-Bible says God created man after His own image.-Krsna says, I will give you intelligence by which you can attain Me.-Krsna says, one who attains My abode will not come again to this material world.-All of you are sons & daughters of the...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Iceland 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), dhama: dhamavasis, sukriti: types
08 Jun 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya: Atma-dhyana (English) – Iceland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Dharma, artha, kama and moksha are not our ultimate goal-Wordly and transcendental sadhu-sanga-Types of sukriti-If you do not develop paramarthika-shraddha in the association of sadhus, your potential will remain undiscovered-Up to the level of anartha-nivritti you may be unstable about the object of your worship-On the level of anartha-nivritti, worshipping a Deity who is not your svarupa Deity will not bring you enjoyment-Lila on how Jagannatha threw Ramanujacharya right in his bed in South...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Iceland 2022, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)
07 Jun 2022 evening – Practise Bhakti-yoga (English) – Iceland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Jnanis are less intelligent & try to merge into Brahman.-Bhakti brings you close to Lord.-Example of a train moving & stopping on a platform to signify about Absolute Truth.-Description of Lord’s beautiful form (barhāpīḍaṁ naṭa-vara-vapuḥ sloka)-Jnanis don’t believe the Lord has a beautiful form.-Practise bhakti-yoga.-Lila of Nityananda Prabhu & Haridas Thakura running away from Jagai & Madhai & Advaita Acharya laughing at it.-Srila Svami Maharaja converted...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Iceland 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, varnashrama-dharma, vegetarianism
07 Jun 2022 morning – The Uselessness of Life Without Hari-bhajana (English) – Iceland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Subha-karma and asubha-karma-A mayavadi’s attempt to become Brahma is equal to that of a man trying to extract a grain of rice from an empty husk-Without hari-bhajana life, knowledge, any endeavours are useless-Baby Krishna’s sweet lilas (a thief in a well; dama-bandhana-lila)-Vegetarianism is useless without hari-bhajana-Varnashrama-dharma is useless without hari-bhajana-Practising just bhakti without following rules and regulation is also not a perfect process-Do not be ‘name ache’...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Germany 2022, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), harinama: japa-mala
06 Jun 2022 midday – Meeting and Separation in Japa-mala (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Sleepness in smarana, shravana and kirtana-Not general meaning of kirtana-Sravana, kirtana, smarana, pada-sevana, archana, vandana, dasya, sakhya, atma-nivedana with examples-A devotee needs steadiness, nishtha-Everyday chant fixed number of rounds-Types of meeting and separation-64 rounds of japa is the number because there are 32 types of meeting and 32 types of separation-Sambandha, prayojana and abhidheya-Shower of tears for Krishna-Nitai will give His mercy-Description of japa...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Germany 2022
06 Jun 2022 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Sweetness (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-While chanting the japa, your index finger should be pointing towards you-Learn slokas-You can point at others’ faults if you have power to purify their heart-Question: Is Mahaprabhu in the mood of Samyogini Radha or Viyogini Radha?-Srimati Radhika asks Krishna for a blessing so that She can fully embrace His body-3 states of consciousness of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu-Madanakhya-mahabhava is only in the heart of Srimati Radhika-Yavat asray vrtti and sva samvedya dasha-Nimai Pandita becomes...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Germany 2022, aparadhas: ninda
05 Jun 2022 evening – A Guru is a Sparshamani (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Glorification of Srila Vishnu Maharaja-Srila Narayana Maharaja: Before I depart from this world, I’ll leave many Narayana Maharajas-Guru’s mercy manifests in the heart of a guru-sevaka-Our goal is to please Guru rather than Krishna-Guru-nishtha is the backbone of our bhajana and sadhana-Srila BV Svami Maharaja preached all over the world because he had guru-nishtha-Bhakti-devi cannot tolerate vaishnava-ninda-The effect of asat-sanga-The story of a sadhu and a prostitute lady-If you are...