-Krsna performed sweet pastimes in Vraja & Vrajavasis completely intoxicated by His love & affection.-Krsna leaves Vrindavana for Mathura to kill Kamsa & protect His parents.-Krsna sent to Ujjain for education.-Uddhava sent by Krsna to Vraja to pacify Vrajavasis.-Why did Krsna not visit Vrindavana & move Mathuravasis to Dvaraka.-All the queens of Dvaraka are expansions of vraja-gopis.-Krsna in viraha of Vrajavasis takes their names & cries & queens of Dvaraka...
Discourses in English 2022
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Vraja-bhava, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, liberation (mukti): types, service: cooking, varnashrama-dharma
15 Apr 2022 evening – Vraja-lila difference to Ayodhya-lila (English) – United Kingdom
-Without following rules & regulations one cannot develop spiritual life.-About Hari-bhakti-vilasa.-Mahaprabhu making devotees in Sri Rangam change their mood from worshipping of Lakshmi-Narayana to Radha-Krishna.-Raya Ramananda about varnashrama-dharma to Mahaprabhu.-Your heart will be dry if you don’t speak vraja-katha.-About different types of mukti.-Servitor mood is dependent on 2 things: sambandha-jnana & mamata.-About 3 main deities in Gaudiya Vaishnavism.-Lakshmi-devi...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022
15 Apr 2022 midday – Dhruva Maharaja’s Journey to the Lord (English) – United Kingdom
-Krishna stays in the hearts of pure devotees-Karmi want to use God as their slave-Dhruva’s austerities and benediction-Krishna says, Foolish persons ask material things from Me-Joke of Chandra-mukhi, Surya-mukhi and Jvala-mukhi-Vaishnava should be as simple as a child-Stay in the ashrama favourable for you and do hari-bhajana-Dhruva Maharaja originally wanted to sit on the lap of his father Uttamapada, but succeeded to sit on the lap of Lord Narayana. We should aim to sit on the lap of the...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Vraja-bhava, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, varnashrama-dharma
14 Apr 2022 evening – Vraja-krsna & Rama’s mercy to enter krsna-lila (English) – United Kingdom
-We are one-pointed to Srimati Radhika.-Lord Rama is maryada-purushottama following varnashrama-dharma.-Kaikeyi asks for 2 boons from Dasaratha Maharaja.-About Lord Krsna, Rama & Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan-About bhakta-vatsala Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan protecting Prahlada Maharaja by killing Hiranyakasipu & praying to Him in case of calamity.-Krsna is servicing the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika.-Krsna gets pleased with the prema, service of gopis more than that of Lakshmi-devi, Sita-devi &...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila
14 Apr 2022 midday – Unparalleled bhajana of the Six Gosvamis (English) – United Kingdom
-What is sadhana and what is bhajana-First must be sadhana, then bhajana-We must serve God with all the limbs of our body-Tadatma, oneness with transcendental. Example of an iron rod-More and more listen to hari-katha, then you heart will be clean-Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata-The life of Six Gosvamis-Giriraja Govardhana is the witness of Radha-Krsna’s meetings-Six Gosvamis even while sleeping were observing Radha-Krishna’s sweet pastimes-Radhaji manifests mana in rasa-lila-Just chant...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, London 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Entry level discourses 2022, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna)
13 Apr 2022 evening – Chant, listen to hari-katha and be happy (English) – London, United Kingdom
-Krishna’s desire is the best-anugrahaya bhaktanam sloka-If you listen to Krishna’s sweet pastimes then you will be delivered from this material world and will reach the abode of the Lord-nivritta tarshaih upagiya manat sloka-Adhibhautika, adhyatmika, adhidaivika-harer nama harer nama sloka-krishna bhakti janma mula sadhu sanga sloka-Gopis absolutely surrender to Krishna-Use 6 vasanas (lust, anger, etc) in Krishna’s service except matsarya-Story of a disciple who read all rasagullas-tava...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022
26 Mar 2022 – Sri Radha-kunda (English) – India
-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami performed his bhajana here because this place is non different from Srimati Radhika-Mahaprabhu told Radha-kunda’s glory is non-different from Radha Herself: kundera mahima yena radhara mahima-Mahaprabhu manifested Radha-kunda and Shyama-kunda-Lila of killing Aristasura-Krishna makes His Shyama-kunda-Radharani makes Her Radha-kunda-3 conditions to submerge into sringara-rasa: 1) to be one-pointed with Srimati Radhika; 2) to stay in Vraja in Radha’s places;-Srimati...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Vraja 2022, Vrindavana 2022, India 2022, prema: hetu-prema and ahetu-prema
26 Mar 2022 morning – The Glories of Govardhana (English) – Vrindavana, India
-Srila Gurudev has no other desire than to serve the Divine Couple of Sri Radha-Krsna-3 Haridasas-Krishna sends Uddhava to Vraja-Uddhava is called haridasa-uttara-Uddhava’s knowledge and pride is destroyed when he sees gopis’ prema-Hetu-prema and ahetu-prema-Giriraja Govardhana is haridasa-uttama-Giriraja is bhakta-mukuta-mani-The service of Giriraja Govardhana-Sugandha-silas of Giriraja-hantayam adrir abala hari-dasa-varyo sloka-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami glorified Giriraja Govardhana