Discourses in English 2022

01 Feb 2022 evening – Perfect philosophies established by Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Zoom

-3 devatas of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti -Svarupa is inherent, it never changes -Uddhava comes to Vrindavana and is amazed by gopis’ love for Krishna -Uddhava’s austerities in Kusuma-sarovara -In the beginning sadhaka should follow vidhi-bhakti but he have to listen to vraja-rasa-katha -Raga-vartma-candrika: 3 rules of vidhi-marga. Example with the front and back of a leaf -Ragatmika-janas are Krishna’s nitya-parikaras -All rupanugas are raganugas, but not all raganugas are rupanugas -2 symptoms of...

01 Feb 2022 midday – Vyasa-puja of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

Part 1 -If you have doubts in Bhagavan, you will lose everything -Bhagavan can make impossible possible and possible impossible -Story of the sadhu and the shoemaker to whom Narada told about Vishnu putting an elephant through the eye of a needle -Mauni-amavasya of Lord Shiva due to Parvati-devi’s offence to the lotus feet of Ramacandra -Krishna and Arjuna speaking and Arjuna agrееing with all Krishna’s statements (about elephant, cow, etc.) -Mahabharata: Death of Dronacharya (“Ashvathama is...

31 Jan 2022 evening – Appearance of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

-Lila of why Lord Shivaji remained silent on Mauni-amavasya. -Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatipada said Mauni-amavasya means speak only krishna-katha & give up mundane katha. -How do birds act when they hear Krishna’s flute? -Similarities between the appearance of Srila Parama-Gurudeva & Mahaprabhu. -Lila of Srila Parama-Gurudeva being immersed in harinama without going to office but his office duties were done by him. -ananyash chintayanto mam – Gita sloka (9.22) discussion...

31 Jan 2022 early evening – Appearance of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shows how to serve Radha-Krishna Yugala-kisora under the guidance of Ananga Manjari-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura opened his svarupa, Kamala Manjari-Read Jewels of the Heart and Jaiva-dharma-Lalasa-mayi stage of submission-How to get lobha to get prema-Raganuga-bhakti’s other name is lobha-mayi-bhakti-Conditioned souls have jada-lalasa. Just direct this lalasa to Krishna-Bilvamangala Thakura turned his attachment for Cintamani into attachment to Krishna-Krishnadasa...

31 Jan 2022 morning – Give up jada-rasa for prema-rasa (English) – Brazil

-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shows how to serve Radha-Krishna Yugala-kisora under the guidance of Ananga Manjari-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura opened his svarupa, Kamala Manjari-Read Jewels of the Heart and Jaiva-dharma-Lalasa-mayi stage of submission-How to get lobha to get prema-Raganuga-bhakti’s other name is lobha-mayi-bhakti-Conditioned souls have jada-lalasa. Just direct this lalasa to Krishna-Bilvamangala Thakura turned his attachment for Cintamani into attachment to Krishna-Krishnadasa...

30 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

-Srila Parama-Gurudeva appeared on Mauni-amavasya.-Guru, Vaishnava are coming from Goloka Vrindavana as per Krishna’s desire. Example of Gopa Kumara in Brihad-bhagavatamrita.-Krishna says to Uddhava that acharya is non different from Him.-Mercy of Lord is always following the footsteps of His dear devotee.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva is nearest & dearest to Krishna. He is dearest to Srimati Radhika.-Srimati Radhika’s order to Kamala Manjari, Nayana-mani Manjari to preach in the...

29 Jan 2022 evening – Perform bhajana from young age (English) – Brazil

Part 1 -Shankaracarya’s description of different stages of peoples’ lives-Challenges of performing bhajanа in old age-Mundane talk will kidnap all valuable things of a person-The desire to merge with Brahma is very dangerous-Conditioned souls are eager to listen to mundane katha-Narada tells to Vyasadeva how he got taste to hari-katha-Why Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone-Karmies work to the exhaustion and think they are happy-Mahaprabhu gives prema to animals in Jarikanda forest...

29 Jan 2022 evening – Glories of Srila Trivikrama Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

-Srila Trivikrama Maharaja’s appearance day.-What happens to a house when a vaishnava does kirtan & speaks hari-kathain a house.-In Navadvipa parikrama Srila Gurudeva used to be close to the lotus feet of Srila Parama-Gurudeva during hari-katha.-About 3 main pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti.-Explanation of verse ‘gurur brahma gurur vishnu guru devo maheshwara’-Srila Trivikrama Maharaja used strong words but had a soft heart.-Srila Trivikrama Maharaja was a scholar &...