Discourses in English 2023

05 Sep 2023 morning darshana – The glories of the Bhagavat-krpa (English) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Stages to reach manjari-bhava.

Bhagavat-krpa is very rare.

The Lord is equal to all jivas. He is our real mother and father.

How the Lord gives mercy through the pure devotee, and the pure devotee gives mercy through the Lord.

Aham bhakta-paradhino: Bhagavan is bound by the love of His devotees. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 60)

The Lord has no independence.

When sukrti is mature, He will arrange for your mercy through chaita-guru.

05 Sep 2023 evening – How we can stop our suffering (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Krishna Consciousness means how to give love and affection. The cause of our suffering in this material world. In this Kali-yuga, we can only return to our real home, Goloka Vrindavana, by nama-sankirtana. Give up bad association and take shelter of vraja-rasika Vaisnavas. Glorification of senior devotees. The difference between avirbhava and janma. Krishna-tattva siddhanta. Glorification of the gopis: When Krishna suffers a headache and footdust is the cure. Laukika-sraddha katha. The...

05 Sep 2023 morning – Krishna Janmastami Hari-katha (English/Hindi) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna is sarva-avatari, source of all incarnations. First establish tattva-siddhanta. Which Krishna do we celebrate on Janmastami? Purna (complete), purna-tara (more complete) and purna-tama (most complete: relating to Dvarakadhisha Krishna, Mathuradhisha Krishna and Vrindavana Krishna. Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas: very important shloka. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 14) Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless purana, paran-samrat. Material world as the perverted reflection of the spiritual world...

04 Sep 2023 evening – The glories of Krsna-katha (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The highest dharma is devotional service. The renunciation and devotion of Rupa and Sanatana. The separation lila of Radha and Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The meaning of go-dasa: slave of the senses; and, the origin of all sufferings, the corporeal conception of life. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān (CC...

03 Sep 2023 evening – The Glories of Hearing Hari-katha (English) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Narada Rsi asked the Lord where He resides. Story of the guru asking his disciple for water. Glorification about listening to harikatha, the food of the soul. The analogy about the two little birds in the cage: atma and Paramatma. Verse: “tava kathamṛtaḿ tapta-jivanam…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.9). Lila of Dhruva Maharaja doing austerities for six months. Verse: “anugrahaya bhaktanam manusam deham asthitah…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36). Premananda Thakura, a Vaishnava poet of...

02 Sep 2023 evening – The Seed of Devotion is Watered by Hari-katha (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The highest dharma is devotional service. The renunciation and devotion of Rupa and Sanatana. The separation lila of Radha and Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The meaning of go-dasa: slave of the senses; and, the origin of all sufferings, the corporeal conception of life. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona...

02 Sep 2023 morning – The Teachings and Lilas of Baladeva Prabhu (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 There is no difference between Krsna and Balarama. Nityananda-tattva and Baladeva-tattva. Krsna has unlimited expansions (acintya-tattva). About the different types of anarthas present in the heart of the conditioned soul. About the birth lila of Baladeva Prabhu. The names of Balarama Prabhu and the lila on why His clothing is blue. Lila from when Baladeva Prabhu kills several demons, such as Dhenukasura, the personification of ignorance. Verse that should be chanted when performing...

01 Sep 2023 morning – The Glories of Baladeva Prabhu (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Baladeva Prabhu protects suddha-bhakti. Raksa-bandhana starts with Bali Maharaja. Mother Yasoda bound Krsna with her love. Hari-katha is our only protection. Krsna-katha is Krsna Himself. Hari-katha is the food of the soul. Baladeva Prabhu is the direct expansion of Krsna. Devotees glorify Baladeva Prabhu. The lila of Dhenukasura. Explanation of the name of Balarama Prabhu. The birth of Balarama Prabhu. Explanation of the name “Sankarshana”. Srimati Radhika is purna-sakti and Krsna...