PART 1 Because Radha does not abandon Her mana, Krsna asks Her to place Her feet on His head, She looks at Him affectionately and cries. Krsna’s highest heroic aspect is called dhira-lalita-nayaka. You must chant the holy names with your japa-mala because the japa-mala that the Guru gives comes with potency. If you buy a japa-mala and chant the holy names, there is no power there. Bhagavat-jnana and atma-jnana: to know about these subjects one needs pranipatа (giving pranamas)...
Discourses in English 2023
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25 May 2023 morning – How to Achieve the Supreme Goal (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
You must have a clear decision as to what your cherished goal is. Without sadhana it is not possible to attain the ultimate goal of being Radha-dasi, servant of Radha. Guru-padasraya, diksa, siksa, vrsambhena, guru-sevaya. Without guru-seva there’s no point in having a lot of knowledge. If you don’t chant your mantras, you dishonour your Guru. It is necessary to follow the instructions of the Guru. Initiation does not happen in a single day, it happens throughout the whole process...
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25 May 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between wealth (money) that comes from karma and bhakti. That is, the difference between using money for the guru and Krsna or for the pleasure of the senses. Poverty for the devotee: because Krsna knows that the devotee would misuse the money; because Krsna knows that the devotee will use the money well, like Sanatana Gosvami who threw away the cintamani stone. If you borrow money and don’t pay, in the next life you will take the body of a dog or some other animal of the...
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24 May 2023 evening – Approaching the Spiritual Master (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Tad viddhi pranipatena sloka. The meaning of tattva-darshinah. Shreya (spiritual conditions) and preya (material conditions) in our spiritual life. Lack of money and excess of money are the causes of disturbance of the mind. The Lord does not give you money because He knows that you will misuse it. God is our real parent. He knows our hearts. First you have to eat bitter things. Types of pranamas. Atma nivedana bhajana. The meaning of pariprasnena. Krishna hides and watches the gopis express...
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23 May 2023 evening – How to Taste the Nectar of Srimad-Bhagavatam (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Time and tide wait for no one. Human life is very rare. Surrender to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Read Srimad-Bhagavatam under the guidance of shuddha-vaishnavas. Nigama-kalpa-taror galitam sloka. Shukadeva Gosvami, as Srimati Radhika’s parrot, kissed Her lotus lips, and that is why his hari-katha became so nectarean. The gopis did not allow Shukadeva Gosvami to put their names in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Shukadeva Gosvami did not mention the names of the gopis directly in Srimad-Bhagavatam...
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23 May 2023 morning – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Magnanimity & Nectar (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How the bhakta gets unconscious due to Bhagavan’s qualities of saundarya, saurabhya, sausvarya, saukumarya, saurasya, audarya and karunya & Bhagavan makes bhakta to taste the nectar. Bhakta’s dainya (humility). Prema is ice and fire at the same time. The more prema is, the more humility is. The nectar in the material and transcendental world (jadamrita, svargamrita, mokshamrita, vaikunthamrita, goloka vrindavanamrita). Goloka vrindavanamrita types are sakhya-bhava amrita, vatsalya-bhava...
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23 May 2023 morning – Sri Radha and Her Sakhis (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna is the best cheater and Srimati Radhika is the best of the best. Hide-and-seek of Krishna and Srimati Radhika. Sri Radha’s interaction with Citra-devi, Lalita-devi and Vishakha-devi. The character of Lalita-devi and Vishakha-devi. The age of Srimati Radhika and the ages of some of Her sakhis. The lila of Krishna as a black swan and Sri Radha as a white swan; this is sadharanikarana-lila. The meaning of sadharanikarana. Question: Should we realise our karma before we start...
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22 May 2023 evening – How to Free Yourself From the Influence of Maya (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The spontaneous nature of the soul of every living entity is the practice of bhakti, serving Sri Krishna (Sri Caitanya Bhagavata). Through karma, yoga, tapasya, no one can reach the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11th canto). The demigods, Brahma, Shiva, Narada, all seek the devotional service of the Lord. Souls are trapped in the cycle of innumerable births and deaths, forgetting their true identity and wandering through different planetary systems. There are 7 levels of higher and 7 lower planetary...