Discourses in English 2023

25 Apr 2023 evening – Mahaprabhu’s Extreme Mercy (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna gives prema only within Vrindavana.

6 Types of people do not want to take mercy from Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is extremely merciful, He has no weapon and does not kill anyone.

Actually it is Radha, not Mahaprabhu, who gives prema.

It’s not easy to get radha-prema.

Do not give up your family. Connect them with Krishna.

Everybody has to do krishna-samsara.

When you get guru-prema, you will get perfection.

25 Apr 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Sadhana and bhajana are not the same. Sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti. Reject jiva-brahma-aikya-jnana, but study tat-padartha-jnana and tvam-padartha-jnana. Committing suicide is aparadha. Shanta-rasa has no mamata and seva is still included in our rasa as it has nishtha. Svakiya mood, parakiya mood Parakiya mood is a sinful activity in the material world. The love of the gopis is aprakrita kama, transcendental lust. Sambandhatmika-bhakti, kamatmika-bhakti. Whatever the gopis do, they do to please...

25 Apr 2023 morning – Rasa-raja Mahabhava Svarupa of Sriman Mahaprabhu (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Krishna’s beauty. No one can be neutral in the transcendental world, because everyone takes someone’s side. Types of gopis: svapaksha, vipaksha, suhrida-paksha, tatastha. Chandravali is not the perfect rival to Srimati Radhika, but since Lalita and Vishakha do not want to oppose Srimati Radhika, Yogamaya gives Chandravali this role. Chandravali looks at Krishna from head to toe, while Srimati Radhika looks at only one part of His body: the eyes, the lips, and so on. The story of...

24 Apr 2023 evening – Prema of Krishna, Radha and Gauranga (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

On Dehatma-buddhi. All the living entities are eternal servants of Krishna. Without the mercy of Srimati Radharani Bhakti-devi will not manifest in the heart. Gangotri and Yamunotri. Sri Radha-kripa-kataksha-stava-raja. Srimati Radhika is more merciful and wonderful than Krishna. Shachinandana Gourahari distributes His prema everywhere. Krishna is vadanya, Mahaprabhu is maha-vadanya. The symptoms of maha-bhagavata. The glories of Giriraja Govardhana. 3 Haridasas. Mahaprabhu manifests rasa-raja...

23 Apr 2023 evening – Don’t Criticise Anyone (English) – Vilnius, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The process of Kali Yuga to reach God.– Bhakti Yoga is very powerful.– Krishna takes a vow that His devotees will never fall.– Ajamila.– The good qualification of Kali Yuga.– The bad things that exist inside the body.– The Needle and the Strainer – No one is looking at their own faults.– Trnad api sunicena – detailed explanation of the verse. The four rules we must follow to practice Bhakti Yoga.– Junior devotee and senior devotee – how to respect us.– We should not criticize others. We...

23 Apr 2023 morning – Akshaya-tritiya in India (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Akshaya Tritya Day in India.– Spiritual activities performed on that day are very auspicious.– Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Maharaja established the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti.– Ganga-devi descends from the spiritual world to the material world.– Akshaya means imperishable, that which is never destroyed.– What is the best donation to make on Akshaya-tritiya?– Harinama-sankirtana on the streets of Kaunas.– Nama-hatta, the market of the holy names of the Lord.– There is a commission to be collected.–...

22 Apr 2023 evening – How to Achieve Peace, Love and Affection (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Peace comes from the core of the heart and then comes love and affection for all living beings. God is love and love is God. When you love God, you love all living beings. Our spiritual science talks about how to get peace and love. Peace comes from the heart of Narayana, the Supreme Lord. He has many names in different languages, but He is one. God is in everyone and everywhere. To see God, one must follow the process of bhakti-yoga. (Comparison with the process of seeing ghee in milk )-About...

22 Apr 2023 morning – Akshaya-tritiya (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Akshaya means that which is never destroyed; Tritiya means three days of the new moon. Akshaya-Tritiya comes once a year and it is a super auspicious day because you can do all kinds of pious activities without consulting astrologers and there will always be benefits. For example: taking diksha; installing Thakurajis; taking harinama; moving house; getting married; etc. It will always be auspicious. The most auspicious days of the year are: appearance of Ramachandra, Akshaya-tritya...