Discourses in English 2023

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12 Nov 2023 evening room – Prema in Gaudiya Siddhanta (English) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 12, 2023 7:50 PM

Sri Krsna appeared in Dvaraka and was born from the womb of Mother Yasoda. Sri Krsna killed many demons in Mathura and reestablished varnasrama-dharma. In Vrndavana, Sri Krsna enjoyed sweet pastimes until he was ten years and eight months old. The types of rasa-lilas in the different seasons. Description of the rasas of Giriraja Govardana and his mercy. Srimati Radhika glorifies Giriraja Govardana. Srila Gurudeva BV Narayana Maharaja was absorbed in the song Sri Radha Krsna Pada Kamala. When...

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10 Jan 2023 evening – Hari-katha (English) – Los Angeles, USA

November 10, 2023 6:06 PM

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08 Nov 2023 evening room hk – Utkahtha-mayi-prema (English + Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 8, 2023 8:15 PM

The definition of asakti and bhava-dasha. Influence if the gunas. Obstacles to bhajana. Kripa means kri (chesta, endeavours) + pa (mercy). The Lord accepts the devotee only if there is no anger and lust in his heart. Bhakti makes you humble. Krishna attracts all the jivas. The special quality of the gopis is that no one can pacify them, only Krishna. Different kinds of God’s darshana. The conversations between Krishna and the gopis. Lalasa-mayi-bhakti of the gopis. Uddhava remained in...

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07 Nov 2023 morning – Vatsavana (English) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 7, 2023 8:03 AM

Lord Brahma’s bewilderment. If you have doubts about guru and sastra you will lose your bhakti. Brahma is adi-guru so how possible he has faults? The qualification to enter rasa-lila. Krishna manifests as thousands of His sakhas and calves. Lord Brahma’s atonement. Why Lord Brahma only offered Parikrama three times to the Lord. aho bhagyam prayer makes Krishna happy (SB 10.14.32). If you have doubts about madhurya-lila, you commit offense. Why Lord Brahma did not steal original...

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06 Nov 2023 morning room hk – Questions and Answers (English and Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 6, 2023 7:43 AM

Srimati Radhika’s lilas in Her prakrata-lila.

The meaning of “Dekhite Dekhite”, in the song of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Material and transcendental lilas happen at the same time in Gaura-lila and Krsna-lila.

The definition of siddha and sadhaka.

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30 Oct 2023 evening room hk – The Types of Sadhana and Their Meanings (English) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 30, 2023 6:51 PM

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lila in a separation mood, when He transforms, like a turtle.

The stages from sadhu-sanga to prema.

The types of samskaras.

Simple sadhana is listening to harikatha.

The Adorable Deity of srngara-rasa (conjugal love) is Syamasundara (Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu).

Meaning of the name Manohara.

Syamasundara has sixty-four qualities, four of which are exclusive to Him.

The meaning of the name Krsna.

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22 Oct 2023 evening – What is Your Purpose? (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 22, 2023 6:57 PM

PART 1 Before practicing sadhana, discover your purpose. Dharma, artha, kama and moksa are not our goals. We need guru-krpa. The guru makes us realize prema, Sri Radha and Sri Krsna. The importance of guru-seva and sadhu-sanga. Description of vapu-seva and vani-seva. Stories about the relationship between master and disciple. Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura made a pramana-mantra glorifying Srila Rupa Gosvami. The harikatha of the trustworthy guru is sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) and...

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22 Oct 2023 midday – Sadhu-sanga and Nama-sankirtana to Develop Spiritual Life (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 22, 2023 12:50 PM

Sukadeva Gosvami gave harikatha for seven days and seven nights. In Kali-yuga the body is weak and always gets sick, but we can chant the holy names. Qualities of sadhu-sanga and nama-sankirtana. Singing alone is more difficult because Yamaraja’s four daughters automatically come. Pure devotees do not want the four forms of liberation, they want Radha-krsna-prema. Story of the disciple who, at the master’s request, goes out to collect donations but only at the house of Vaisnavas...

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