Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada is the dear sakhi of Srimati Radhika. At the age of 5, he learnt all the Shastras. Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada was an expert in astrology. Ashutosh Bandhupadhyaya, prolific Bengali mathematician, royal Bengal tiger, deeply honoured Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Devangana meets Srimati Radhika (briefly). Only those who know the heart of the guru can serve him. “Hej, disciple, bring water” story. Srila Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji Maharaja humbly requested...
Discourses in English 2024
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: stages, sadhu-sanga: six limbs
17 Dec 2024 evening – Process to Attain Bhakti (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How to accumulate sukrti and obtain the association of a sadhu, and the condition for Bhakti Devi to manifest in the heart. The importance of observing ekadasi tithi. We should ask ourselves why we do not like to chant the Holy Names. Our sinful activities (papa-karma) are the cause of our inability to chant the Holy Names. Diksa-mantra given by Guru destroys all sins. Funny story of Yamaraja going to get a woman to take to Yamaloka, but the woman says she is not ready to leave. It is...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, bhakti: stages
16 Dec 2024 morning – The Stages of Bhakti (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam…(SB 1.3.28). Verse: rāmādi-mūrtiṣu kalā-niyamena tiṣṭhan… (Sri Brahma Samhita, 5.39). Krsna is tri-desa, as He commands Mathura, Dvaraka and Vrndavana. Krsna’s original name is Yasodanandana or Syamasundara. Concept: acintya-bhedabheda-tattva. Song: Ohe Premera Thakura Gora. Verse: ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgo ’tha bhajana-kriyā… (CC Madhya-lila 23.14-15). The stages of development of bhakti in sadhaka. Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ...
