– Sukadeva Gosvamipada only glorified saradiya-rasa-lila and Srila Jayadeva Gosvamipada vasanta-lila explained in Gita-govinda grantha, which is very important. – Rasa-lila katha. Krishna only performs rasa dance for Srimati Radhika. Cintamani-maya bhajan (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 116). – Krishna’s topmost name is Mohan-candra. When we do bhajan sadhana and slowly progress, we will understand. – The holy names will give you...
Discourses in English 2024
04 Mar 2024 evening – The Glories of the Holy Names (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The conversation between Krsna and Uddhava (Eleventh Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam entitled Uddhava Samvada). Harikatha is the food of the soul. Everyone should give up their karma and surrender to Krsna. Verse: na sādhayati māṁ yogo na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava… (Caitanya Caritamrta, Madhya-lila 25.137). The different methods during other ages to reach the Lord are unfeasible in Kali-yuga, the dharma of this age is the chanting of the Holy Names. Verse: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ...
03 Mar 2024 morning – Sadhu-sanga is Very Powerful! (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Harikatha is Sri Krsna himself. Who can control Sri Krsna, and who can control Srimati Radhika? First know your destination, where you want to go, and, after that, practice sadhana (appropriate process). The manjaris are always very close to Srimati Radhika. The service of the gopis and the service of the manjaris. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva (CC Madhya-lila, 19.151). Between the nine limbs of bhakti, the three main ones are: sravana, kirtana and smarana (listening, chanting...
03 Mar 2024 evening – Preaching Krsna Consciousness (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Congratulations to the Alto Paraíso festival and to all the devotees who helped establish the Temple there. Stories from the beginning of preaching in Brazil. It is very important to give the evidence of sastras, without speculation when we say harikatha, so that people accept the philosophy. Raya Ramananda said that our goal (sadhya) begins with varnasrama-dharma, following the rules of society. We must follow the rules to then be able to preach, otherwise we become a disturbance to...
03 Mar 2024 midday – How to Practise Pure Devotional Service (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Suddha-bhakti is pure devotional service. By practising karma, jnana, yoga and tapasya it is not possible to reach the highest goal, Krsna-prema. Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11). Story of a devotee of Lord Siva who performed austerities and wanted four blessings. Lord Siva is the best Vaisnava of all. If we practise pure devotional service, dharma, artha, kama and moksa will come easily. Devotees accept whatever they receive and offer it to Sri Krsna...
02 Mar 2024 morning – The Power of the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 2 The acarya founder of our Gaudiya mission is Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Preaching without practicing bhajana and sadhana is useless, fruitless. Therefore we must practice and then preach. To defeat the Mayavadi philosophy, one must understand it. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu established the acintya-bheda-abheda-tattva philosophy. The jivas (souls) are eternal, minute, portions of the Lord, and will never be transformed into Brahma. Meaning of BODY (body) in English: b (birth:...