Discourses in English 2024

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, character quality: lust and anger

03 Oct 2024 evening – Meeting and Separation (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 3, 2024 6:03 PM

What is a bad day? The day we do not hear Harikatha! ⁠A good day is the day when we associate with the sadhu to hear Harikatha. ⁠Yoga (meeting), viyoga (separation). ⁠Radha is purna-sakti. Sakti and saktiman. ⁠Gross body, subtle body and soul body. ⁠Lila of Siva (Sankaracarya) entering the body of a king. ⁠Yogis can separate the subtle body from the gross body. ⁠Devotees can separate the soul from the subtle and gross bodies. ⁠The Bhagavad Gita talks about each yoga: karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024

03 Oct 2024 midday – Radha-dasya (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 3, 2024 12:00 PM

PART 1 In spiritual life we need three things: sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana. Our goal is not to attain Krsna, it is to attain Krsna-prema. Everything depends on sraddha. Ajnata-sukrti and jnata-sukrti. To attain the association of a pure devotee it is necessary to collect sukrti. One must cleanse the heart. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ… (CC Antya-lila 20.12). Three types of knowledge: 1. tad-padārtha-jñāna, is the knowledge about God. Bhāgavata-jñāna; tvaṁ-padārtha-jñāna, is the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti

03 Oct 2024 morning – Characteristics of True Vrajavasis (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 3, 2024 8:58 AM

What is your goal? It takes a long time to achieve service to Srimati Radhika because the level is very high. ⁠Lila of Visvamitra Rsi asking Dasaratha Maharaja for help. ⁠Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. ⁠True absorption is that whose greed makes the devotee incapable of living without Krsna, such are the true vrajavasis. ⁠Raganuga and ragatmika sadhakas. ⁠Radhika is the svarupa-sakti of Krsna. ⁠Cit-sakti, jiva-sakti, maya-sakti. ⁠Funny story of the merchant who tells the king that he can...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, self-realisation

02 Oct 2024 evening – Atma-anubhuti, self-realisation (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 2, 2024 6:43 PM

The human body is rare. God created a man because a man can do bhajana and sadhana to Him. The bodily designation prevents us from realising that we are the servants of the Lord. Brihat-chaitanya (the Lord) and anu-chaitanya (jiva). Self-realisation is the best realisation. Devi Parvati asks Shivaji about his atma-anubhuti (personal realisation). You are not alone. God is always with you. Do not look at the faults of others. Point your index finger at yourself while chanting the holy names...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Gosvami

02 Oct 2024 morning – Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati glorifying Sri Radha (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 2, 2024 8:35 AM

Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati describes the sweetness of Sri Radha’s name and pastimes. Nama-sankirtana is the best way to attain God. Shloka: sādhu-saṅga, nāma-kīrtana, bhāgavata-śravaṇa – mathurā-vāsa, śrī-mūrtira śraddhāya sevana (CC Madhya-lila 22.128). The glories of Radha-kunda, the equal of Srimati Radhika. Try to be in a place ruled by Srimati Radhika. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami became angry with a Vrajavasi who went to Sakhi-sthali, the place of Chandravali. Radha-kunda is...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Christchurch 2024, New Zealand 2024

27 Sep 2024 evening – The Importance of Being in a Human Body (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 27, 2024 7:20 PM

The era of Kali-yuga and Kalki Avatar. This Danya Kali-yuga in which Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared can be called Caitanya Kali-yuga. The four Yugas: Tetra-yuga, Satya-Yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga. The different practices in each and how long human beings live in each of them. The importance of chanting the Holy Names. Human life is very, very rare. Example of King Bharata Maharaja who, while still very young, abandoned everything to practice bhajana and sadhana, but became attached to a...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Christchurch 2024, New Zealand 2024

27 Sep 2024 morning – Sadhakas and Siddhas Bhaktas (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 27, 2024 9:15 AM

Definition of who is a sadhaka-bhakta and who is a siddha-bhakta. Lila by Bivalmangala Thakura and Cintamani explains about bhakta-sadhaka. One who is a sadhaka is a bhakta who has ruci in the heart but has not yet had direct darsan of Sri Krsna. About the level of bhava and the chances of still falling back into Maya. Sri Krsna grants His darsan only when prema manifests in the heart of the devotee. Being associated with Sri Krsna one has a transcendental body, so are the siddhas, although...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Christchurch 2024, New Zealand 2024, vision: transcendental vision

26 Sep 2024 evening – Always Be in Vrndavana (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 26, 2024 6:19 PM

Always be in Braja. If Krsna never leaves Vrndavana, then who goes to Mathura and Dvaraka? Krsna of Vrndavana is original, but He manifests many forms. Sweet description of the beautiful form of Krsna Nanda-nandana. What happens around when Krsna plays His flute. Wonderful lila in which Radha and Krsna compete to see who has the most beautiful form. Krsna and His desire potency. ⁠Sukadeva Gosvami tells what he sees when he recites Srimad Bhagavatam to Pariksiti Maharaja. Pure devotees have...

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