00:00 – The essence of human life; commonalities with and distinctions from animals. 13:00 – Who is God? 19:00 – When will God hear your prayers? 20:00 – The six components of Sharanagati (surrender); the verse on Sharanagati and its translation. 32:00 – The various paths of spiritual practice according to the Vedas. 36:00 – Karma explained through the example of a person who ate someone else’s mango. 47:00 – The twelve maha-janas (great...
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06 Jan 2025 midday – Krishna’s Beautiful Garden (English) | Curitiba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
7:00 – The beauty of Vrindavan.
12:00 – Who governs Krishna.
20:00 – Kirtan.
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06 Jan 2025 morning – Three types of devotees (English) | Sao Paulo, Airport | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:01 – A kanishtha-adhikari has very firm faith (nishtha) but lacks scriptural knowledge. If problems arise, he may abandon worship of Thakuraji. He must study tattva-siddhanta.0:02:40 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur explains that such a person is not yet a pure devotee; he must develop understanding of tattva and study the shastras.0:04:03 – There are three types of devotees: kanishtha-kanishtha, kanishtha-madhyama, and kanishtha-uttama.0:05:04 – A madhyama-adhikari possesses...
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05 Jan 2025 evening – The Mystery of Love (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:04:20 – The story of Draupadi; the Yaksha’s conditions and how he killed the brothers; who failed the conditions; the answers of Maharaja Yudhishthira. 0:07:48 – What is the most astonishing thing in this world? Death is already predetermined; everyone leaves their body, people die every day, and yet no one is ready for death and does not want to die. 0:14:54 – The answer of Maharaja Yudhishthira in Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna tells Arjuna: “One who is born from...
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04 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31). We must serve the spiritual master to reach the abode of the Lord. To satisfy Sri Guru, one must fulfill his desire, and for that, one must know his heart. The story of the Guru who was thirsty and asked his disciple to bring him water. We must follow the Guru’s orders without arguing. Guru means heavy, and serving him is something difficult. According to Srila BV Svami Maharaja, there are two types of people we should not keep in the Temple:...
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04 Jan 2025 morning – Dasa Mula Tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Dasa Mula Tattva, which is like an Ayurvedic medicine as good as a verse written by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The transcendental evidences given by the Lord: The Vedas. About how these transcendental vibrations, the Vedas, come to us through the Guru Parampara. About Srimad Bhagavatam which is non-different from Krsna. About the Four Vedas which were first heard by the Rsis and Munis. About how the original form of Krsna (Krsna Tattva) and the original form of Baladeva (Baladeva Tattva) are...
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04 Jan 2025, morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:00 – Krishna gave the vow: “My devotee will never fall.” An example from the Mahabharata is cited: Bhishma Pitamaha and Krishna’s vow. Always think that Krishna Himself may not keep vows, but His devotees follow the vows given to them. 0:09:08 – Question: Yesterday you said that Krishna cannot repay His debt to Radhika. The debt to Sri Guru — how can a disciple repay it? One must serve; through vani-seva (serving the instructions). 0:13:50 – Why did...