– The innermost portion of spiritual love is sraddha (spiritual faith). – Our goal is to attain prema (divine love). – God is the embodiment of divine love, and we are parts of God that contain this power of love in our hearts. – Our minds and hearts are contaminated by Maya-devi because we have forgotten Krishna and the true nature of the soul, which is to love one another. – The jivas have turned to Maya (the material world), and for this reason, they have...
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06 Sep 2026 morning – The Importance of Listening to Harikatha (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
* Love is very important in our spiritual life. * The gopis have so much love and affection for Krishna that He belongs to them. * Pariksit Maharaja asks: “What pious activity did Mother Yashoda perform to have Krishna as her son?” * Krishna Himself glorifies the gopis because His mind is intoxicated with the lover’s love and affection of the gopis. * It is especially when the gopis manifest their left-handed (contrariness) mood that Krishna becomes intoxicated with joy and sells Himself...
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21 Aug 2026 midday – The Types of Knowledge (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Kaala Yoga Studio – The difference between knowledge and realization (jnana and vijnana) is that first we acquire knowledge and then, by the mercy of the Guru and Krishna, we receive the realization of that knowledge in our hearts. – The sastras describe five types of knowledge: pratyaksha (direct perception), but this way of acquiring knowledge involves some defects. – Any knowledge acquired only by ordinary human beings or through direct perception is imperfect. –...
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20 Aug 2026 evening – Beautiful Glorification of Srimati Radhika (English) – Barcelona, Spain
Espai Kaala – About Radha Rasa Sudha Nidhi, The Nectar of Srimati Radhika’s Ocean of Sweetness. – Mantra: Yatra Krsna tatra Radha Yatra Radha tatra Krsna – Where is Krsna there is Radha Where is Radha there is Krsna. – All jivas originate from tatastha-sakti, the marginal potency of the Lord. – One of the slokas that express the beauty of Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy: aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad-dhama vrndavanam … (Caitanya Manjusa by Srila Visvanatha...
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19 Aug 2026 evening – The Glories of Lord Shiva (English) – Lisbon, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shiva temple – Satyam sivam sundaram – Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty – Shiva is the greatest among 12 mahajanas and among all Vaishnavas. – The four sampradayas. – Story: A blackbee and a dung beetle. – Why Shiva is called Nilakantha. – No one can conquer lust. Lila: Shivaji chasing after Vishnu’s Mohini svarupa. – Why the devotees of the renounced Shiva are opulent, while the devotees of the opulent Vishnu are renounced. – Lila: How...
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19 Aug 2026 midday – Mayavada Theories (English) – Alhandra, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Human life is very rare. – Chant 64 rounds of the holy names. – You should know what Mayavada philosophy is in order not to be attracted by it. – Mayavada’s theory of avachchheda-vada (the theory of limitation), illustrated by the example of ghatakasha-patakasha: the space inside the pot and the space outside the pot become one when the pot is broken. – Mayavada theory of pratibimba-vada (the theory of reflection): the sun appears as many through its reflections...