– Laukiki-shraddha (worldly faith); paramarthika shraddha (spiritual faith); sadhu-sanga; bhajana-kriya (anishthita and nishthita); – The six stages of unstable bhakti. – Story: A man encounters a tiger, an elephant, rats, bees, and a python. – Bhakti-devi is a great queen, all her maidservants follow her. – How can one protect oneself from name, fame, and reputation? By offering them to Guru, who then offers them to Radha and Krishna. – Shloka expressing...
Discourses in English 2026
09 Sep 2026 midday – Why Krishna Gives Liberation but Hides Pure Bhakti (English) – Hong Kong
– Sadhana-bhakti creepers: kleshagni and subhada; bhava-bhakti creepers: moksha-laghutakrit and sudurlabha; prema-bhakti creepers: sandaratma-visheshatma and krishna-akarshani. – Krishna immediately gives material things or liberation to a devotee but He hides bhakti because He doesn’t want to be controlled by a devotee’s love: kṛṣṇa yadi chuṭe bhakte bhukti mukti diyā…(CC Adi 8.18). – When you are disconnected from Guru, you lose everything. – Manjaris are a great...
08 Sep 2026 evening – The Defeat of Putana (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On using all the senses to practice bhakti. – Song of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura: Dekhite Dekhite. – Story involving a hunter, his dog, and a deer. – Sloka: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś… (Padma Purana, and, CC Madhya-lila 17.133). – On the two reasons why Krishna and His associates came from Goloka Vrndavana to the material world. – Explanation of the primary and secondary reasons for Krishna’s coming to the material world. – On Vrajendra...
08 Sep 2026 midday – The Absorption of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) – Hong Kong
Noahs Arc
– About Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who, upon entering a forest, thought he was in Vrndavana.
– Description of Mahaprabhu’s absorption when He was in Vrndavana and the animals approached.
– Explanation of how the deer expressed their love for Krishna.
07 Sep 2026 evening – Indepth Ekadasi Tithi katha (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– If we observe Ekadasi Tithi, Bhakti will manifest in our hearts. – All endeavours are to be for the exclusive pleasure of Krishna. – All Vrajabasis followed Ekadasi. – If Ekadasi is connected with Dasamiti then it should be rejected. – But if there is connection with Dwadasi, then Ekadasi has to be observed. – The importance of why we are to observe suddha-ekadasi. Pastimes to illustrate. – If anyone follows Dasamiti Ekadasi then many problems will...
07 Sep 2026 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Ekadasi Tithi is non-different than Vishnu. – All sinful activities remain in five types of grain on Ekadasi. – Chant Holy Names and remember pastimes of Visnu. – Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the house of Srivas Thakura on Ekadasi. – Bhajan: Śrī Hari-vāsare…(Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha pg 250). – Although Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is beyond all rules and regulations, He followed scripture to set us an example. – We should never imitate...