– Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Haridasa Thakura. – Chota Haridasa chanted three lakas of the Holy Names. – If you want to practice sadhana and bhajana and receive Mahaprabhu’s mercy, you must remember these elevated Vaishnavas. – Whoever goes to Goura Dhama has all their offenses destroyed. – Never dishonor or criticize your Guru, otherwise you will lose everything. – If you do not receive diksa-mantras from a Guru, in the next life you will become...
Discourses in English 2026
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Manila 2026, Philippines 2026, aho bhagyam aho bhagyam nanda-gopa-vrajaukasam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.32, Haridasa Thakura, Glories of Navadvipa-dhama
25 Sep 2026 morning – Haridasa Thakura Disappearance Day (English) – Manila, Philippines
– All our offenses are immediately destroyed in Navadvipa Dhama. – Brahma, Shiva, and Indra were in Navadvipa and performed severe austerities there. – According to the sastras, we should circumambulate the altar four times. – Regarding the verse that Brahma said about the Vrajavasis that satisfied Krishna: “aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām (S.B. 10.14.32). – Brahma asked to be born into a very humble Muslim family so that he could be very...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Manila 2026, Philippines 2026, aradhitam nava-vanam vraja-kananam te, ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Navadvipa-shataka 78, Shikshashtaka 3, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Sri Krishna Kirtane Jadi Manasa Tohara, Kali-yuga: Kali Maharaja's five places, verse: Sanskrit verse revealing that surrender to Mahaprabhu and the purifying power of those who go to Navadvipa-dhama lead to attaining Vrindavana
24 Sep 2026 evening – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Appearance (English) – Manila, Philippines
– All of Sri Guru Parampara Gaudiya Vaisnava and all associates of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada are beloved sakhis of Srimati Radhika. – Srimati Radhika Herself sent Kamala Manjari (Bhaktivinoda Thakura) to the material world to preach the pure Holy Names and protect suddha-nama. – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura lived as a judge and grhastha; he would go out every night on horseback to preach from village to village; he was not an ordinary man. – Lila from the dialogue...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, A Gopi Hangs the Butter Pot from the Ceiling, Ekadashi-vrata 2026, Gopi-gita, bhakti: nine limbs of bhakti, diksha: importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru, God: three forms of God's manifestation in Kali-yuga (nama; svarupa; and vigraha), Gurvashtaka: importance of reciting, holy names: how to chant, mangala-arati: importance, mood: dakshina-bhava, mood: vamya-bhava, upavasa: meaning
22 Sep 2026 evening – The Senses in Service to the Lord (English) – Auckland, New Zealand
– Evidence given by the sastras (scriptures) regarding Ekadasi. – Explanation of how to sit close to the Lord. – Story of Ambarisa Maharaja who used all his senses to serve the Lord. – Meaning of attaining the darshan of the Lord’s beautiful form. – On the eagerness of Srimati Radhika and the gopis to attain the darshan of Krishna. – Detailing the benefits of participating in Mangala Arati. – On the three forms of God’s manifestation in this...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, akhila-rasamrita-murtih, bhakta-pada-dhuli ara bhakta-pada-jala, ksantir avyartha-kalatvam viraktir mana-sunyata, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.1, Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya 16.60, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 23.18, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, chit-shakti: explanation, jiva-shakti: explanation, Krishna: meaning of the name, maya-shakti: explanation, Narada Rishi: Narada-Vyasa samvada, Shukadeva Gosvami: birth, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)
21 Sep 2026 morning – The Glories of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Cit-sakti, jiva-sakti and maya-sakti explained. – The nature of love, Prema, comes from both sides. – Shloka to illustrate that the nature of divine love, prema, is reciprocal: akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ… (BRS 1.1.1). – Krishna’s name explained. – Who is truly mad in this world? Krishna-preme-pagal. – The three types of uttam-uttam maha-bhagavat: nirduta; bhagavat-parsad-dehoprapta, and muchita. – Harikatha of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami’s...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, Importance of Tattva-siddhanta, Krishna: Krishna stayed in Vraja for ten years and eight months, Radha: all sacred places are at the lotus feet of Srimati Radhika, Radha: the reason why one of Srimati Radhika's names is Shyama
20 Sep 2026 evening – The Importance of Tattva Siddhanta (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
* Without tattva-siddhanta it is not possible to enter rasa-siddhanta. * Krishna did not marry any gopi in Vraja. * Krishna stayed in Vraja for ten years and eight months. * Without a strong foundation (tattva-siddhanta), everything can crumble during storms. * Tattva-siddhanta is the foundation of our bhakti. * The reason why one of Srimati Radhika’s names is Syama. * Vrajavasis always think of Krishna as a family member and not Bhagavan. This is the mood of vraja-prema. * All sacred...
