Discourses in English 2026

13 Sep 2026 midday – Anuraga (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– We belong to the Gaudiya Sampradaya because our Adorable Deity is not Krishna, but Srimati Radhika. – That sampradaya that worships only Krishna is impersonal. – We worship Krishna because Srimati Radhika has love and affection for Him. – Krishna keeps the peacock feather on His head because Radha’s name is written on it. – Srimati Radhika is Krishna’s Guru, therefore He leaves Her on His head. – How Srimati Radhika manifested from Krishna...

12 Sep 2026 midday – The Eternal Seed of Devotion and the Path Back to Vraja (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

– Jivas have never fallen from Vaikuntha-dhama. – Jaya and Vijaya are parsada-tattva. – Jivas-tattva come to the material world and suffer the three miseries to which the conditioned soul is subject. – The trustworthy Guru gives the seed of devotion in the disciple’s heart. – It is necessary to water bhakti-lata-bija through the Guru’s Harikatha. – Svarupa-bhrama is the illusion about our transcendental identity. – The eternal nature of the...

12 Sep 2026 morning – Srila Goura Govinda Svami Appearance (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Today is the appearance day of Srila Goura Govinda Maharaja, exalted disciple of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja. – When one has the darsana of an uttama-maha-bhagavata, one is freed from the clutches of Maya. – Gurudeva recounts the meeting of Srila Goura Govinda Maharaja with Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja in Jagannatha Puri. – Goddess Durga is like the jailer of this material world. – How Srila Goura Govinda Maharaja surrendered to Srila Swami Prabhupada...

11 Sep 2026 evening – The Supremacy of Madhurya Rasa (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

– On how Radha and Krishna engage in pastimes of loving quarreling, something very confidential, something that can only be savored and understood by devotees realized in madhurya-rasa. – Without separation, the encounter cannot be savored. – There are four types of encounter and four types of separation. – Transcendental anger serves the purpose of increasing the love of Radha and Krishna more and more. – Krishna is always bowed (tribhanga-lalita), just like...

09 Sep 2026 evening – How to Progress from Shraddha to Radha-dasyam (English) – Hong Kong

– 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...