Discourses Translated into English 2022

18 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -The 6 questions of Shaunakadi Rishis to Suta Gosvami-Narada Rishi explains Vyasadeva the reason of his mind’s disturbance and gives him instruction what to write-People’s concerns day and night; their endeavours to be happy-Happiness of impersonal merge in Brahman is so tiny-Types of mukti-Ganesha and Vyasadeva-Bhagavan knows all languages even the language of aunts and dogs-Lila of Lord Ramachandra protecting the dog kicked by a pujari-Lila of Lord Ramachandra repenting for not...

18 Nov 2022 morning – About Sadhaka & different types of Rati (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The more sukriti is matured one gets sadhu-sanga & gets taste in hari-katha.-Definitions of sadhaka as per different levels.-Mahaprabhu preached about Vraja Prema bhakti.-Bilvamangal Thakura’s Katha of his birth, doing his brahminical duties & bhakti,hankering to meet Chintamani inspite of fathers & wife death & she finally instructs him to have same eagerness for Krsna instead of her.-Bilvamangal thakur instead of going to Vrindavan gets attracted to a woman’s face...

17 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavatam’s Cantos are Krishna’s limbs of the body-Kali exists everywhere in this world-The story of the king and three dolls of the shopkeeper-Firm faith in Gurudeva will allow us to listen hari-katha with our heart-All our donations, efforts, good deeds are a complete waste if we do not have guru-nishtha-The story of a disciple who did not want to bring water to his Gurudeva-The story of Bhakti-devi’s two sons: Jnana and Vairagya-3 types of knowledge: tat-padartha-jnana, tvam-padartha-jnana...

15 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -Bhagavatam is eternal-Rasa-lila-katha-Goloka Vrindavana is the place of happiness-The gopis run after Krishna-Mahadeva Sivaji wants to participate in rasa-lila-Seva-kunja is a very confidential place-The story told by Krishna to the gopis of how a brahmani continued to serve her husband despite her child being burned in a fire-The story told by Krishna to the gopis of a chaste woman who brought her husband on her shoulders when he wanted to meet a prostitute-The story told by the gopis...

14 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan’s Anugraha & Nigraha (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-There is no difference between nama & vigraha.-Lord has invested all His potencies in nama.-5 main limbs of bhakti sadhu-sanga,Bhagavatam-sravan,Sri-Murti seva, Mathura-nivas,nama-sankirtan.-First take shelter of guru & then diksha,siksha & vishrambhena guru-seva.-To follow in the footsteps of sadhu means to imbibe the bhava of sadhu.-Follow vidhi-marg & then slowly enter into raga-marg.-Take Vrajavasis bhava especially gopis parakiya-bhava & within that Rupa...

14 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Sringara-rasa is the beginning of everything-Krishna’s beauty and the sound of His flute-Significance of human life and human body-Description of Vrindavana-Kaliya-damana-lila-Govardhana-dharana-lila

13 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan in different spiritual planets (English translation)- India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavan manifests in 3 forms: nama,vigraha & svarupa.-About the vigraha manifested by Uttama MahaBhagavath.-Bhagavan shows anugraha to suddh-bhakta who can see Bhagavan & not the stone in vigraha.-Krsna’s avatars & Himself also likes to have darshan of Krsna.-Bhagavan all forms are sat-cid-ananda & nondifferent from Krsna but varies as per rasa-madhurya.-About santa-pradhan-dasya in Vaikunta & bhaktas dealings with Lord Narayana in Vaikunta.-In Vaikunta demons...