Discourses Translated into English 2023

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), soul: conditioned soul, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023

12 Aug 2023 evening, beach walk – The Potency of Harikatha (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 12, 2023 4:03 PM

Radha controls Krsna with Her maan (transcendental anger), a very high feeling in parakiya-bhava. Maan is like the goad that controls the elephant (man-ankusam). Song: Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja. Krsna runs after Radharani. Jayadeva Gosvami talks about the spring rasa dance. About the stimuli created in Gurudeva’s heart by seeing the sea of Jagannatha Puri. Harikatha destroys all the anarthas of the heart. It’s no use taking a bath in the waters of holy places without...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023, Radha: radha-nama

11 Aug 2023 evening – The Process That Grants Perfection (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 11, 2023 6:17 PM

In Kali-yuga, the only process to attain perfection is the chanting of the holy names. The Ramayana by Tulsidas. Never forget God. If you have money, use it in bhagavata-seva. Lila from Sibi Maharaja. The greatest of all givers is the one who makes others listen to bhagavata-katha. Bhagavata-katha is the nectar of immortality. The two kinds of people who are said to be happy in this world. Give your child a beautiful name. Explanation of the verse: aradhananam sarvesam visnor aradhanam param...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023

11 Aug 2023 morning- Short harikatha at house program – The mercy of Lord Ramachandra (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 11, 2023 10:34 AM

If we do not do kirtan in this life, God will make you a frog in next life.

Katha of a sevaka of a pure devotee who became a frog .

By his Guru’a mercy he became the recipient of Lord Ramachandra’s mercy.

How the frog’s request to become an ankle bell of the Lord manifested.

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023, renunciation

10 Aug 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavad-katha: The Essence of Life (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 10, 2023 6:23 PM

The difference between man and animal. From time immemorial, jivas (souls) have taken on different human and animal bodies, lifetime after lifetime. About how Indra offended his guru Brhaspati and how he fell from rank by assuming the body of a pig. One who offends the lotus feet of his Guru loses all his powers. The soul identifies with the body it takes. Those who commit sin, even if they are atheists and do not believe, go to hell. We are Krishna’s eternal servants, we should not...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023

09 Aug 2023 evening – Honouring True Guru (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 9, 2023 7:19 PM

The human body is very rare.

Nobody is happy in the material world.

Ravana never bowed to his guru Shiva.

Do bhajana from an early age.

The story of Ramachandra protecting a dog that was kicked by a pujari.

The story of how a woman accepted diksha initiation and became a princess in the next life, but her husband did not and became an elephant.

Atmadeva Brahmana katha.

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva

09 Aug 2023 morning – Krishna’s Beauty and the Gopis’ Love for Him (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 9, 2023 9:14 AM

The description of the beauty and sweetness of Krishna. The gopis’ love for Krishna. The power of Krishna’s flute. The disciple gives everything to his guru and the guru gives everything back to his disciple to manage (example of Ramachandra and Vasishtha Rishi). One must study to preach. How to deal with the desire for sense gratification. The activities of the four daughters of Yamaraja. Why Krishna gave Putana such a high position in Goloka. Vamanadeva Bhagavan and Bali Maharaja...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lucknow 2023, India 2023, Krishna: lila-purushottama, Mahaprabhu: prema-purushottama

08 Aug 2023 evening – The Glories of Purushottama masa (short katha) (English translation) – Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 8, 2023 6:52 PM

The Lord appeared in Purushottama masa.

Why it is auspicious to follow the very rare Purushottama-masa.

The three types of Purusha: maryada-purushottama, lila-purushottama and prema-purushottama.

The process to worship the Lord in this Kali-yuga is to chant holy names.

Lila of Ravana lifting Mount Kailash.

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Radha: Radha-tattva

08 Aug 2023 morning- Raya-ramananda Samvada – Radha-tattva (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 8, 2023 9:47 AM

Discussion, that, of the three shakti’s Sri Krishna possesses; antaranga-shakti is topmost. The topic of sandhini, samvit and hladini. The process of attaining our svarupa and prema. The different moods of Srimati Radhika and discussion of Her rival, Candravali. The four types of friendship mood amongst the gopis. There are no differences between the deha and dehi (body and soul) in the transcendental world, unlike the material body. The transformations of the material body, how the senses...

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