Dialogue between Narada Muni and Visnu. God remains where His devotees glorify Him. We bring the fruits of our past life karmas when we are born. We also create new karmas in this life. Animals only suffer from past karmas. We destroy our karma by chanting the holy names. Gopis have their minds absorbed in Govinda. The glories of Govinda’s beauty. The story of the girl who longed to see Govinda in Vraja. The Lord melted when he heard the stories of the Vrajavasis, this is the form of Lord...
Discourses Translated into English 2023
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, liberation
31 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Obtaining Bhagavan’s Darshana (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The 6 leaves (stages) of bhakti. The various types of liberation, and the ultimate meaning of liberation. How Sarvabhauma Battacarya rejected mukti (liberation). Story of a devotee who asked Srila Narayana Maharaja if he had darshan of Bhagavan. The 9 members of bhakti. The 3 rules for diving in the ocean of syama-rasa. If not physically, live in Vraja mentally. How to develop greed (lobha) for hearing the harikatha of the Supreme Lord. The main meaning of Brahma is Bhagavan. What is Mayavada...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, liberation
30 Jul 2023 evening – The Specialty of Human Life (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pariksit Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvamipada about yadu-vamsa and raghu-vamsa. In Mathura, Lord Krishna did not sit on the royal throne. God makes the impossible possible. The origin of the name “Dvaraka”. Dvaraka is a moksa-dhama (place of liberation). Karma is important, we should do good deeds. Try to understand what the soul is. Sadhu-sanga gives viveka-jnana (power of discrimination). We all come in the Manu dynasty. To reach the Lord is the goal of our life. We must learn to...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka), body: gross body, body: subtle body
30 Jul 2023 morning – Krsna Steals the Love of the Gopis (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna’s pastime of putting kajala on a gopi. Krsna steals the love of the gopis. Explanation of Corastakam. Krishna is not a thief, He is a dacoit (bandit). Different kinds of sins. Consciously or unconsciously we commit sins. What happens when we go to the infernal planets? Once you come to the lotus feet of Govinda, He will steal everything from you. Question about Christian philosophy. Immersing in the Brahman is like going to prison. Gross body and subtle body. What is the identity of...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka), nectar: types
29 Jul 2023 evening – Ekadasi-tithi and the Importance of Devotional Practices (English translation) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The different types of nectar (amrta) and the highest nectar of Goloka Vrndavana. On ekadasi, spiritual practices must be intensified. How to do nirjala (complete fasting) on ekadasi day. The shell of Krsna (Pancajanya) and Arjuna (Devadatta). Mahaprabhu’s lila and Jagannatha-prasada on the day of ekadasi. Verse: mahā-prasāde govinde (Mahābhārata, Skandha Purana). Lila of Ambarisa Maharaja and Durvasa Rsi: on the importance of following the ekadasi breaking interval (param). Verse:...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Gujarat 2023, Rajkot 2023, India 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, Sita Ram Kahiye
29 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Purusottama-masa and How to Follow It (English translation) – Rajkot, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya Devi creates misconceptions about Ekadasi to confuse souls and keep them trapped in the material world. Tulasi Devi is a sakhi very dear to Bhagavan. Story of the manifestation of Purusottama-masa, adhika-masa (extra month). The lunar and solar calculation of the appearance of Purusottama-masa. Kartika is the most important month of all. Lila of Bhrgu Rsi: when asked who Bhagavan was and Bhagavan kicked Vishnu’s chest. Of the three purusas of Vishnu, Krsna is the supreme. Krsna is...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Lalita-saptami 2023, ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), mood: vamya-bhava, Vilapa-kusumanjali
28 Jul 2023 morning – The Glories of Lalita Humour by Srimati Radhika (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika always pleases Krsna. Srimati Radhika manifests in the form of asta-sakhis. Srimati Radhika completely controls Krsna. Lalita-devi is the presiding deity of Lalita mood. Rupa Manjari is the embodiment of the beauty of Srimati Radhika. Explanation of the sloka: sri-rupa-manjari-kararcita-pada-padma (Vilapa-kusumanjali, 72) Lalita-devi instructs Srimati Radhika, and Krsna is afraid of her talkative mood. Vamya-bhava is the jewel of parakiya-bhava and the best of weapons...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chorashtaka (Chauragraganya-purushashtaka)
27 Jul 2023 evening – The Material World is the Opposite of the Spiritual World (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song Vraje Prasiddham Navanita: Corastakam. The difference in the presence of ornaments in the spiritual world and the material world. In the spiritual world everything is alive and conscious, absorbed in the service of Krishna. In the spiritual world, water is amrta (nectar) and houses are made of cintamani (desire stones). Song: Govindam Adi Purusam. Every gesture is a beautiful dance, every sound an elaborate music, and what is higher in the transcendental world is lower in the material...