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2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)

27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 27, 2023 12:52 PM

Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bliss: types

27 Jul 2023 morning – Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya lila (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 27, 2023 9:00 AM

Krishna is the possessor of all the potencies and Srimati Radhika is potency itself. The different moods are manifested from the potencies and each of them has a name. Antaranga-sakti (svarupa-sakti), bahiranga-sakti (maya-sakti), and tatastha-sakti (jiva-sakti). Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥkṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28). On hladini, sandini, and samvit. Through hladini-sakti Krsna tastes the sweets and offers them to His devotees. The root of all types of bliss/hladini-sakti is Srimati...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, mantra: Klim, relatives

15 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 15, 2023 9:34 AM

Mahaprabhu meets Raya Ramananda. By having Mahaprabhu’s darshan, everyone became a Vaishnava. Srimati Uma Didi and her mother cooked beautifully. And Srimati Uma Didi made Jagannatha’s favourite sweet pitha pana very well. Mahaprabhu’s favourite sweet, dudh lauki lauki. Lila of Mahaprabhu and Sridhara. Mahaprabhu and Sri Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. At this age it is best to hear, remember (read the scriptures – smaranakhya-bhakti) and chant the holy names. At the stage of...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ceremony: guru-puja, pure heart

14 Jul 2023 evening – Srila Gurudeva’s Transcendental Relationship with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 14, 2023 6:23 PM

PART 1 It is very difficult to understand the behaviour of Vaishnavas. Conditioned souls think that Vaishnavas are like ordinary people. Valmiki’s Ramayana and Hanuman’s Ramayana are the same, there is no difference. The flowers of Ravana’s palace. Direct darshana and darshana through meditation. Yudhishthira Maharaja called Duryodhana Suryodhana. The jewel of a saint is tolerance. By doing bhajana, little by little, all the anarthas will go away. External guru-puja and...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, gopis: types

14 Jul 2023 evening – Types of Gopis (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/Room darshana

July 14, 2023 12:31 PM

Types of gopis and how they are one pointed towards Krishna.

Yogamaya does 5 types of lilas with gopis.

Discussion and clarification of all the misconceptions that material-minded people have about Krishna and gopis.

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: diksha-guru, mantras: diksha-mantras, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, Vali (monkey)

14 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in South India (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 14, 2023 9:08 AM

Mahaprabhu brought two books from South India: Brahma-samhita and Krishna-karnamrita, Brahma-samhita is full of tattva-siddhanta and Krishna-karnamrita is full of rasa-siddhanta. Vaidhi-bhakti takes us to Vaikuntha, but raganuga-bhakti can take us to Goloka Vrndvana. The story of Bilvamangala Thakur, the author of Krishna-karnamrita. Explanation of the first verse of Krishna-karnamrita “cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me…” Vartma-pradarsakha-guru is the one who shows us the path...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023

13 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Ekadasi (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 13, 2023 6:05 PM

Today is Ekadasi, very pure day. We should not abandon Ekadasi even at the time of death. Story of King Rukmangada and his faith in Ekadasi. The difference between King Rukmangada and King Ravana. About the activities of kings. Different types of marriage. The second wife of King Rukmangada. The terrible test of faith faced by King Rukmangada and his family. There is a concession of some food on Ekadasi for people who need to eat something on this day. About Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, devotion: 3 aspects of devotion (bhaki; bhakta; Bhagavan), jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva: difference, jiva: jiva-tattva, renunciation

13 Jul 2023 afternoon – Q & A (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/Room katha

July 13, 2023 12:01 PM

Dhira Krishna Prabhu. Questions about Vaikuntha. Gurudeva: Tell me about Goloka Vrindavana. I am not interested in Vaikuntha. Explanation of shuddha-sattva vishesha-atma. Verses from Bhakta Bhakti Bhagavan. Renunciation is best when it comes naturally. Explanation of aprakrita-sahajiya. Manifestation of love by the gopis. Difference between jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva. Ways in which love manifests: shravana, darshana, etc. Gopis have love for Krishna naturally from birth. Importance of sat...

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