The process and results of chanting our mantras. The journey through the universe of the bhakti-lata-bija. Discussion of diksha-mantras and the importance of receiving them through Guru-parampara. The two special functions of mantras. The glories of Sri Nama Prabhu are so great. Nama is prema-varchaka. Srila Haridas Thakura is showing the glories of the holy nama. Who is his Guru? To show society, and for the benefit of the conditioned soul, the glories of Guru are coming also. We have to have...
Discourses Translated into English 2023
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), devotees: types, jiva: jiva-tattva
10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled)
09 Jul 2023 evening – Love Belongs to Goloka Vrndavana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Prema is the rarest subject to be discussed.– Love manifests itself as a lamp in the hearts of the loved ones.– Prema Samputa, Ujjvala-nilamani.– The highest stage of love.– The gopis ask Krishna 9 questions.– The kinds of love of this world.– Aptarama and aptakama.– Examples of love with a cause.– Story of the son who kills his own mother at the request of his bride.– Krishna glorifies the gopis.– Anasuya.– The austerities of Lakshmi-devi.– ŚB 10.32.22– The two sides of love.– The maha...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023
09 Jul 2023 afternoon – The Good Fortune of Sadhu sanga (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Human life is very rare to obtain.– Narada Rsi asks the bumblebee about the glories of sadhu-sanga.– Everything is preordained.– The lines of the hands.– The story of Bharata Maharaja.– The importance of receiving initiation.– Narada Rsi visits a woman who has no initiation.
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), devotees: types
09 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9, Bhatta parivara (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Mahaprabhu changes the conception of the Bhatta family.– The extraordinary qualities of Krishna.– The story of when the gopis go looking for Krishna and He disguises himself as Narayana.– The specialty of the Krishna of Vrndavana.– Mahaprabhu and Satyabhama instruct Rupa Gosvami how to write about Krishna’s lilas.– Vrajendra-nandana Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.— The firmness in the adorable deity.– Superstitions and beliefs X spirituality.– The importance of tattva-sidhanta.– The 3...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: criticism, liberation
08 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Sadhu Sanga and Hari Bhajana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The glories of association with sadhus. Story of Yudhishthira Maharaja and his raja-surya-yagya (fire sacrifice). He did not invite Duryodhana to his sacrifice. You must serve the Lord in the way that is easier for you, according to your possibilities. Sadhus should be served prasada wherever they go. One step taken in the direction of a sadhu is equivalent to the fruit of thousands of fire sacrifices. Bhojan (eating) and bhajana (spiritual practice) must be done in silence...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service)
08 Jul 2023 morning – Why Lakshmi Devi Did Not Enter the Rasa Dance (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Lakshmi Devi failed to enter rasa-lila. Bhagavan and Narayana are the same person, but according to the mood of each devotee He manifests in different ways. Lakshmi Devi manifested the mood of opulence. Lakshmi Devi did not want to stand under the anugatya (guidance) of the Vrajavasis. Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu gives evidence about the different moods and manifestations of Krishna. The unique features of Vrajendranandana Syamasundara Krishna. Lilas from Mahaprabhu’s childhood. Among...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023
07 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Worshiping Krishna at Home (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
People celebrate their birthdays, but we are celebrating Krishna’s birthday. The Vrajavasis are always focused on Krishna. Mother Yasoda goes to the bank of the Yamuna with Nanda Baba, offers 1008 candles and performs Arati in celebration of Krishna’s birthday, while brahmanas recite mantras and Svastivachan. When the candles run away from the bank of the Yamuna, Gopala brings them back close to the bank. Mother Yasoda asks why He is doing this, and Krishna explains that His nature...