Discourses Translated into English 2024

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28 Oct 2024 evening – The Reason for Performing Parikrama (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 28, 2024 6:56 PM

The bhajana of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami at Radha Kunda. Drsta-mana-prakasa, the glories present in the place but not everyone sees. Aprakata and prakata Vrndavana. The dhama is covered by a net of Maya, so when Yogamaya removes this net it is possible to see the transcendental world. The time when Mahaprabhu was in Vrndavana. Performing parikrama provides sukrti. By accumulating sukrti, one obtains the association of the sadhu. Sadhu-sanga is following the instructions of the sadhu. ⁠We...

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27 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 7 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 27, 2024 6:28 PM

The discussion covers Krishna’s lilas: the Kaliya Daman Lila (subduing the serpent Kaliya), the Govardhan Lila (lifting Govardhan Hill), the Rasa Lila (the divine dance), and the Vastra Haran Lila (stealing the garments of the Gopis). The meaning of “Rasa” is explored: how Krishna promised to fulfill all the desires of the Gopis. The qualities of Krishna, such as Atmaram (self-satisfied) and Aptakam (whose desires are always fulfilled), are described. When the Gopis heard the...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Damodarashtaka 2024, Govardhana-dharana Lila, Krishna Tries to Enter Srimati Radhika’s Kunja, Subala-milana Lila, ashta-kaliya-lila: eightfold daily pastimes (Krishna's eternal pastimes throughout the eight periods of the day), prema: utkantha-mayi-prema, prema: viveka-shunya-prema

27 Oct 2024 morning – Sri Damodarashtaka 8 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 27, 2024 8:25 AM

00:00 Who is Makhancor? About the Ashta-kaliya-lila.10:00 Krishna is completely controlled by the gopis’ love.19:00 What is Goshapali? About the Govardhana-lila; what kind of devotion can control Krishna.26:00 Explanation of the verse where Krishna begs to be let into the kunja.35:00 About the education of the gopis in Vraja; explanation of the verse from Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.3.3.3.44:00 Comparison of rasas in the context of controlling Krishna; how Krishna cries and sobs trying to...

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26 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 26, 2024 6:06 PM

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26 Oct 2024 midday – The Blessing of Spiritual Life (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 26, 2024 12:56 PM

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PART 2

3:00 min Ritual for the protection of Gopal, 1108 lamps for Mother Yashoda; 9:00 min The difference between a Grihastha and a Grihamedhi

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Damodarashtaka 2024, Krishna and the Fruit Seller, Krishna Steals Butter and Talks to the Bell, apavarga: liberation (freedom from material existence; cessation of the cycle of birth and death), purpose and goal of the material body, Teaching: logic of the kitten and the monkey

26 Oct 2024 morning – Damodarashtaka 7 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 26, 2024 9:51 AM

00:00 Overview of Damodarashtaka; discussion of who broke Mother Yashoda’s pot; Krishna’s pretending. 09:00 The most important thing in bhakti; about the purpose and goal of the material body. 23:00 How to achieve love for Krishna; the concept of apavarga; the binding of Krishna; the logic of the kitten and the monkey. 30:00 On the difficulty of chanting the Holy Name at the moment of death. 45:00 The bliss of the Vrajavasis (residents of Vraja). 50:00 The gopis’ complaints...

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25 Oct 2024 evening – Bhagavad Saptaha Day 5 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 25, 2024 6:47 PM

About the appearance of Sri Krsna. About how Sri Krsna, despite being one, He is also many at the same time. About how it is very easy for Bhagavan to kill demons, and what would be the reasons for His appearance. About how many things in Srimad Bhagavatam are spoken indirectly to be more docile. The ninety chapters of the Tenth Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam. About how one can receive diksa just by contact with the dust of Vrndavana. Transcendental lila of Putana and newborn Krsna. The reason why...

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25 Oct 2024 morning – Gopala’s Lilas (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 25, 2024 8:38 AM

About when one should start doing bhajan. About the dangers of having money. About how to achieve prema. About how everything seen from afar is attractive and seems easy. The conceptions of the newborn kitten and monkey. About how children are an impediment to doing bhajan and how marriage ties us more and more to material life. About the countless lilas of baby Gopal. The more Gopal grew, the more agitated he became, making an art. The lila of a gopi who tried to catch Gopal in the act of...

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