Discourses Translated into English 2024

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Krishna-tattva, anukula-abhilasha: favorable desire (desire to please Krishna; favorable attitude in devotional service), bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha: desire to attain Bhagavan (longing to achieve Krishna; aspiration for direct realization of the Supreme Lord)

27 Nov 2024 morning – Preparation of Radha and Krishna’s pastimes (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 27, 2024 8:52 AM

3 kinds of abhilasha: anukula-abhilasha, bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha, suhrida-abhilasha. Srimati Radhika opens Her heart to Her close friends, Lalita and Vishakha. On Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka. Relations between Mahaprabhu, Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara. Swimming competition between Radha and Krishna. Only the devotees in madhurya-rasa can understand Radha-Krishna’s intimate lilas. The process of decorating a kunja. The fans in the kunjas are supplied by Subal from afar. Lila in...

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26 Nov 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7: Nistha, the Spine of Spiritual Life (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:47 PM

Krsna is received as a dear friend by the trees and creepers of Vrndavana. Trees and creepers cry out to Krsna not to be forgotten. Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada describes Vrndavana with the humor of a family man, where the trunks of the trees are fathers, the branches are mothers, the leaves are sons and the fruits are daughters. Family life is happy where all members are serving Gurudeva and Krsna, all tied by the thread of prema. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Pada, in Venu Madhuryam, describes the...

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26 Nov 2024 midday – Gopi-bhava (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 12:22 PM

0:00:27 – When a sadhu speaks Hari-katha, all sins are destroyed; an example from Sadhana-bhakti is Subal and Sridam. However, one must not think, “I am Subal”; that is called impersonalism. 0:07:10 – The second stage of bhakti; the 9 external and 3 internal moods of bhakti. 0:16:12 – The third stage, Prema-bhakti; Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami tells Krishna, “I pray only for the mercy of Radharani.” This is one-pointed focus. 0:20:35 – You will possess...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, samskaras, service: cooking, sound: transcendental vibrations

26 Nov 2024 morning – Vaidhi-marga and raga-marga (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:20 AM

0:00:15 – What is bhakti? It is Srimati Radharani Herself. Example of a tree: when you water the root, all the parts are nourished. 0:03:13 – Where does shraddha (faith) come from? From Srimati Radharani. Rasa-vichar (analysis of mellows) is the mercy of Radharani; tattva-vichar (philosophical analysis) is the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu. 0:03:50 – The meaning of sadhu-sanga (association with saints) is to serve Sri Hari. A person who listens to Krishna-katha hears transcendental...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, gopis: nitya-siddha, relatives

25 Nov 2024 morning – Attaining Perfection (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 25, 2024 8:05 AM

0:01:54 – How a sadhaka progresses in bhajan and sadhana: until we have realization of the atma, we cannot see our transcendental body. When we serve our inner ishtadeva (chosen Deity), it is called bhajan. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur says that during sadhana, by performing the practice, the sadaka attains perfection. 0:03:45 – The 28 tattvas (truths). Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu describes the 28 tattvas. Some acharyas say there are 27 tattvas. The book Siddhanta-tattva describes 28...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024, age: old age, character quality: duplicity, liberation, samskaras, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024

24 Nov 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavad-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 24, 2024 6:04 PM

0:03:06 – The presiding deity of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas is Srimati Radhika; this is established in the Brahma-samhita from the perspective of rasa-vichara (analysis of spiritual mellows); Krishna says, “I am alone,” and They manifest in various forms; this is stated in the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam; dharma, dasya (adi-rasa and sringara-rasa); everything is manifest in sringara-rasa (conjugal love); there are 5 primary and 7 secondary rasas; all rasas are manifest in...

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24 Nov 2024 morning – Srimati Radhika Goes on a Date with Krishna (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 24, 2024 8:38 AM

00:00 – The katha of Raya Ramananda about the gopis at the assembly of King Prataparudra’s sages. 08:00 – Raya Ramananda describes how Srimati Radhika goes on a date with Krishna. 13:00 – Vishraya and Ashraya Alambana (the components of a loving relationship: the support/shelter and the supported/enjoyer). 22:00 – About the moods of Radha and Krishna. 30:00 – Material attachment brings unhappiness. 34:00 – About the possibility of meeting and separation...

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23 Nov 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavad-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 23, 2024 7:49 PM

0:00 – Overview of the katha: Krishna’s birthday and Vraja lilas; what Srimad-Bhagavatam says about donations and charity. 4:00 – About pious and sinful activities; the process of hellish purification. 14:00 – 1:25:00 – The katha of the brahmana Ajamila. 1:41:00 – Beginning of the discussion on the 7th Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. 1:48:00 – Which ashrama is the best? The katha of the four Kumaras. 2:00:00 – The cursing of Jaya and Vijaya; the...

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