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2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), soul: size of the soul

08 Apr 2024 midday – Dasa Dasa Anudasa (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 8, 2024 12:38 PM

0:10 – The devotees glorify the Lord, and the Lord glorifies His devotees. 8:19 – Bhakti means seva (service). The Bhagavatam says you must give up false ego. 13:50 – The Holy Name is the most valuable thing in this world. 18:00 – You should have only one desire – to perform Hari-bhajan (devotional worship) with longing. If you want to do seva (service), then the Lord will arrange everything. 21:00 – One who does not perform Hari-bhajan is like an animal. If a person lives for 1000 years...

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08 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 8, 2024 9:16 AM

0:10 – Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu describes how Krishna met the Gopis; Krishna’s qualities; He is eternally youthful5:25 – Krishna is the embodiment of rasa, especially madhurya-rasa; for rasa to exist, there must be one who tastes and one who is tasted10:28 – The prema of Radhika: when Radharani sees a Tamala tree, darkness, or dark rain clouds, She thinks it is Krishna; Krishna cannot express such prema12:10 – A dialogue between Vrinda Devi and Radhika: “Where did Krishna learn to dance...

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07 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 7, 2024 6:11 PM

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07 Apr 2024 midday – Hari-katha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 7, 2024 12:09 PM

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07 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 7, 2024 9:37 AM

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06 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 6, 2024 6:47 PM

– The glories of God are infinite. – With the material senses it is not possible to understand transcendence. – Only someone who has a service mood can understand spiritual topics. – Only those who have faith can do bhajana, this is mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Everything happens by the Lord’s desire. – The five categories of bhaktas: jnani-bhakta – Prahlada Maharaja; suddha-bhakta – Ambarisa Maharaja; premi-bhakta – Hanuman;...

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06 Apr 2024 midday – The Soul is Eternal and Transcendental (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 6, 2024 12:38 PM

Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). A surprising effect of Kali-yuga: it is easier to sell alcoholic drinks than milk. The song Jiv Jago Jiv Jago says: jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole — “Lord Gauranga is calling: Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?” Sloka: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś (CC Madhya-lila 17.133). Story of the two brahmanas, one poor...

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05 Apr 2024 morning – Under No Circumstances Abandon Ekadasi (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 5, 2024 9:28 AM

Today is a very high day, Ekadasi tithi, Madhava tithi, Hari Vasara tithi etc. To follow Ekadasi, do not eat any grains on this day, if possible, do nirjala, do not eat anything, nor drink water. The Scriptures indicate that everyone should follow Ekadasi (from 8 to 80 years old), twice a month. One of the seeds in the grains on the day of Ekadasi is the sin of killing father and mother. Speculating about how and when sin enters the grain is mere logic without spirituality. Understand...

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