PART 1 PART 2 The great mystery of this life is that every day we see people and animals die but we don’t think we are going to die. Practice devotional service. Maya’s arrest. He who has faith, sradha in Sri Krsna, is qualified to practice bhakti. Gurudeva comes to remind us that the spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The five types of knowledge. In Kali...
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31 Dec 2023 midday – Guru-nishtha (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– There are three days glorifying Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. – Story of a person who dreamed of two tigers and Bhaktisiddhanta protected him. – Bhaktivinoda Thakura appeared to help Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission. – Story about the preaching of Bhaktisiddhanta and the apa-sampradayas. – Story of Goura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja’s samadhi and his last wish. – We must follow the rules and regulations so as not to disturb society...
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31 Dec 2023 morning – Sadhu-sanga and the Guru’s Mercy (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srimati Radhika is our istadeva and our aim is to serve Her. – Chant the Holy Names and true humility will appear in the prema stage. – Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā (Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.29). – In sadhu-sanga the twenty-six qualities of the Vaisnavas appear step by step in our life. – Because Shivaji holds the trident. – What is and what is not bhakti. – The mercy of Nityananda Prabhu. – Raghunatha and Rupa Gosvamis are at the...
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30 Dec 2023 evening – Chant the Holy Names and Listen to Harikatha (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada took diksa from Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja. – Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam (ŚB 11.3.21). – Pranama-mantra of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja: namo gaura-kisoraya saksad vairagya-murtaye vipralambha-rasambudhe padambujaya te namah. – Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja is the direct manifestation of renunciation and he savors vipralambha-rasa (higher mood of...
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30 Dec 2023 midday – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada Disappearance (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada defeated sahajiya philosophies, established several temples, and only spoke the absolute truth. The two types of doctors, according to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. The trustworthy guru rebukes his disciple in order to help him, and always seeks to purify his heart. Story of when Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja glorified Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. Anything that an uttama-maha-bhagavata (the...
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30 Dec 2023 morning – The Glories of Gaurasundara (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Mahaprabhu manifests His rasaraja-mahabhava-svarupa form to Ramananda Raya on the banks of the Godavari River. – Navadvipa Dhama is no different from Vrndavana-Dhama. – Radha-kunda is the highest place of all! – White colour is a symptom of separation (viraha). – Vrndavana is completely green (madhurya mood). – Lila from when baby Radha opened Her eyes only to have Krsna’s darsana. – Lila from when Radha dreams of Mahaprabhu Gaura...
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29 Dec 2023 evening – Glorification of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Who is Bhaktivinoda Thakura? Who is Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada? – Kamala Manjari (Bhaktivinoda Thakura) was appointed by Srimati Radhika to preach sudha-bhakti, and she asked for the help of Nayana Mani Manjari (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada), Radharani’s beloved servant. – Harinama is no different from Sri Hari. To accept Harinama is to have direct perception of Sri Hari. – To chant the Holy Names it is necessary to follow the...
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28 Dec 2023 evening – The Glories of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and their efforts to protect and establish Suddha Bhakti (Pure Devotion). Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura made two special contributions: he brought Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati to this world and established suddha-nama. Story of the discovery of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s birthplace. Lord Siva instructs Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura to manifest Goura-nama and Goura-dhama. Srimad Bhagavatam establishes that the Adorable Deity of Kali-yuga is...