We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’. “All living entities are My integral parts, souls are eternal and transcendental” (Sri Krsna tells Arjuna, in Bhagavad Gita). The soul is invisible to material eyes. By Krsna’s mercy, through the practice of sadhana and bhajana, one can see the form of the soul. The body is the house, and the...
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2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Trancoso 2023, Brazil 2023, Atma-tattva
12 Jun 2023 evening – Atma-tattva (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’. “All living entities are My integral parts, souls are eternal and transcendental” (Sri Krsna tells Arjuna, in Bhagavad Gita). The soul is invisible to material eyes. By Krsna’s mercy, through the practice of sadhana and bhajana, one can see the form of the soul. The body is the house, and the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Trancoso 2023, Brazil 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)
12 Jun 2023 midday – How to Develop Our Sadhana and Bhajana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The conditioned souls, baddha-jivas, are contaminated by maya, so they do not see their true identity. Some people are influenced by ghosts. Jada-abhimana (false identity) is the ghost of false-ego. Verse by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (Cc, Madhya-lila, 13.80) The real cause of fear is attachment to maya. The 3 modes of nature (gunas) of maya, goodness (sattva), passion (raja) and ignorance (tama). Verse from Bhagavad Gita: śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma...
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12 Jun 2023 morning – Relationship and Service to the Guru (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without suffering, humility does not reach the hearts of sadhakas. Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. When humility comes, you will pray to Krsna, just as Kunti prayed (Kunti-stuti). Verse from the Bhagavad-gita: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha. The four types of people who attain the Supreme Lord if they have sukriti. Everyone invokes the name of the Lord when they are suffering. Those who are pure devotees have no...
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11 Jun 2023 evening – The Way to the Direct Perception of the Soul (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without Krishna’s desire, nothing happens. Krishna is the Supreme Controller. mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥsūyate sa-carācaramhetunānena kaunteyajagad viparivartate(Bhagavad-gita 9.10). G.O.D. Today we are here, tomorrow no more. He who is born will surely die. The soul is eternal and transcendental. The body is like a tree with two birds sitting on two branches: the soul and the Supersoul. How to reach/see the Lord. Karma is very complex to understand. The gross body and the subtle body. The...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2023, Brazil 2023, aparadhas (offences), character quality: criticism, karma: cycle of birth and death, liberation
10 Jun 2023 evening – Nama Mahatmya: The Glories of the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of the holy names in Kali-yuga. In Satya-yuga (golden age) souls meditated on the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam), jnana meditation, e.g. Dhruva Maharaja. In Treta-yuga there was fire sacrifice, for example, Lord Ramachandra appeared in that age and performed fire sacrifice. In Kali-yuga it is very difficult to worship Thakuraji, to do fire ceremony and meditation properly. In Kali-yuga, there is a simple process to reach the Lord: chanting the holy names. Srimad Bhagavatam glorifies many...
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10 Jun 2023 midday – Appearance of Sri Vakresvara Pandita (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vakresvara Pandita has committed an offence against Srivasa Thakura. Srivasa Thakura is Narada Rsi and is very dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The letter from Yudhishthira Maharaja and the 99 kings in Jarasandha prison, inviting Sri Krishna to visit them simultaneously. Uddhava replied that Yudhisthira’s fire ceremony could be postponed so that Krsna could kill Jarasandha and free the kings from prison, protecting them and creating a deeper bond with them. Uddhava is Lord Krishna’s...
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09 Jun 2023 evening – The Essence of Human Life (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without spiritual practice, life is useless. The meaning of spiritual life is that you should practise, not just talk. Verse: āpani ācāra prabhu jīvera śikhāinu, means you should practise yourself. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to give an example of how to practise and teach spiritual life. Do not be lazy when entering into tattva-siddhanta. Verse: siddhānta baliyā citte nā kara alasa ihā haite kṛṣṇe lāge sudṛḍha mānasa (Cc. Ādi 2.117). Differences between kanistha-bhakta (beginner), madhyama...