Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025

06 Dec 2025 evening – Chanting the Holy Names Is Everything (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Meaning of the name Jay Govinda: Jay means all glories and also victory, and Govinda is He who gives pleasure to all living entities. – Glorification to the beloved devotee Jay Govinda Dasa Prabhu Brahmacari who left his body on December 1, 2025. – The conditioned soul does not have spontaneous love for Guru and Krishna. – Glorifying the Vaishnavas is very important! – Importance of guru-nistha and guru-bhakti. – Sloka: harer nāma harer nāma… (CC...

06 Dec 2025 midday – We Should Not Criticize Anyone (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  By glorifying and remembering Hari, Guru, and Vaishnavas, we are protected from Maya, and all obstacles disappear. Bengali proverb that says that sadhus are discovered when their bodies turn to ashes, for it is after their departure that they are glorified. Pralambasura disguised himself as a cowherd boy of Krishna, but Krishna and Balarama recognized that demon. Sloka: api cet su-duracāro… (Bhagavad Gita 9.30). Krishna has the duty to purify the heart of whoever is one-sided to Him, in the...

06 Dec 2025 morning walk – What Is Most Important in Life (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil

– Knowledge and self-realization are different. – Realization comes through the causeless mercy of Guru and Krishna, and also through the efforts of the sadhaka. – The body is always changing, but the soul is eternal and transcendental. – Only in the human form of life is it possible to practice devotional service. – The cause of Krishna-bhakti is association with the sadhu. – Sloka: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta… (Brhan-naradiya Purana 4.33). –...

03 Jul 2025 midday (airport) – Krsna-lila and Goura-lila (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

– Krsna is always in Vrndavana. – Navadvipa is non-different from Vrndavana. – Goura-lila and Krsna-lila are side by side, happening simultaneously. – Nitya-lila and naimitika-lila of Krsna and Mahaprabhu. – The sweet and intimate friendship of Krsna and His friends. – The difference in humor between Krsna and Ramacandra. – Mahaprabhu and His childish pranks. – Pariksiti Maharaja meets Kali Maharaja and defines the five places where Kali can...

03 Jul 2025 morning – The Good Conduct of a Devotee (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

– Always offer incense, lamp and flowers to the Deity. – ⁠Vaisnavas have 26 qualities. – ⁠Krsna is Satyam Param Dhimahi: The Supreme Truth. – ⁠There is temporary truth and eternal truth. – ⁠Zero only has value when associated with a number. – ⁠A good wife should be like Sita, Draupadi, Ahilya, Mandodari, Tara, Kunti, etc. – ⁠A good husband should be like Rama, Nanda Maharaja, Yudhisthira, etc. – ⁠Use your money and everything you have in the...

02 Jul 2025 midday – The Significance of Ratha-yatra (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

– Bhakti is service. – The Lord is Bhava-grahi Janardana. – Always show respect to senior devotees, especially those from other countries. – The story of Shivananda Sena and his dog. – Nityananda Prabhu heavily chastised Shivananda Sena. – We should show respect even to the dog of a devotee. – Ratha-yatra means showing respect to devotees. – The glories of the Brazilian devotees. – Love is ananya-mamata. If you are not single-minded, you...