– Food for the soul is hari-katha. – When a baby is crying far away from its mother, she cannot hear it. The baby cries and cries until it faints. In the same way, your soul cries out for hari-katha, but you do not listen to it, and it finally faints in maya. – Awaken your soul with the maha-mantra, the medicine brought by Mahaprabhu. – Chant gopala-mantra or gayatri-mantra to awaken your soul. – Create krishna-samsara in your home. Remember that your house belongs...
Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025
10 Dec 2025 morning – A Seed of Bhakti (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhu-sanga is very important. The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana, vikasita-chetana and purna-vikasita-chetana. Feeling, willing and knowing are the three characteristics of a conscious being. Devatas are those who have faith in God, while asuras are those who do not. To devotees: You are now a vikasita-chetana. However, your goal should be to become a purna-vikasita-chetana. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru...
04 Dec 2025 evening – Sadhana in Kali-yuga (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
g – In Kali-yuga, people do not desire spirituality. – Maya severely punishes conditioned souls, but those who chant the Holy Names and serve the Guru and Vaishnavas are protected and attain the supreme spiritual goal. – Maya liberates devotees from the material world. – Surrender to a trustworthy guru, receive diksha, receive transcendental knowledge, and in time, the heart will be purified. – On the stages of sadhana-bhakti, from sraddha to prema. – Never...
04 Dec 2025 midday – Tattva-Siddhanta and Rasa-Siddhanta (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Humor is fundamental. – Krishna always seeks to undo Radha’s maan. – Krishna’s Lila assuming the form of Shiva. – Lord Shiva is easily satisfied and easily annoyed. – Lila of the gopi and the cow called Padma-gandha. – The masters of the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage emphasize both tattva-vicara and rasa-vicara. – Sloka: … govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi… (Sri Brahma Samhita). – Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (SB 1.3.28)...
04 Dec 2025 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Rasa Raja Mahabhava Svarupa (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– A devotee asks, why did Krishna take on Radha’s color when He came as Mahaprabhu? Wasn’t it enough to just take on Her bhavas? – Srila Gurudeva replies that “mood” is very important, but Her color protects Krishna’s mind, helping Him to tolerate such an elevated mood that provokes transcendental madness. – Radha completely envelops Krishna’s body, moved by the love She feels for Him. Therefore, Mahaprabhu is Krishna inside and Radha...
03 Dec 2025 evening – Gita-jayanti (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, which is also known as the fifth Veda. – We are not our bodies. We are souls and eternal servants of Krishna. – The size of the soul is described in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (5.9) as bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca. – Without the mercy of the guru and Krishna, one cannot understand spiritual things. – Sanjaya, in Indraprastha, saw everything on Kurukshetra through the mercy of Vyasadeva, using his...