Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025
14 Feb 2025 evening – From Vaidhi Bhakti to Raganuga Bhakti (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About who we are, eternal souls. We are a part of God, eternal servants of Krsna. How we must go through sadhana-bhakti, then bhava-bhakti and finally prema-bhakti. For this we must practice vaidhi-bhakti and then comes raganuga-bhakti and finally vraja-bhakti. The importance of always hearing Harikatha, but from the mouth of a pure Vaisnava. About Krsna’s relations, which are very close with the vrajavasis, they never think that Krsna is God. About how Krsna loves the gopis so much that...
14 Feb 2025 morning – How Animals and Plants Are Servants of Radha and Krsna (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When Sri Krsna plays His flute in Giriraja Govardhana all the deer come to Him. About how the cows become when they hear the sound of Krsna’s flute. About how the birds of Vrndavana are all Munis and Rsis, sadhus who take this form. How even the trees and flowers love Krsna and how they embrace Krsna when they see Him. How in Vrndavana the trees and vines are couples of grihasthas. The flowers are the daughters and the fruits are the sons. Where Krsna is, there is Radha, and if we are in...
13 Feb 2025 evening – Yoga Practice Is Important for the Health of the Body (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The body is a temple of diseases, such is the nature of the material body. The practice of yoga helps in the health of the mind, body and emotions. But, Krsna Consciousness teaches how to solve all types of diseases. Yoga means union of the soul with the Supersoul. The body functions because the soul is in it. The soul is very small. About the capacity of inquiry that the human form possesses. Isaac Newton’s discovery after inquiring about what force allows an apple to fall: the force of...
13 Feb 2025 morning – Mahamantra and Diksa-mantras (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the 24 and 1/2 syllables of the Gayatri-mantra. To achieve perfection of the mantra, one must remember the meaning of the mantra, make the appropriate mudra, and take refuge, surrender and surrender completely to the Deity presiding over the mantra. Sri Radha appears to Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and explains what the 1/2 syllable of the mantra is according to Sanskrit. The Mahamantra can be chanted out loud without any problems, but the diksa-mantras must be chanted silently...
12 Feb 2025 evening – Avirbhava-tithi of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura and Sannyasa-lila of Mahaprabhu (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
At the end of Magha month in shukla-paksha Mahaprabhu took sannyasa. All material attachments of those who listen to Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa-lila will be destroyed. When we hear about Nityananda Prabhu’s lilas, our hearts will be purified and we will see aprakrita divya Vrindavana. At the level of bhava and prema the devotee will see transcendental Vrindavana by the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu. Verse: aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam… (CC Adi 17.164). Karma-sannyasa and...
12 Feb 2025 morning – The Appearance Day of of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura (English) | Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu comforted the inhabitants of East Bengal that He will keep His prema on the bank of Padma river. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura was determined to become a disciple of Srila Lokanatha dasa Gosvami. Srila BS Sarasvati Thakura also was determined to become a disciple of Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji Maharaja. Goshthanandi devotees and bhajananandi devotees. Srila Narottama dasa Thakura cleaned the latrine of Srila Lokanatha dasa Gosvami. Srila Lokanatha dasa Gosvami accepted Srila...