Discourses translated into French
16 May 2024 evening – Radha Is the Soul of Krsna (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprasada is necessary, dancing and singing too. Mahaprabhu distributed mahaprada on Jagannatha Puri and made everyone dance and sing. Radha’s original name is Hara and the vocative is Hare. Radha nama is nectar, Krsna nama is condensed milk, the two together is pure sweetness. Krsna thinks that Radha is His Guru, so Her name comes first. Song: Maine Ratana Lagai Radha Nama Ki. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja is a high associate of Srimati Radhika. About Srila Janardana...
16 May 2024 midday – Our Goal Is Radha-nistha (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Radha-nistha is the essence of our sadhana. About the devotee Mirabhai who only had nistha in Krsna. The Gaudiya Vaisnavas have nistha in Radha. Verse: anayārādhito nūnaṁ (SB 10.30.28). The meaning of having only one ticket to Vrndavana. Obstacles to achieving bhava: Laya (sleep);Vikshepa (distraction);Apratipatti (inability to concentrate on Ishtadeva, indifference or disinterest in spiritual matters);Kashaya (tendency to bad habits, bad impressions from past lives);Rasasvada (taste for...
16 May 2024 morning – Questions and Answers (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Reasons for Krsna going to Mathura. What is taught at the gopis school. Krsna’s maan is very rare. Radha is the one who stays in maan. Two types of purva-raga. Lila of the newly married young woman who longed to see Krsna for the first time. Four types of separation: Purva-raga – anticipating, longing for the meeting;Pravasa – separated by physical distance;Maan – angry jealousy;Prema-vaicittya – transcendental madness. The sensation in the presence of Krsna...
15 May 2024 evening – How to Receive Diksha and Serve (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Human life is very rare: durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (SB 11.2.29)
Vishrambhena guru-seva.
He who has no common sense, how can he attain transcendental knowledge?
The meaning of diksha.
One needs good qualification (sat-guna) to serve God.
Sadhana-siddhi, bhava-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi and vastu-siddhi.
The gopis will give you training.
Hari-katha is the essence of human life.
ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (Sri Shikshashtaka 1)
15 May 2024 morning – Sweet Vraja-lilas (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Sri Radha is called Hara because she steals the heart of Krishna. The meaning of the name Krishna. The meaning of Srimati Radhika’s name Shyama. Radha-Krishna katha is not worldly, it is transcendental. Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka. 5 obstacles to the perception of transcendental knowledge: laya, vikshepa, apratipatti, kashaya, rasasvada. We, the Gaudiyas, do not say ‘Radha-Rama’, only ‘Radha-Ramana’. Shaunakadi Rishi...
