Discourses translated into Portuguese
18 Jun 2025 evening – Mirror of the Heart (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• 8 verses of Shikshashtaka include everything. • Jivas coming out of tatastha-shakti. • Avaranatmika and vikshepatmika functions of maya. • The soul is very minute. Verse: bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca… (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.9). • Verse: are vā atma draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyaḥ mantavyah nididhyāsitavyah (Brihad-aranyaka-upanisad, 4.5.6). • Adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika. • The difference between the suffering of the devotees and the non-devotees (example of...
18 Jun 2025 midday – The Components of Bhakti (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• Svarupa-lakshana and tatastha-lakshana of anyabhilashita shunyam and anukulyena krishnanu shilanam. • 5 types of principal moods: shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya and 7 types of secondary moods: hasya, adbhuta, vira, karuna, raudra, bibhatsa, bhaya. • Lila: Krishna is binding the gopi. • Song: Damodarashtaka. • Avyapti-dosha and ativyapti-dosha: overextension rule and underextension rule: examples of mother Yashoda saving the milk in the oven and Chanura and Mushtika...
17 Jun 2025 morning – Who is the Guru (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Gurudeva answers questions about the distances at which pastimes occur.
– About pastimes in different kalpas, eras.
– How to behave when faced with criticism of guru and Vaisnavas.
– Meaning of the verse written by Vyasa deva: Guru Brahma, Visnu.
– About five anarthas.
– Pastime where a gopi tries to tie Krsna’s hands in a mortar.
– Detailed explanation about the function of the Guru.
