– We are not this body. We are the soul that lives in the body, just as a man lives in a house-The Lord is a great builder. He has beautifully built us a body for the soul-Description of the body according to the shastras (9 gates)-Food for the soul is as necessary as food for the body-The concept of soul (jivatma) and Supersoul (Paramatma) and their interaction-Harinama and hari-katha are food for our soul-Glories of sadhu-sanga-Naham vipro na cha nara patir sloka discussion-The Lord’s...
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14 Feb 2023 morning – A Body Without a Soul Is Useless (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-People think they have made great technological progress, but they have not yet been to other planets-Thinking you know what’s best for you is a manifestation of ahankara, false ego-In the transcendental world they also have ego, but it is pure, cit-Material body is always changing-We pamper our body but forget to feed our soul-The body is attractive as long as it has atma in it-People’s attempts to extend human life
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07 Feb 2023 evening – Bhakti Develops by Guru’s Mercy (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that His name will be reached everywhere-Only nama-sankirtana leads to Godl the holy names should be required with fith faith-Without Gurudeva’s mercy bhakti will not develop-Harau ruṣṭe gurustrātā gurau ruṣṭe na kaścana sloka. Worship Gurudeva first, then you can worship Krishna-Durvasa Rishi’s offence of the lotus feet of Ambarisha Maharaja-In one lifetime, be one-pointed to your Guru (comparison of Srila BV Keshava Gosvami Maharaja to Kuresha, the disciple...
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02 Feb 2023 evening – Perfect Happiness (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Link: created man in His own image-How to get a perfect happiness-The story of the boy who took home a live fish from the river-We are not the body, but the soul. The soul rents out the body as its home-Inquisitive mood is typical only for a human being (Newton’s law)-Mind is the king of all organs-People’s memory is measured in gigabytes but God’s memory is limited-G-generator, O-operator, D-destroyer-Serve the Lord, love Him and come back to God-Suicide is an offence; you have no right to...
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02 Feb 2023 morning – The Maha-mantra of Kali-yuga (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Link: maha-mantra of Kali-yuga consists of 16 names and 32 syllables-If you love Gurudeva, you will follow his instructions-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Maya creates obstacles because its duty is to prevent people from liberating from this material world-Avoid apa-sampradayas-Follow 4 principles and chant the holy names-Guru-bhakti, guru-nishtha are the backbone of bhakti-Mayavadis put three lines on their forehead-The meaning of tilaka-Vaco vegam: first control...
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31 Jan 2023 evening – Sanatana Dharma (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Link: which is never changed is called sanatana, the nature of the soul, atma-dharma-The soul is very minute, it’s a part and parcel of God-You have to realise yourself, then you realise the Lord-There is no difference between the Lord and the holy names-Questions: How many names does Krishna have?
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31 Jan 2023 morning – How to enter into krishna-bhakti (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Link: renunciation (sasang-vairagya); real vairagya; taking vows and markata-vairagya.-Accept only what is good for the body and Krishna.-If criticize anyone, including mundane people, very easy to absorb these bad things, affecting body and mind.-Story of sadhu living on one side of river and prostitute lady on the other.-Holy names at time of death.-Anarthas like a thunderbolt in the heart, not easy to move.-Sambandha-jnana-pradata, gurupadma who gives knowledge of relationship in the heart...
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23 Jan 2023 morning – Help Yourself and Others (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of life is to help others-The Lord created many species but was not satisfied and finally created a human being-Animals have compassion in their hearts, but only humans can best help their fellow man-Jive daya parama dharma-If you do not help others, you are not on the list of human beings-You help people and God blesses you-You did not see God but you love Him-Compassion is given in 3 forms: krama-yoga, jnana-yoga and bhakti-yoga-Just as water has different names in different...