Without spiritual practice, life is useless. The meaning of spiritual life is that you should practise, not just talk. Verse: āpani ācāra prabhu jīvera śikhāinu, means you should practise yourself. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to give an example of how to practise and teach spiritual life. Do not be lazy when entering into tattva-siddhanta. Verse: siddhānta baliyā citte nā kara alasa ihā haite kṛṣṇe lāge sudṛḍha mānasa (Cc. Ādi 2.117). Differences between kanistha-bhakta (beginner), madhyama...
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2023, conditioned soul, guru-bhakti, guru-nistha, English, Portuguese, Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil, Brazil 2023, for beginners
08 Jun 2023 evening – Human Life Is Very Rare (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 God gives us the human form of life after 8,400,000 lower forms. Four undesirable things that are in the heart of the conditioned soul: svarupa-bhrama (incorrect understanding that the material body is the true identity), hrdaya-daurbalya (weakness of heart), asat-trsna (lust for material pleasure) and aparadha (offense). Don’t waste time, this is not your first life. Story of the blind man who was in a stadium and couldn’t find the exit. Sloka:ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava...
2023, bhakti-yoga, gross body, Mantra: Om mantra, renunciation, self-realisation, subtle body, vairagya, English, Lithuanian, Kaunas, Lithuania, Lithuania 2023, for beginners
22 Apr 2023 evening – How to Achieve Peace, Love and Affection (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Peace comes from the core of the heart and then comes love and affection for all living beings. God is love and love is God. When you love God, you love all living beings. Our spiritual science talks about how to get peace and love. Peace comes from the heart of Narayana, the Supreme Lord. He has many names in different languages, but He is one. God is in everyone and everywhere. To see God, one must follow the process of bhakti-yoga. (Comparison with the process of seeing ghee in milk )-About...
2023, bhakti-yoga, conditioned soul, English, Lithuanian, Kaunas, Lithuania, Lithuania 2023, for beginners
21 Apr 2023 evening – What is the Soul (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In the material world time is very short, but in the transcendental world it is unlimited. When we talk about spiritual things, time takes a long time, but when we talk about mundane things, time passes so fast that we don’t even notice it. Whoever is born in this material world will surely die one day, and again and again we are born from the womb. It is necessary to ask about the soul that is in the body. Spiritual science speaks of the soul. The soul is an integral part of the Supreme...
2023, gunas, English, Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2023, for beginners
16 Feb 2023 evening – Possessing a Human Body (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– A day when we do not associate with a sadhu or listen to a hari-katha is an inauspicious day-Human body is very rare. Living beings acquire new life forms each time, until they are given a human body-Only in human body we can get association with sadhus and practise devotional service to God-Humans and animals have processes in common, but only humans can develop spiritually-God created man in His own image-Karma-tattva: what you have in life is a consequence of your past actions...
2023, bhakti-yoga, bonafide guru, English, Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2023, for beginners
15 Feb 2023 evening – The Embodiment of Divine Love (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Who takes birth, will one day die – teachings from the Bhagavad-gita-God loves everyone in different ways-God is calling to everyone, playing His flute, but they are not listening-God spends time loving his internal potency, Srimati Radhika-God is the embodiment of Divine Love-Who will give real love in this material world? Only God-Example of the street dog who becomes faithful and loves you after you feed it-We are all searching for love-By taking shelter of bonafide Guru, spiritual...
2023, English, Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2023, for beginners
14 Feb 2023 evening – Atma-dharma (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– 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...
2023, technological progress, English, Portuguese, Undisclosed, Brazil, Brazil 2023, for beginners
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