Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada is Nayana Mani Manjari. Today is his disappearance anniversary. Guru and Vaisnavas are always present. Srila Bhaktivinoda is Kamala Manjari, he prayed to Srimati Radhika to send Nayana Mani Manjari to help in Mahaprabhu’s mission. Bimala Prasada is Srila Prabhupada’s birth name. As a child, he learned all the Scriptures. Bimala Prasada accompanied his father, Srila Bhaktivinoda, in his preaching. Lila of Jagannatha’s chariot stopping...
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05 Dec 2024 midday – The Power of Harikatha Spoken by a Pure Devotee – Harikatha Online for Chinese Devotees (English) | Skype, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva speaks sweet words to the Chinese devotees. Krsna is wonderful and merciful and arranges for the devotees to meet Gurudeva. One must nourish the soul, not just the body. Harikatha nourishes the soul. If we do not hear Harikatha, material desires enter the heart. Prahlada Maharaja said: śrī-prahrāda uvāca śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ… (SB 7.5.23-24). Hearing Harikatha brings great strength to our body, mind and soul. Rasa-lila-katha is a powerful medicine. Harikatha removes all...
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30 May 2024 midday – Detailed Description of the Wonderful Service that Radha and the Gopis Do to Krsna (Hindi) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna’s curiosity about Radha’s feelings for Him. Krsna takes the form of Gouranga with the skin colour and moods of Radha. If Gouranga had not taken shelter of the Guru’s lotus feet, He would not have been able to taste the sweetness of Radha’s feelings. Mahaprabhu accepts sannyasi, He goes to Jagannatha Puri and there he freed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya tells Mahaprabhu to meet Raya Ramananda, the governor of Prataparudra Maharaja. The first...
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30 May 2024 midday – Detailed Description of the Wonderful Service that Radha and the Gopis Do to Krsna (English translation) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna’s curiosity about Radha’s feelings for Him. Krsna takes the form of Gouranga with the skin colour and moods of Radha. If Gouranga had not taken shelter of the Guru’s lotus feet, He would not have been able to taste the sweetness of Radha’s feelings. Mahaprabhu accepts sannyasi, He goes to Jagannatha Puri and there he freed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya tells Mahaprabhu to meet Raya Ramananda, the governor of Prataparudra Maharaja. The first...
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22 Jan 2024 – Inauguration of Sri Rama Lala Temple in Ayodhya (Hindi) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Day celebrated all over the world by different Sampradayas. Rama-carita-manasa, the Ramayana of Tulasi Dasa, is divided into seven sections (kanda) that symbolise steps to reach God. The first section: Bala-kanda, says that practitioners must be sincere and humble like children, with a simple faith. To access God we need to be free from duplicity, like a child. How to clean a dirty mind? Chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya...
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02 Jan 2024 – Srila BV Vana Maharaja Appearance Day Celebration/Guru Kripa (English translation) – Skype | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva expresses his gratitude to his disciples.
Gurudeva tells of his nama and diksha initiations from his divine Spiritual Masters.
The magnanimous mercy of Gurupadpadma and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo verse of Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. (Sri Gurvastakam, Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha)
Gurudeva tells guru-tattva katha.
A disciple is one who can accept the chastisement of Guru.
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02 Jan 2024 – Srila BV Vana Maharaja Appearance Day Celebration/Guru Kripa (Hindi) – Skype | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva expresses his gratitude to his disciples.
Gurudeva tells of his nama and diksha initiations from his divine Spiritual Masters.
The magnanimous mercy of Gurupadpadma and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo verse of Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. (Sri Gurvastakam, Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha)
Gurudeva tells guru-tattva katha.
A disciple is one who can accept the chastisement of Guru.