-Question: If a disciple does not know the heart of the guru, how can he properly serve him?-3 ways of Guru’s mercy-Shaca-rati: soft flickering rati-When a sadhaka will come to sthayibhava stage, his mind will not be disturbed-The definition of sthayibhava-Question: What is the meaning of humbleness?-Vaishnavas encourage baddha-jivas to make bhajana and sadhana-Srila Gurudeva never stopped saying hari-katha even in the pouring rain-Lalita-devi instructs Srimati Radhika not to give up Her mana...
Dama-bandhana Lila
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila
18 Jun 2022 morning – Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yatra (3) (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Majaraja
-CC Madhya 13-Separation of lover and beloved-Pandavas at Kurukshetra-Krishna with His friends in Vraja-Krishna and Sudama Vipra recollect their times in the ashrama of Sandipani Muni-Mother Yashoda meets Krishna at Kurukshetra and both of them recollect dama-bandhana-lila-Seva to Govinda and total surrender to Him frees you from all types of debts-Externally Krishna suffers from separation but internally He is very happy as the gopis love Him so much-Meeting and separation are not in our hands...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Iceland 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, varnashrama-dharma, vegetarianism
07 Jun 2022 morning – The Uselessness of Life Without Hari-bhajana (English) – Iceland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Subha-karma and asubha-karma-A mayavadi’s attempt to become Brahma is equal to that of a man trying to extract a grain of rice from an empty husk-Without hari-bhajana life, knowledge, any endeavours are useless-Baby Krishna’s sweet lilas (a thief in a well; dama-bandhana-lila)-Vegetarianism is useless without hari-bhajana-Varnashrama-dharma is useless without hari-bhajana-Practising just bhakti without following rules and regulation is also not a perfect process-Do not be ‘name ache’...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, prema: viveka-shunya-prema
03 Jun 2022 evening – Radharani’s Svarupa from Balya to Kaishora (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Where does restless reside in body at different stages of life.-How does gopis nature become opposite from balya, pauganda to nava-kaishora.-What do gopis think looking at black clouds in the sky.-Why is Srimati Radhika called Radha?-With sidelong glances gopis shoot arrows at Krsna’s heart.-When did Karuna start in Srimati Radhika towards Krsna & prema manifested in gopis?-Krsna’s helplessness during dama-bandhana-lila.-Krsna’s 2 qualities: sarvajnata & mugdhata...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, prema: viveka-shunya-prema
03 Jun 2022 evening – Radharani’s Svarupa from Balya to Kaishora (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Where does restless reside in body at different stages of life.-How does gopis nature become opposite from balya, pauganda to nava-kaishora.-What do gopis think looking at black clouds in the sky.-Why is Srimati Radhika called Radha?-With sidelong glances gopis shoot arrows at Krsna’s heart.-When did Karuna start in Srimati Radhika towards Krsna & prema manifested in gopis?-Krsna’s helplessness during dama-bandhana-lila.-Krsna’s 2 qualities: sarvajnata & mugdhata...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Birmingham 2022, United Kingdom 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
22 Apr 2022 midday – Guru non different from Krsna (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom
-Chintamani & kalpavriksha’s power to give material things.-Our aim & object is how to please the guru.-Our aim & object of sadhana is how to receive mercy of guru.-Sad-guru is non different from Krsna.-All the good qualifications of demigods & demigoddess are manifested in guru.-Why do baddha-jivas look at faults of sad-guru?-Conversation between Krsna & Uddhava as to whether Krsna is Bhagavaan without 18 faults.-Lila of Krsna saying to a gopi that He came in search...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
02 Apr 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Delhi, India
Part 1 -Bhagavan performs lilas, jivas perform karma-Anugrahaya bhaktanam – Krishna manifests His lilas in this world for the wellbeing of the living entities-Ganesha and Vyasadeva-Putana-mokshana-lila-Bali Maharaja katha-Why did the Bali Maharaja get mercy of Vamanadeva Bhagavan?-Sambandha-pradata Gurudeva gives us sambandha-jnana-We should protect things that belong to Krishna and Gurudeva-Story of a disciple every time forgetting Gurudeva’s things and Gurudeva himself-Lila of Krishna...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
02 Apr 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Hindi) – Delhi, India
Part 1 -Bhagavan performs lilas, jivas perform karma-Anugrahaya bhaktanam – Krishna manifests His lilas in this world for the wellbeing of the living entities-Ganesha and Vyasadeva-Putana-mokshana-lila-Bali Maharaja katha-Why did the Bali Maharaja get mercy of Vamanadeva Bhagavan?-Sambandha-pradata Gurudeva gives us sambandha-jnana-We should protect things that belong to Krishna and Gurudeva-Story of a disciple every time forgetting Gurudeva’s things and Gurudeva himself-Lila of Krishna...