Gaura-lila

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Auckland 2025, New Zealand 2025, Durvasa Rishi’s Visit to Ambarisha Maharaja on Ekadashi, Mahaprabhu Performs Nama-sankirtana at Srivasa Thakura’s House on Ekadashi, Ekadashi-vrata 2025

18 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of Ekadasi-tithi (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 18, 2025 12:00 PM

Ekadasi is the mother of suddha-bhakti. Whoever observes the ekadasi fast properly has bhakti awakened in their heart. Ekadasi purifies the heart of all sins. One of the names of Ekadasi is Madhava-tithi. One who follows Ekadasi and practices devotional service transforms his or her home into Vrndavana. Ekadasi is very powerful. Some people live in Vrndavana and do not observe Ekadasi. But even Mahaprabhu followed Ekadasi. ⁠A house where there is no sadhana, no Harikatha, where there is no pure...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Gundicha-marjana Lila, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhaktas: how to respect Vaishnavas, body: bodily conception, character quality: lust and anger, maya: two functions, soul: conditioned soul

14 Sep 2025 morning – Anger and Lust Are Never Satisfied (Hindi) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 14, 2025 7:00 AM

* Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us how to honor and respect Vaisnavas. * The reason Mahaprabhu collected stones and threw them away from the Gundica Temple. * First, the sadhaka must cleanse his heart. * Lust and anger will never be satisfied, no matter how much we serve them. * The conditioned soul has become a slave to lust and anger, hence wandering in this cycle of repeated birth and death. * The good fortune of associating with a sadhu and following his instructions eliminates lust and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 25.159, Mahaprabhu and the Illiterate Young Man Who Read Bhagavad-gita with Love and Sincerity, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: purification stages (eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki), anarthas: removal of anarthas, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhagavata: jivanta-bhagavata, bhaktas: kanishtha-adhikari; madhyama-adhikari; uttama-adhikari, bhakti: aropa-siddha-bhakti; sanga-siddha-bhakti; svarupa-siddha-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti, karma: previous life, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)

11 Sep 2025 morning – Bhakti Comes from the Heart of the Sadhu (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 11, 2025 7:00 AM

– The kanistha-adhikari has neither sastra-jnana nor common sense. – Description of the difference between kanistha, madhyama, and uttama adhikari devotees. – The behavior of the kanistha and uttama adhikari appears the same but is completely different. – The madhyama acts with discrimination. – The uttama sees the Lord everywhere, sees sacred places everywhere, and sees people as servants of the Supreme Lord. – ⁠Uttama-adhikari is of three types: Bhagavad...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Durvasa Rishi’s Boon to Srimati Radhika That Her Cooking Would Become Nectar, Sanatana Gosvami and Hussain Shah, Subala-milana Lila, Gurudev Kripa Bindu Diya, Krishna is Transcendental Cupid, Krishna's Form, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, Radha: Madana Mohana Mohini, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation, spiritual progress

03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (Hindi) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4: – Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini. – Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him. – In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same. – Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – People are attracted to others who are like...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Durvasa Rishi’s Boon to Srimati Radhika That Her Cooking Would Become Nectar, Sanatana Gosvami and Hussain Shah, Subala-milana Lila, Gurudev Kripa Bindu Diya, Krishna is Transcendental Cupid, Krishna's Form, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, Radha: Madana Mohana Mohini, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation, spiritual progress

03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (English translation) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4:– Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini.– Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him.– In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same.– Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka.– Self-realisation is the best realisation.– People are attracted to others who are like...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Mahaprabhu in Eastern India

11 Jul 2025 evening – Mahaprabhu’s Visit to Eastern India (Hindi) | Texas, USA

July 11, 2025 6:00 PM

– Mahaprabhu, who had long arms, sang, and exhibited ecstatic symptoms. – Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of devotees of the Sri Sampradaya. – We must be part of one of the Four bona fide Sampradayas, otherwise our life will be useless. Lord Caitanya Himself was part of a Sampradaya. – According to each Sampradaya, you receive a mantra. – Once, a devotee said he would like to hear fresh HariKatha, not old, but HariKatha is always fresh. – ⁠There...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Sanatana & Rupa & Anupama, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, Bhava-bhakti, Rasa-tattva, Sadhana-bhakti

10 Jul 2025 midday – The Bhava the Sadhaka Realizes Is Natural (Hindi) | Houston, USA

July 10, 2025 12:00 PM

– On the service mood of the manjaris and gopis. – On the love of the vrajavasis for Krsna’s lilas. – The vrajavasis are very fond of Sanatana Gosvami. – On the lotus flower that grows in the mud but is fragrant, beautiful, and serves at the Lord’s feet. – On the brothers Sanatana, Rupa, and Anupama. – The name of Radha is higher than the names of Visnu, Rama, and Krsna. – Lila of Siva with Parvati and the Holy Names. – ⁠On the...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Sanatana & Rupa & Anupama, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, Bhava-bhakti, Rasa-tattva, Sadhana-bhakti

10 Jul 2025 midday – The Bhava the Sadhaka Realizes Is Natural (English translation) | Houston, USA

July 10, 2025 12:00 PM

– On the service mood of the manjaris and gopis.– On the love of the vrajavasis for Krsna’s lilas.– The vrajavasis are very fond of Sanatana Gosvami.– On the lotus flower that grows in the mud but is fragrant, beautiful, and serves at the Lord’s feet.– On the brothers Sanatana, Rupa, and Anupama.– The name of Radha is higher than the names of Visnu, Rama, and Krsna.– Lila of Siva with Parvati and the Holy Names.– ⁠On the qualities...

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