– For now the heart is like stone, but listening to Goura-lila and Govinda-lila, your heart will melt. – Navadvipa Dhama is no different from Krsna-lila. – Krsna does the rasa dance and Mahaprabhu does the nama-sankirtana-rasa dance. – In Vrndavana there is only one hero, dhira-lalita-nayaka Krsna, and the gopis are called nayikas (heroines). – Radha is a type of heroine called: svadhinabhartrka-nayika (She who controls Her Beloved). – In this material...
Badger 2024
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, lilas: Indrajalika-lilas, mantra: gopala-mantra
24 Jan 2024 morning – Gauranga’s Conversations with Prakashananda (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only hari-katha purifies the tongue (example: the frogs in the pond). Chaitanya-charitamrita, Chaitanya-bhagavata, Chaitanya-mangala and other granthas ki jaya! About Vrindavana dasa Thakura. Baby Nimai’s lilas. Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya receiving the mercy of Mahaprabhu. Disproving the Brahmavada philosophy. Sloka na tasya kāryaṁ karaṇaṁ ca vidyate. Bhagavan’s energies and creations. The 6 opulences of Bhagavan. Krishna surprised by His own beauty. Mahaprabhu’s conversion of...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), prema: stages, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta: philosophical conclusions and rasa conclusions (established truths about reality; conclusions about devotional relationships and spiritual emotions)
23 Jan 2024 evening- The absolute necessity of sadhu-sanga (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– How do we know we have attained our perfection goal with regards to sadhu-sanga? – The meaning of Vraja. – Our samsara will finish when we completely surrender at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna. – The uniqueness of the Lord’s pastimes. – Beautiful description of Vraja. – Radha-kunda-tata bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 218). – The desire of Krishna to perform lila. – The Lord is atmarama and aptakama. – How Srimati Radhika...