It’s not easy to get a human body. The four human activities are equal to animals. Sadhu-sanga is harikatha. Verse: durlabho mānuṣo deho (ŚB 11.2.29). Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace. The glories of Vrndavana. The Gopi-gita consists of 19 verses recited by the gopis and the meaning of the verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ (ŚB 10.31.9). Differences between Svarga-loka and Goloka Vrndavana. Verse: yānti deva-vratā devān (Bhagavad-gītā 9.25). The best giver is he who distributes krsna-katha. The three...
Baguio 2023
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, faith: types, ghosts, Kalidasa
22 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Two types of sadhaka: jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. The six types of saranagati. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us about saranagati ( surrender). Mahaprabhu is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam (CC Madhya 22.100). The greatest example of atyantika-sraddha ( unwavering faith) is Haridasa Thakura. Vaidhi-sraddha bestows Vaikuntha-dhama, and raganuga-sraddha bestows Vrndavana-dhama. The drawing of tree leaves to...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, devotees: categories of devotees
21 Jul 2023 evening – The Five Kinds of Devotees and Nrisimha Prahlada Katha (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhu-sanga is the root cause of bhakti. Karmi-sadhu, jnani-sadhu and bhakta-sadhu. Pious activities lead us to Svargaloka. The five categories of devotees of the Lord. The Vrajavasis are bhakta-mukuta-siromani (the crown jewel of all devotees of the Lord). Bhramara-gita (the song of the bumblebee). Dhruva Maharaja, sakama-bhakta. Our ultimate goal is radha-dasyam. Krsna will fulfil all His wishes. Jnani and jnani-bhakta are not the same. The lila of Nrisimhadeva and Prahlada Maharaja. Devotees...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti
21 Jul 2023 morning – Saranagati and the Humor of the Vrajavasis (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhajana-rahasya: An ordinary sadhaka can attain the platform of bhajana. Jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. Song: Sri Krishna-Caitanya Prabhu Doya Koro More, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The six parts of surrender (saranagati). First surrender to the guru and the Vaisnavas, then to Krishna. How to surrender to Krishna? The advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Dhanya Kali-yuga and manjari-bhava. The transcendental boat of the holy names. The definition of sraddha (faith). If you...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, harinama: japa-mala, self-realisation, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
20 Jul 2023 evening – Self-realisation is the Best Realisation (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja is in the Philippines for the same reason Srila Svami Prabhupada preached all over the world. The conditioned souls are constantly wandering through the fourteen planetary systems, rising and falling. It’s not so easy to come out of the clutches of Maya. Chanting the mahamantra is the medicine. The result of doing material charity is temporary, the best charity is to give the mahamantra, because this mantra can liberate us from the material world...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, Dama-bandhana Lila, liberation: brahma-sayujya, liberation: ishvara-sayujya, liberation: sayujya-mukti
20 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Nishanta means the end of the night: nisa (night) + anta (end). The end of the night of the soul occurs when the desire to enjoy the senses ends. Those with jaundice taste sugar as something bitter. Song: Emona Durmati. When sukrti is ripe and accumulated, one attains sadhu-sanga and enjoys hearing hari-katha, then Bhakti-devi awakens in the heart. Jnata-sukrti and ajnata-sukrti. Karma-unmukhi-sukrti, jnana-unmukhi-sukrti and bhakti-unmukhi-sukrti. Sayujya-mukti, isvara-sayujya and brahma...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, guru: guru-bhakti
19 Jul 2023 evening – Narada Rishi and Mrigari (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only hari-katha can protect you from maya.
Guru-bhakti and guru-nishtha are the backbone of our spiritual life.
SB 7.6.1.
The story of Narada Rishi and Mrigari hunter.
3 principles to become a maidservant of Srimati Radhika.
Dhruva performs austerities.
One who has shraddha is qualified to practise bhakti.
Where Krishna is, there Radha is and vice versa.
If we observe purushottama vrata, Srimati Radhika will be very pleased.
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)
19 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of the words ‘bhajana’ and ‘rahasya’. Bhajana: to realise one’s own siddha-deha (transcendental constitutional form) and then to serve the Lord in it. Sadhana: to practise oneself and teach others. Jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. 6 limbs of sharanagati. Upadeshamrita 3. The Lord is the cause of all causes, the Supreme, and He has a transcendental form. Impersonalists do not believe that the Lord has a form. The original meaning of Brahma is...