Bhuj 2024

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Krishna-tattva, anukula-abhilasha: favorable desire (desire to please Krishna; favorable attitude in devotional service), bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha: desire to attain Bhagavan (longing to achieve Krishna; aspiration for direct realization of the Supreme Lord)

27 Nov 2024 morning – Preparation of Radha and Krishna’s pastimes (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 27, 2024 8:52 AM

3 kinds of abhilasha: anukula-abhilasha, bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha, suhrida-abhilasha. Srimati Radhika opens Her heart to Her close friends, Lalita and Vishakha. On Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka. Relations between Mahaprabhu, Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara. Swimming competition between Radha and Krishna. Only the devotees in madhurya-rasa can understand Radha-Krishna’s intimate lilas. The process of decorating a kunja. The fans in the kunjas are supplied by Subal from afar. Lila in...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Krishna-tattva, anukula-abhilasha: favorable desire (desire to please Krishna; favorable attitude in devotional service), bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha: desire to attain Bhagavan (longing to achieve Krishna; aspiration for direct realization of the Supreme Lord)

27 Nov 2024 morning – Preparation of Radha and Krishna’s pastimes (Hindi) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 27, 2024 8:52 AM

3 kinds of abhilasha: anukula-abhilasha, bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha, suhrida-abhilasha. Srimati Radhika opens Her heart to Her close friends, Lalita and Vishakha. On Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka. Relations between Mahaprabhu, Raya Ramananda and Svarupa Damodara. Swimming competition between Radha and Krishna. Only the devotees in madhurya-rasa can understand Radha-Krishna’s intimate lilas. The process of decorating a kunja. The fans in the kunjas are supplied by Subal from afar. Lila in...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024

26 Nov 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7: Nistha, the Spine of Spiritual Life (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:47 PM

Krsna is received as a dear friend by the trees and creepers of Vrndavana. Trees and creepers cry out to Krsna not to be forgotten. Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada describes Vrndavana with the humor of a family man, where the trunks of the trees are fathers, the branches are mothers, the leaves are sons and the fruits are daughters. Family life is happy where all members are serving Gurudeva and Krsna, all tied by the thread of prema. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Pada, in Venu Madhuryam, describes the...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2024

26 Nov 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7: Nistha, the Spine of Spiritual Life (Hindi) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:47 PM

Krsna is received as a dear friend by the trees and creepers of Vrndavana. Trees and creepers cry out to Krsna not to be forgotten. Visvanatha Cakravarti Pada describes Vrndavana with the humor of a family man, where the trunks of the trees are fathers, the branches are mothers, the leaves are sons and the fruits are daughters. Family life is happy where all members are serving Gurudeva and Krsna, all tied by the thread of prema. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Pada, in Venu Madhuryam, describes the...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhava: gopi-bhava

26 Nov 2024 midday – Gopi-bhava (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 12:22 PM

0:00:27 – When a sadhu speaks Hari-katha, all sins are destroyed; an example from Sadhana-bhakti is Subal and Sridam. However, one must not think, “I am Subal”; that is called impersonalism. 0:07:10 – The second stage of bhakti; the 9 external and 3 internal moods of bhakti. 0:16:12 – The third stage, Prema-bhakti; Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami tells Krishna, “I pray only for the mercy of Radharani.” This is one-pointed focus. 0:20:35 – You will possess...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhava: gopi-bhava

26 Nov 2024 midday – Gopi-bhava (Hindi) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 12:22 PM

0:00:27 – When a sadhu speaks Hari-katha, all sins are destroyed; an example from Sadhana-bhakti is Subal and Sridam. However, one must not think, “I am Subal”; that is called impersonalism. 0:07:10 – The second stage of bhakti; the 9 external and 3 internal moods of bhakti. 0:16:12 – The third stage, Prema-bhakti; Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami tells Krishna, “I pray only for the mercy of Radharani.” This is one-pointed focus. 0:20:35 – You will possess...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, samskaras, service: cooking, sound: transcendental vibrations

26 Nov 2024 morning – Vaidhi-marga and raga-marga (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:20 AM

0:00:15 – What is bhakti? It is Srimati Radharani Herself. Example of a tree: when you water the root, all the parts are nourished. 0:03:13 – Where does shraddha (faith) come from? From Srimati Radharani. Rasa-vichar (analysis of mellows) is the mercy of Radharani; tattva-vichar (philosophical analysis) is the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu. 0:03:50 – The meaning of sadhu-sanga (association with saints) is to serve Sri Hari. A person who listens to Krishna-katha hears transcendental...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, samskaras, service: cooking, sound: transcendental vibrations

26 Nov 2024 morning – Vaidhi-marga and raga-marga (Hindi) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 26, 2024 8:20 AM

0:00:15 – What is bhakti? It is Srimati Radharani Herself. Example of a tree: when you water the root, all the parts are nourished. 0:03:13 – Where does shraddha (faith) come from? From Srimati Radharani. Rasa-vichar (analysis of mellows) is the mercy of Radharani; tattva-vichar (philosophical analysis) is the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu. 0:03:50 – The meaning of sadhu-sanga (association with saints) is to serve Sri Hari. A person who listens to Krishna-katha hears transcendental...

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