Bogota 2024

10 Jan 2024 evening – Bhagavad-dhama is Beyond Maya (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Sadhu-sanga and hari-katha are very rare.

Adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika.

Go back to God.

The material world is the perverted reflection of Goloka Vrindavana.

The story of the princess who lost her necklace.

The Lord’s place, bhagavad-dhama is beyond maya.

How to defeat maya.

Nama-sankirtana is the astra (powerful weapon) of Kali-yuga.

Sri Guru is the captain to cross the ocean of maya.

Chant the holy names with the pure devotee of the Lord.

The glories of radha-nama.

10 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of the Holy Name (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The size of the atma. Chetana (conscious) and achetana (jada, inert). Feeling, willing and knowing are the symptoms of the conscious being. Food for the soul is hari-katha. Hari-katha is the method of purification of the heart. Krishna is in your heart, but you will see Him when your heart is clean of all dust. Shloka: Harer Nama Harer Nama Harer Namaiva Kevalam. Shloka: Tava kathamritam tapta jivanam. Lila: Sanatana Gosvami glorified the holy name to the devotee of Lord Shiva, which transcends...

10 Jan 2024 morning walk – Srimati Radhika’s Disappearance Lila (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Krishna and the gopis in Kurukshetra; the separation of the gopis. – Lila of Srimati Radhika’s disappearance. – Vrishabhanu-nandini Sri Radha, Samyogini Radha and Viyogini Radha. – The queens of Dvaraka are the incarnations of Radha and the gopis. – The sleep of a conditioned soul and the sleep of a guru are completely different. – The bodily conception (dehatma-buddhi) of a conditioned soul. The example of the dog and the bullock cart. – 4...

09 Jan 2024 evening – Take shelter of the lotus feet of Guru (English) – Bogata, Columbia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

How we achieve our highest goal, the divine love of Radha-Krishna. Nityananda Prabhu and Gaurasundara are our life and soul. Our aim and object is how to absolutely surrender at the lotus feet of Sri Sacinandana Gaurahari. Gau is Govinda, Ra is Radha. The difference between the mercy of Sri Krishna and of Sri Sacinandana Gaurahari. Nityananda Prabhu is undivided akanda-guru-tattva. Harikatha of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu kalna pastimes with Gauri Das Pandit and the sweet vigraha lila. In Kali...

08 Jan 2024 evening – The Purpose of Human Life (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Human life is very rare. It is the only form among the 8 million and 400 thousand species that is capable of practicing spiritual life. Verse: durlabho mānuṣo deho — dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.29) Life should be destined for sadhana and bhajana, service to Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas. Story of Bharata Maharaja. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Sadhu-sanga means performing bhajana and sadhana and serving Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas...