The prema in the heart of the sadhu is reflected in the heart of the disciple who has no offences. The example of the stone reflecting the brightness of the sun, surya kant mani. The cleaner the heart, the more the bhava of the sadhu will be reflected in it. About a lila from the Venu Gita, when the gopis suffered separation from Krsna. On the logic of economic policy. The prema in the hearts of the queens of Dvaraka. Both the aroma of camphor in a small container and a lighted ghee lamp can be...
Brisbane 2023
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, aparadhas (offences), ghee lamp
14 Oct 2023 morning – The Prema of the Gopis (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The prema in the heart of the sadhu is reflected in the heart of the disciple who has no offences. The example of the stone reflecting the brightness of the sun, surya kant mani. The cleaner the heart, the more the bhava of the sadhu will be reflected in it. About a lila from the Venu Gita, when the gopis suffered separation from Krsna. On the logic of economic policy. The prema in the hearts of the queens of Dvaraka. Both the aroma of camphor in a small container and a lighted ghee lamp can be...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, gopis: types
13 Oct 2023 morning – The Two Types of Gopis (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna tells the sadhana-siddha-gopis about the pastime of the man who planted mangoes. Krsna savors the condensed prema of the gopis, which He makes manifest and mature through the fire of separation. The gopis ask Krsna: “and what do we gain?”, and He responds: “more bliss in separation?” Krsna is the personification of rasa. He creates and savors. The gopis again ask Krsna: “What do you gain from seeing us suffering?, “the sweetness condensed by separation”. Krsna was married in Dvaraka and...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, gopis: types
13 Oct 2023 morning – The Two Types of Gopis (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna tells the sadhana-siddha-gopis about the pastime of the man who planted mangoes. Krsna savors the condensed prema of the gopis, which He makes manifest and mature through the fire of separation. The gopis ask Krsna: “and what do we gain?”, and He responds: “more bliss in separation?” Krsna is the personification of rasa. He creates and savors. The gopis again ask Krsna: “What do you gain from seeing us suffering?, “the sweetness condensed by separation”. Krsna was married in Dvaraka and...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 evening – The Power of the Holy Names (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
According to past karma, we live the results of that karma in the present life. Without knowing the difference between sin and piety, people misuse money, for example, with alcoholic drinks, and thus suffer the reactions of their actions. The Bhagavad Gita says that birth, death, decay of the body and sickness are inevitable. But we always forget the sufferings of birth and death. Story of Gajendra. Why does everyone honour Hanuman? How Nal and Nil and the monkeys built the bridge to Lord Rama...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 evening – The Power of the Holy Names (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
According to past karma, we live the results of that karma in the present life. Without knowing the difference between sin and piety, people misuse money, for example, with alcoholic drinks, and thus suffer the reactions of their actions. The Bhagavad Gita says that birth, death, decay of the body and sickness are inevitable. But we always forget the sufferings of birth and death. Story of Gajendra. Why does everyone honour Hanuman? How Nal and Nil and the monkeys built the bridge to Lord Rama...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...