00:00 Adi-lila, discussion of shlokas 128-130, contradictory nature of Krishna in examples and commentaries; 7:00 contradictory nature of Srimati Radhika, nature of prema, mahabhava-dasha; 12:00 explanaiton of when do we get understanding of hari-katha 15:00 humbleness of Srimati Radhika in Her position as a queen of Vrindavana; 18:00 the duties of sakhis, necessity of remembering what has been heard; 23:00 transcendental nature of Vrindavana, the nature of Yogamaya; 29:0 difference between...
Brisbane 2024
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, liberation
19 Sep 2024 evening – Preach and Engage Others (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When the Lord bestows His mercy, the jiva is able to enter His abode. On the importance of Caitanya Caritamrta. All who practice bhakti do so only because they have received the Lord’s mercy. Tulasi Dasa’s Ramayana says the same thing. More important than the Lord’s mercy is the Lord’s mercy: harau ruṣṭe gurus trātā gurau ruṣṭe na kaścana… (Hari Bhakti-vilasa 4.360). Preach and call devotees to hear harikatha. – One who is busy in saving only himself is selfish...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, liberation
19 Sep 2024 evening – Preach and Engage Others (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When the Lord bestows His mercy, the jiva is able to enter His abode. On the importance of Caitanya Caritamrta. All who practice bhakti do so only because they have received the Lord’s mercy. Tulasi Dasa’s Ramayana says the same thing. More important than the Lord’s mercy is the Lord’s mercy: harau ruṣṭe gurus trātā gurau ruṣṭe na kaścana… (Hari Bhakti-vilasa 4.360). Preach and call devotees to hear harikatha. – One who is busy in saving only himself is selfish...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, ghosts
19 Sep 2024 afternoon – Chant the Holy Names with Faith (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Do not eat garlic and onions, they are like meat. Katha has to touch the heart, otherwise you will forget. The boy who does not speak harikatha does not benefit anyone. Klesaghni and subhada. Reaction of karma: story of a company manager and the customer who slaps him. Manabhasa is when one chants the Holy Names without sins but does not yet have a relationship with God. Sudha-nama is when one chants the Holy Names without sins in the heart and relates to God. Song: Kabe Habe Bolo...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, ghosts
19 Sep 2024 afternoon – Chant the Holy Names with Faith (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Do not eat garlic and onions, they are like meat. Katha has to touch the heart, otherwise you will forget. The boy who does not speak harikatha does not benefit anyone. Klesaghni and subhada. Reaction of karma: story of a company manager and the customer who slaps him. Manabhasa is when one chants the Holy Names without sins but does not yet have a relationship with God. Sudha-nama is when one chants the Holy Names without sins in the heart and relates to God. Song: Kabe Habe Bolo...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024
19 Sep 2024 morning – Srimati Radhika’s Astonishing Qualities (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna does not understand what kind of prema Radha has in Her heart. Krsna stands where the pure devotees are speaking harikatha about the lilas of Vrndavana. Everyone goes crazy seeing the form of Krsna of Vrndavana. Four expansions of Krsna: Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Anirudha. Even Vasudeva (Dvarakadish Krsna) is astonished by the beauty of Krsna of Vrndavana: dhira-lalita-nayaka. About Dvarakadish Krsna (Vasudeva) with Madhumangala in Nava Vrndavana. Samsara means “that which is...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024
19 Sep 2024 morning – Srimati Radhika’s Astonishing Qualities (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna does not understand what kind of prema Radha has in Her heart. Krsna stands where the pure devotees are speaking harikatha about the lilas of Vrndavana. Everyone goes crazy seeing the form of Krsna of Vrndavana. Four expansions of Krsna: Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Anirudha. Even Vasudeva (Dvarakadish Krsna) is astonished by the beauty of Krsna of Vrndavana: dhira-lalita-nayaka. About Dvarakadish Krsna (Vasudeva) with Madhumangala in Nava Vrndavana. Samsara means “that which is...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Brisbane 2024, Australia 2024, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)
18 Sep 2024 evening – From Attachment to Freedom (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
An unfortunate day from a material and transcendental point of view. Maya does not hold us, it creates the illusion that it does. Tulasi dasa gives the example of a monkey holding a potato in a jar and a bird holding a wheel. Shloka: daivī hyeṣhā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā… (BG 7.14). Shloka: ‘śraddhā’-śabde – viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścay… (CC Madhya 22.62). The spiritual steps up to prema: shraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nishtha, ruchi, asakti...