Gurudeva expresses his thanks to all devotees. Glorification of many of the devotees in Brazil for organising festivals and their preaching over the difficult years. Disciple means to fulfil the desire of Guru, Bona fide Guru wants that all living entities serve to Krishna, so Guru seva is very important. Vani seva means to hear harikatha, learn shastra and follow all the principles of the scriptures and preach all over the world. Brhat-mrdanga seva is most important, the best Guru seva. We...
Caraguatatuba 2024
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Caraguatatuba 2024, Brazil 2024, Krishna-tattva, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), rasa dance: rasa-lila
02 Jan 2024 midday – Krishna’s sweet boating pastimes (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Pastimes of Mahaprabhu and His associates, crossing the Ganges to each island of Nabadwip. – Krishna’s promise to the gopis in Kurukshetra that He will return to Vrindavana. – Krishna’s topmost lila is rasa-lila, vraja-parakiya-lila. – The sweet boating pastimes of rasa-lila. – By hearing rasa-lila, the topmost medicine, all bhada-jivas can be free from anarthas. – How to hear harikatha with aikuntiki shradha. – Pastime of Krishna disguised as a boat...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Caraguatatuba 2024, Brazil 2024, aparadhi: offender (one who commits offenses; one who acts against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), association: bad association, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled)
01 Jan 2024 evening – How to Attain Prema (Abidheya Tattva) (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sambhanda, abhidheya and prayojana (the relationship, the goal and the process). – Verse: premananda-mahananda-rasenavasthitam (Brahma Samhita). – Demons also saw Krsna, but did not have His darsan. Examples from the stories of Duryodhana, Dusasana and Ravana. – The four types of people who do not love: atmarama, aptakama, aparadhi/gurudrohine and akritaga. – The gopis asked Krsna nine questions about love. – The cause of mental disturbances is lack of...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Caraguatatuba 2024, Brazil 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, renunciation
01 Jan 2024 morning – Definition of Pure Devotion (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: anyabilasita sunyam (Caitanya-Caritamrta, Madhya-lila 19.167). Pritti Samdarbha (book) by Srila Jiva Gosvami. Pure bhakti is always being absorbed in Krsna and serving Him, just like the vraja-gopis. Verse: ajāta-pakṣā iva mātaraṁ khagāḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam, 6.11.26). The prayer that Vrtasura made to Krsna with gopi-bhava feeling. Example of sakam-bhakti: Druva Maharaja. Verse: akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ ( Srimad Bhagavatam, 2.3.10). Two fundamental elements for raganuga...