Christchurch

2025, anarthas, bodily conception, bodily identification, definition of sadhana-bhakti, difference between sadhakas and siddha-bhaktas, eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki, karma-kanda; jnana-kanda and bhakti-kanda, removal of anarthas, renunciation, sadhana-bhakti, types of vairagya, vairagya, vaishnava-aparadha, yukta-vairagya, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025

12 Sep 2025 morning – The Definition of Sadhana-bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 8:20 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Those who practice devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna with their body, mind, and words. Our goal is to attain a hint of the humor of the cowherd boys of Vraja. The bodily conception is the root of all anarthas. About karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and bhakti-kanda. There are different types of vairagya (renunciation). We must take care of our body to serve Krsna and, in no way, show others false renunciation. Our body needs to be healthy to awaken to mangala-arati, which is a limb of...

2025, cycle of birth and death, law of karma, Liberation, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025, Entry level discourses, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.102, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Hitopadesha 25, A sadhu who liberated all the suffering souls in Yamaraja solely by the aroma of his body

11 Sep 2025 evening – The Meaning of Life (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 11, 2025 6:00 PM

– In Kali-yuga, people only want to enjoy pleasures and it is very difficult for them to sit down to hear Harikatha. – In Kali-yuga, people are completely atheistic; they have no faith in the Lord or in the existence of reincarnation. This atheistic philosophy is completely false. – ⁠On Yamaraja, the law of karma, and Citragupta (Yamaraja’s servant who records all the acts of all human beings). – Scientific discoveries, such as the computer, are discovered because...

2025, 3 types of uttama-adhikari, anarthas, aropa-siddha-bhakti; sanga-siddha-bhakti; svarupa-siddha-bhakti, bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta; nirdhuta-kasaya and murcita-kasaya, eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki, jivanta-bhagavata, kanistha-adhikari; madhyama-adhikari; uttama-adhikari, previous life, removal of anarthas, sadhana-bhakti, sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 25.159, Mahaprabhu with the illiterate young man who read the Bhagavad-gita with love and sincerity

11 Sep 2025 morning – Bhakti Comes from the Heart of the Sadhu (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 11, 2025 7:00 AM

– The kanistha-adhikari has neither sastra-jnana nor common sense. – Description of the difference between kanistha, madhyama, and uttama adhikari devotees. – The behavior of the kanistha and uttama adhikari appears the same but is completely different. – The madhyama acts with discrimination. – The uttama sees the Lord everywhere, sees sacred places everywhere, and sees people as servants of the Supreme Lord. – ⁠Uttama-adhikari is of three types: Bhagavad...

2025, Bible, criticism, cycle of birth and death, gross body, jnana and vijnana, Personality: Kala Krisnadasa, sambandha; abhidheya and prayojana, self-realisation, subtle body, vegetarianism, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025, api cet su-duracaro, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, Bhagavad-gita 9.30, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, Maila Lage Tan Mem

10 Sep 2025 evening – Do Not Criticise Anyone (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 10, 2025 6:00 PM

– In the Kali Yuga, people do not ask themselves what their lives are for. – Krishna tells Arjuna that all living entities are His part and parcel. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – Ask yourself: where will you go after you die? – The relationships in this world mean nothing. – We are caught in the cycle of birth and death. We must return to God, as the material world is not our permanent home. – Kapiladeva instructs Devahuti: ‘satāṁ...

2025, anuloma and viloma, ashraya-tattva and vishraya-tattva, Bhagavan; bhakti and bhakta, definitions of bhakti, krsnarthe akhila-cesta and krsnarthe bhoga-tyagi, overextension rule and underextension rule of bhakti, sevya; seva and sevaka, vishraya-tattva, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025, anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.11, Krishna wrestling with Srimati Radhika, Mother Yashoda and Nanda Maharaja do not allow Krishna to herd the cows but He disagrees, Mother Yashoda saves the milk, Raskhan bought shoes for Thakuraji

10 Sep 2025 morning – Definitions of Bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 10, 2025 7:00 AM

– There are many definitions of bhakti. – Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam… (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.1.11)). – Krishnarte akhila-cheshta and krishnarte bhoga-tyagi. – Ashraya-tattva and vishraya-tattva. – Srimati Radhika is a sevika. – Sevya, seva and sevaka. Bhagavan, bhakti and bhakta. – Anuloma and viloma. – The person you serve should be happy; otherwise, it is not seva. – Examples are given of Krishna being pleased...

2025, cycle of birth and death, sat-cit-ananda, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025

09 Sep 2025 evening – Instructions From Krsna (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 9, 2025 7:14 PM

PART 1 PART 2 – On the dedication of the devotees present at the Harikatha. – Supreme instructions given by Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita. – Externally: Krsna instructs His dear friend Arjuna. – Internally: Krsna instructs everyone to surrender at His lotus feet. – On the cause of the sufferings of living entities in this material world. – On the cessation of the cycle of birth and death, and the karma of previous lives. – Explanations from different...

2025, anarthas, bodily identification, conditioned soul, eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki, forgetting true identity, Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer, Liberation, liberation from anarthas, realisation of siddha-deha, removal of anarthas, siddha-deha, Discourses in English, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand 2025

09 Sep 2025 morning – Bodily Identification (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 9, 2025 7:00 AM

– The importance of the sadhaka knowing how to free himself from anarthas (impurities). – On freeing himself from deep attachment to the material body. – The cause of all kinds of disturbances and unhappiness of the conditioned soul. – On forgetting our true identity and turning to Maya. – The practices involved in the process of liberation from anarthas. – Through the practice of bhajana and sadhana, we will forget our bodily identification. – The...

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27 Sep 2024 evening – The Importance of Being in a Human Body (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 27, 2024 7:20 PM

The era of Kali-yuga and Kalki Avatar. This Danya Kali-yuga in which Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared can be called Caitanya Kali-yuga. The four Yugas: Tetra-yuga, Satya-Yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga. The different practices in each and how long human beings live in each of them. The importance of chanting the Holy Names. Human life is very, very rare. Example of King Bharata Maharaja who, while still very young, abandoned everything to practice bhajana and sadhana, but became attached to a...

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