– Description of the meeting between Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. – Explanation about the Bhatta family who had received diksha in the Sri Sampradaya and worshipped Lakshmi-Narayana. – The evidence presented in the Brahma-samhita that Krishna is Svayam Bhagavan. – On the specific, fixed potency of the sadhaka. – Example of Prabodhanda Sarasvati who, in the lila of Radha and Krishna, is Tungavidya sakhi. – On the condition of association...
Fortaleza 2026
03 Aug 2026 evening – Seeking the nature of the soul (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Very few people know about the nature of the soul. – Difficult to know the souls nature by material senses. – The soul is in the body, therefore the body is moving. – Material existence is a perverted reflection of spiritual sky. – People find it difficult to understand transcendental world. – Shloka explaining Krishna is beyond our limited perception, and only by His mercy can we see Him: nāyam ātmā pravacanena…(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23). – We need...
03 Aug 2026 midday – Disappearance day of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Tirobhava Tithi of Gopal Bhatta Gosvami. – If we hear the pastimes of Vaishnavas, then we’ll be free from maya. – Everybody has to know the six Gosvamis. – The four important instructions for the six Gosvamis. – The bhajana of the six Gosvamis in Vrindavana. – Pastimes of Mahaprabhu spending Caturmasya with Bhatta-parivar. – Sloka illuminating the glories of hearing rasa-lila katha: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir… (S.B.10.33.39). – The...
01 Aug 2026 evening – Holy Names (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– How we live our human lives and the similarities and differences between human life and animal life. – Devotional spiritual practice to the Lord is what differentiates us from animals. – When inquisitive thought arises, the practice of spiritual life begins. – In all previous lives, we enjoyed different senses. – What is the reason we were born into this material world and the relationship of cause and effect? – This body only functions because there...