By glorifying the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas we will be free from Maya. Sloka: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (Bhagavad Gita 7.14). Conditioned souls are always thinking about what to do and how to do it. We must surrender to Sri Radha and Krsna. Spiritual life begins when we ask ourselves: “Who am I?” Remove the anarthas and meditate on yourself, develop the qualities of the devatas (demigods) and then meditate on Sri Radha...
Govardhana
2023, English, Govardhana, Vraja, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023, Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
26 Nov 2023 morning – Disappearance of Sri Srimad Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja (English translation) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The greatest sadness in the world is the separation of devotees from bhaktas. The essence of all harikatha is association, when we listen and can have darsana. There are three types of prema in the heart: what we hear, what we see and what is spontaneous.-Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja tells how he met Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja. Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ (Siksastakam 3). Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja tells stories about his time...
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26 Nov 2023 morning – Disappearance of Sri Srimad Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The greatest sadness in the world is the separation of devotees from bhaktas. The essence of all harikatha is association, when we listen and can have darsana. There are three types of prema in the heart: what we hear, what we see and what is spontaneous.-Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja tells how he met Srila Bhakti Pramoda Puri Maharaja. Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ (Siksastakam 3). Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja tells stories about his time...
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25 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Guru’s Mercy (English translation) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The various places visited on the parikrama (pilgrimage) of Vrndavana. – The punishment for the disciple is the mercy of the Guru. – The Guru knows who will leave when punished. And the Hindi proverb that talks about mature bamboo and green bamboo. – The story of the rich brahmacari disciple who asked for service, was punished by the pujari, and talked to the clay pot. – The test that must be done when buying a clay pot. – About the punishments that Srila...
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25 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Guru’s Mercy (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The various places visited on the parikrama (pilgrimage) of Vrndavana. – The punishment for the disciple is the mercy of the Guru. – The Guru knows who will leave when punished. And the Hindi proverb that talks about mature bamboo and green bamboo. – The story of the rich brahmacari disciple who asked for service, was punished by the pujari, and talked to the clay pot. – The test that must be done when buying a clay pot. – About the punishments that Srila...
2023, English, Govardhana, Vraja, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023, Nishanta-lila, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
25 Nov 2023 afternoon – The Beauty of the Transcendental World (English translation) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Kali-yuga most people have faith in demigods. People do not know what is favourable or unfavourable, this discrimination is possible only through performing bhajana. The four types of people who worship Krsna, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. The story of when the elephant Gajendra was pulled into the water by a crocodile. A person can do bhajana only if he has sukriti, which comes throughsadhu-sanga. Manjari-seva is the highest service, and, the sevas of the nisanta-lila period. The...
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25 Nov 2023 afternoon – The Beauty of the Transcendental World (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Kali-yuga most people have faith in demigods. People do not know what is favourable or unfavourable, this discrimination is possible only through performing bhajana. The four types of people who worship Krsna, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. The story of when the elephant Gajendra was pulled into the water by a crocodile. A person can do bhajana only if he has sukriti, which comes throughsadhu-sanga. Manjari-seva is the highest service, and, the sevas of the nisanta-lila period. The...
2023, anarthas, anugatya, aparadhas, nitya-siddha, Hindi, Govardhana, Vraja, India, India 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023, Vraja-mandala parikrama 2023
24 Nov 2023 afternoon – Glorification of the Seva of the Gopis (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Radha gets upset with Krsna and sends Him away. Krsna respects Radha so much that He places the peacock feather named after Her on His head. When Radha is in a certain mood, She tells Krsna to put “alta” on Her feet, and He obeys. That is dhira-lalita-nayaka Krsna. Getting Radha’s feet is very difficult for Krsna, what to say to one of us. Krsna is pushed by a sakhi. Krsna’s head touches Radharani’s feet. The gopis see Krsna’s flute and feel very envious. Despite being a...