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Guarapari 2025
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Guarapari 2025, Brazil 2025, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)
24 Jan 2025 evening – Bhagavad Gita (English) | Guarapari, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the soul, the Supersoul and the material body. About the three types of yoga explained in the Bhagavad Gita. About karma-yoga explained in the first six chapters of the Bhagavad Gita. About the last six chapters of the Bhagavad Gita explaining jnana-yoga. About the middle part of the Bhagavad Gita, between chapter seven and chapter twelve, where Krsna explains bhakti-yoga. Instructions: If you are unable to offer obeisance, just chant the Holy Names, because the Lord has invested all His...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Guarapari 2025, Brazil 2025
24 Jan 2025 midday – Lilas of Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) | Guarapari, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Vrndavana Dasa Thakura, who named his book as Caitanya Mandala and later renamed it Caitanya Bhagavat. He is an avatar of Caitanya Dasa. About how Gaura-lila-katha is very amazing and can only be understood if we study various Grantas of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. About the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu. About how we should follow Gurudeva’s instructions not to go to Maya because it is very difficult to return. About the lila where Sri Krsna did not want to bring Baladeva Prabhu to His lila...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Guarapari 2025, Brazil 2025
24 Jan 2025 morning – The Process of Bhakti (English) | Guarapari, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About how bhakti manifests when we surrender to Krsna. About the steps of surrender. About how nyamagraha is not good (not following the rules) or following them rigidly is also bad. How instructions should be given according to the level of the bhakta. Just as we should start giving instructions only to those who have sradha, faith. Definition of the devotee, his adhikara. About how we measure our level of bhakti: with our level of faith, from sradha to prema. How Bhakti Devi is Srimati...