Houston 2024
29 Jul 2024 midday – Three Essential Instructions for Spiritual Practice (English translation) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
After 8,400,000 species we received the human form by the mercy of the Lord. Only when sukrti is accumulated and ripe do we receive the association of pure devotees of the Lord. Wherever the pure devotees are, that place becomes Goloka Vrndavana. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Mdhya-lila 22.54). Kapiladeva gives instructions to his mother Devahuti. Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido — bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ… (SB 3.25.25). Suka and Sari, a pair...
29 Jul 2024 midday – Three Essential Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
After 8,400,000 species we received the human form by the mercy of the Lord. Only when sukrti is accumulated and ripe do we receive the association of pure devotees of the Lord. Wherever the pure devotees are, that place becomes Goloka Vrndavana. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Mdhya-lila 22.54). Kapiladeva gives instructions to his mother Devahuti. Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido — bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ… (SB 3.25.25). Suka and Sari, a pair...
28 Jul 2024 evening – Absorption of the Mind in Transcendental Matters (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The mercy of listening to harikatha. Concentration of the mind in the Age of Kali is very difficult. Arjuna tells Sri Krsna that his mind is floating. The solution is in practice, and significant renunciation is to focus on Sri Krsna. The five senses of the body are always searching for something. Caitanya Mahaprabhu encourages us to do nama-sankirtana. Sloka: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ… (CC Madhya-lila 17.133). Our aim is to develop a taste for harinama, and hearing...
28 Jul 2024 midday – Loving Devotion (English translation) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The blessing of having the darsana of a pure devotee. We are all servants of the Lord and are here to serve Him. The sadhu carries Goloka Vrndavana with him wherever he goes. Sloka: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga sarva… (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Instructions of Kapila Deva to His mother. The most powerful katha is the Bhagavata-katha. We understand transcendental subjects only by the mercy of Sri Guru. The devotee’s surrender. The beauty of Vrndavana decorated by Srimati Radhika. The glories of Vraja...
28 Jul 2024 midday – Loving Devotion (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The blessing of having the darsana of a pure devotee. We are all servants of the Lord and are here to serve Him. The sadhu carries Goloka Vrndavana with him wherever he goes. Sloka: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga sarva… (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Instructions of Kapila Deva to His mother. The most powerful katha is the Bhagavata-katha. We understand transcendental subjects only by the mercy of Sri Guru. The devotee’s surrender. The beauty of Vrndavana decorated by Srimati Radhika. The glories of Vraja...