– Raghava Pandita’s service to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – The meaning of Srivasa’s three claps. – Lila: The death of Srivasa’s son. – The remembrance of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. – We only truly understand the greatness of a Vaishnava when they are no longer in our lives. – Srila Gurudeva had a loving and informal relationship with the devotees in Houston. – In Vaikuntha, there is no laukika-sambandhuvat-priti. – Darshana of...
Houston 2025
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.121, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.36, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.39, Bhajana-rahasya 2025, Nishanta-lila, Shad-gosvami-ashtaka, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)
09 Jul 2025 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– We discuss the first yama sadhana, nishanta-bhajana, shraddha. – Jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. – The trees of Vrindavana are the witnesses of Radha and Krishna’s lilas. – Prakata-dhama-lila and aprakata-dhama-lila. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ…(SB 10.33.36). – Verse: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ…(SB 10.33.39) – By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu shuddha-nama will manifest on your tongue. – Sadhaka...
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Sri Rupanugathya-Mahatmya, Development of Bhakti
08 Jul 2025 evening – Stages of Perfection (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami’s prayer to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Song: Sri Rupanugathya-Mahatmya. – Vaisnavas desire to serve Srimati Radhika under the guidance of Rupa Manjari. – On the five stages of siddhi (perfections) that we must achieve. – Explanation of the five categories of sakhis (friends). – On the specificity of manjaris in serving in the kunjas, and the highest bhava they possess. – Explanation of Rupa Manjari’s training...