– 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...
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2025, anarthas, prakata-lila & aprakata-lila, Song: Sad-gosvami-astaka, Discourses in English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.121, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.36, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.39, Bhajana-rahasya 2025, Nishanta-lila
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, Song: Sri Rupanugathya-Mahatmya, Discourses in Hindi, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2025
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...
2024, Discourses in Hindi, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
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...
2024, Discourses translated into English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 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...
