– Sadhus are indifferent to karma, all they want is for us to practise sadhana and bhajana. – The story of Narada Rsi on meeting Kamadeva. – Rama Carita Manasa by Tulasi Dasa and Ramayana by Valmiki are very important Scriptures. – The Pandits rejected the Rama Carita Manasa Scripture because only Sanskrit was considered reliable, and this grantha was in Hindi. – The story of the Holy Scripture in the Temple of Lord Sivaji: Sri Rama Carita Manasa, by Tulasi Dasa...
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2024, Personality: Vedavati, Discourses translated into English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
20 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of Lord Ramacandra and His Beautiful Scriptures (English translation) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhus are indifferent to karma, all they want is for us to practise sadhana and bhajana. The story of Narada Rsi on meeting Kamadeva. Rama Carita Manasa by Tulasi Dasa and Ramayana by Valmiki are very important Scriptures. The Pandits rejected the Rama Carita Manasa Scripture because only Sanskrit was considered reliable, and this grantha was in Hindi. The story of the Holy Scripture in the Temple of Lord Sivaji: Sri Rama Carita Manasa, by Tulasi Dasa. Rama Carita Manasa is the heart of all...
2024, duplicity, Liberation, vairagya, Discourses in Hindi, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
19 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of Bhagavan Ramacandra Are Unattainable (Hindi) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The main point of Vedic culture comes from Ayodya, a place of liberation, extremely beautiful. Valmiki Rsi has beautifully manifested the Ramayana in Sanskrit. Without studying the Ramayna it is not possible to enter into bhakti. Sita was not kidnapped by Ravana, it was Chaya-Sita in Sita’s shadow, Mahaprabhu gave this evidence. Every syllable of this grantha destroys all sins. Whoever speaks the name of Rama, who is very powerful, obtains liberation. Srila Gurudeva said that by family...
2024, duplicity, Liberation, vairagya, Discourses translated into English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
19 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of Bhagavan Ramacandra Are Unattainable (English translation) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The main point of Vedic culture comes from Ayodya, a place of liberation, extremely beautiful. Valmiki Rsi has beautifully manifested the Ramayana in Sanskrit. Without studying the Ramayna it is not possible to enter into bhakti. Sita was not kidnapped by Ravana, it was Chaya-Sita in Sita’s shadow, Mahaprabhu gave this evidence. Every syllable of this grantha destroys all sins. Whoever speaks the name of Rama, who is very powerful, obtains liberation. Srila Gurudeva said that by family...
2024, anugatya, sadhaka and siddha, sadhana-bhakti, sambhoga-iccha-mayi, tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, Discourses in English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2024
19 Jan 2024 morning – Who is Sadhaka and Who is Siddha (English) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Uttama-bhakti is divided into: sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti. Sadhana-bhakti is divided into: vidhi-bhakti and braja-raganuga-bhakti. Vaidhi/vidhi-bhakti, just follow the rules, reach Vaikuntha and cannot control Krsna. Whoever practices vraja-raganuga-bhakti, with devotional service, controls Krsna, attains Goloka Vrndavana, and serves in dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madurya rasas. Sambandhatmika (dasya, sakya and vatsalya) serve, firstly, according to the relationship...
2022, Discourses translated into English, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2022
16 Jun 2022 evening – Lakshmana’s Top Seva (English translation) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Bhagavan Ramacandra establishes maryada-Lakshmana’s austerity for 14 years-Only Lakshmana could kill Indrajit-Divine weapon of Lakshmana which he used to cut the nose and ears of Shurpanakha-Lakshmana’s seva to Rama is still higher than that of Hanuman-8 days when Rama and Lakshmana did not eat anything-Ramacandra cannot give death penalty to Lakshmana-Mother’s service is the best in the material world-The story of how the son wanted to pay off his mother’s debt to her-The story of how...
2022, Discourses in Hindi, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2022
16 Jun 2022 evening – Lakshmana’s Top Seva (Hindi) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Bhagavan Ramacandra establishes maryada-Lakshmana’s austerity for 14 years-Only Lakshmana could kill Indrajit-Divine weapon of Lakshmana which he used to cut the nose and ears of Shurpanakha-Lakshmana’s seva to Rama is still higher than that of Hanuman-8 days when Rama and Lakshmana did not eat anything-Ramacandra cannot give death penalty to Lakshmana-Mother’s service is the best in the material world-The story of how the son wanted to pay off his mother’s debt to her-The story of how...
2022, Discourses in Hindi, Houston, Texas, USA, USA 2022
16 Jun 2022 midday – Give Everything to Guru & Bhagavan (Hindi) – Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Bhagavan’s big family in Dvaraka-Limited happiness is the nature of this world-Sri Jagannatha is Daru-brahma Bhagavan (Made of wood)-Narada Rishi asks Jagannatha why He took a wooden form-Harinama is everything in Kali-yuga-Sita Ram Kahiye bhajana-Karma-tattva, birth cycle-Story of Narada Rishi trying to persuade Kailasa to leave material world for God-Give everything to Guru and Bhagavan