– Gurudeva’s meeting with his uncle, Srila Madhusudana Maharaja, at the time, Krsna Krpa Brahmacari. – The glories of Srila Madhusudana Maharaja, who was the Sanskrit teacher at Sri Devananda Gaudiya Matha. – Gurudeva said that he personally served Srila Madhusudana Maharaja for about a year and a half straight. – Krsna Krpa Brahmacari was considered seva-murti, the personification of devotional service. – The story of when a sannyasi said that Srila Gurudeva...
Itajai 2024
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, ghee lamp, guru-tattva: akhanda-guru-tattva (the principle of the undivided guru; unity of guru-tattva), guru: guru-tattva, soul: conditioned soul
24 Feb 2024 morning – Sing Nitai Nitai Nitai! (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Nityananda Prabhu goes from house to house dancing vehemently and performs Harinama Sankirtana. – The place where there is no Vaikuntha katha is like a snake’s hole, maya-karagar (Maya’s prison). – The place that receives the sadhu becomes Goloka Vrndavana. – Sloka: nāhaṁ tiṣṭhāmi vaikuṇṭhe yogināṁ hṛdayeṣu vā (Srimad Bhagavatam 4.30.35). – “Where My devotee is glorifying My pastimes, I am there personally”, thus said Krsna. – Harikatha means:...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), rasas: svakiya-rasa, self-realisation
23 Feb 2024 evening – Sri Nityananda Prabhu (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, Morning walks 2024, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), rasas: svakiya-rasa, self-realisation
23 Feb 2024 morning walk – Do Bhajana and Sadhana and Your Inner Spiritual Potency Will Manifest (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In aropa-siddha-bhakti, the neophyte devotee (kanistha-adhikari) worships the Deity, but has no realisation, his faith is fragile and imposed, however, he is unidirectional to Radha, Krsna and Mahaprabhu. Simple faith means “I am a servant, of the servant, of the servant, of the servant of Krsna”, the Beloved of the Gopis. In the association of the sadhu, through transcendental knowledge, discernment begins, but as it has not yet been realised, meditation is required. In the madhyama-adhikari...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, guru-tattva: akhanda-guru-tattva (the principle of the undivided guru; unity of guru-tattva), guru: guru-tattva
22 Feb 2024 evening – Glorification of Nityananda Prabhu: Akanda-Guru-Tattva (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The heart is purified when we hear Nityananda katha, we should glorify Him every day. – Nitya means eternal, and ananda means bliss. – Nityananda Nistha Song: nitaiyera karuna habe braje radha-krsna pa’be dhara nitai-carana du’ khani (Verse 3). – When Krsna comes to the material world, He brings all His parikaras, including His Dhama. – In Goura-lila, Krsna comes as Mahaprabhu, Radha as Gadadhara, Balarama as Nityananda, Vrndavana as Svetadvipa. – Lila...