Jagannatha Puri
17 Aug 2023 evening – The Guru’s Love Is Unconditional (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between kama (desire) and prema (love). The story of the servant who agreed with everything the king said because he had his interests. Conditioned souls are like this. The guru’s love is unconditional because prema is not of this world, it is divine and transcendental. The story of the crow and the jackal. The prema of the gopis is the lust of the gopis and vice versa. Don’t hear harikatha from non-Vaisnavas, hear it from pure devotees. People in this world just want...
17 Aug 2023 evening – The Guru’s Love Is Unconditional (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kama (desire) and prema (love). The story of the servant who agreed with everything the king said because he had his interests. Conditioned souls are like this. The guru’s love is unconditional because prema is not of this world, it is divine and transcendental. The story of the crow and the jackal. The prema of the gopis is the lust of the gopis and vice versa. Don’t hear harikatha from non-Vaisnavas, hear it from pure devotees. People in this...
17 Aug 2023 morning – Never Look at Vaisnavas with a Worldly Eye (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through the Lord’s mercy and bhajana, the devotee’s body becomes transcendentalised and thus serves the Lord. Krsna approaches devotees and deceives non-devotees. Memorise the verses of Upadesamrta. Do not criticise the Vaisnava’s old body, harsh words or apparent faults, nor ignore Vaisnavas. About Astavakra Muni and the Apsara who was cursed to be born as Aghasura. Agha means sin. Krsna liberates Aghasura and saves His friends. Those who are killed by the Lord enter brahma...
17 Aug 2023 morning – Never Look at Vaisnavas with a Worldly Eye (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through the Lord’s mercy and bhajana, the devotee’s body becomes transcendentalised and thus serves the Lord. Krsna approaches devotees and deceives non-devotees. Memorise the verses of Upadesamrta. Do not criticise the Vaisnava’s old body, harsh words or apparent faults, nor ignore Vaisnavas. About Astavakra Muni and the Apsara who was cursed to be born as Aghasura. Agha means sin. Krsna liberates Aghasura and saves His friends. Those who are killed by the Lord enter brahma...
16 Aug 2023 evening – All-attractive Govinda (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna’s different incarnations.
Krishna’s form is the most attractive among all His incarnations.
Vrindavanа creates a carpet of flowers for Krishna.
The snakes of Vrindavana serve Krishna.
Take a one-way ticket to Vrindavana.
Lila on how Yogamaya, transformed into a cobra, helped Krishna break Srimati Radhika’s mana.
Funny story about a student playing the part of a murdered king and making a burp.
16 Aug 2023 evening – All-attractive Govinda (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna’s different incarnations.
Krishna’s form is the most attractive among all His incarnations.
Vrindavanа creates a carpet of flowers for Krishna.
The snakes of Vrindavana serve Krishna.
Take a one-way ticket to Vrindavana.
Lila on how Yogamaya, transformed into a cobra, helped Krishna break Srimati Radhika’s mana.
Funny story about a student playing the part of a murdered king and making a burp.
15 Aug 2023 evening – Completion of Sri Jagannatha Dhama Parikrama (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Katha of Lord Ramachandra giving the squirrel, who cleaned the stones of the bridge to Lanka, His mercy.
How the squirrels gained the five lines on their back.
Service should be done with love.
Glorification of every Vaisnava who served the Sri Jagannatha Dhama Parikrama.
Devotees serve according to their adhikara.