The Pirate Castle, Gilbey’s Warf, Oval road
London
2026, vaishnava-praya, vishayi-praya, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, vasudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogah prayojitah, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.7, Nityananda Prabhu admonished Raghunatha dasa Gosvami in a very sweet manner, Bhakti Jiva Acarya Gosvami Maharaja, A king who paid a priest in gold coins for years to tell him bedtime stories, Bhakti-tattva, Guru-tattva, Instructions of guru, Surrender
27 Jun 2026 evening – Surrender to the Bona Fide Spiritual Master (English) – London, UK
Bhakti Yoga Centre Walthamstow – First offer the garland to Thakuraji, and then offer Bhagavad-prasada to Gurudeva. – Srila Gurudeva recalls pastimes with Bhakti Jiva Acarya Gosvami Maharaja. – Sri Krsna tells Arjuna: “First of all, perform Guru-puja.” – Always show respect to all Acaryas. – A devotee should always glorify their Gurudeva. – The difference between someone who appears to be a Vaishnava but is not, and someone who appears to be an...
2026, importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru, second birth, Discourses in English, London, Stoke Newington (London), United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2026
27 Jun 2026 midday – Importance of Diksa Initiation (English) – Stoke Newington, London, UK
13.33h, House program
– Songs.
– Conversation with some devotees.
– Birth from our mother, and our second birth through diksa-mantra initiation.
– The cycle of birth and death.
– The importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru.
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20 Jun 2026 evening – Sanga-mahima: The Glories of Sadhu-sanga (English) – London, UK
19.47 hHouse program at Ajay Prabhu’s * In, The Nectar of Instruction, Upadesamrta by Srila Sarasvati Thakura, it is said that pure devotees protect us from Maya.* Jiva Gosvami told Pariksit Maharaja that those who speak and those who hear Harikatha are fully protected by Sri Krishna.* In the process of bhakti, the devotee must learn to surrender to Guru and Krishna.* The 6 symptoms of saranagati.* The devotee who engages in bhajana, sadhana, and saranagati is never rejected by Sri...
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28 Feb 2025 morning – Questions and Answers (English) | London Airport, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Lord grants shakti to a jiva who is qualified to assume an important post. How a jiva becomes Brahma.
About Siva-tattva: The Sastras also say that he is jiva-tattva and visnu-tattva; the Lord personally assumes the post of Brahma and Siva when no jiva is qualified.
About the difference between Mayavadis and Brahmavadis.
About the samadhi attained by the practice of Patanjali’s Astanga Yoga and the samadhi attained by the practice of Vaisnavas.
The definition of brahma-jnanis.
2025, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025
27 Feb 2025 evening – Lord Siva’s Lila (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The Vedic Trinity: Brahma, Visnu and Siva. Siva’s lila with Daksa, his proud and envious father-in-law. Sati Devi’s sad lila going to her father Daksa’s fire ceremony even though she was uninvited, and the painful insults she heard her father utter against Siva. About the lila in which Lord Visnu cut Sati Devi’s self-incinerated body with the Sudarsana-cakra and the 51 areas that became sacred when those parts fell on the soil of India. Story of Parvati and...