PART 1 The Madhurya Kadambini sheds light on Siva-tattva. Explanation of two types of Brahma: Vairaja Brahma (jiva-koti-brahma/jiva-tattva) and Hiranyagarbha Brahma (Isvara-koti-brahma/Isvara-tattva). When a jiva attains the qualification for the Brahma position, he receives sakti from the Lord to be able to assume the function of creation. A funny story of how the proud Brahma sent a letter of resignation to Lord Visnu. The jiva who performs perfectly in the Brahma position attains the Siva...
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2025, jiva-tattva, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025, Shiva-chaturdashi, Shiva-ratri
26 Feb 2025 evening – Shiva-ratri (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The qualification to get the position of Brahma and Shiva. Number of qualities of a jiva, Shiva, Vishnu, Rama and Krishna. A funny story about how a foreigner in India mistook the fireflies for mosquitoes that were looking for him with torches to drink his blood. Shiva is called Shankara because his tattva is mixed (not fully jiva-tattva and not fully vishnu-tattva). Lila of a small boy standing on shiva-lingam and getting the position of Kuvera by Shiva. Shiva is easily pleased and easily gets...
2025, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025, Shiva-chaturdashi, Shiva-ratri
26 Feb 2025 midday – Shiva-ratri (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shiva means auspiciousness. Shiva is the original name of Krishna. Krishna and Radha gave Their names to demigods. Sometimes people get confused about shiva-tattva. Lila: Bhrigu Rishi is investigating who is the best devata: Brahma, Shiva or Vishnu. Song: Tumi Sarveshvareshvara. Bhagavan is the only one Absolute Truth. Don’t chant Shiva aham (I am Shiva), otherwise a big problem will come. 12 mahajanas. Verse: svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ… (SB 6.3.20). Why the devotees of Shiva are rich...
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25 Feb 2025 evening – The Viraha-bhava of Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva meets many devotees who first received him in London in 1997. Gurudeva declares that his heart is filled with joy at the memory of the meetings where he was always received with great kindness and affection. About Isvari Puri Pada, a prominent disciple of Madravendra Puri Pada. Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, in the Caitanya Caritamrta, explains that the first sprout of prema manifested in the heart of Madravendra Puri Pada and that this prema actually comes from Srimati Radhika...
2024, brahma-sayujya, Brahman effulgence, guru-bhakti, guru-seva, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2024, Airport
15 Aug 2024 airport – Preaching is very important (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: People don’t know anything about yoga… Answer: When you preach, people will start coming. Question: Sometimes we spend a lot of money and effort and the result is insignificant… Answer: Don’t consider aiming at the result, that is not bhakti! You should just do your duty, Krsna says so in the Bhagavad Gita. Karmis aim at their own benefit, bhaktas don’t! Jnanis want to detach themselves with the help of knowledge and merge into the brahman effulgence (brahma...
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14 Aug 2024 evening – Guru-vakhya (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
I am only speaking Srila Gurudeva’s katha. What Gurudeva says is the absolute truth. Material and transcendental sounds. Krishna enters our ears and purifies our hearts through hari-katha. Shloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭaka (1)) Srila Rupa Gosvami fulfilled all the wishes of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave Haridasa the title of Nama Acharya. Shloka: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam (CC Adi 17.21). Without reading...
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14 Aug 2024 midday – Sri Rupa Gosvami Fulfilled All Mahaprabhu’s Desires (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Travelling means trouble. Our best doctors are Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Nityananda Prabhu. In Kali-yuga, all living entities are contaminated by maya. 6 types of people do not want to take vraja-prema from Mahaprabhu, but He gives it to them anyway. Srimati Radhika, as a village girl, wants to hear hari-katha from Sanatana Gosvami and Rupa Gosvami. Rupa Gosvami surrendered completely to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and fulfilled all His desires. Jayadeva Gosvami could not write the verse...
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04 Jul 2024 morning – Krsna and Mahaprabhu (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Some lilas of Krsna manifest themselves in different ways and in different sequences, they do not always happen exactly the same in all kalpas and yugas. In one Brahmanda, one type of lila happens and, in another Brahmanda, another lila happens. Nitya-lila is in Goloka Vrndavana. Jatila and Kutila are not in Goloka Vrndavana because there is no mood of opposition to Radha and Krsna there, but Yogamaya arranges it. Krsna is independent, He does not need His lilas to happen in the same way in...