Mexico City 2024
26 Dec 2024 morning – Ekadasi (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Today is the last ekadasi of 2024. – The karmis, jnanis and devotees perform ekadasi for different reasons. – Instructions on how to proceed on the day of ekadasi: chant more Holy Names. – Lila of Mahaprabhu doing sankirtana at Srivasa’s house. – Sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana. – Baladeva Prabhu punishes Romaharsana Rsi. – Narada Minu visits a couple who had no diksa, and their next life. – Serve the sadhu who comes to...
25 Dec 2024 evening – Our Guru-parampara (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Before taking diksha, carefully realise our guru-parampara. Pancharatriki-parampara and bhagavatiya-parampara. How Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu proved that Srimati Radharani was married to Sri Krishna. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura boldly opened his siddha-pranali. 2 types of siddha-pranali. Shraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nishtha, ruchi, asakti, bhava and prema. Do not hear hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava. Shloka: avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam… (Padma...
25 Dec 2024 morning – Sukriti and samskaras (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Shloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa-bhāvitā matiḥ… (CC Madhya 8.70). – The definition of sukriti. – Karma-unmukhi-sukriti, jnana-unmukhi-sukriti, bhakti-unmukhi-sukriti. – Jnata-sukriti and ajnata-sukriti. – 8 types of Tulasi-seva. – The glories of Ganga, Tulasi and Giriraja Govardhana. – A story of how a mouse became a princess. – Bhakti will never disappear, it will just be covered when aparadhas are done. – Types of samskaras:...
23 Dec 2024 evening – Disappearance of Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and Appearance of Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Together, Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Trivrikrama Gosvami Maharaja form the Three Pillars of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakta-viraha vinā duḥkha nāhi dekhi para… (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 8.248). Verse: śrī-caitanya-mano’bhīṣṭaṁ sthāpitaṁ yena bhū-tale… (Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila 4.217). Song: Jadi Gauranga Nahito. Srila Narayana Maharaja is very dear to Srimati Radhika, he is Ramana Manjari. Verse: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa...
18 Jan 2024 airport darshana – Madhu-sneha and Ghrita-sneha (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The difference between honey-like love (madhu-sneha) and ghee-like love (ghrita-sneha). – Madhu-sneha means: He belongs to me. Ghrita-sneha means: I belong to Him. – Madhu-sneha is Radha’s love for Krsna. Ghrita-sneha is Candravali’s love for Krsna. – Ghee needs seasoning to become tasty, but honey keeps its sweet flavour constantly delicious. – The sadhaka who reaches the stages of asakti, bhava and prema, realises sweetness and develops mamata...