The devotees are examples for all people and senior to all: yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ (BG 3.21). Shloka: vāco vegaṁ manasaḥ krodha-vegaṁ (Upadeshamrita 1). The consequences of uncontrolled speech: Draupadi talking to Duryodhana, and Sita-devi talking to Lakshmana. A devotee should think what he says, he should speak perfect siddhanta, otherwise he will lose his bhakti. Ahamgraha upasana, sahajiyas. The story of how an impersonalist ran away from Srila Bhakti Prajnana...
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06 Aug 2024 evening – Firm faith in Sadhu-sanga and rasa-lila katha (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya will not come when Harikatha is being spoken. The power and glory of Harikatha. vande nanda-vraja-strinam shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.63). lokik-sambandha-vrtti explained. Pastime of Krishna becoming sick whilst He resided in Dwaraka-puri. Rasa-lila katha is very powerful medicine and is the only thing that will cure the heart disease of lust. vikkriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam ca visnoh shloka (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.30). Must hear rasa-lila katha with firm faith, daily, for this whole...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Florida 2024, Miami 2024, USA 2024, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, behavior: shuddha-sadachara, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)
25 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vaisnava-seva and namasankirtana that grants shelter at the feet of Krsna. One must practice in order to be able to preach. Mahaprabhu’s Lila spending four months at the Bhatta family home. The four authorized Sampradayas: Sri, Rudra, Sanaka and Brahma Sampradayas. Mahaprabhu accepted the Brahma Sampradaya. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami is Guna Manjari, but some say he is Ananga Manjari. Mahaprabhu has great affection for Gopala Bhatta. Mahaprabhu instructs Gopala Bhatta to take care...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Florida 2024, Miami 2024, USA 2024, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), anuraga: two symptoms, universe
25 Jul 2024 morning – The Seven Oceans of Qualities of Srimati Radhika (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The seven oceans of qualities of Srimati Radhika described in the beautiful sloka:vaiḍagdhya sindhūr anurāga rasaīka sindhūrvātsalya sindhūr atī sāndra kṛpaīka sindhūḥlāvaṇya sindhūr amṛta cchabī rūpa sindhūḥśrī rādhikā sphuratū me hṛdī kelī sindhūḥ (Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhiḥ 18, by Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī Ṭhākura). Comparison between the seven oceans of Radha and the seven oceans of the Universe. Radha’s Lila angry because Krsna went to see Candravali. Krsna delighted seeing...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Florida 2024, Miami 2024, USA 2024, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Gosvami, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta)
24 Jul 2024 evening – Sri Prabodhananda Sarasvati and His Contribution (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu spent 4 months with Bhatta parivara (family). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu discussed katha about Lakshmi-devi with Bhatta parivara. The gopis are so fortunate, they perform rasa dance with Krishna. Lakshmi-devi cannot enter the rasa dance as She does not accept Krishna’s conditions. Invocation shloka of Gita-govinda. Shloka: rādhā karāvacita pallava vallarī ke (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 14). 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa...
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24 Jul 2024 morning – 7 Oceans of Srimati Radhika’s Divine Love (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shloka: vaidagdhya sindhur anuraga-rasaika-sindhur (Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi, 18). Lila of how Krishna wanted to invite Srimati Radhika to share His bed with Him, but She refused, saying that if She did so, the black colour of Krishna’s body would be transferred to Her as well. Question: Why do we always talk about only 64 qualities of Krishna? 7 oceans of the material nature: the ocean of salt, the ocean of sugarcane, the ocean of alcohol, the ocean of ghee, the ocean of yoghurt, the ocean...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Florida 2024, Miami 2024, USA 2024, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), devotees: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)
23 Jul 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga-mahima (English) – Miami, Florida | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Arcana Dipika explains which type of flowers to offer to Thakurji, and which not. The five types of devotees: panca-upasana. Two meanings of the word suman: flower, and clean and pure mind, for offering. Discussion of abhiman, dihatma-bhuti and suddha-abhiman. Maya-devi is not happy with us being in maya. Only gaura-krpa-hi-kavalam will save us from this suffering in this material world: how to receive this mercy. Glorification of Prabhodananda Sarasvati Gosvami. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stays...
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05 Feb 2024 morning – The Perfect Bhajana Step by Step (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vaisnava-sadacara: Vaisnava etiquette, the rules and regulations described by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in the book Hari-bhakti-vilasa. The difference between sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena, and the qualifications of the Vaisnavas: kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Verse: yena jaṅṃa-śataiḥ pūrvaṁ — vāsudevaḥ samarcitaḥ (Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 11.454). Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi — pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.101). Arcana, worship, is part of vidhi-marga, the path of...