– In the Kali Yuga, people do not ask themselves what their lives are for. – Krishna tells Arjuna that all living entities are His part and parcel. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – Ask yourself: where will you go after you die? – The relationships in this world mean nothing. – We are caught in the cycle of birth and death. We must return to God, as the material world is not our permanent home. – Kapiladeva instructs Devahuti: ‘satāṁ...
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10 Sep 2025 morning – Definitions of Bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand
– There are many definitions of bhakti. – Verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam… (Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.1.11)). – Krishnarte akhila-cheshta and krishnarte bhoga-tyagi. – Ashraya-tattva and vishraya-tattva. – Srimati Radhika is a sevika. – Sevya, seva and sevaka. Bhagavan, bhakti and bhakta. – Anuloma and viloma. – The person you serve should be happy; otherwise, it is not seva. – Examples are given of Krishna being pleased...
09 Sep 2025 evening – Instructions From Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 – On the dedication of the devotees present at the Harikatha. – Supreme instructions given by Krsna in the Bhagavad Gita. – Externally: Krsna instructs His dear friend Arjuna. – Internally: Krsna instructs everyone to surrender at His lotus feet. – On the cause of the sufferings of living entities in this material world. – On the cessation of the cycle of birth and death, and the karma of previous lives. – Explanations from different...
09 Sep 2025 morning – Bodily Identification (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand
– The importance of the sadhaka knowing how to free himself from anarthas (impurities). – On freeing himself from deep attachment to the material body. – The cause of all kinds of disturbances and unhappiness of the conditioned soul. – On forgetting our true identity and turning to Maya. – The practices involved in the process of liberation from anarthas. – Through the practice of bhajana and sadhana, we will forget our bodily identification. – The...
07 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of the Holy Names (Hindi) | Toowoomba, Australia
* By hearing the glories of Guru and Vaisnavas, we are freed from Maya. * There are twenty types of alankaras (ornaments) described in the Ujjvala-nilamani, and all of them are to attract the mind of Krsna. * The further we advance in spiritual life, the more we can be absorbed in bhavas, but first, we must acquire basic knowledge. * Without knowledge, we can neither speak nor listen. * After sravana (listening), we must study. * The more we study and practice bhajana, by the mercy of Guru and...
07 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of the Holy Names (English translation) | Toowoomba, Australia
* By hearing the glories of Guru and Vaisnavas, we are freed from Maya. * There are twenty types of alankaras (ornaments) described in the Ujjvala-nilamani, and all of them are to attract the mind of Krsna. * The further we advance in spiritual life, the more we can be absorbed in bhavas, but first, we must acquire basic knowledge. * Without knowledge, we can neither speak nor listen. * After sravana (listening), we must study. * The more we study and practice bhajana, by the mercy of Guru and...