– Transcendental world is continuous, present time. – Krishna manifests His own Dhama, His eternal associates, nitya-parikara and His lilas in this world to give mercy to the conditioned souls. – The message is that we are not residents of this world. – Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja is coming from the transcendental world, he is Vinoda Manjari. – One who realises the Lord’s birth and His transcendental pastimes attains His abode. – Only by...
Porto Alegre 2024
26 Feb 2024 evening – The Mercy of the Holy Names of Krsna and His Form (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28). – The meaning of Ekale Isvara (CC Adi-lila 5.142). – Impersonalists want to become masters, that’s why they think they are Brahma. – All Krsna avatars are no different from Him. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36). – The Lord’s reasons for coming to the material world and His activities with His associates. –...
26 Feb 2024 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Meaning of bhava-matra. – Nitya-lila, eternal pastimes, and naimitika-lila, transitory pastimes. – The story of Ramacandra Kaviraja. – The conception of material intelligence is not capable of conceiving the lilas of the Lord. – Verse: nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo (Mundaka Upanisad 3.2.3). – Gaura-lila and Vrndavana-lila happen simultaneously. – Navadvipa-lila is nitya-lila, but Mahaprabhu’s sannyasa lila is naimitika-lila. – The asta...