The true meaning of yoga and karma. Spiritual life begins with visvasa, faith. Verse: śraddhā’-śabde — viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya… (CC Madhya-lila 22.62). The qualification required of Ramanuja Acarya’s disciples that prevented them from receiving diksa-mantras. Verse: guru mukha padma vakya cittete koriya aikya… (Sri Guru Carana Padma). The sound that comes from Guru’s mouth is transcendental, sabda-brahma. The example of Sabari, disciple of Matanga Rsi. The principal practice of...
Puglia 2025
03 Jun 2025 morning – Prabodhananda Sarasvatipada (English) | Bari, Puglia, Italy
– About Tungavidya, a very dear friend of Srimati Radhika.– Explanation of Sri Radha Rasa Suddha Nidhi by Prabodhananda Sarasvatipada.– About the Seven Oceans and their meanings.– Explanation of the Nine Islands described by Sukadeva Gosvamipada.– Summary of Bharata Maharaja.– Pastime where Srimati Radhika refuses to sit next to Krsna.– About the golden color that covers the color of Krsna.– The reason for the manifestation of the different...
01 Jun 2025 evening – The importance of Diksa for the Disciple (English) | Bari, Puglia, Italy
* Diksa is the seed through which one can gradually attain perfection. This seed only germinates when we water it every day with Harikatha and sankirtana. * One who has Guru-nistha can conquer the entire world. * When one attains sambandha-jñana, one never falls into Maya again. * Gurudeva gives sambandha-jñana to the heart of the disciple through mantra. * Diksa-mantra is the seed of suddha-bhakti in the heart. * Rupa Gosvami says that the material body becomes transcendental when the tendency...
31 May 2025 evening – Dharma (English) | Bari, Puglia, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• The primary meaning of dharma is the intrinsic or essential nature of something. • What is the intrinsic nature of the soul? The spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve Krsna. • Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya 20. 108-109). • Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shows respect to all religions, recognizing their different types of relationship with the Lord. • The grantha Sri Brahma Samhita presents evidence of the existence of the transcendental world of...