Proverb (Hindi): When God gives something to someone, He gives in abundance. Story of the farmer who found a silver chest full of treasure buried in the ground. Description from the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Money is not everything in human life, but it is necessary. What you get in this life is the result of your pious activities (punia-karma) in your past lives. Story of the brahmana Sudama Vipra, a great friend of Krishna, who stayed in the ashram of Sandipani Muni (Srimad-Bhagavatam). Krsna was...
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18 Jun 2023 evening – Guru-nistha is Essential in Spiritual Life (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to say that it is very difficult to perform kirtana in front of Lord Jagannatha’s chariot, because kirtaniyas feel pain when playing instruments for many hours. Jagannatha was very happy with the devotees in this Ratha Yatra. One of the owners of the place receives harinama during harikatha: Gaura Sundara das. Love is essential in human life. Atyantik-sraddha: do or die. We should be one-pointed to the Guru. Lila from the Mahabharata: How the Pandavas and Kauravas...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, atyantiki-shraddha: supreme faith (unwavering faith in Krishna; deep and firm conviction in devotional service), bhakti: stages, soul: conditioned soul
18 Jun 2023 morning – Questions and Answers (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How do you get paramarthiki-shraddha? You must have unshakable faith (atyantiki-shraddha). Paramarthiki-shraddha awakens with mature sukriti. Ajnata-sukriti and jnata-sukriti. Eight types of worship of Tulasi Devi. Ganga, Tulasi and Giriraja Govardhana are very important in Kali-yuga and will gradually disappear. The conditioned soul seeks sense gratification. The love and affection in the hearts of the gopis. The lila of Kurukshetra at the Samanta-panchaka site: the meeting of the queens of...
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17 Jun 2023 evening – Sri Ratha Yatra /Tirobhava-tithi of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Gadadhara Pandita (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Every year the Ratha Yatra Maha Mahotsava is held in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. At this time of the year, this festival also takes place in Jagannatha Puri. Lord Jagannatha inspires the hearts of devotees to come for the Ratha Yatra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu experienced the mood of Srimati Radhika going to meet Krsna in Vrindavana. The gopis are very eager to have darshan of Govinda. Even their eyelids are an obstacle for them to have the vision of Krsna. The gopis curse Brahma to death for...