Sao Paulo 2024
09 Mar 2024 morning – Siva Caturdasi and the Personification of Divine Love (English) – São Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the Twelve Mahajanas, meaning: one who is full of wealth of prema (prema-dhana). Sivaji is the highest Vaisnava, as he is completely surrendered to Krsna. Parvati Devi is very adept at dancing. Lila from the competition about who dances better, the demigods or the demigoddesses? The three activities that make up Samgita: singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Sivaji’s dance of destruction, description from Mahapralaya. Sivaji manifested from the forehead of Lord...
08 Mar 2024 morning walk – The Truth About Lord Siva (English) – São Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadasiva is a manifestation of the Lord, of His potency of Nrsimhadeva Bhagavan, it is a very complex tattva. Siva has fifty-five qualities, among them the tama-guna of Maya, so that he can accomplish destruction. Siva is not jiva-tattva, nor maya-tattva, nor Visnu-tattva, he is a mixture of tattvas, he is sankara-tattva. Sivaji received diksa-mantra from Maha Visnu, he is a pure devotee of Lord Visnu, param-bhakta. We are worshipping Sadasiva (asraya-bhava) and Gopisvara Mahadeva (madhurya...
07 Mar 2024 evening – Mahaprabhu Beautifully Glorifies His Guru Isvara Puri (English) – São Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Before speaking, you must study. Tomorrow, glorify Lord Siva with evidence from the Scriptures. Mahaprabhu accepted Isvara Puri as Guru to teach humanity. Madhavendra Puri is known as the “sprout of divine love” because Radha’s mood of separation manifested in his heart and he began this preaching. Madhavendra Puri granted the mood of separation to Isvara Puri, who “passed” it to Mahaprabhu. Serving Srila Gurudeva means reciting to him the slokas that increase his moods of separation...
06 Jan 2024 midday – Guru-tattva and Bhagavat-tattva (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Guru is like Brahma. – Guru’s duty is to destroy anarthas in a disciple’s heart. – Gurvashtaka. – Gurudeva is called Bhagavan because he knows the past, present and future. – Bhagavan has 6 opulences. – Ashraya and vishaya. – Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma. – Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva. – Svayama-rupa, tadekatma-rupa, avesha-rupa. – Narada Rishi observing Krishna’s lilas in Dvaraka. – Rasa dance is...
06 Jan 2024 morning walk – The Steps to Spiritual Perfection (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How to achieve the ultimate goal? Harinama is the goal and the process, without chanting the goal will not be achieved. The goal is only achieved with sudha-nama: the pure chanting of the Holy Name. Initially, nama-aparadha is chanted, singing with offence. Secondly, he sings nama-abhasa, the appearance of the Holy Name, he still has no relationship with the Guru and Krsna, but he already sings it without offence. The last stage of chanting is sudha-nama, the pure Holy Name, when one abandons...
05 Jan 2024 evening – Disappearance of Sri Srimad BV Narayana GM (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Glorification about his life and philosophical contributions. – From an early age, several devotees are serving Guru Pada Padma, this is bhakti, enthusiasm to serve. – Srila Gurudeva Narayana surrendered completely to his Guru Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami, offering all the love he dedicated to his parents, his wife and his children. – Song: Atma Nivedana by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. – Our Gurus are eternal associates of Srimati Radhika, in the eternal spiritual...