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2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2025, Radha's Qualities, Supreme Position of Srimati Radharani, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), universe

24 Jul 2025 morning – The Seven Oceans of Bhava of Srimati Radhika (English) | Seattle, USA

July 24, 2025 7:00 AM

– Sloka describing the seven qualities of Srimati Radhika that are as vast as the seven oceans of the universe: vaiḍagdhya sindhūr anurāga rasaīka sindhūr… (Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhiḥ 18). – The anuraga of Sri Radhe is compared to condensed milk, sweet and thick. – Radha in mahabhava dialogues with Lalita, making it very difficult to understand Her logic. – Types of feelings of separation: Bhavi-viraha is: suffering in anticipation of future separation (premeditated...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Dama-bandhana Lila, Krishna and His associates, Rasas, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)

23 Jul 2025 midday – Krishna’s Relations with Friends, Parents and Srimati Radhika (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 23, 2025 8:35 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Don’t go to maya. It’s hard to come back. The gopis always remember Krishna. They feel what He feels, yet they never believe that He is Bhagavan. The relationship between Krishna and His friends, and between Krishna and Nanda and Yashoda. Dama-bandhana-lila. Song: Damodarashtaka. Verse: kṛṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā…(CC Madhya 21.101). Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet…(CC Madhya 22.150). Verse: yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam…(CC...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), anuraga: two symptoms

23 Jul 2025 morning – The Holy Name Will Fulfil All Your Desires (English) | Seattle, USA

July 23, 2025 7:00 AM

– Two symptoms of anuraga: – Mundane people think they will never die, but sadhus think they could die at any moment. – The best time to start offering devotional service to the Lord is now! – Verse: āyur harati vai puṁsām…(SB 2.3.17). – Dhruva Maharaja received a blessing from the Lord, allowing him to live on Earth for 36,000 years. When Yamaraja came to take him, Dhruva Maharaja deceived him and managed to stay and live forever. – Markandeya Rishi was...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha

22 Jul 2025 evening – The Rarity of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Seattle, USA

July 22, 2025 6:22 PM

PART 1 PART 2 On the rarity of birth as a human being and the fragility of life. Explanation of sadhu-sanga: the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of a pure devotee. The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna himself, in this Kali-yuga. Goura Avatara, the embodiment of magnanimity, generosity, munificence, and compassion. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributes prema to all without discrimination, without demanding any qualifications. How even the six types of people who did not...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025

21 Jul 2025 evening – Hari-katha (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 21, 2025 6:00 PM

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025

21 Jul 2025 morning – Hari-katha (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 21, 2025 6:10 AM

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2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Diksha initiation

20 Jul 2025 evening – The Importance of Receiving Diksa Before Death (English) | Seattle, USA

July 20, 2025 6:00 PM

* Upavasa means being close to the Lord. * We must give our bodies a break so our stomach can digest better. However, simply not eating is not enough. It is necessary to chant the Holy Names, as this is upavasa. * We will achieve self-realization through chanting the Holy Names. * Besides being rare to incarnate as a human being, our bodies are fragile and we can die at any moment. * Before we die, we must receive the diksa-mantras from a bona fide guru, otherwise our life will be useless and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Bhakti's Superiority Over Other Paths, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ghee lamp, service: cooking

20 Jul 2025 morning – What Grants Bhakti and Jnana (English) | Seattle, USA

July 20, 2025 7:00 AM

* On the seven oceans and islands. * If we associate with good people, good qualities will come; otherwise, not. Associate with a sadhu, for through their influence, their qualities will come to us. * We should reject bad associations, especially with Mayavadis and those who have no faith in the Vedas. * We must bathe before cooking and worshiping Thakuraji. * Those who eat food prepared by those who have not bathed will have a disturbed mind. * Pure water is compared to suddha-bhakti (pure...

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