– The power of maha-mantra. – Structure of the gross body, subtle body and soul (mentioning the book Journey of the Soul). – The soul changes bodies like a man changes clothes. – Everything that exists in this world has its own nature. – The soul is eternal and transcendental. – We should respect all religions. – Question: Are we all the same? – Question: Could you please give an example of how understanding suffering can lead to positive change...
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2024, anarthas, English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024
31 Jan 2024 morning – The Components of Bhakti (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His servant Kala Krsnadasa who got involved with the gypsies. – Both seva and listening to hari-katha should be balanced so that seva does not lead to an increase in anarthas. – Raganugas and ragatmikas. – The definition of bhakti. Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.1.11). – Avyapti-dasha, ativyapti-dasha (Baby Krishna sucking mother Yashoda’s breast; Krishna wrestling with Chanura and Mushtika). – CC Madhya 22.150. – Utkantha and...
2024, Liberation, nitya-siddha, siddha-deha, English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024
30 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of unflinching faith in Sri Guru (English) – Seattle, USA
– How the six Gosvamis were absorbed in the worship of their Ishtadeva, Srimati Radhika. – How they performed their sadhana and bhajan. – Katha of Raghunatha Das Gosvami and Bhakari-krishna. – The goal of Gaudiya Vaisnavas, radha-dhasyam. – Our only hope in this Kali-yuga is Gaura-krpa and Nityananda-krpa: we receive this by surrendering at Their lotus feet. – We must take shelter of Navadvip Dhama and Sri Gaurasundara. – Mana re! Kaho na gaura katha...
2024, Krishna Consciousness, English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024, for beginners
30 Jan 2024 midday – How we come to Krishna Consciousness (English) – Seattle, USA
– In life, where have we come from and where do we go? – God creates the human being as like Him. – Ananga-mayi-jagad – our ultimate goal. – Our illusion that we will live for one hundred years. – What we are to give to God. – The gift God gives us: Krishna-prema. – What happens when jivas chant the maha-mantra. – The results of hearing harikatha. – Glories of Bhramara-gita grantha.
2024, Bhatta parivara, Book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, rasa-lila, suddha-sadacara, English, Seattle, USA, USA 2024, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
29 Jan 2024 evening – The Story of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed the Gosvamis to manifest the Deities, Krsna’s pastime places in Vrndavana, and also told them to manifest books on Vaisnava etiquette, Vaisnava-suddha-sadacara. Srila Gopala Batta Gosvami collected the slokas of Sri Sampradaya, from where he and his family received diksa-mantras, and then he handed them over to Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada who manifested the book Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa. The Batta family had Mahaprabhu’s darsan and invited Him to stay in...