Mahaprasada is the food that was offered to the Lord. Maha-maha-prasada is the maha-prasada of the Lord that is offered to the pure devotee of the Lord. If one accepts the remnants of maha-prasada, the soul goes straight to the abode of the Lord. Pastime of Ramanuja Acarya’s maha-maha-prasada that transformed the lizard into a demigod after ingesting it. Even those who do not have sukrti (spiritual merit), do not have faith in the Deity, in the holy names and in the Vaisnavas, if they...
Taldi 2023
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15 Dec 2023 afternoon – The Highest Donation is Mahaprasada (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprasada is the food that was offered to the Lord. Maha-maha-prasada is the maha-prasada of the Lord that is offered to the pure devotee of the Lord. If one accepts the remnants of maha-prasada, the soul goes straight to the abode of the Lord. Pastime of Ramanuja Acarya’s maha-maha-prasada that transformed the lizard into a demigod after ingesting it. Even those who do not have sukrti (spiritual merit), do not have faith in the Deity, in the holy names and in the Vaisnavas, if they...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), service: guru-seva
14 Dec 2023 afternoon – How We Can Develop Our Spiritual Life (English translation) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– No one desires unhappiness, but in Bhagavatam, Kunti Devi considers her misfortunes as a great mercy. – Everyone is doing karma, but it is the Lord who bestows the fruits of all actions. – About Rupa, Sanatana and Locanatha Dasa Gosvamis. – Two types of bhajana: bhajananandi (practice to free yourself) and gosthyanandi (practice for all living beings to free themselves too). – Those who fry fish in boiling oil are cursed by the dying fish. Action and reaction...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), service: guru-seva
14 Dec 2023 afternoon – How We Can Develop Our Spiritual Life (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– No one desires unhappiness, but in Bhagavatam, Kunti Devi considers her misfortunes as a great mercy. – Everyone is doing karma, but it is the Lord who bestows the fruits of all actions. – About Rupa, Sanatana and Locanatha Dasa Gosvamis. – Two types of bhajana: bhajananandi (practice to free yourself) and gosthyanandi (practice for all living beings to free themselves too). – Those who fry fish in boiling oil are cursed by the dying fish. Action and reaction...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, ghosts, guru: bonafide guru
14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (English translation) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears. Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be. Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee. Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost. Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet. Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord. There is no...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, ghosts, guru: bonafide guru
14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears. Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be. Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee. Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost. Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet. Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord. There is no...