Vraja 2023

31 Oct 2023 evening (room) – Guru-bhakti: Do or Die (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– All material definitions go away when we die.

– On transcendental form.

– Chant holy names in the association of a sadhu. By the mercy of Nama Prabhu we will attain everything.

– If we have much guru-bhakti, Guru will speak to us from the photograph.

– Bhagavata-kripa and bhakta-kripa.

– Why the gopis are more superior than any chaste lady.

– Krishna is indebted to the gopis.

– Do or die: a principle to develop guru-bhakti.

31 Oct 2023 evening, in the room – Guru-bhakti: Do or Die (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– All material definitions go away when we die.

– On transcendental form.

– Chant holy names in the association of a sadhu. By the mercy of Nama Prabhu we will attain everything.

– If we have much guru-bhakti, Guru will speak to us from the photograph.

– Bhagavata-kripa and bhakta-kripa.

– Why the gopis are more superior than any chaste lady.

– Krishna is indebted to the gopis.

– Do or die: a principle to develop guru-bhakti.

31 Oct 2023 evening – The Glories of Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The glories of Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada and Srila BV Svami Maharaja. – The title of Prabhupada.  – Srila BV Svami Maharaja is shaktyavesha nama-sankirtana avatara. – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura discovers Yoga-pitha. – Ashutosh Upadhyaya, prolific Bengali mathematician, royal Bengal tiger, deeply honoured Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.  – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura wanted to take diksa only from Srila Gaura-kisora dasa...

31 Oct 2023 evening – The Glories of Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The glories of Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada and Srila BV Svami Maharaja. – The title of Prabhupada.  – Srila BV Svami Maharaja is shaktyavesha nama-sankirtana avatara. – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura discovers Yoga-pitha. – Ashutosh Upadhyaya, prolific Bengali mathematician, royal Bengal tiger, deeply honoured Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.  – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura wanted to take diksa only from Srila Gaura-kisora dasa...

31 Oct 2023 midday (room) – How Aisharya-jnana Transforms into Bhava (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Draupadi’s anyabhilashita-shunyam.

– Тhe story of how a cowherd lost the farmer’s trust because he joked that the herd was being attacked by a wolf.

– Krishna wants to give Yudhishthira Maharaja a blessing and Yudhishthira Maharaja asks Krishna to give him everything so that he can serve Krishna with all this.

– Ask from Krishna shuddha-bhakti.

31 Oct 2023 midday, in the room – How Aisharya-jnana Transforms into Bhava (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Draupadi’s anyabhilashita-shunyam.

– Тhe story of how a cowherd lost the farmer’s trust because he joked that the herd was being attacked by a wolf.

– Krishna wants to give Yudhishthira Maharaja a blessing and Yudhishthira Maharaja asks Krishna to give him everything so that he can serve Krishna with all this.

– Ask from Krishna shuddha-bhakti.

31 Oct 2023 morning – Madana-Mohana (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Glories of Sri Madhan-mohan, Sri Govinda and Sri Gopinath Deities. These 3 deities are life and soul of the Vaisnavas. Only by hearing harikatha can you have real Darshan of Thakurji. They are the presiding Deities of sambandha, abhideya and prayojana. One must make relationship of sadhu and establish relationship by divine knowledge. The Lord is bound by His devotees. Sanatana Gosvami katha. All rules for Deity worship in Hari- bhakti-vilasa. Don’t stay too long in Vraja, fault-finding...