Vraja 2024
19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...
19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...
18 Aug 2024 afternoon – Definition of Prema (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When we hear Harikatha, our minds are stimulated and our hearts melt. The first step is to purify the heart. The real meaning of prema is that it never ends. When Ramacandra went into exile, Dasaratha Maharaja, His father, abandoned his body. The definition of prema is “how can I make this person happy?”. Example of a father who sacrifices himself for the good of his family, that is love. Difference between kama and prema. Happiness is in serving Sri Krsna. There is no word opposite...
18 Aug 2024 afternoon – Definition of Prema (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
When we hear Harikatha, our minds are stimulated and our hearts melt. The first step is to purify the heart. The real meaning of prema is that it never ends. When Ramacandra went into exile, Dasaratha Maharaja, His father, abandoned his body. The definition of prema is “how can I make this person happy?”. Example of a father who sacrifices himself for the good of his family, that is love. Difference between kama and prema. Happiness is in serving Sri Krsna. There is no word opposite...
18 Aug 2024 morning – God is One (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Paramatma-tattva, jiva-tattva and bhagavat-tattva. Abandon everything, but never abandon Govinda. The mood of the vrajavasis. The relationship with Sri Krsna happens naturally. With a clean heart, stayibhava manifests. Be fixed, one-pointed. Stayibhava means that a mood becomes prominent, fixed, and will manifest. One should chant the appropriate mantras according to the mood. Applying tilaka on the body is a meditation. Tilaka is like a kunja for the meetings of Srimati Radhika and Sri Krsna...
18 Aug 2024 morning – God is One (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Paramatma-tattva, jiva-tattva and bhagavat-tattva. Abandon everything, but never abandon Govinda. The mood of the vrajavasis. The relationship with Sri Krsna happens naturally. With a clean heart, stayibhava manifests. Be fixed, one-pointed. Stayibhava means that a mood becomes prominent, fixed, and will manifest. One should chant the appropriate mantras according to the mood. Applying tilaka on the body is a meditation. Tilaka is like a kunja for the meetings of Srimati Radhika and Sri Krsna...