– Hari-katha and sadhu-sanga are very rare. – Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum…(Sva-sankalpa-prakasha-stotra 1). – 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa. – Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād…(SB 10.1.4). – Lord Shivaji explained to Devi Parvati about whom we should worship: ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param…(Padma Purana). – Before worshipping the Lord, worship His devotees. – Song: Gurvashtaka...
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2025, Bhagavatarka-marichi-mala, bhava-shabalya, radha-nama, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025
30 Jul 2025 midday – The Glories of Radha-nama (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Glorification of the local devotees. – Surrender to the lotus feet of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. – The reason why we chant radha-nama and Hare Krishna maha-mantra. – The meaning of the name Rama (not Ramachandra, not Parashurama). – Everyone is intoxicated with Krishna and at the same time Krishna is intoxicated with Srimati Radhika. – Read my book Sapta-sindhu Gunavati Srimati Radhika. – The reason why the name of Srimati Radhika is not mentioned...
2025, anger, bhava-shabalya, divya-unmada, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025, Morning walks 2025
30 Jul 2025 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Announcement about the 2026 New Year Festival in Brazil. – Aropa-siddha-bhakti, sanga-siddha-bhakti and svarupa-siddha-bhakti. – Gopis do archana to Krishna with their sidelong glances. – Verse: vividha-kusuma-vṛndotphulla-dhammilla-ghāṭī…(Radhika-ashtaka 4). – Without gaura-lila no one can enter krishna-lila. – The 4 stages of bhava of the vraja-gopis: bhava-udaya, a mood that manifests and increases; bhava-shabalya, when another mood arises that...
2025, duplicity, gopi-bhava, transcendental sound, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025
29 Jul 2025 evening – Instructions for Attaining the Highest Prema (English) | Wales, UK
– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...
2025, anger, envy, guru-parampara, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025
29 Jul 2025 midday – The Fortune of This Kali-yuga (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Reflection: If Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not come in this Kali-yuga. – On the manifestation of prema in the heart of the Guru-parampara. – The highest prema is coming from our Guru-parampara, and the qualified jivas (souls) accept it. – Illustration of a beautiful lake, where a black bumblebee can collect the honey from the lotus, and where frogs cannot taste it. – On the vessel needed to collect the prema that is being distributed indiscriminately by Lord...
2025, sadhana-bhakti, types of sakhis, Tattva: Radha-tattva, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2025, Sapta-sindhu-gunavati Sri Radha 2025
29 Jul 2025 morning – The Seven Oceans of Divine Love (English) | Wales, UK
– On the training necessary for perfection in the five sciences. – Training to speak in a whisper. – The duties of Srimati Radhika’s manjaris. – Training to be attentive to the sound of Krsna’s flute. – Be careful not to judge yourself to be on the level of the manjaris. – Comparing the Seven Oceans with the profound qualities of Srimati Radhika. – Quoting the Seven Oceans of Divine Love. – On Srimati Radhika’s intoxication due...
2023, bhakti-marga, karma-marga, Discourses in English, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2023
11 Sep 2023 morning – The Simplicity of Bhakti Marga (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without passing the tilaka, one cannot obtain the fruits of the diksa mantras. Mispronunciation is not a problem for the path of bhakti. If you practise bhakti, even if you waver in following the rules, you will get fruits. Verse: nehābhikrama-nāśo ‘sti pratyavāyo na vidyate (Bhagavad-gita, 2.40). To practise karma-marga and jnani-marga it is necessary to follow specific sequences; but bhakti-marga is simpler. Story of Indra’s enemy who chanted a mantra to kill him, but got the...