West Bengal 2024
06 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The glories of God are infinite. – With the material senses it is not possible to understand transcendence. – Only someone who has a service mood can understand spiritual topics. – Only those who have faith can do bhajana, this is mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Everything happens by the Lord’s desire. – The five categories of bhaktas: jnani-bhakta – Prahlada Maharaja; suddha-bhakta – Ambarisa Maharaja; premi-bhakta – Hanuman;...
06 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 5 (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The glories of God are infinite. – With the material senses it is not possible to understand transcendence. – Only someone who has a service mood can understand spiritual topics. – Only those who have faith can do bhajana, this is mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam. – Everything happens by the Lord’s desire. – The five categories of bhaktas: jnani-bhakta – Prahlada Maharaja; suddha-bhakta – Ambarisa Maharaja; premi-bhakta – Hanuman;...
06 Apr 2024 midday – The Soul is Eternal and Transcendental (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). A surprising effect of Kali-yuga: it is easier to sell alcoholic drinks than milk. The song Jiv Jago Jiv Jago says: jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole — “Lord Gauranga is calling: Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?” Sloka: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś (CC Madhya-lila 17.133). Story of the two brahmanas, one poor...
06 Apr 2024 midday – The Soul is Eternal and Transcendental (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). A surprising effect of Kali-yuga: it is easier to sell alcoholic drinks than milk. The song Jiv Jago Jiv Jago says: jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole — “Lord Gauranga is calling: Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?” Sloka: nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś (CC Madhya-lila 17.133). Story of the two brahmanas, one poor...