Zoetermeer 2026
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, Surrender, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), Ramachandra: Rama-nama
01 May 2026 evening – Atma-nivedanam (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Regarding Sri Guru’s request to offer what is least valuable when receiving diksha initiation, our body. First surrender, and then bhakti will spring forth in your heart. As long as we do not completely surrender at Sri Guru’s lotus feet, Bhagavan will not accept us. Nothing remains with you after death, only the Holy Names you chanted during life. In this life I must dedicate myself to bhagavad-bhajana and nothing else. Mahaprabhu said that we will cleanse the mirror of our hearts...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, Surrender, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), Ramachandra: Rama-nama
01 May 2026 evening – Atma-nivedanam (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Regarding Sri Guru’s request to offer what is least valuable when receiving diksha initiation, our body. First surrender, and then bhakti will spring forth in your heart. As long as we do not completely surrender at Sri Guru’s lotus feet, Bhagavan will not accept us. Nothing remains with you after death, only the Holy Names you chanted during life. In this life I must dedicate myself to bhagavad-bhajana and nothing else. Mahaprabhu said that we will cleanse the mirror of our hearts...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2026, Jaya and Vijaya, Bhagavan: Brahman effulgence, guru: guru's mercy (hardika; vachika; aloka-dana), maya: gunas
30 Apr 2026 evening – Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Sri Nrsimha Bhagavan has vatsalya (paternal) feelings for devotees. There are people with two types of tendencies in this world: demigods (in sattva-guna) and asuras (tama-guna). The three qualities of nature: sattva-guna (quality of goodness), raja-guna (qualities of passion), and tama-guna (qualities of ignorance). Why does the Lord kill the asuras and protect the demigods? Brahma tells his sons, the Four Kumaras, to marry, and they have an important dialogue. On what happens to the person...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2026, Jaya and Vijaya, Bhagavan: Brahman effulgence, guru: guru's mercy (hardika; vachika; aloka-dana), maya: gunas
30 Apr 2026 evening – Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
– Sri Nrsimha Bhagavan has vatsalya (paternal) feelings for devotees. – There are people with two types of tendencies in this world: demigods (in sattva-guna) and asuras (tama-guna). – The three qualities of nature: sattva-guna (quality of goodness), raja-guna (qualities of passion), and tama-guna (qualities of ignorance). – Why does the Lord kill the asuras and protect the demigods? – Brahma tells his sons, the Four Kumaras, to marry, and they have an important...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-sangena parijayate, dharmah svanusthitah pumsam visvaksena-kathasu yah, hari-katha ruci na haile panda sei sama, Brihan-naradiya Purana 4.33, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.8, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2026, Prahlada Maharaja's Previous Life, Namaste Nrisimhaya, ashraya-tattva and vishaya-tattva: two aspects of divine relationship (the abode of love; the object of love), bhakta-vatsalya: affection for devotees (Nrisimhadev Bhagavan's special love and care for His devotees), bhaktas: jnani; shuddha; premi; premapara; prematura, karma: previous life, Krishna: lila-purushottama, Mahabharata, Mahaprabhu: prema-purushottama
29 Apr 2026 evening – Bhakta-vatsalya Avatara Nrisimha Bhagavan (English translation) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
– Tomorrow is Nrisimha Chaturdashi. – Nrisimhadev Bhagavan is bhakta-vatsalya avatara, Ramachandra is praja-vatsalya, Krishna is lila-purushottama avatara and Mahaprabhu is prema-purushottama avatara. – On Kurmadeva and Anantadeva Bhagavan. – You should go to Jagannatha Mandira to understand who Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan is. – Nrisimhadev Bhagavan will destroy all our obstacles. Without His mercy we cannot attain shuddha-bhakti. – The fully manifested form of the...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta-sangena parijayate, dharmah svanusthitah pumsam visvaksena-kathasu yah, hari-katha ruci na haile panda sei sama, Brihan-naradiya Purana 4.33, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.8, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2026, Prahlada Maharaja's Previous Life, Namaste Nrisimhaya, ashraya-tattva and vishaya-tattva: two aspects of divine relationship (the abode of love; the object of love), bhakta-vatsalya: affection for devotees (Nrisimhadev Bhagavan's special love and care for His devotees), bhaktas: jnani; shuddha; premi; premapara; prematura, karma: previous life, Krishna: lila-purushottama, Mahabharata, Mahaprabhu: prema-purushottama
29 Apr 2026 evening – Bhakta-vatsalya Avatara Nrisimha Bhagavan (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
– Tomorrow is Nrisimha Chaturdashi. – Nrisimhadev Bhagavan is bhakta-vatsalya avatara, Ramachandra is praja-vatsalya, Krishna is lila-purushottama avatara and Mahaprabhu is prema-purushottama avatara. – On Kurmadeva and Anantadeva Bhagavan. – You should go to Jagannatha Mandira to understand who Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan is. – Nrisimhadev Bhagavan will destroy all our obstacles. Without His mercy we cannot attain shuddha-bhakti. – The fully manifested form of the...
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Zoetermeer 2026, Netherlands 2026, Hari-katha at Airports 2026, Categories of Devotees, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), anukula-abhilasha: favorable desire (desire to please Krishna; favorable attitude in devotional service), aparadhas: ninda, bhagavat-prapti-abhilasha: desire to attain Bhagavan (longing to achieve Krishna; aspiration for direct realization of the Supreme Lord), bhagavatas: uttama-bhagavatas, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhaktas: kanishtha-adhikari; madhyama-adhikari; uttama-adhikari, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, character quality: criticism, devotees: categories of devotees, sauharda-abhilasha: desire for friendship (longing for loving affection; aspiration for a friendly relationship in bhakti), uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta), Vaishnavas: madhyama-vaishnava, Vilapa-kusumanjali
11 Feb 2026 evening (airport) – Categories of Devotees (English) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
– Shraddha and sadhu-sanga are the stages of kanishtha-kanishtha adhikari; bhajana-kriya and anartha-nivritti are the stages of kanishtha-madhyama adhikari; nishtha is the stage of kanishtha-uttama adhikari; ruchi is the stage of madhyama-kanishtha adhikari, asakti is the stage of madhyama-madhyama adhikari, rati is the stage of madhyama-uttama adhikari, the stages from bhava to prema correspond to uttama-adhikari. – The stages of anartha-nivritti are: eka-desha-vartini, bahu-desha...