-Question: What kind of questions can a disciple ask a guru so as not to disturb him unnecessarily?-Question: How do you stay encouraged when the mind is not cleansed?-How the food a person eats is transformed into the constituents of his body-The nature of man indicates his birth (hellish planets, earth or heaven planets)-Association with sadhu gives good impressions-Praktuniki-samskaras and adhuniki-samskaras-If you want to get married, no one can stop you, but where is the guarantee that you...
Morning walks 2022
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Dama-bandhana Lila, Morning walks 2022
10 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: If a disciple does not know the heart of the guru, how can he properly serve him?-3 ways of Guru’s mercy-Shaca-rati: soft flickering rati-When a sadhaka will come to sthayibhava stage, his mind will not be disturbed-The definition of sthayibhava-Question: What is the meaning of humbleness?-Vaishnavas encourage baddha-jivas to make bhajana and sadhana-Srila Gurudeva never stopped saying hari-katha even in the pouring rain-Lalita-devi instructs Srimati Radhika not to give up Her mana...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Morning walks 2022, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness), universe: brahmanda
07 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Do not commit aparadhas-Sadhu-sanga is even more powerful than ganga-snana (example of a fisherman)-Question: How to develop prema-caksu, divine vision?-Question: Are our relations with godbrothers and sisters eternal or do we meet them by karma?-Svakiya, parakiya; sambhatmika, kamatmika; sambhoga iccha-mayi, tat-tat-bhava-iccha-mayi-On different rasas, siksa and diksa-Take siksa from other Vaishnavas only if your diksa-guru allows you that. Otherwise ekanishthita towards your guru will not be...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Morning walks 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), mood: divya-unmada, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
03 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 Q&A-Question: How to chant the holy names in sadhu-sanga?-Bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata-Story of a disciple Arunika-Prabhupada’s disciples ate leaves to prepare themselves to become renounced-Read our previous acaryas’ life history to get enthusiasm for shuddha-bhakti-Question: Can we get rid of anarthas as soon as we practise bhakti or we should slowly slowly practise to slowly get rid of anarthas?-Narada Muni and Daksha Prajapati-Yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya-Krishna...
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02 Jul 2022 morning – Radharani’s Separation (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: If Mahaprabhu is the combined form of Radha and Krishna, then why is there a separation mood?-Radharani’s 6 symptoms accompanying separation-Rasaraja-mahabhava-svarupa of Mahaprabhu-Bhava-ullasa-rati – all ingredients of prema manifest at a time. Only Sri Radha can experience-Yavat-ashraya-vritti and sva-samvedya-dasha are Radharani’s prerogative-Question: Could you please explain the picture of Syamarani didi when Krishna is embracing Radha from the back and both are crying...
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01 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: Can jivas who go to Vaikuntha develop loving relations with God or is it available only for the limbs of bhakti?-On svarupa-Sayujya-mukti is given to demons killed by Sri Hari. It’s not the goal for the devotees
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Morning walks 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha
30 Jun 2022 morning – Offences and Mercy (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The one who sees his real self can see God-When you receive the mercy of the Lord all the knots of your anarthas will be ruined-The way of mercy is the best-Question: Why is it said that bhakti is rare and still easily obtained?-Bharata Maharaja’s story-Question: If a person commits an offence then does it mean his sadhana is useless?-Question: How can we redeem ourselves from vaishnava-aparadha?
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29 Jun 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Question: What is the real meaning of pranipatena in BG 4.34?-Srimati Radhika controls Krishna with seva-vritti-Question: What is the difference between sukriti and causeless mercy?-Question: What is aropa?-The glories of Bhaktivinoda Thakura-Question: Why is Satyabhama the second wife of Krishna but not the first?-Question: Why did Gadadhara and Mahaprabhu not stay together in Gambhira?-The viraha of the gopis