The word mother is very sweet. In Bengal, daughters and even maids are called mother. About the philosophy of Sankaracarya. Bhagavan can do anything with each of the parts of His body, for example, He can eat with His eyes, etc., as explained in the Brahma Samhita. Four defects of badha-jiva: bhrama — error; pramāda — illusion; vipralipsā — tendency to deceive; karaṇapāṭava — inefficiency of the material senses. Hero and Heroine: dhira-lalita-nayaka matches svadhinabhartrka-nayika, they have...
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12 Aug 2024 morning – Questions and Answers (English) | Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhakti depends on surrender to Sri Guru. The nature of a sadhu is to give compassion to all living entities. Verse: priya-svarūpe dayita-svarūpe – prema-svarūpe sahajābhirūpe… (CC Madhya-lila 19.121). Reading granthas, chanting the Holy Names and giving up bad association helps to keep the mind fixed on Guru. Avoid looking at the faults of others, engage in looking at your own faults. The difference between aropa-siddha-bhakti, sanga-siddha-bhakti and svarupa-siddha-bhakti. One should associate...
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05 Aug 2024 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kanistha, madhyama and uttama adhikaris. Most of the chanting of the Holy Names by the kanistha-adhikari is nama-aparadha, but a semblance of namabhasa may arise. The madhyama-adhikari chants namabhasa, the shadow of the pure Holy Name, and the uttama chants suddha-nama, the pure Holy Name. Sloka: īśvare tad-adhīneṣu bāliśeṣu dviṣatsu ca… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.46). Sloka: sarva-bhūteṣu yaḥ paśyed bhagavad-bhāvam ātmanaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.45)...
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14 Jul 2024 morning walk – The Power of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Laksmi Devi shows Her opulence to the residents of Vrndavana. Srivasa Thakura defends Laksmi Devi. Svarupa Damodara speaks of the opulences of Vrndavana. Lila of Laksmi Devi speaking to the servants of Lord Jagannatha. Each devotee thinks he is “the best” according to his own nistha. Only those who have gopi-deha, the body of a gopi, can enter the rasa dance. Ekadashi bhava. On Sri Krsna’s chest there is a golden line that is Laksmi Devi. To understand transcendental themes it...
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08 Jul 2024 morning walk – The Mood Revealed in the Ratha Yatra (English) | Sao Paolo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Jagannatha Temple is self-manifest. After the snana yatra, Lord Jagannatha wanted to travel to another place, so He goes to the Gundica Temple. Prahlada Maharaja also performed Ratha Yatra with the Deity of Visnu, in Satya Yuga. The change of place brings a change of mood to Jagannatha. Lord Caitanya recites a verse that conveys his mood (parakiya-bhava). Svarupa Damodara also recited this verse to stimulate Mahaprabhu’s mood. Srila Rupa Gosvami has written a verse in the same mood:...
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02 Jul 2024 morning – The Process of Attaining Mercy (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: In the comments, Narayana Goswami Maharaja, in the book Manah-Siksha, there is this expression: “Vishnu mana-seva” (serving Vishnu in the mind); serve the Guru and then sadhana. At what stage does this happen, or can a devotee simulate it? Perhaps qualification is needed to understand whom to serve and how. Three types of a Sadhu’s mercy: Brahmaji (Hardika): To accept instructions in the heart; austerities; tapasya. The creation of Brahmaji; Narayana conveyed to him...