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Playlist - England 2023
Darshans, England, Lectures in English
23/02/23 p.m. – Darshana at the Airport (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
gopis, seeing Krishna in the guise of a sannyasi said: Oh, these are not the saffron clothes of a sannyasi. This is our kunkuma mixed with our tears-Vrindavana-lila is...
England, Lectures in English
09/05/23 p.m. – Guru’s Instructions, Sukriti, and Bhajana (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Faith in guru’s instructions is very important. Types of people attracted to devotional service. The importance of sukriti for bhajana and sadhana. Mention of 6...
England, Glories of Vaishnavas, Lectures in English
10/05/23 p.m. – Sri Raya Ramananda Disappearance (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of the food remnants of a Vaishnava. 5 primary and 7 secondary rasas. Sri radhaya pranaya mahima sloka. The reasons why Mahaprabhu came into this world...
Darshans, England, Lectures in English
11/05/23 a.m. – Q & A (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About santa-rasa. But in Vrndavana everything is conscious. Although the elements of nature are in santa-rasa, everything in the nature of Vrndavana is serving, seva...
England, Lectures in English
11/05/23 p.m. – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English) – England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the transcendental madness of Srimati Radhika. About the gopis’ pathetic feeling of separation, they cry and cry. Krsna promised the gopis that He would...
England, Lectures in English
01/09/23 morning – The Glories of Baladeva Prabhu (English) – London, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Baladeva Prabhu protects suddha-bhakti. Raksa-bandhana starts with Bali Maharaja. Mother Yasoda bound Krsna with her love. Hari-katha is our only protection. Krsna-katha...
England, Lectures in English
02/09/23 morning – The Teachings and Lilas of Baladeva Prabhu (English) – London, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 There is no difference between Krsna and Balarama. Nityananda-tattva and Baladeva-tattva. Krsna has unlimited expansions (acintya-tattva). About the different...
England, Lectures in English
02/09/23 evening – The Seed of Devotion is Watered by Hari-katha (English) – London, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The...
England, Lectures in English
05/09/23 morning – Krishna Janmastami Hari-katha (English/Hindi) – Coventry, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna is sarva-avatari, source of all incarnations. First establish tattva-siddhanta. Which Krishna do we celebrate on Janmastami? Purna (complete), purna-tara (more...
England, Lectures in English
05/09/23 evening – How we can stop our suffering (English) – Birmingham, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Krishna Consciousness means how to give love and affection. The cause of our suffering in this material world. In this Kali-yuga, we can only return to our real...
England, Lectures in English
05/09/23 morning darshana – The glories of the Bhagavat-krpa (English) – Coventry, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Stages to reach manjari-bhava. Bhagavat-krpa is very rare. The Lord is equal to all jivas. He is our real mother and father. How the Lord gives mercy through the pure...
England, Lectures in English
06/09/23 morning – The Reasons for Krsna’s Descent from Goloka Vrindavana (English, Hindi) – Coventry, England | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The primary reasons for Krsna’s appearance. Sloka: Anugrahaya bhaktanam. The glories of parakiya-katha. Sloka: Vikriditam vraja-vadhubhir idam. Nitya-lilas and...
England, Lectures in English
06/09/23 evening – Krishna’s Descent (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Recollections of the celebrations of Janmashtami and Nanda-mahotsava in the early years. Original form of Krishna. Reasons for Krishna’s descent. Sloka: paritranaya...
England, Festivals, Lectures in English
07/09/23 morning – Anniversary of Sri Krishna’s Birth and Appearance (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between avirbhava (appearance) and janma (birth). Jnanis realise Brahma (effulgence) without form or anything. To whom does the effulgence belong, where...
England, Festivals, Lectures in English
07/09/23 evening – Sri Janmastami (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The different appearance times of Krishna and some of His avataras. About sambandatmika and kamatmika. The people of this world have no idea of the existence of Vraja...
England, Lectures in English
08/09/23 midday – The Appearance of Srila Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Krishna is the personification of bliss. The various donations of Nanda Maharaja. Explanation of the Vrajavasi song: “Nanda Ke Ananda Bhaiyo”. The...
England, Lectures in English
08/09/23 evening – Vrajavasi’s love for Srimati Radhika (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Varsana, everyone thinks of Srimati Radhika as their daughter. In Nandagaon, everyone thinks of Krishna as their son. The story of a businessman with three sons and...
England, Lectures in English
09/09/23 morning – The Mercy of Understanding God (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
A question from a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada to Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Love and affection can manifest on hearing about the...
England, Lectures in English
09/09/23 evening – The Sweetness of Bhagavat-katha (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhagavat-katha is very sweet! The true meaning of being a butcher. Krsna-katha is the true food of the soul. Who is happy in this material world? The sweet words the...