Prema Beyond Self-interest: Śikṣāṣṭaka 8, the Veṇu-gīta and Rādhā’s Abhisāra • Worldly Love Turns Violent: There is love in every baddha jīva, but where self-interest is hurt, that love turns into violence, abuse and hatred. True prema does not look to its own happiness; Rādhā even says She would fall at the feet of the one Kṛṣṇa desires so that He is not unhappy (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya 20.52–53). • Śikṣāṣṭaka 8: Let Him embrace Me or trample Me, give darśana or break My heart, let Him be a...
Dur Nagari Badi Dur Nagari
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, Radha-rasa-sudha-nidhi 14, Shikshashtaka 8, Dur Nagari Badi Dur Nagari, Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather
22 Oct 2026 midday – Hari-katha (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prema Beyond Self-interest: Śikṣāṣṭaka 8, the Veṇu-gīta and Rādhā’s Abhisāra • Worldly Love Turns Violent: There is love in every baddha jīva, but where self-interest is hurt, that love turns into violence, abuse and hatred. True prema does not look to its own happiness; Rādhā even says She would fall at the feet of the one Kṛṣṇa desires so that He is not unhappy (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya 20.52–53). • Śikṣāṣṭaka 8: Let Him embrace Me or trample Me, give darśana or break My heart, let...
2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, naham vipro na ca nara-patir napi vaisyo na sudro, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 13.80, Mahaprabhu Protects Gopal Guru from Abhirama Thakura’s Powerful Gaze, Om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato api va, Dur Nagari Badi Dur Nagari, Identity of the Soul, Vraja-bhava, bhakti: 3 stages of development (sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti), bhakti: aropa-siddha-bhakti; sanga-siddha-bhakti; svarupa-siddha-bhakti, bhakti: stages, character quality: envy, mantra: mantra of purification
09 Apr 2026 evening – We are Servants of Krishna and Residents of Vrndavana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On the strong feeling of separation from Krishna that the Vrajavasis felt when Krishna went to Mathura. Vamsivat, place of sweet lilas. Srila Gurudeva recounts memories of how the Vrajavasis are sweet and hospitable, and other memories. About Sridamavat. The importance of receiving Vaishnavas cordially and affectionately. Mahaprabhu’s lila with the young man He named Gopal Guru. Mahaprabhu protects Gopal Guru from the powerful gaze of sadhu Abhirama Thakura. Mantra of purification: om...
2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Delhi 2026, India 2026, naham vipro na ca nara-patir napi vaisyo na sudro, Mahaprabhu Protects Gopal Guru from Abhirama Thakura’s Powerful Gaze, Om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato api va, Dur Nagari Badi Dur Nagari, Identity of the Soul, Vraja-bhava, bhakti: 3 stages of development (sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti), bhakti: aropa-siddha-bhakti; sanga-siddha-bhakti; svarupa-siddha-bhakti, bhakti: stages, character quality: envy, mantra: mantra of purification
09 Apr 2026 evening – We are Servants of Krishna and Residents of Vrndavana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On the strong feeling of separation from Krishna that the Vrajavasis felt when Krishna went to Mathura. Vamsivat, place of sweet lilas. Srila Gurudeva recounts memories of how the Vrajavasis are sweet and hospitable, and other memories. About Sridamavat. The importance of receiving Vaishnavas cordially and affectionately. Mahaprabhu’s lila with the young man He named Gopal Guru. Mahaprabhu protects Gopal Guru from the powerful gaze of sadhu Abhirama Thakura. Mantra of purification: om...