Rupa Goswami gives us several instructions on what Bhakti is. Vyasa Deva had already given many definitions for Bhakti. Sloka: sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁtat-paratvena nirmalam… (Narada Pancaratra). Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahah… (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.1). The material body is made of five elements and eleven material senses. Sloka: ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādina… (SB 2.14). The tendency to serve the Lord and the tendency to enjoy matter. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that it is...
Govinda Damodara Madhaveti
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into French 2024, Mirepoix 2024, France 2024, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, disciples: types
11 May 2024 evening – The Different Aspects of Bhagavan (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Rasik means one who has knowledge about rasa-tattva. The three aspects of Bhagavan: brahma, paramatma and Bhagavan. Bhagavan can perform all types of activities with all the members of his body. Story of when Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami went to the doctor because he became ill due to what he ingested during his manasik-seva (service with the mind). Krsna is like the Sun, and Maya is like darkness. Bhagavan’s three potencies: cit-sakti, jiva-sakti and maya-sakti. The different types of...
2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, guru: siksa-guru
30 Mar 2024 evening – The Nectar of Immortality (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva mentions Srimad Bhagavatam and the four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda. Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Lila of the parrot Sukha calling for Krsna, and Krsna asks him to sing “Radhe Radhe”. The glories of Srimati Radhika’s names are greater than those of Krsna’s name. About Varsana, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. There is no difference between siksa-guru (form of God, rupa) and diksa-guru (manifestation of God, svarupa). Everyone who is born in this...
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30 Mar 2024 evening – The Nectar of Immortality (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva mentions Srimad Bhagavatam and the four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Veda. Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti. Lila of the parrot Sukha calling for Krsna, and Krsna asks him to sing “Radhe Radhe”. The glories of Srimati Radhika’s names are greater than those of Krsna’s name. About Varsana, the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. There is no difference between siksa-guru (form of God, rupa) and diksa-guru (manifestation of God, svarupa). Everyone who is born in this...
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03 Mar 2024 evening – Preaching Krsna Consciousness (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Congratulations to the Alto Paraíso festival and to all the devotees who helped establish the Temple there. Stories from the beginning of preaching in Brazil. It is very important to give the evidence of sastras, without speculation when we say harikatha, so that people accept the philosophy. Raya Ramananda said that our goal (sadhya) begins with varnasrama-dharma, following the rules of society. We must follow the rules to then be able to preach, otherwise we become a disturbance to...
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17 Feb 2024 evening – About Aparadhas and the Power of Navadvipa Dhama (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The nature of the sadhu (saint) is to glorify Krsna’s pastimes. Conditioned souls pay attention to other people’s faults. Analogy with the eye of the needle and the millions of holes in the sieve. The index finger has no use for spiritual practice as it is the finger of judgement, very dangerous! Bhakti Devi can tolerate everything except criticism and insults to Vaisnavas! Chant the Holy Names and just look at your own faults! Sloka: asad-varta-vesya visrja mati-sarvasva-haranih...
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26 Jan 2024 morning – Sweet Glorifications of New Vraja – Maha-tirtha Becomes the Place Where Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Stepped (English) – New Vraja, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja was very fond of this place. Beautiful sloka: bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās tīrtha-bhūtāḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.10) — “My Lord, devotees who are like Yourself are truly the embodiment of holy places. By carrying the Supreme Personality of Godhead in their hearts, You transform all places into places of pilgrimage”. The pure devotees travel all over the world to purify the Earth. Bhakti always wants more, is like a greedy, hungry person. When Bhakti...