Bhakti Chakora Ashram * If you practice bhakti and approach a sadhu, two things will manifest in your heart: jnana (transcendental knowledge) and vairagya (detachment from sense gratification). * Seva-vrtti is para-bhakti, the highest devotional service. * There are different types of bhakti. Sakama-bhakti is serving the Lord with material desires, for example: Dhruva Maharaja. * Even practicing devotional service with material desires, we will automatically abandon that desire when Krsna-rasa...
Krishna Deva Bhavantan Vande
14 May 2026 evening – Glories of the Guru/Extra Month of Purusottama (English translation) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
14 May 2026 evening – The Glories of the Guru and the Extra Month of Purusottama (Hindi) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
05 Mar 2026 evening room – The Opulence of Krishna (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
When Krishna plays His flute, each cow hears its own name: Shyamali, Dhavali, Mrdanga Mukhi, Padmagandha. Song: Sarvasa Tomara. Story of the sadhu who, while passing near hell, naturally freed thousands of suffering souls from hell simply by the scent emanating from his body. Analogy between the ripening process of a mango and the condensation of the prema of the gopis. On meeting and separation. Lila of the gopis questioned why Krishna left the rasa dance, causing them so much separation pain...
05 Mar 2026 evening room – The Opulence of Krishna (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– When Krishna plays His flute, each cow hears its own name: Shyamali, Dhavali, Mrdanga Mukhi, Padmagandha. – Song: Sarvasa Tomara. – Story of the sadhu who, while passing near hell, naturally freed thousands of suffering souls from hell simply by the scent emanating from his body. – Analogy between the ripening process of a mango and the condensation of the prema of the gopis. – On meeting and separation. – Lila of the gopis questioned why Krishna left the...
19 Dec 2024 morning – How to Attain Krsna-prema (English) | Maui, Hawaii, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is not possible to put two swords in the same sheath, in the same way, when we develop our spiritual life, our material life restrains. When one practices bhakti, dharma, artha, jnana and moksa want to serve the devotee. Stages: sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti, prema-bhakti. The first two leaves of Bhakti, klesaghni and subhada, appear in the stage of sadhana-bhakti. The two leaves sudurlabha and moksa-laghuta-krt appear in the stage of bhava-bhakti. The two leaves sandrananda-visesatma...