– Thanks to the devotees of Manila. – Dialogue between Krishna, the Pandavas, and Barbari, the powerful warrior, at the end of the war in Kurukshetra: Krishna is sarva-karana-karanam (cause of all causes), and Baladeva is the Original Guru. – Radha is Krishna’s rasa-guru. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Our Istadevi is Srimati Radhika, Krishna is the Supreme Controller, but She controls Him. – Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka because He does...
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19 Sep 2026 evening – Radhashtami (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– This day is extremely auspicious. – Srimati Radhika is hladini-sakti, the personification of Sri Krishna’s pleasure potency. – Purna-sakti and purna-saktiman are inseparable, they are always together. – Sri Krishna convinced Srimati Radhika to come to the material world to help the jivas. – In different kalpas, Srimati Radhika appears in different places. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksha Stava Raja. – Lila of a Bengali man who, because of his great attachment to Srimati Radhika, always...
17 Sep 2026 evening – Radha-tattva (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Varsana means Rain of Prema of Transcendental Divine Love. – Radhika is the personification of Divine Love. – To understand what prema is, it is necessary to experience all the stages of sadhana-bhakti. – From sraddha to prema, and from prema to its condensation into madhanakiya-mahabhava. – Sat (existence), cit (knowledge), ananda (bliss). – Sat alone = brahman; sat + cit = Paramatma; sat + cit + ananda = Bhagavan. – Ra means anuraga, and dha means...
17 Sep 2026 morning – Radhashtami (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand
– Lila of Narada Muni giving blessings to baby Radha and having a vision of Her adolescence with Her sakhis. – Song: Sri Radha Krpa Kataksa Stava Raja. – Lila of baby Radha opening her eyes only when child Krishna calls Her. – The Madhu Smita Sri Radha book discusses tattva-siddhanta, sakti-tattva, saktiman-tattva, Radha-tattva, Durga-tattva, etc. – Regarding the Durga Upanishad; Radha and Krishna gave Their names to all the demigods. – Krishna grants dharma...
14 May 2026 morning – Vrndavan Dasa Thakur/Krsnadas Kaviraj Gosvami (English translation) – Delhi, India
– Mahaprabhu’s Lila advising His elevated disciple, Saranga Murari, to have a disciple.– The difficult stage of aging of the body, and the mind that does not age even in this phase.– Moments of life that are very difficult: birth and death.– It is very difficult to find a good sevaka in Kali-yuga.– Saranga Murari resurrects the young Murari and makes him his disciple.– Vrndavana Dasa Thakura described all of Mahaprabhu’s Lilas in the Caitanya...
14 May 2026 morning – Glories of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura/Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami (Hindi) – Delhi, India
– Mahaprabhu’s Lila advising His elevated disciple, Saranga Murari, to have a disciple.– The difficult stage of aging of the body, and the mind that does not age even in this phase.– Moments of life that are very difficult: birth and death.– It is very difficult to find a good sevaka in Kali-yuga.– Saranga Murari resurrects the young Murari and makes him his disciple.– Vrndavana Dasa Thakura described all of Mahaprabhu’s Lilas in the...
30 Mar 2026 morning – The Ocean of Anuraga (English translation) – Delhi, India
– The seven oceans of Srimati Radhika. – Song: Radha Krpa Kataksa. – Two symptoms of anuraga (deep attachment): darsane-atriptata (never satisfied with looking) and parasparanu-sneha-anubandhana (deep reciprocal loving attachment). – With the material senses it is not possible to have the darsana of Krishna. – When the propensity to serve appears in a person, then the feeling of union with Krishna increases. – The mind commands all the senses, so we need to...
09 Oct 2025 morning – Damodarashtaka (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Human beings beautify themselves with their ornaments, but in the case of Bhagavan/God, His ornaments are beautified by Him. Humility is the companion of love; they are synonymous. A sloka that reveals how much the Lord appreciates humility: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān… (CC Antya-lila 4.68). The ornaments that are in the Lord are conscious and delight in the beauty of the Lord. Everything in the transcendental world is conscious. A beautiful description of the sound of Krsna’s flute...