anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

13 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4: Nistha and Appearance and Birth of Sri Krsna (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Our real relationship is with atma and Paramatma, when we give up the body all material relationships end.– Attachment to the body and relationships in the material world.– Topics about the birth of Sukadeva Gosvami, who radiated Krsna-prema to all beings who had his darsana.– If, when chanting the mantra, prema does not manifest, it is because the heart is full of anarthas.– The power of sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration.– The beauty of Sri Krsna’s form, Govinda darsana.–...

16 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has the transcendental constitutional form as Kamala Manjari. Story of Vijay Kumara and Vrajanata who received the same mantra from their Guru, but went to different rasas (humors). The process of cleansing the anarthas to attain prema: 1) eka-desavarttini, partially; (2) bahu-desavarttini, substantially; (3) prayiki, almost completely; (4) purna, completely, and (5) atyantiki, absolutely. Everyone already has the innate inner humor, from sadhana and bhajana, the form...

16 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has the transcendental constitutional form as Kamala Manjari. Story of Vijay Kumara and Vrajanata who received the same mantra from their Guru, but went to different rasas (humors). The process of cleansing the anarthas to attain prema: 1) eka-desavarttini, partially; (2) bahu-desavarttini, substantially; (3) prayiki, almost completely; (4) purna, completely, and (5) atyantiki, absolutely. Everyone already has the innate inner humor, from sadhana and bhajana, the form...

11 Sep 2024 evening – Sri Radhashtami (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

We offer pushpanjali to Srimati Radhika. Radha-tattva and Radha’s sweet pastimes are very confidential. Lila: Bhrigu Rishi came to his father Brahma asking about radha-tattva. Vastu-shastra: Shivaji should sit in the north-east corner of the house or temple. Respect Thakuraji. Do not give Them onion and garlic, non-vegetarian products. Shivaji receives a blessing from Krishna to be a security guard of the rasa-lila place. Uddhava pacified Vrajavasis but he could not realise the love of the...

10 Sep 2024 morning – Lalita Devi’s instructions to Srimati Radhika (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Srila Bhaktivinoda states whomever comes in the group of Lalita Sakhi is extremely fortunate. We have to visit the prominent sakhi’s birthplaces. The four anarthas to be removed from the heart: duskriti-uttanartha, sukrti-uttanartha, bhakti-uttanartha and aparadha-uttanartha. Sakhi-tattva will come after obstacles are removed. How to realise the mercy of Lalita Sakhi. We have to give up samsara-sukha and develop one-pointedness to Srimati Radhika. Lalita Sakhi teaches Srimati Radhika how to...

26 Aug 2024 evening – Krishna Janmastami and Dhanya Kali Yuga (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The difference between Avirbhava (appearance) and Janma-lila (birth). Reasons for Krsna’s appearance and birth. Krsna’s eternal associates are ragatmika, that is, they have spontaneous love and affection for Krsna, and are always absorbed in His mood. Song: Sad Gosvami Astakam. Krsna distributed prema only to His associates, but Mahaprabhu distributed it to everyone. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36). Song: Sri Damodara Astakam. By hearing this...

19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...

19 Aug 2024 morning – Sri Baladeva Purnima (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Song: Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Daya Kore. The difference between nitya-lila and naimitika-lila. Verse: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ… (Brahma Samhita). The presiding Deity over Sac, existence, is Baladeva Prabhu, Cit, spiritual knowledge, is Krsna, and ananda, bliss, is Srimati Radhika. Bhakti cannot be attained as long as anarthas predominate, and without the mercy of Baladeva Prabhu we will never be able to destroy the four types of anarthas. With His mace and plow...