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

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Narada Rishi Witnesses Krishna’s Pastimes in Dvaraka, Ashraya and Vishaya, Bhagavan's Six Opulences, Guru is Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva, Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma, Krishna Is the Original Guru of Our Parampara, Supreme Position of Srimati Radharani, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, institution: Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, jiva: jiva-tattva, Krishna's manifestations: svayam-rupa; tad-ekatma-rupa; avesha-rupa (Krishna's original form; forms identical with Krishna; empowered incarnations)

06 Jan 2024 midday – Guru-tattva and Bhagavat-tattva (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 6, 2024 12:42 PM

– Guru is like Brahma. – Guru’s duty is to destroy anarthas in a disciple’s heart. – Gurvashtaka. – Gurudeva is called Bhagavan because he knows the past, present and future. – Bhagavan has 6 opulences. – Ashraya and vishaya. – Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma. – Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva. – Svayama-rupa, tadekatma-rupa, avesha-rupa. – Narada Rishi observing Krishna’s lilas in Dvaraka. – Rasa dance is...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Morning walks 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas (offences)

06 Jan 2024 morning walk – The Steps to Spiritual Perfection (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 6, 2024 7:40 AM

How to achieve the ultimate goal? Harinama is the goal and the process, without chanting the goal will not be achieved. The goal is only achieved with sudha-nama: the pure chanting of the Holy Name. Initially, nama-aparadha is chanted, singing with offence. Secondly, he sings nama-abhasa, the appearance of the Holy Name, he still has no relationship with the Guru and Krsna, but he already sings it without offence. The last stage of chanting is sudha-nama, the pure Holy Name, when one abandons...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Morning walks 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas (offences)

05 Jan 2024 morning walk – Don’t Miss Japa Mala (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 5, 2024 7:34 AM

How to achieve the ultimate goal? Harinama is the goal and the process, without chanting the goal will not be achieved. The goal is only achieved with sudha-nama: the pure chanting of the Holy Name. Initially, nama-aparadha is chanted, singing with offence. Secondly, he sings nama-abhasa, the appearance of the Holy Name, he still has no relationship with the Guru and Krsna, but he already sings it without offence. The last stage of chanting is sudha-nama, the pure Holy Name, when one abandons...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Caraguatatuba 2024, Brazil 2024, Krishna-tattva, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), rasa dance: rasa-lila

02 Jan 2024 midday – Krishna’s sweet boating pastimes (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 2, 2024 12:40 PM

– Pastimes of Mahaprabhu and His associates, crossing the Ganges to each island of Nabadwip. – Krishna’s promise to the gopis in Kurukshetra that He will return to Vrindavana. – Krishna’s topmost lila is rasa-lila, vraja-parakiya-lila. – The sweet boating pastimes of rasa-lila. – By hearing rasa-lila, the topmost medicine, all bhada-jivas can be free from anarthas. – How to hear harikatha with aikuntiki shradha. – Pastime of Krishna disguised as a boat...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Caraguatatuba 2023, Brazil 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: stages, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), soul: conditioned soul

30 Dec 2023 evening – Chant the Holy Names and Listen to Harikatha (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 30, 2023 6:13 PM

– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada took diksa from Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja. – Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam (ŚB 11.3.21). – Pranama-mantra of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja: namo gaura-kisoraya saksad vairagya-murtaye vipralambha-rasambudhe padambujaya te namah. – Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja is the direct manifestation of renunciation and he savors vipralambha-rasa (higher mood of...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, Morning walks 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti

28 Dec 2023 morning walk – How To Practise Sadhana (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 28, 2023 7:40 AM

– The difference between sadhaka-rupena and siddha-rupena. – ⁠Stayibhava is the fixed mood of the devotee, that mood that never changes, example: Vrajanatha and Vijay Kumara of Jaiva Dharma. – ⁠The difference between sadhaka and parikara. – ⁠Everyone wants the mood vraja-parakiya-bhava, because just as all rivers are in the sea, all moods are found in parakiya. – ⁠Sloka: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – ⁠Not everyone has the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, London 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Christmas 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), religion: Buddhism

24 Dec 2023 evening – Establish a Relationship With Your Isthadeva (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 24, 2023 5:42 PM

– Christmas is like Dipavali. – The five prominent religions and the five different rasas contained within them. – Description of Buddhism as santa-rasa, neutrality. – Description of dasya-rasa (with and without opulence), and how Hanuman serves Ramacandra. – How to transform your seva that is now for Maya into seva for Sri Krsna. – Description of sakha-bhava, friendship mood. – Stories of Sri Krsna manifesting His opulence mixed with madhurya in Vraja...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023

30 Nov 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 30, 2023 8:43 PM

Srimad Bhagavatam is the direct form of the Supreme Lord. Sri Rama and the construction of the bridge to Lanka. The Chants of Srimad Bhagavatam and the corresponding part of the Lord’s body: 1st and 2nd correspond to Krsna’s feet; 3rd and 4th to the thighs; 5th to the navel; 6th and 7th to the arms; 8th to the chest; 9th to the neck; 10° to the face; 11th to the forehead; 12th at the head. Bhagavan says to offer everything we do to Him. Whoever goes to the Celestial Planets has to...

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