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

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), soul: conditioned soul, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023

12 Aug 2023 evening, beach walk – The Potency of Harikatha (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 12, 2023 4:03 PM

Radha controls Krsna with Her maan (transcendental anger), a very high feeling in parakiya-bhava. Maan is like the goad that controls the elephant (man-ankusam). Song: Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja. Krsna runs after Radharani. Jayadeva Gosvami talks about the spring rasa dance. About the stimuli created in Gurudeva’s heart by seeing the sea of Jagannatha Puri. Harikatha destroys all the anarthas of the heart. It’s no use taking a bath in the waters of holy places without...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Manila 2023, Philippines 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna)

25 Jul 2023 morning – Essence of Prema (English) – Manilla, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 25, 2023 8:30 AM

Sequence and process of how to attain prema. Symptoms and examples of the different moods of prema. Harikatha of Srimati Radhika’s unbreakable maan and Krishna’s plea to Her. Harikatha of sarva-avatari. Glories of Srimati Radhika’s many forms. Names of Her condensed moods, likened to the names of the stages of milk condensing. rādhā pūrṇa-śakti, kṛṣṇa pūrṇa-śaktimān: learn this shloka. Encouragement to read Prema-samputa. Our ultimate goal, how to attain prema. Sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ceremony: guru-puja, pure heart

14 Jul 2023 evening – Srila Gurudeva’s Transcendental Relationship with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 14, 2023 6:23 PM

It is very difficult to understand the behaviour of Vaishnavas. Conditioned souls think that Vaishnavas are like ordinary people. Valmiki’s Ramayana and Hanuman’s Ramayana are the same, there is no difference. The flowers of Ravana’s palace. Direct darshana and darshana through meditation. Yudhishthira Maharaja called Duryodhana Suryodhana. The jewel of a saint is tolerance. By doing bhajana, little by little, all the anarthas will go away. External guru-puja and internal guru...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ceremony: guru-puja, pure heart

14 Jul 2023 evening – Srila Gurudeva’s Transcendental Relationship with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 14, 2023 6:23 PM

PART 1 It is very difficult to understand the behaviour of Vaishnavas. Conditioned souls think that Vaishnavas are like ordinary people. Valmiki’s Ramayana and Hanuman’s Ramayana are the same, there is no difference. The flowers of Ravana’s palace. Direct darshana and darshana through meditation. Yudhishthira Maharaja called Duryodhana Suryodhana. The jewel of a saint is tolerance. By doing bhajana, little by little, all the anarthas will go away. External guru-puja and...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Chaturmasya-vrata 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, harinama: japa-mala, institution: ISKCON, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), Vilapa-kusumanjali

29 Jun 2023 darshana – Ekadashi, Chaturmasya and Sadhana (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 29, 2023 4:39 PM

Ekadasi and Lord Jagannatha. The four months of Chaturmasya. Vaishnava calendar rules. We must follow the rules of Chaturmasya. Today is the appearance of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja and Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami. About ISKCON devotees who followed Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and the Vraja-mandala parikrama. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja beautifully taught Vilapa-kusumanjali. What did Srila Gurudeva give us? We...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

22 Jun 2023 afternoon – Darshana on the Balcony (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2023 12:13 PM

Many children are children of Vaishnavas, they receive all devotional impressions, but they become atheists. In the world all people are disturbed in mind and criticise those who wear tilaka and kanthi. Give up bad association! Have faith that Krishna is your protector and maintainer. tat te ‘nukampāṁ su-samīkṣamāṇo… Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.8. aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ… Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.32. Whenever there is a problem, think, “This is my karma and this is Krishna’s mercy...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Rio de Janeiro 2023, Brazil 2023, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.108, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23, Gundicha-marjana 2023, Gundicha-marjana Lila, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association

14 June 2023 evening – Gundicha-marjana-lila (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 14, 2023 6:14 PM

Snana-yatra lila. Mahaprabhu cleaned the Gundicha temple Himself and supervised the devotees to clean it. Anarthas: (1) svarupa-bhrama (illusion about spiritual identity), (2) asat-trsna (thirst for that which is unreal; that is, material enjoyment), (3) aparadha (offences) and (4) hrdaya-daurbalya (weakness of heart). Dharma, the topmost nature of people is to serve Krishna (CC Madhya 20.108). Song: Jiva jago jiva jago. Enechi ausadhi maya nasibara lagi’: Maha-mantra is the medicine...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Trancoso 2023, Brazil 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

12 Jun 2023 midday – How to Develop Our Sadhana and Bhajana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 12, 2023 12:01 PM

The conditioned souls, baddha-jivas, are contaminated by maya, so they do not see their true identity. Some people are influenced by ghosts. Jada-abhimana (false identity) is the ghost of false-ego. Verse by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (Cc, Madhya-lila, 13.80) The real cause of fear is attachment to maya. The 3 modes of nature (gunas) of maya, goodness (sattva), passion (raja) and ignorance (tama). Verse from Bhagavad Gita: śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma...

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