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

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), character quality: criticism, guru: guru-bhakti

12 Jun 2023 morning – Relationship and Service to the Guru (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 12, 2023 9:46 AM

Without suffering, humility does not reach the hearts of sadhakas. Song: Amara Jivana by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. When humility comes, you will pray to Krsna, just as Kunti prayed (Kunti-stuti). Verse from the Bhagavad-gita: catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ su-kṛtino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha. The four types of people who attain the Supreme Lord if they have sukriti. Everyone invokes the name of the Lord when they are suffering. Those who are pure devotees have no...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Santos 2023, Brazil 2023, Snana-yatra 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), book: Bible, ghosts

02 Jun 2023 evening – Snana-yatra (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 2, 2023 6:38 PM

Human life, sadhu-sanga and hari-katha are very rare. The human body is the door that leads us to the Supreme Lord.-The Bible says that the Lord created man in His own image and likeness. Human life has the power of discrimination. Spiritual life is the path of light, material life is the path of darkness. Ghosts dance in the dark at night. Purnima means full moon. Beautiful lila of Srimati Radhika coming out on a full moon night dressed in white. About the Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannatha...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wald-Michelbach 2023, Germany 2023, Nishanta-lila, Atma-tattva, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Vaivarta Purana, Vedavati

29 May 2023 morning darshana – The Internal and External Symptoms of Bhava (English) – Wald-Michelbach, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 29, 2023 9:48 AM

Vedavati left the body with her mystical powers after Ravana touched her. Vedavati returned in rama-lila as Sita-devi (Chaya-Sita, described in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana). Whenever Bhagavan appears, He comes with His parikaras (associates). Vrinda-devi is always serving the Divine Couple to arrange Their meetings, especially at nishanta-lila (the end of the night). Song of the mangala arati: “mangala nishanta-lila mangala udaye”. Bilvamangala Thakura is the perfect sadhaka, that...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), renunciation

18 May 2023 evening – How to Progress in Sadhana (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 18, 2023 6:49 PM

The Lord protects the devotees. Sloka:ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥkṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayamindrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁmṛḍayanti yuge yuge The Lord liberates the devotees. Sloka:paritranaya sadhunamvinasaya ca duskrtamDharma-samsthapanarthayasambhavami yuge yuge The Lord takes a human form. Sloka:anugrahāya bhaktānāṁmānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥbhajate tādṛśīḥ krīḍayāḥ śrutvā tat-paro bhavet Hearing harikatha frees us from all problems. The three afflictions of maya: adhibhautika, adhidaivika and adhyatmika. The...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

15 May 2023 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 15, 2023 6:34 PM

If Guru is pleased with you, Krsna protects you. If Guru is not pleased with you, even Krsna cannot protect you. The nature of this material world is that you can never please everyone. The sastras explain how to please Srimati Radhika. If Hari, Guru and Vaishnavas are pleased with you, everyone is pleased. Ekadasi is the mother of pure devotion, it is she who bestows suddha-bhakti on us. Upavasa means that we remain very close to the Lord on this day of ekadasi. We know we are approaching the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Italian 2023, Milano 2023, Italy 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

08 May 2023 morning – From Shraddha to Prema (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 8, 2023 9:14 AM

A one-way ticket to Vrindavana.

The role of sukriti.

The root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga.

Types of anarthas.

The importance of unflinching faith in Gurudeva’s words.

Sadhu-sanga, harinama and hari-katha are very rare. Bhajana is only possible in the human body.

Stay with your family, but do not forget to chant the holy names.

Greed, not sukriti, will give vraja-prema.

6 types of unstable bhajana.

Offer everything to Guru and Krishna, not to be attracted by name, fame, reputation.

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul

30 Apr 2023 evening – How Can We Unite and Serve the Lord? (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 30, 2023 6:03 PM

Yoga means union with the Lord, and bhakti-yoga teaches us how to serve the Lord. Maya punishes us because we have forgotten to serve Krsna. If we serve Krsna, Maya will stop punishing us. A baddha-jiva has no sukriti, so he has no faith in sadhu, guru and Vaishnava. The conditioned soul is always absorbed in four things: eating, sleeping, mating and defending itself.Verse:āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ casāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇāmdharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣodharmeṇa hīnaḥ paśubhiḥ samānaḥ...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-nishtha, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara

30 Apr 2023 morning – Q&A (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 30, 2023 8:41 AM

PART 1 Yamuna Devi is Vishaka Devi. Reciting the Yamunastakam is the same as remembering Vishaka Devī. All yugas (ages) have a fixed duration), Kali yuga (present age) is 432,000 years in duration. When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appears in any age (like the present one), it is said that all the avatars, like Kalki Avatara, are also in Him. Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara Sri Krishna appears in Dvapara yuga and when this age ends, Kali yuga begins. This Kali Yuga is Dhanya Kali Yuga...

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