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

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, atmaramas ca munayo, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.10, Morning walks 2025, Glories of Hari-katha, Importance of Listening to Hari-katha, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: stages, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), parents: good parents, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), renunciation, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, spiritual progress, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

04 Sep 2025 morning walk – Harikatha Purifies Hearts (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia

September 4, 2025 7:00 AM

– On the power of sadhana. – Harikatha has the power to remove all our anarthas. – Who doesn’t cry when hearing the Harikatha of Sita and Rama? People filled with anarthas in their hearts. – Signs of spiritual development: realization of the Lord, knowledge, and renunciation of what is not favorable to the Lord. – Devotion arises, and in the same proportion, renunciation of material things occurs. More renunciation, in the same percentage, more knowledge...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Beginning of Bhakti, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, karma: cycle of birth and death, liberation

29 Aug 2025 evening – The Bhakti Creeper and Its Leaves (English) | Brisbane, Australia

August 29, 2025 6:00 PM

– We should listen to Harikatha, but not from an avaisnava (non-Vaisnava), even though Krsna katha is very powerful. – By listening to Harikatha, all undesirable things (anarthas) are removed from our hearts. – Sadhana-bhakti goes from the stage of sradha to asakti. – Those who practice sadhana will see bhakti-lata-bija (the seed of devotion) manifest in their hearts. – The first two leaves of the bhakti creeper that sprout represent that all sorrows, sufferings...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), character quality: envy

21 Aug 2025 morning – Krsna and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 21, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is the sarva-avatari (source of all avataras). – Krsna has 64 qualities, Rama has 62 and a half, Narayana has 60, Siva has 55, the demigods have 50, and the jivas have 50 qualities in infinitesimal proportion. – Krsna’s four unique and unparalleled qualities are: rupa-madhuri, lila-madhuri, venu-madhuri, and prema-madhuri. – Souls are controlled by Maya, God controls Maya, He is the Supreme Controller. – ⁠God is brhad-caitanya (supreme consciousness)...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Gurvashtaka, Guru-nishtha, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), guru: guru-bhakti, mood: madanakya-mahabhava

30 Jul 2025 evening – Guru-nishtha is Everything (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 30, 2025 6:00 PM

– Hari-katha and sadhu-sanga are very rare. – Verse: anāradhya rādhā-padāmbhoja-reṇum…(Sva-sankalpa-prakasha-stotra 1). – 3 principles to submerge into the highest conjugal mood, shyama-shringara rasa. – Verse: nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād…(SB 10.1.4). – Lord Shivaji explained to Devi Parvati about whom we should worship: ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param…(Padma Purana). – Before worshipping the Lord, worship His devotees. – Song: Gurvashtaka...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Bhakti's Superiority Over Other Paths, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ghee lamp, service: cooking

20 Jul 2025 morning – What Grants Bhakti and Jnana (English) | Seattle, USA

July 20, 2025 7:00 AM

* On the seven oceans and islands. * If we associate with good people, good qualities will come; otherwise, not. Associate with a sadhu, for through their influence, their qualities will come to us. * We should reject bad associations, especially with Mayavadis and those who have no faith in the Vedas. * We must bathe before cooking and worshiping Thakuraji. * Those who eat food prepared by those who have not bathed will have a disturbed mind. * Pure water is compared to suddha-bhakti (pure...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, California 2025, New Vraja (USA) 2025, USA 2025, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.36, Shikshashtaka 2025, Manah-shiksha 2025, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, soul: conditioned soul

17 Jul 2025 evening – Manah-siksa and Siksastakam (English) | New Braj, California, USA

July 17, 2025 6:00 PM

– If you don’t hear Harikatha, you hear worldly matters. – Maya and Chaya (shadow), that which is not true but poses as truth. – The conditioned soul is like a deer chasing a mirage in the desert, trying to achieve reputation, name, and fame. – Sloka that talks about how we can overcome the desire for prestige and fame: pratisthasa dhrsta svapaca-ramani me hrdi natet… (Manah Siksa 7). – Maya and Chaya, one goes first and the other comes second. – The...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.121, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.36, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.33.39, Bhajana-rahasya 2025, Nishanta-lila, Shad-gosvami-ashtaka, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)

09 Jul 2025 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 9, 2025 7:00 AM

– We discuss the first yama sadhana, nishanta-bhajana, shraddha. – Jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. – The trees of Vrindavana are the witnesses of Radha and Krishna’s lilas. – Prakata-dhama-lila and aprakata-dhama-lila. – Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ…(SB 10.33.36). – Verse: vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ…(SB 10.33.39) – By the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu shuddha-nama will manifest on your tongue. – Sadhaka...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Shikshashtaka 1, Radhikashtaka, Meeting and Separation, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, hari-katha: etiquette of listening to hari-katha, mangala-arati: importance, mantra practice and surrender: mantrartha-chintanam; nyasa-mudra; prapatti; sharanagati and atma-nivedana, mood: lamentation mood, Six Gosvamis exemplary bhajana, translator: instructions to a translator

02 Jul 2025 evening – A Mood of Lamentation (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 2, 2025 6:00 PM

– Where there is a Vaishnava, there is Vrindavana. – We need to cleanse our hearts. – Tilaka and kanthimala alone are not enough. We need to follow four principles. – Every day, you must attend mangala-arati. – The heart is cleansed by chanting the holy names. – Verse: ‘Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhāva-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam…’ (Sri Shikshashstaka 1). – Seva without listening to hari-katha is dangerous, as those who perform seva but do not...

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