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

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17 Jun 2025 morning – Who is the Guru (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 17, 2025 7:00 AM

– Gurudeva answers questions about the distances at which pastimes occur.
– About pastimes in different kalpas, eras.
– How to behave when faced with criticism of guru and Vaisnavas.
– Meaning of the verse written by Vyasa deva: Guru Brahma, Visnu.
– About five anarthas.
– Pastime where a gopi tries to tie Krsna’s hands in a mortar.
– Detailed explanation about the function of the Guru.

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08 Jun 2025 morning – God Manifests His Mercy to the Devotees (English) | Alhandra, Portugal

June 8, 2025 7:00 AM

* About the eleven humors and the five stages present in the books “Jewels of the Heart” and “Jaiva Dharma”. * To go to Goloka Vrndavana we need at least three births; but to Vaikuntha we can get there in just one birth. * In the beginning it is necessary to impose humility because we have a lot of false ego. As we respect others, humility comes. * Gradually, with the association of devotees and the sadhu, the twenty-six qualities emerge. * About the five stages for the...

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24 May 2025 evening – How to Progress in Bhakti (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 24, 2025 7:48 PM

Brief history of the life of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Sacidananda Goura Hari) in this material world. Immersed in the illusion of Maya, the conditioned soul forgot Kṛṣṇa, thus remaining trapped in the incessant cycle of birth and death. Developing the mood of separation (viraha) is essential for progress in spiritual life. ⁠The stages of the process of bhakti are: faith (śraddhā), association with a pure devotee (sādhu-saṅga), learning devotional service (bhajana-kriyā), eradication of...

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01 May 2025 evening – Krsna’s Lilas (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 1, 2025 9:46 PM

Krsna’s Lilas with the gopas and Giriraja Govardana. ⁠Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja’s Lila talking and giving a lesson in a mayavadi. ⁠Description of the lila of the gopas helping Krsna hold up Govardana Mountain. But the one holding up Govardana is Sri Radha with Her sidelong glance. ⁠The vrajavasis do not believe that Krsna is Bhagavan, they see Him as a family member. ⁠The impersonalists want to merge into Brahman, they are so unfortunate! ⁠Funny lila of Krsna...

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29 Apr 2025 morning (airport) – End of Karma (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 29, 2025 8:26 AM

Explanation about the manifestation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About the end of karma only happening with complete surrender to Guru and Krsna. The Caitanya Caritamrta clarifies that the devotee, upon surrendering to the Guru, begins to be taken care of by Krsna. In Madhurya-Kadambini, Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that, by simply chanting a namabhasa, a stage in which one has not yet reached pure chanting, karma is destroyed. There is a need for a little karma to maintain the body here in...

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25 Apr 2025 evening – Jiva Gets Free from Maya (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 25, 2025 7:47 PM

About how Maya caught the jivas who turned their faces towards her instead of looking at Krsna. About transcendental knowledge, jnana, and the realization of knowledge, vijnana. To get free from Maya, it is important to cleanse the heart with Harikatha in sadhu-sanga. About Rupa Gosvami’s highest katha: when Srimati Radhika is looking at the beautiful and ever-fresh form of Sri Krsna eating fruit, and Krsna ends up kissing Her on the cheek, leaving a beautiful red mark. When you practice...

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23 Apr 2025 morning – The Glories of Srimad-Bhagavatam (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 23, 2025 7:38 PM

Dundukari is the one whose heart is full of anarthas. In this Kali-yuga the Lord is manifested as Srimad-Bhagavatam. Srimad-Bhagavatam glorifies radha-krishna sweet lilas. The explanation of why Srimad-Bhagavatam takes 7 days. If you have a taste for Srimad-Bhagavatam, you will not read other books. Verse: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (Sb 1.3.28) – Srimad-Bhagavatam establishes that Krishna is a Supreme Personality of the Godhead.-Types of nectar: jaramrita, svargamrita, mokshamrita...

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21 Apr 2025 midday – How to Defeat Maya (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2025 12:01 PM

The five stages of cleansing of anarthas (eka-desa-vartini, bahu-desa-vartini, prayiki, purna and atyantiki). Up to the stage of bhava there is still a chance for the practitioner to fall. Verse: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā… (BG 7.14). Maya stays away from those who perform bhajana and sadhana. Maya is bahiranga-sakti, the external energy of the Lord. Maya Devi visited Haridasa Thakura as Laksahira, but he converted her into a devotee. Mahaprabhu rescued Khala Krsna Das from the...

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