Krishna is the possessor of all the potencies and Srimati Radhika is potency itself. The different moods are manifested from the potencies and each of them has a name. Antaranga-sakti (svarupa-sakti), bahiranga-sakti (maya-sakti), and tatastha-sakti (jiva-sakti). Sloka: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥkṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28). On hladini, sandini, and samvit. Through hladini-sakti Krsna tastes the sweets and offers them to His devotees. The root of all types of bliss/hladini-sakti is Srimati...
anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Manila 2023, Philippines 2023, Purushottama-vrata 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy
16 Jul 2023 evening – Purusottama-masa and the Glories of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Manila, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We serve Maya Devi, but she is not satisfied with us and beats us severely. We are slaves of lust, anger and envy. Following the sadhu’s instructions, Maya Devi will leave us. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’ ‘sādhu-saṅga’ sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54). Always listen to harikatha, for Hari enters through the ears and goes to the heart, purifying all that is unnecessary. Serve grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata every day. It is not possible to know what is good or bad...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: duplicity, service: krishna-seva, Vedavyasa
04 Jul 2023 morning – Duplicity, Hipocrisy and Mukti (Hindi) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Summary of Vedavyasa katha (Conclusion of doubt if Vedavyasa knows essence of SB). Performing seva without duplicity and hypocrisy (description of kapata, cheating propensity). Escaping the world of the material web. Eternal nature of the soul. Lila of Mahaprabhu becoming sad when Govinda dasa woke Him (difference between sleeping and resting). Having faith in the words of Guru. Definitions of the stages of mukti. Material service and uselessness of decorating the body. Pastime of the...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: duplicity, service: krishna-seva, Vedavyasa
04 Jul 2023 morning – Duplicity, Hipocrisy and Mukti (English translation) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Summary of Vedavyasa katha (Conclusion of doubt if Vedavyasa knows essence of SB). Performing seva without duplicity and hypocrisy (description of kapata, cheating propensity). Escaping the world of the material web. Eternal nature of the soul. Lila of Mahaprabhu becoming sad when Govinda dasa woke Him (difference between sleeping and resting). Having faith in the words of Guru. Definitions of the stages of mukti. Material service and uselessness of decorating the body. Pastime of the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Hera-panchami 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
30 Jun 2023 midday – Hera Panchami (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Five days after Lord Jagannatha travelled and did not report back, Laksmi Devi goes to look for Him in anger. What Laksmi Devi feels is not maan, it is anger. The difference between maan and anger.-On Kaikei’s anger encouraged by Manthara, his servant. About Satyabhama’s anger. On the humility of Sri Radha. Krishna gets very angry with Satyabhama and the queens, speaks very harshly and praises the incomparable beauty of the gopis. What Satyabhama feels is maan-abhasa. The gopis feel...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Hera-panchami 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
28 Jun 2023 morning – Hera-panchami (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Jagannathadevа goes to the Gundicha temple. Yudhishthira Maharaja curses women so that they will no longer be able to keep secrets. In this material world there is no love, only sense gratification. The anger of Lakshmi-devi when she met the servants of Jagannathadeva returning from Gundicha temple. Why did Jagannathadeva not take Lakshmi-devi with Him? The lila of Krishna giving a parijata flower to Rukmini. You can’t hold the deities with your bare left hand, you have to hold...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, habits: bad habits, impressions: bad impressions, maya: gunas, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
28 Jun 2023 morning walk – Q & A (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhagavat-kripa-anugamini and bhakta-kripa-anugamini. What level of devotee can give mercy? Bilvamangala Thakura and Chintamani. You will realise guru-tattva by doing bhajana and sadhana. Unwavering nishtha of Haridasa Thakura. Types of non-devotee gurus. Question: How do you get rid of the 5 types of obstacles to bhajana? Laya (sleep); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (inability to concentrate on ishtadeva; indifference or disinterest in spiritual matters); kashaya (tendency to bad habits...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2023, Brazil 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru-varga, harinama: japa-mala, rasa dance: rasa-lila, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)
09 Jun 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The song: Govardhanastakam by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. The potency (shakti) is in japa-mala, so it is possible to chant the holy names without japa-mala, but the potency (shakti) will not manifest. Every guru-varga says that we should chant with japa-mala. Extract from the song: Sri Sri Sad-Gosvamiastakam, by Srila Srinivas Acharya. Every day you must sing a certain number of rounds of japa-mala. Japa-mala is no different from Radha and Krishna. The 108 beads in the japa-mala are for...