Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu meets Sanatana Gosvami. Gajendra-moksana-lila. Bhakta-pada-dhuliya, bhakta-pada-jala and bhakta-bhukta-shesha. Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s advice to a sannyasi to take charanamrita from the footsteps of Vaisnavas every day to overcome anger and lust. The story of how a ghost wanted to get liberation from his ghost body by requesting the charanamrita of Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja from Parisananda Brahmachari. Today is Shyamananda Prabhu’s...
anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
01 Jun 2023 midday – The Sadhaka and the Spiritual Life (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna gives us sanga and then He turns away, so is this world, the sun rises and sets, the waves of the sea come and go. You can’t even imagine how many countless souls are born and die in this cycle, come and go. When Krishna was here, you were all here. In this path of repeated birth and death, one day the soul attains sadhu-sanga and hari-katha, and then Bhakti-devi manifests in the heart. Sloka: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido There are different sadhus and different bhakta...
19 May 2023 morning – Guru-nistha is the Backbone of Our Life (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
“Hunger and anger, two brothers”. – Laughter. A house in which the Vaisnava does not go is like the mouse hole that a snake has killed and taken over. And, the house where the Vaisnava goes is called Goloka Vrndavana. Music: Suddha Bhakata. The house where you have an altar, photographs of Guru Parampara is called Goloka Vrndavana! In such a house, only Ananta Sesa snake comes! — Cheers. Saints go to places of pilgrimage to purify the sinful activities that people leave there. Srila...
18 May 2023 morning – Srimati Radhika’s Level of Sharanagati (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Krishna surrenders completely to Srimati Radhika. Radha calls Krsna a lampata (debauchee), but keeps Him in Her heart. Saranagati-akincana, total surrender, is fundamental. Saranagati in this world is temporary, but in the transcendental world it is eternal. Six symptoms of saranagati/surrender, sloka:ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥprātikūlyasya varjanamrakṣiṣyatīti viśvāsogoptṛtve varaṇaṁ tathāātma-nikṣepa-kārpaṇyeṣaḍ-vidhā śaraṇāgatiḥ Six debts: to the demigods, to the sadhus, to the parents, to...
04 May 2023 morning – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (Hindi) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 Glories or Nrisimha Chaturdashi 4 brahmana sons of Brahma cursing Jaya and Vijaya One should never create obstacles in the spiritual path of others – that’s aparadha. Jaya and Vijaya did aparadha by stopping the consort of Lord Vishnu. Anger and lust do not exist in Vaikuntha. God wanted to taste the mood of victory Desire potency of God makes everything happen Fire sacrifice today is very auspicious and destroys defects of all astrological planets. Difference between asuras...
04 May 2023 morning – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (English translation) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Glories or Nrisimha Chaturdashi 4 brahmana sons of Brahma cursing Jaya and Vijaya One should never create obstacles in the spiritual path of others – that’s aparadha. Jaya and Vijaya did aparadha by stopping the consort of Lord Vishnu. Anger and lust do not exist in Vaikuntha. God wanted to taste the mood of victory Desire potency of God makes everything happen Fire sacrifice today is very auspicious and destroys defects of all astrological planets. Difference between asuras...
26 Apr 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The definitions of sadhana and bhajana. The number of qualities possessed by jivas, devatas, the incarnations of the Lord and Krishna. 4 extraordinary qualities of Sri Krishna. The mind is like a ghost. The story of how a disciple asked his guru to give him a mantra to control ghosts. Lila on how Srimati Radhika got her clothes caught on a thorn and thought it was Krishna who would not let go. Archana-marga and raga-marga. Archana-marga is included in raga-marga, but raga-marga is not included...
14 Apr 2023 evening – Sri Keshava-vrata (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is a special day because it initiates Keshava-vrata and continuous watering of Tulasi. About the special importance of a few months. There are many potencies of Krsna, but three are very important: cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti. And other calls: samvit (knowledge – ruling Deity is Krsna), sandhini (existence – ruling Deity is Baladeva), and, hladini (pleasure – ruling Deity is Radha). There are many kinds of ananda (bliss) in this world. Difference between brahma...