anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)

01 Mar 2023 morning – Nrisimha-pali (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Hindi: translation: is the other name for Nrisimha-pali as all the demigods used to gather here-Jayadeva Gosvami glorifies Lord Nrisimhadeva-Lord Nrisimhadev is a lotus and Hiranyakashipu is a black bumblebee. Contrary to logic, the lotus is tearing apart the black bumblebee-Jaya-Vijaya katha-Lila of Sridama, Krishna and Srimati Radhika cursing each other to come to the material world. A hostility between snakes and peacocks-A true marriage is one that is made with a fire sacrifice and an...

18 Feb 2023 morning – Varnashrama-dharma (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

definition of sadhana and sadhya in raya-ramananda-samvada-Regulations of varnashrama-dharma; types of brahmacharis-5 types of conscious beings explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura-Without asakti servital mood will not come-Description of the stages of varnashrama-dharma-00:35:00 – The story of how a brahmachari performed austerities to attain mystical perfection but lost it because of anger-Offer all your karma to Krishna-Give up mundane katha; speak krishna-katha-The lila on how...

05 Feb 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Question: Why do we measure kalpas by incarnations of Varahadeva?-Atma is happy when she meets Paramatma-The Lord performs all His lilas as like human being-The meaning of real mauni-amavasya-Control your senses, especially your mind-Bhagavan Ramachadra established varnashrama-dharma to establish our spiritual life-33:00 – When anger comes to a person, he loses all his energy-Lakshmana gets angry from time to time but Ramachandra never gets angry-45:00 – Question: Did you...

02 Feb 2023 morning – The Maha-mantra of Kali-yuga (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Link: maha-mantra of Kali-yuga consists of 16 names and 32 syllables-If you love Gurudeva, you will follow his instructions-The story of a father and son crossing a river with a donkey-Maya creates obstacles because its duty is to prevent people from liberating from this material world-Avoid apa-sampradayas-Follow 4 principles and chant the holy names-Guru-bhakti, guru-nishtha are the backbone of bhakti-Mayavadis put three lines on their forehead-The meaning of tilaka-Vaco vegam: first control...

30 Jan 2023 morning – Madhvacharya’s Philosophy (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Link: of four sampradayas. Acaryas of sampradayas-Mahaprabhu accepted Madhva’s philosophy (panchabheda, 5 differences doctrine)-Conscious being has 3 things: feeling, willing and knowing-Madhvacharya’s deity Gopala with yoghurt churning stick-Impersonalists’ beliefs-6 opulences of Bhagavan (sara aishvarya)-God’s body is sat-cid-ananda-Krishna’s signs on His feet; the beauty of His form-Nanda-nandashtaka–Sri Krishna’s flute-Vrajendra-nandana Sri Krishna never leaves Vrindavana-Krishna will never...

08 Jan 2023 morning – Transcendental Rivalry and Anger (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Caitanya Mahaprabhu most of the time glorified Sanatana Gosvami-Sanatana Gosvami is sambahdha-acarya, Rupa Gosvami is abhidheya-tattva-acarya and Svarupa Damodara, Raya Ramananda and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami are prayojana-tattva-acaryas-Dharma, artha, kama and moksha are not our goals-Chandravali is not qualified to be the rival of Srimati Radhika. Still, without a rival prema is not relishable-Madanakhya-mahabava is the monopoly of Sri Radha-The speaker speaks according to the audience; The...

05 Dec 2022 morning – Ragatmika-jana different moods (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Meaning of Madhurya Kadimbhini.-Mahaprabhu being embodiment of magnanimity distributes vraja-prema indiscriminately.-In Kali-yuga baddha-jivas heart is like desert & affected by lust,anger.-When our heart is neat & clean we receive one drop of mercy.-Krsna is visaya-vigraha & Srimati Radhika is ashraya-vigraha.-Everything happens by Lord’s desire.-Mahaprabhu is taking prema with one hand , tasting it & giving it with another hand.-About sadhakas in Vidhi-marg & Raga...

14 Oct 2022 evening – Srila Narottama dasa Thakura Tirobhava (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Our previous acharyas bhajan is glorious.-Lila of Narottama das thakur taking diksha from Lokanath das gosvami.-Gaura Kishora das babaji giving diksha to Srila BhaktiSiddhanta Sarasvatipad.-Only when Bhagavan shows Kripa then His lila will manifest in heart.-Srila Vamana gosvami Maharaj’s reply to a devotee who asked how to get rid of lust, anger.-Lokanath das gosvami chastising Narottama das thakur for stopping nama-bhajan in between to give water to a Vrajavasi & then sending him...