PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 00:12 – In life we should practice as it is taught in Jaiva-dharma; lust and anger control us10:57 – In Chaitanya-charitamrita (Madhya-lila, Chapter 16): when you yourself realize that this world is full of suffering, Maya gives you illusory happiness; a servant is higher than a slave; an example is given of when girls are kidnapped and forced into prostitution26:08 – Question: how to understand from which karma or which life these sufferings have come?26:33 – Krishna says:...
anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, character quality: lust and anger
03 Oct 2024 evening – Meeting and Separation (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
What is a bad day? The day we do not hear Harikatha! A good day is the day when we associate with the sadhu to hear Harikatha. Yoga (meeting), viyoga (separation). Radha is purna-sakti. Sakti and saktiman. Gross body, subtle body and soul body. Lila of Siva (Sankaracarya) entering the body of a king. Yogis can separate the subtle body from the gross body. Devotees can separate the soul from the subtle and gross bodies. The Bhagavad Gita talks about each yoga: karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character qualitiy: laziness
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (Hindi) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, Nishanta-lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character qualitiy: laziness
24 Sept 2024 morning – Radhe Krsna’s Nisanta-lila (English translation) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in Govinda-lilamrta describes the Lila of Krsna’s awakening. The sakis think about the softness and delicacy of Radhe and Krsna and how to make the bed soft for a comfortable and deep sleep. Description of the beauty and lightness of the Divine Couple’s bed, compared to the foam formed on the surface of milk, as soon as the milk is milked from the cow. Vrinda Devi instructs the birds, the parrots Suka and Sari, to awaken the couple. Manju Bhashini...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Murwillumbah 2024, Australia 2024, Discourses with transcripts in English 2021, Discourses with transcripts in English 2024, Lochana dasa Thakura, Svarupa Damodara, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, Krishna: krishna-nama, mood: vamya-bhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, Svayam Bhagavan, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara
10 Sep 2024 midday – Svarupa Damodara Katha (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Reasons why Svarupa Damodara is very prominent in Mahaprabhu’s lila. Yamuna-puline and Palya-dasi kori bhajana’s (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha pages 115 & 130). Lalita Sakhi will give palya-dasi bhava. All katha regarding palya-dasi bhava and Ekadasa-bhavas are in Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Jaiva-Dharma. Dekhite Dekhite bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha page 114). First give up bodily conception then we can desire to be born in Yavat. The compassion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, setting His...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, Krishna-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily conception, mood: vamya-bhava, Ramachandra: Rama-nama
17 Jul 2024 midday – Krishna and the Gopis at Kurukshetra (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis meet Krishna in Kurukshetra and reproach Him for His behaviour. The gopis feel anger when Krishna suggests that they meditate on the Lord. Ishvara-koti (Hiranya-garbha) and Jiva-koti (Vairajya) Brahmas. The gopis criticise Brahma in vamya-bhava, but actually they glorify him. The gopis admire the form of Krishna. It’s very difficult to give up the desire for name, fame and reputation. Never criticise anyone and no need to glorify him. The story of how a thief transferred...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
17 Jul 2024 morning walk – The Origin of Jagannatha’s Form (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The form of Jagannatha: Lila of how the bodies of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra melted. Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja on the Mahabhava Prakasha. Shravanam is a very powerful process for a sadhaka. 3 forms of Krishna in Vraja, Dvaraka and Mathura. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami glorified the Vrajavasis in Mana-shiksha. He remained only in Radha-kunda. 3 principles for attaining radha-dasyam. Hearing Vraja-katha with unflinching faith removes anarthas. The meaning of hridroga. How to get atyantika...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Rio de Janeiro 2024, Brazil 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti
13 Jul 2024 midday – The Glories of Vrndavana Dhama (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only siddha-mahatmas can remain in Vrndavana-dhama. Lila of when Laksmi Devi tried to enter the rasa dance. If you love someone and that person becomes indifferent, anger comes naturally. In Vedic culture, the wife goes where her husband goes. The true meaning of brahmacari, which is “almost” a sannyasi. The glories of Vaikuntha and Vrndavana Dhama. If someone criticizes a person, a glorification of that person will spontaneously come afterwards. Krsna is Parama Purusa Bhagavan and, even so, He...