aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)

27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 27, 2023 12:52 PM

Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)

27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 27, 2023 12:52 PM

Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Trancoso 2023, Brazil 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

12 Jun 2023 midday – How to Develop Our Sadhana and Bhajana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 12, 2023 12:01 PM

The conditioned souls, baddha-jivas, are contaminated by maya, so they do not see their true identity. Some people are influenced by ghosts. Jada-abhimana (false identity) is the ghost of false-ego. Verse by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: nāhaṁ vipro na ca nara-patir nāpi vaiśyo na śūdro (Cc, Madhya-lila, 13.80) The real cause of fear is attachment to maya. The 3 modes of nature (gunas) of maya, goodness (sattva), passion (raja) and ignorance (tama). Verse from Bhagavad Gita: śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Siedelsbrunn 2023, Germany 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: definitions of bhakti, devotees: types, Ekadashi: Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi

31 May 2023 evening – Ekadashi (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 31, 2023 5:57 PM

Today is Ekadashi. 5 types of devotees. The definitions of bhakti. Bhakti should be ahaituki, causeless. Kirtana is not only chanting but also speaking hari-katha. Seva-aparadhas in archana. Give up material concepts and acquire transcendental concepts. Bhakti should be directed only to Bhagavan, not to demigods. Ambarisha Maharaja engaged his tongue in taking maha-prasada and engaged his feet in pada-sevana. Sita-devi once observed vidha ekadashi (Dashami mixed) Ambarisha – Durvasa katha...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), aparadhas: types, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), guru: guru-nishtha, guru: guru-tattva, habits: bad habits, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled)

14 May 2023 morning – Never Dishonour Guru (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 14, 2023 11:47 AM

Radharani fulfils all the wishes of Krishna. She is prema-mayi-murti. Radharani knows Krishna’s heart. How do we serve our Istadeva? Example of the guru asking his disciple to bring him water. What is a sevaka? Who can serve Krishna? He is atmarama and aptakama. The word Radha means priti, love. Nama-seva. Prasada-seva is the best seva. Sudha-bhakata song. Through seva one conquers maya. Maha Prasada Govinde song. Ausadi-seva – the service that is medicine. Krishna is sat-cit-ananda...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Tulasi-devi, Vaishakha month

19 Apr 2023 evening – Auspiciousness of Vaishakha Month and the Glories of Tulasi-devi (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

April 19, 2023 6:34 PM

Maya is very powerful. Only the most fortunate people do bhajana and sadhana. The creepers of sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti. Uddhava performs severe austerities to attain vraja-prema. 64 limbs of bhakti; 9 limbs of bhakti. Never listen to hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava (example of milk contaminated by a snake’s mouth). Vigraha is a direct manifestation of Bhagavan. 10 nama-aparadhas. The month of Vaishakha is very auspicious. Giriraja Govardhana, Tulasi and Ganga-jala are...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata in Delhi 31 Mar -11 Apr 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)

11 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [8]/Mahaprabhu’s Mercy (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 11, 2023 9:22 AM

-The reasons why Mahaprabhu made shraddha of his father and took diksha-initiation-Gaurasundara did not want to give mercy to Mukunda as he was kаrаjatiya (going here and there)-Question: Can kirtaniya-grihastha use the donations given to him to support his family?-On nama-aparadhas-The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house-Lila of Mahaprabhu getting angry with Advaita Acharya playing the role of impersonalist-Mahaprabhu does not want to...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata in Delhi 31 Mar -11 Apr 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti)

11 Apr 2023 morning – Chaitanya-bhagavata [8]/Mahaprabhu’s Mercy (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 11, 2023 9:22 AM

-The reasons why Mahaprabhu made shraddha of his father and took diksha-initiation-Gaurasundara did not want to give mercy to Mukunda as he was kаrаjatiya (going here and there)-Question: Can kirtaniya-grihastha use the donations given to him to support his family?-On nama-aparadhas-The story of how a thief dropped gold coins through a hole in the roof of a ploughman’s house-Lila of Mahaprabhu getting angry with Advaita Acharya playing the role of impersonalist-Mahaprabhu does not want to...

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