– The activities of pure devotees are not easy to understand. – The journey of the soul according to their punya and paap. – Harikatha of Krishna’s entreaty to Duryodhana. – We must remember jivera svarupa haya, our real identity. – Under Nityananda Prabhu’s guidance we should serve Krishna. – Maya devi bitterly beats us, yet our attraction remains. – The only solution to be free of maya is to take the shelter of Guru, Gurupadpadma and God. –...
habits: bad habits
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, habits: bad habits
19 Dec 2023 midday – The benefits of following spiritual life (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The activities of pure devotees are not easy to understand. – The journey of the soul according to their punya and paap. – Harikatha of Krishna’s entreaty to Duryodhana. – We must remember jivera svarupa haya, our real identity. – Under Nityananda Prabhu’s guidance we should serve Krishna. – Maya devi bitterly beats us, yet our attraction remains. – The only solution to be free of maya is to take the shelter of Guru, Gurupadpadma and God. –...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Mithlikhala 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai, habits: bad habits, karma: previous life
16 Dec 2023 evening – How to Cross the Ocean of Material Existence (Bengali) – Mithlikhala, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the installation of the Deities made at the site. The katha of Ajamila, where the glories of the holy names are described. This material world is called dunya (place of sadness) and everyone commits sins in some way, even if unconsciously. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai Bhava Sindhu Para, by Locana Dasa Thakura. Krsna did not accept food from Duryodhana, as he was not His devotee, but He accepted banana peels from Vidurani (Description from Caitanya Bhagavata). A Vaisnava, be it Kanistha...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Mithlikhala 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai, habits: bad habits, karma: previous life
16 Dec 2023 evening – How to Cross the Ocean of Material Existence (English translation) – Mithlikhala, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the installation of the Deities made at the site. The katha of Ajamila, where the glories of the holy names are described. This material world is called dunya (place of sadness) and everyone commits sins in some way, even if unconsciously. Song: Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai Bhava Sindhu Para, by Locana Dasa Thakura. Krsna did not accept food from Duryodhana, as he was not His devotee, but He accepted banana peels from Vidurani (Description from Caitanya Bhagavata). A Vaisnava, be it Kanistha...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023, habits: bad habits, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023
02 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Do not wait for the ideal time, place and circumstance to begin spiritual practices, start immediately, as you never know what tomorrow will bring. Bhakti Priya Madhava: Bhakti is very dear to Lord Madhava. Only devotion can attract the Lord. The story of Narada Rsi and the hunter Mrgari. It is possible to know whether a person was on the heavenly or infernal planets in their past life through their behavior in their current life. The stories of the past lives of Bharata Maharaja. In...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023, habits: bad habits, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023
02 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Bhuj, Gujarat, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Do not wait for the ideal time, place and circumstance to begin spiritual practices, start immediately, as you never know what tomorrow will bring. Bhakti Priya Madhava: Bhakti is very dear to Lord Madhava. Only devotion can attract the Lord. The story of Narada Rsi and the hunter Mrgari. It is possible to know whether a person was on the heavenly or infernal planets in their past life through their behavior in their current life. The stories of the past lives of Bharata Maharaja. In this...
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, Manheim 2023, Germany 2023, habits: bad habits, impressions: bad impressions
30 May 2023 morning – Obstacles to Bhajana (English) – Manheim, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Two types of ruchi: vastu-vaisista-apekshana and vastu-vaisista-anapekshana. Taste of Shukadeva Gosvami and Pariksit Maharaja for hari-katha. Five obstacles to doing bhajana: laya (sleep); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (inability to concentrate on ishtadeva); kashaya (tendency to bad habits, bad impressions from past lives); rasasvada (taste for material enjoyment). Gopinath Mama Nivedana Shuno bhajana. Yaḥ kaumāra hara sa eva hi vara – worldly poetry recited by Mahaprabhu and other...