bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Upadeshamrita 2024, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

13 Jun 2024 morning – Sri Upadesamrta (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 13, 2024 7:38 AM

Question about the 8th verse of Upadesamrta, whether we should meditate in the sequence: nana, rupa, guna and lila. Answer: There is no difference between the name, form, qualities and lila of the Lord, as they are transcendental and are together. ⁠Meaning of the name Govinda: the one who gives pleasure to the senses, to cows, brahmanas, Vedas, gopis and gopas. ⁠The behavior and the beautiful appearance of Govinda. ⁠Krsna’s lila with Indra when he named him Govinda. ⁠When you chant the...

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21 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2024 7:01 PM

Celebrating the pastimes of Vamanadeva Bhagavan. ⁠Srimad Bhagavatam is a manifestation of the Lord. ⁠When the stage comes for a person to free themselves from this world, they reach sadhu-sanga and listen to Harikatha. ⁠Reaching the human body is rare, and even rarer is reaching sadhu-sanga. ⁠Kapiladeva’s beautiful instructions to mother Devahuti. ⁠The pure sadhu utters the transcendental sound on his instructions. ⁠Lila by Dhruva Maharaja and Narada Muni. ⁠Practice bhajana from...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Gujarat 2024, Somnath 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, sound: transcendental sound, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024

21 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2024 7:01 PM

Celebrating the pastimes of Vamanadeva Bhagavan. ⁠Srimad Bhagavatam is a manifestation of the Lord. ⁠When the stage comes for a person to free themselves from this world, they reach sadhu-sanga and listen to Harikatha. ⁠Reaching the human body is rare, and even rarer is reaching sadhu-sanga. ⁠Kapiladeva’s beautiful instructions to mother Devahuti. ⁠The pure sadhu utters the transcendental sound on his instructions. ⁠Lila by Dhruva Maharaja and Narada Muni. ⁠Practice bhajana from...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Govardhana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, Dipavali 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), maya: gunas, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023

13 Nov 2023 afternoon – Jiva Tattva, Parikara Tattva and Dipavali (English translation) – Govardhana

November 13, 2023 12:33 PM

Bhajana-kriya, the purification of the sadhaka, happens by continually listening to harikatha. Upon reaching the stage of rati (attachment to Krsna) the heart becomes completely purified. The jivas manifest from Baladeva Prabhu. The Lord and His cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti powers. Manifestations of the Lord’s potency: svarupa sakti, are His parikaras (eternal companions). When the jiva is freed and goes to Goloka Vrndavana, it resembles the parikaras, as if it were visuddha...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Govardhana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, Dipavali 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), maya: gunas, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023

13 Nov 2023 afternoon – Jiva Tattva, Parikara Tattva and Dipavali (English+Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 13, 2023 12:10 PM

PART 1 PART 2 Bhajana-kriya, the purification of the sadhaka, happens by continually listening to harikatha. Upon reaching the stage of rati (attachment to Krsna) the heart becomes completely purified. The jivas manifest from Baladeva Prabhu. The Lord and His cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti powers. Manifestations of the Lord’s potency: svarupa sakti, are His parikaras (eternal companions). When the jiva is freed and goes to Goloka Vrndavana, it resembles the parikaras, as if it were...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Manila 2023, Philippines 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

24 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Manila, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 24, 2023 8:26 AM

How to enter into a deeper bhajana. The two types of sadhaka. Sambandha (knowledge of relationship), abhidheya (process) and prayojana (goal). daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā (Srimad Bhagavad Gita, 7.14). The 2 types of activities of maya towards the living entities. If you surrender to Krishna, He will control your mind. The Gopala mantra is the king of mantras and helps to control the mind. The 5 obstacles to bhajana. The main stage of sadhana is sadhu-sanga. Cultivate good...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru)

22 Jun 2023 afternoon – Darshana on the Balcony (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2023 12:13 PM

Many children are children of Vaishnavas, they receive all devotional impressions, but they become atheists. In the world all people are disturbed in mind and criticise those who wear tilaka and kanthi. Give up bad association! Have faith that Krishna is your protector and maintainer. tat te ‘nukampāṁ su-samīkṣamāṇo… Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.8. aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ… Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.32. Whenever there is a problem, think, “This is my karma and this is Krishna’s mercy...

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...

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