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

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, guru: Chaitya-guru, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, spiritual progress

12 May 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 12, 2023 6:53 PM

PART 1 Caitanya Mahaprabhu asks a question: “Which of the instructions is most important for the soul?” Hearing about the amorous pastimes of Radha and Krishna is like a medicinal tonic for the ears. Conditioned souls only want to hear about worldly things. Anyone who wants to hear about Krishna’s pastimes faces many obstacles: headaches, sleep, etc. At the beginning of sadhana-bhakti, two leaves of bhakti appear: klesagni and subadha – all afflictions disappear and the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Keshava-vrata 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, character quality: lust and anger, rasa dance: rasa-lila

14 Apr 2023 evening – Sri Keshava-vrata (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 14, 2023 6:07 PM

Today is a special day because it initiates Keshava-vrata and continuous watering of Tulasi. About the special importance of a few months. There are many potencies of Krsna, but three are very important: cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti. And other calls: samvit (knowledge – ruling Deity is Krsna), sandhini (existence – ruling Deity is Baladeva), and, hladini (pleasure – ruling Deity is Radha). There are many kinds of ananda (bliss) in this world. Difference between brahma...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Abhirama Thakura, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: stages

13 Apr 2023 evening – Abhirama Thakura Disappearance Day (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 13, 2023 6:11 PM

Without speaking harikatha, our tongue is never purified. When Sri Abhirama Thakura bowed to a false salagram-sila, it exploded. Lila about when Mahaprabhu went to the bathroom, holding His tongue, and the boy Gopal came to instruct Him. Shikshastaka 2 The Maha-mantra, unlike other mantras, is not regulated by rules. Without tilaka on the forehead when chanting the mantras, one does not receive the blessings of the mantra and goes to hell. Mahaprabhu’s lila with the tiger. Mahaprabhu...

2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Online discourses 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), devotees: types

31 Dec 2022 evening – Bhajana-kriya (Hindi) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 31, 2022 4:27 PM

-Sadhu-sanga is very rare-2 types of bhajana-kriya-The components of anishthita-bhajana-Types of anarthas-Bhakti-devi will manifest when there is guru-nishtha-5 types of devotees: Dhruva Maharaja, Prahlada Maharaja, Pandavas, Hanuman, and Uddhava

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Online discourses 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), devotees: types

31 Dec 2022 evening – Bhajana-kriya (English translation) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 31, 2022 4:24 PM

-Sadhu-sanga is very rare-2 types of bhajana-kriya-The components of anishthita-bhajana-Types of anarthas-Bhakti-devi will manifest when there is guru-nishtha-5 types of devotees: Dhruva Maharaja, Prahlada Maharaja, Pandavas, Hanuman, and Uddhava

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), siddha-pranali: system of spiritual lineage (process of receiving the identity of one's spiritual form through a lineage of teachers)

05 Nov 2022 evening – Bhajana-rahasya (English translation) – India

November 5, 2022 7:20 PM

-The more we chant the holy names, the more radha-krsna-lilas will manifest in our hearts-Harer nama sloka discussion-In Kali-yuga bhakti-yoga is nama-sankirtana-Mahaprabhu said, ‘If you love Me, chant maha-mantra.’-The story of two Vaishnavas who greeted each other in a wheat field-Uttama-mahabhagavata’s mood-Siddha-pranali explained by Mahaprabhu is trinad api sunicena-Siddha-pranali explained by Srila Rupa Gosvami is adau shraddha sadhu-sanga bhajana-kriya etc-If you are not qualified, never...

2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), siddha-pranali: system of spiritual lineage (process of receiving the identity of one's spiritual form through a lineage of teachers)

05 Nov 2022 evening – Bhajana-rahasya (Hindi) – India

November 5, 2022 7:18 PM

-The more we chant the holy names, the more radha-krsna-lilas will manifest in our hearts-Harer nama sloka discussion-In Kali-yuga bhakti-yoga is nama-sankirtana-Mahaprabhu said, ‘If you love Me, chant maha-mantra.’-The story of two Vaishnavas who greeted each other in a wheat field-Uttama-mahabhagavata’s mood-Siddha-pranali explained by Mahaprabhu is trinad api sunicena-Siddha-pranali explained by Srila Rupa Gosvami is adau shraddha sadhu-sanga bhajana-kriya etc-If you are not qualified, never...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Florida 2022, Miami 2022, USA 2022, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna), service: vani-seva, siddha-pranali: system of spiritual lineage (process of receiving the identity of one's spiritual form through a lineage of teachers), universe

22 Jun 2022 evening – The Glories of Syamarani didi (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 22, 2022 6:51 PM

-The glories of Srila BV Svami Maharaja-Syamarani didi’s Svarupa of the jiva is a great book-Svarupa of the jiva is inherent and cannot be changed-Bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata-Siddha-pranali: sraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nistha, ruci, asakti, bhava and prema-Siddha-pranali by Mahaprabhu: trinad api sunicena…-Hari-katha is very powerful but never listen to it from the lips of a non-Vaishnava-The glories of vani-seva-The glories of Syamarani didi-The one who...

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