bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), maya: gunas

23 Jun 2024 evening – The Lord is Not Different From His Names (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 23, 2024 6:55 PM

0:51:50 – Mahaprabhu said that in every house, in every village, My holy name will be chanted. 0:55:20 – Verse 1 of the Shikshashtaka; Mahaprabhu described everything in detail: first, cleanse the mirror of your heart by constantly chanting the holy names; then all kinds of misfortune will leave your heart; your heart will become like a lotus, blossoming fully like the full moon. 1:03:25 – Krishna told Arjuna: only through Bhakti-yoga can you attain Me; this is nama-sankirtana. 1:05:00 – There...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into French 2024, Elven 2024, France 2024, association: bad association, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), self-realisation, Vilapa-kusumanjali

25 May 2024 midday – How to Awaken Bhakti in the Heart (English) – Elven, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 25, 2024 12:25 PM

What the Scriptures say about the difference between brahmana and sudra. By practising karma, yoga, tapasya it is not possible to achieve suddha-bhakti. Little by little the heart is purified by listening to harikatha, chanting the Holy Names, doing kirtana and other spiritual practices. About self-realisation (atma-buddhi). The meaning of a miserable, petty person. The story of the rich boy who went to see an astrologer. The main cause of the emergence of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. Bhakti-yoga...

2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, bhakti: bhakti is service, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: subtle body

29 Mar 2024 evening – It is Only Possible to Reach the Lord Through Bhakti (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 29, 2024 5:25 PM

Bhaktivinoda Thakura says in the song: “O mind why do you have no taste for listening to Krsna-katha?” Due to their sinful reactions, people are only interested in worldly conversations. To destroy sins and enjoy Harikata, the solution is Nama-sankirtana. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) In the age of Kali there is no other way to purify the heart: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). It is said three times to emphasise doing it with determination. Only...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, bhakti: bhakti is service, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: subtle body

29 Mar 2024 evening – It is Only Possible to Reach the Lord Through Bhakti (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 29, 2024 5:25 PM

Bhaktivinoda Thakura says in the song: “O mind why do you have no taste for listening to Krsna-katha?” Due to their sinful reactions, people are only interested in worldly conversations. To destroy sins and enjoy Harikata, the solution is Nama-sankirtana. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) In the age of Kali there is no other way to purify the heart: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). It is said three times to emphasise doing it with determination. Only...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Pipa 2024, Brazil 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), ghosts

07 Mar 2024 morning – The Mercy of Gurudeva and Krsna (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 7, 2024 9:19 AM

Since time immemorial (anadi-kala) conditioned souls have been wandering and suffering in this material world: sleeping, eating, mating and defending themselves. The souls manifested themselves from the tatastha-sakti potency of the Lord. ⁠But, Guru and Vaisnavas are so merciful, they help us to change our lifestyle. ⁠The Lord is very merciful in giving us this human body to do sadhana. But most people do not know whom to worship, and they worship speculatively, without sastra-jnana. ⁠There are...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Porto Alegre 2024, Brazil 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)

27 Feb 2024 evening – Hari-katha (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 27, 2024 6:55 PM

– Transcendental world is continuous, present time. – Krishna manifests His own Dhama, His eternal associates, nitya-parikara and His lilas in this world to give mercy to the conditioned souls. – The message is that we are not residents of this world. – Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja is coming from the transcendental world, he is Vinoda Manjari. – One who realises the Lord’s birth and His transcendental pastimes attains His abode. – Only by...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, aparadhas (offences), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), character quality: duplicity

16 Feb 2024 evening – How to Reach the Abode of the Lord (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Everyone wants love and affection, happiness and freedom from suffering. In different languages, the Scriptures say that the spontaneous nature of living entities is love and peace. Love is God and God is Love. Who is God? God is the Supreme, the Absolute Truth. Everything manifests itself from Him, remains in Him, is destroyed by Him, and returns to Him. The Scriptures say that God manifests himself in three ways: as Brahman (effulgence), Paramatma (in the heart of every being), and Bhagavan...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, smara-garala-khandanam mama sirasi mandanam, Gita-Govinda 10.8, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Uddhava Samvada, A Sadhu Who Chanted Under a Tree and Inspired the Birds, Glories of Guru, Importance of Guru, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Gaudiya: meaning of the word, Radha: Gauri, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

01 Feb 2024 evening – The Dedication of the Guru and Guru-Seva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 1, 2024 6:51 PM

– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. – It is necessary to spend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krishna consciousness. Each gallon contains more than four liters. – ⁠Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this. – ⁠Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada. – ⁠It is only possible to reach...

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