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, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Guru is Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), maha-mantra: meaning of the word, universe

01 Feb 2024 midday – Guru Tattva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 1, 2024 12:37 PM

Brahma created the material world. The Guru is called Brahma because he creates suddha-bhakti in the hearts of his disciples. ⁠Visnu nourishes the entire Universe. The Guru is called Visnu because he sustains and protects his disciples with suddha-bhakti. ⁠Siva destroys the entire material world. The Guru is called Mahesvara because he destroys all the anarthas in the hearts of his disciples. ⁠Guru: “gu” means darkness, “ru” means light. The Guru is the one who eliminates the darkness from the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cuernavaca 2024, Mexico 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga

18 Jan 2024 morning – Bhakti Marga – The Path of Devotion (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 18, 2024 6:18 AM

Everyone who practises bhakti-yoga must be careful not to commit vaisnava-aparadha. ⁠Whoever commits offences becomes unfit to receive Krsna’s mercy. ⁠Only see your own flaws. ⁠He who follows the rules of the Scriptures, little by little, reaches the highest spiritual destiny. ⁠In the sadhana stage, the sadhaka must follow vaidhi-bhakti. ⁠Sloka: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ (CC Madhya-lila 22.158). About vidhi-marga and raga-marga...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), karma: cycle of birth and death, renunciation (vairagya)

11 Jan 2024 evening – Bhakti-yoga (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 11, 2024 6:01 PM

Yoga means union: the difference between the jiva (soul) and Bhagavan (Supreme Lord). ⁠The soul is an integral part of the Lord. All souls are servants of the Lord. ⁠Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’ (CC Madhya-lila 20.108-109). We are not the body, the body is not our true identity. We are trapped in the cycle of birth and death, always changing bodies. ⁠Everyone is going to die but nobody thinks they are going to die. ⁠Harikatha...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Brighton 2023, United Kingdom 2023, atyantiki-shraddha: supreme faith (unwavering faith in Krishna; deep and firm conviction in devotional service), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna)

13 Sep 2023 midday – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Brighton, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 13, 2023 12:51 PM

The significance of bhajana and sadhana. Sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana tattva. The power of sukriti and bhakti-yoga. Atyantiki-shraddha. How to deal with guru punishment. True guru and ‘blowing’ guru. The glories of pure Vaishnava grihasthas. The story of how a man in a deadly situation kept trying to enjoy his feelings. The 6 stages of unstable bhajana. Name ache story. Svarupa-tattva (The examples of Murari Gupta and Hanuman). Nama-nishtha, nama-ruci. Raganuga-bhakti/lobha-mayi...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Turku 2023, Finland 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), renunciation, renunciation (vairagya)

30 Jun 2023 evening – True Identity (English) – Turku, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 30, 2023 6:54 PM

The human form of life is very rare, because we reach it only after going through 8,400,000 forms of life. The human form is suitable for spiritual practice – bhakti-yoga. Yoga means union. Bhakti means service, seva-vrtti. When sukrti matures and accumulates, we attain sadhu-sanga. Mantra is something small, but it has mystical power, it can control the Supreme Lord. Beautiful meaning of the mantra OM/AUM. Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila 7.128: a-kāreṇocyate kṛṣṇaḥ sarva-lokaika-nāyakaḥ u...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Lisbon 2023, Portugal 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), knowledge: jnana and vijnana

25 Jun 2023 evening – The Soul’s Journey (English) – Lisbon, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 25, 2023 6:21 PM

Every substance has an inherent property. Example: water. The soul is an integral part of the Lord. Man is mortal. What an intelligent man should do before he dies. The four common activities of man and animal. This is mine, this is yours. Everything belongs to God. āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ casāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇāmdharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣodharmeṇa hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ(Hitopadesa, 25) Bhakti-yoga, meaning. The Hare Krishna mantra, meaning of the words. God is always with you...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Coelhosa 2023, Portugal 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, disease: diseases, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), samskaras

24 Jun 2023 evening – How to Control the Senses and the Mind (English) – Coelhosa, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 24, 2023 6:24 PM

PART 1 Bhakti-yoga is the devotional service that connects you to the Lord. We are residents of Goloka Vrndavana – back to God, back home. We are not the body, we are the soul. The soul is eternal and transcendental and travels in different bodies. There are 5 elements in the gross body: earth, water, fire, air and ether. The soul will complete its journey when it reaches the abode of the Lord. All souls suffer the three kinds of miseries in this material world: adhidaivika (caused by...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Dijon 2023, France 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), liberation

22 May 2023 evening – How to Free Yourself From the Influence of Maya (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 22, 2023 6:53 PM

The spontaneous nature of the soul of every living entity is the practice of bhakti, serving Sri Krishna (Sri Caitanya Bhagavata). Through karma, yoga, tapasya, no one can reach the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11th canto). The demigods, Brahma, Shiva, Narada, all seek the devotional service of the Lord. Souls are trapped in the cycle of innumerable births and deaths, forgetting their true identity and wandering through different planetary systems. There are 7 levels of higher and 7 lower planetary...

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