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

30 Apr 2023 evening – How Can We Unite and Serve the Lord? (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Yoga means union with the Lord, and bhakti-yoga teaches us how to serve the Lord. Maya punishes us because we have forgotten to serve Krsna. If we serve Krsna, Maya will stop punishing us. A baddha-jiva has no sukriti, so he has no faith in sadhu, guru and Vaishnava. The conditioned soul is always absorbed in four things: eating, sleeping, mating and defending itself.Verse:āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ casāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇāmdharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣodharmeṇa hīnaḥ paśubhiḥ samānaḥ...

22 Apr 2023 evening – How to Achieve Peace, Love and Affection (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Peace comes from the core of the heart and then comes love and affection for all living beings. God is love and love is God. When you love God, you love all living beings. Our spiritual science talks about how to get peace and love. Peace comes from the heart of Narayana, the Supreme Lord. He has many names in different languages, but He is one. God is in everyone and everywhere. To see God, one must follow the process of bhakti-yoga. (Comparison with the process of seeing ghee in milk )-About...

21 Apr 2023 evening – What is the Soul (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

In the material world time is very short, but in the transcendental world it is unlimited. When we talk about spiritual things, time takes a long time, but when we talk about mundane things, time passes so fast that we don’t even notice it. Whoever is born in this material world will surely die one day, and again and again we are born from the womb. It is necessary to ask about the soul that is in the body. Spiritual science speaks of the soul. The soul is an integral part of the Supreme...

20 Feb 2023 morning – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

came in 24th chatur-yuga and Krishna came in 28th chatur-yuga-00:05:00 – Question: Does it matter in what sequence to practice karma-yoga, jnana-yoga and bhakti-yoga?-00:06:00 – Question: What is the difference between karma-yoga and karma-mishra-bhakti? (examples of Ekalavya, Karna and Bhishma Pitamah)

15 Feb 2023 evening – The Embodiment of Divine Love (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Who takes birth, will one day die – teachings from the Bhagavad-gita-God loves everyone in different ways-God is calling to everyone, playing His flute, but they are not listening-God spends time loving his internal potency, Srimati Radhika-God is the embodiment of Divine Love-Who will give real love in this material world? Only God-Example of the street dog who becomes faithful and loves you after you feed it-We are all searching for love-By taking shelter of bonafide Guru, spiritual...

15 Feb 2023 morning – Srimati Uma Didi Disappearance (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

mangalacarana-15:47 Srimati Uma Didi’s Vaisnava family history–Her childhood, highly-learned background and passion mood: nicely dressed, eloquent-She met Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja when she was at university-Attended Parikrama with her mother, as was Bengali tradition, loving attachment with Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu-Why she did not want to come to Gaudiya Math-Katha of Swami Vivakananda, Rama-Krishna mission and their Mayavada philosophy-22:45 Perfect goal, perfect path of...

12 Feb 2023 evening – The Temple of the Heart (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

one can stay in Vrindavana without the mercy of Srimati Radhika-Vrndavanam sakhi bhuvo vitanoti kirtim sloka discussion-The signs on Radha-Krishna’s feet-The power of Krishna’s darshana and His flute’s sound-Clean the temple of your heart so that Krishna can stay there-Anyera hrdaya — mana, mora mana — vrndavana sloka discussion-Ceto darpana marjanam sloka discussion-Only bhakti-yoga can clean our heart-The limbs of bhakti-The holy names are the process and the goal at hte same time-The 4...

11 Feb 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

: How to transfer karma-yoga into bhakti-yoga?-Dhruva Maharaja is sakama-bhakta, he is doing karma-yoga-Anabhilashita shunyam sloka discussion-Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti-Bhakti is servital mood-Kriyatmika and bhavatmika-Bhakti-yoga is the highest among yogas-The meaning of sanga; always follow the steps of a sadhu (sadhu charana-dhuli)-3 priniples to attaing highest prema: bhakta-pada-dhuli (footdust of the pure devotee of the Lord); bhakta-pada-jala (the water that washed the...