Bharata-varsha: sacred land of India (land where spiritual culture and devotional traditions have flourished)

19 Mar 2023 evening – House Program (Bengali) – Kashinagar, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

-Human form of life allows attaining God-Ravana was rich and powerful but was not happy as did not worship the Lord-We do not hear Krishna’s flute though He is calling us-The story of old Kailasha who could never let go of his attachments-Make your house Vrindavana-The glories of Bharata-varsha-The glories of Srila BV Svami Maharaja

PART 2

19 Mar 2023 evening – House Program (English translation) – West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Human form of life allows attaining God-Ravana was rich and powerful but was not happy as did not worship the Lord-We do not hear Krishna’s flute though He is calling us-The story of old Kailasha who could never let go of his attachments-Make your house Vrindavana-The glories of Bharata-varsha-The glories of Srila BV Svami Maharaja

04 Nov 2022 afternoon – Saffron Cloth Significance (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

-Saffron cloth shows anuraga towards Guru, Bhagavan.-The more one has anuraga towards guru, vaishnava & Bhagavan, one will be more detached from material things.-Comparison of women to fire & men with ghee in sastra.-One should not hate women & shouldn’t mix with them as well.-Mahaprabhu said not to show markata-vairagya.-Lila of Mahaprabhu rejecting Chota Haridasa for loka-shiksha about not to mix with women.-In Bharata-varsha women are given high respect.-Early in the...

05 Apr 2022 morning – Desire to get Vraja mood (English translation) – Aligaon, India

-The disciple is the one who follows his guru’s instructions and conceptions-Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prediction about the whole world chanting the holy names-Where Guru and Krishna come to some house, that house becomes Vrindavana-Story of a sadhu willing to see naraka and releasing everyone there by the power of his bhajana-To have a darshana of a pure devotee is higher than to have ganga-snana-Ajamila-katha-Vyasadeva told in Kali-yuga women will do more bhakti-Story of Narada Rishi coming to...

05 Apr 2022 morning – Desire to get Vraja mood (Hindi) – Aligaon, India

-The disciple is the one who follows his guru’s instructions and conceptions-Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prediction about the whole world chanting the holy names-Where Guru and Krishna come to some house, that house becomes Vrindavana-Story of a sadhu willing to see naraka and releasing everyone there by the power of his bhajana-To have a darshana of a pure devotee is higher than to have ganga-snana-Ajamila-katha-Vyasadeva told in Kali-yuga women will do more bhakti-Story of Narada Rishi coming to...