– On the power of sadhana. – Harikatha has the power to remove all our anarthas. – Who doesn’t cry when hearing the Harikatha of Sita and Rama? People filled with anarthas in their hearts. – Signs of spiritual development: realization of the Lord, knowledge, and renunciation of what is not favorable to the Lord. – Devotion arises, and in the same proportion, renunciation of material things occurs. More renunciation, in the same percentage, more knowledge...
bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti)
04 Sep 2025 morning walk – Harikatha Purifies Hearts (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia
– On the power of sadhana.– Harikatha has the power to remove all our anarthas.– Who doesn’t cry when hearing the Harikatha of Sita and Rama? People filled with anarthas in their hearts.– Signs of spiritual development: realization of the Lord, knowledge, and renunciation of what is not favorable to the Lord.– Devotion arises, and in the same proportion, renunciation of material things occurs. More renunciation, in the same percentage, more knowledge...
01 May 2025 morning – Sadhana of Kali-yuga (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
To understand the love that the Gosvamis have in their hearts, it is necessary to read their books. About the book Prema Vivarta (Whirlwind of Prema) by Jagadananda Pandita. Vamya-bhava and daksina-bhava in parakiya-rasa. Four bhavas of parakiya: nivaranata, durlabhata, pracchana-kamakata and vamyata. The difference between the lover’s love in the spiritual world is in the material world. Transcendental lust is the love of the gopis. Lila of Krsna missing the vrajavasis in Dvaraka;...
21 Apr 2025 evening – How to Reach Goloka Vrndavana (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi… (Gurvastakam 8). Mantra: Dhyana Mulan Guru Murti… The importance of vapu-seva (physical service), vani-seva (preaching) and brhat-mridanga-seva (printing and distribution of books). In transcendental Goloka Vrndavana the bodies are made of three elements: sat, cit and ananda. Song: Sri Sad Gosvami Astakam. Song: Yamuna Puline. Five perfections necessary to reach Goloka Vrndavana: mantra-siddhi, then sadhana-siddhi, svarupa...
10 Jan 2025 midday – Different Types of Viraha, Separation (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About viraha, separation. About bhavi-viraha, the suffering of separation in advance, when the gopis feel separation from Krsna and Balarama before They leave to Mathura. About bhavan-viraha, the suffering of separation in the present moment, when the gopis see Krsna getting on the chariot to Mathura. And about bhavya-viraha or bhuta-viraha, it is the pain of suffering due to separation that has already occurred and increases more with time (past separation). About the different versions of...
15 May 2024 evening – How to Receive Diksha and Serve (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Human life is very rare: durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (SB 11.2.29)
Vishrambhena guru-seva.
He who has no common sense, how can he attain transcendental knowledge?
The meaning of diksha.
One needs good qualification (sat-guna) to serve God.
Sadhana-siddhi, bhava-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi and vastu-siddhi.
The gopis will give you training.
Hari-katha is the essence of human life.
ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (Sri Shikshashtaka 1)
21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. About Advaita...
21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. About Advaita...