body: bodily conception

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Seattle 2026, USA 2026, Bhakti-tattva, Self-Realization, body: bodily conception, jnana: brahma-jnana (knowledge of Brahman; realization of the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth), morning: brahma-muhurta

07 Jul 2026 evening – Self-Realization and Knowledge (English) – Seattle, USA

July 7, 2026 6:00 PM

– On brahma-jnana, special knowledge found in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. – Explanation about the sober and intelligent person, who does not complain about anything. – The bodily conception, limitation, and imprisonment. – The knowledge of God, the Supreme Controller, maintainer, and destroyer. – Quotation from the Bhagavad Gita where knowledge about the soul (jiva) and its eternal function are revealed. – The Harikatha given by Swami Maharaja that...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Siedelsbrunn 2026, Germany 2026, dadati pratigrhnati guhyam akhyati prcchati, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, tambularpana-pada-mardana-payo-danabhisaradibhi, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, Upadeshamrita 4, Vraja-vilasa-stava 38, Sita Ram Kahiye, Glories of Hari-katha, Importance of Listening to Hari-katha, body: bodily conception, body: dehatma-buddhi, kamatmika bhakti type: sambhoga-iccha-mayi, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi

22 Apr 2026 evening – Krishna-katha feeds the souls (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany

April 22, 2026 6:00 PM

– Time is very precious. – Dehatma-buddhi (bodily conception) is the root cause of our problems. – Verse: satam prasangan mama virya-samvido…(SB 3.25.25). – The 7th Gosvami Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura fulfilled all the desires of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. – Verse: dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati…(Upadeshamrita 4). – Do not ask material questions of a sadhu. You create your own problems and must solve them yourself. – Ask spiritual questions...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Kuala Lumpur 2025, Malaysia 2025, Dhritarashtra and Sanjaya, Guru-parampara, Sampradayas, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), behavior: shuddha-sadachara, body: bodily conception, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, mayavada and shunyavada: difference, prema: eyes of prema, religion: Buddhism, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, sampradayas: four sampradayas, shunyavada

02 Oct 2025 midday – The Four Sampradayas and Their Philosophies (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 2, 2025 12:00 PM

– You must receive diksa from one of the Four Sampradayas to achieve soul perfection. – ⁠Sri Sampradaya (Laksmi Devi/Acarya Ramanuja); Brahma Sampradaya (Brahma/Acarya Madhva); Rudra Sampradaya (Siva/Acarya Visnu Svami); Sanaka Sampradaya (Four Kumaras/Acarya Nimbaditya). – ⁠Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted only the bhakti of each Sampradaya and associated Himself with the Brahma Sampradaya. – ⁠All the Acaryas of the Sampradayas defeated the mayavada philosophy. –...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Conditioned Soul, body: bodily conception, body: dehatma-buddhi, Krishna: Krishna's flute, Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather, prema: stages, service: krishna-seva, soul: conditioned soul

14 Sep 2025 midday – Bodily Conception Is the Root of Mental Disturbance (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 14, 2025 12:00 PM

Once a year, Lord Jagannatha comes out of His Temple and grants His darsana to all the fallen souls. The minds of the gopis become very disturbed when Krsna goes out to herd, for they cannot tolerate separation from Him. Sneha means love and affection. In Kali-yuga, the conditioned soul has a disturbed mind, fighting within itself or with others because of its bodily conception (dehātmā-buddhiḥ). The thought of being this body and the supreme enjoyer is what disturbs our mind. ⁠The moment we...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Gundicha-marjana Lila, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhaktas: how to respect Vaishnavas, body: bodily conception, character quality: lust and anger, maya: two functions, soul: conditioned soul

14 Sep 2025 morning – Anger and Lust Are Never Satisfied (Hindi) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 14, 2025 7:00 AM

* Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us how to honor and respect Vaisnavas. * The reason Mahaprabhu collected stones and threw them away from the Gundica Temple. * First, the sadhaka must cleanse his heart. * Lust and anger will never be satisfied, no matter how much we serve them. * The conditioned soul has become a slave to lust and anger, hence wandering in this cycle of repeated birth and death. * The good fortune of associating with a sadhu and following his instructions eliminates lust and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Sadhana-bhakti, anarthas: purification stages (eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki), anarthas: removal of anarthas, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, bhaktas: difference between sadhakas and siddha-bhaktas, bhakti: definition of sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, paths of spiritual practice: karma-kanda; jnana-kanda and bhakti-kanda (paths of action; knowledge and devotion), renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation (vairagya): types, renunciation: yukta-vairagya

12 Sep 2025 morning – The Definition of Sadhana-bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 8:20 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Those who practice devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna with their body, mind, and words. Our goal is to attain a hint of the humor of the cowherd boys of Vraja. The bodily conception is the root of all anarthas. About karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and bhakti-kanda. There are different types of vairagya (renunciation). We must take care of our body to serve Krsna and, in no way, show others false renunciation. Our body needs to be healthy to awaken to mangala-arati, which is a limb of...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, body: dehatma-buddhi, sadhu-sanga: importance, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

21 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Hearing Krsna-katha (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 21, 2024 6:20 PM

All sufferings arise due to bodily conception, dehatma-buddhi. Maya Devi is punishing us because we do not serve Krsna. Through Harikatha, Krsna enters through our ears and cleanses our hearts. By hearing Krsna-katha, we forget our bodily identification and, little by little, we will understand our spiritual identity. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). The living entities have innumerable papas (sins) in their hearts and therefore have no taste for hearing Krsna-katha. Only...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Murwillumbah 2024, Australia 2024, Discourses with transcripts in English 2021, Discourses with transcripts in English 2024, Lochana dasa Thakura, Svarupa Damodara, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, Krishna: krishna-nama, mood: vamya-bhava, sakhis: eight sakhis, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, Svayam Bhagavan, Vrajendra-nandana Shyamasundara

10 Sep 2024 midday – Svarupa Damodara Katha (English) | Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 10, 2024 12:34 PM

Reasons why Svarupa Damodara is very prominent in Mahaprabhu’s lila. Yamuna-puline and Palya-dasi kori bhajana’s (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha pages 115 & 130). Lalita Sakhi will give palya-dasi bhava. All katha regarding palya-dasi bhava and Ekadasa-bhavas are in Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Jaiva-Dharma. Dekhite Dekhite bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-Guccha page 114). First give up bodily conception then we can desire to be born in Yavat. The compassion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, setting His...

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