body: bodily conception

17 Jul 2024 midday – Krishna and the Gopis at Kurukshetra (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The gopis meet Krishna in Kurukshetra and reproach Him for His behaviour. The gopis feel anger when Krishna suggests that they meditate on the Lord. Ishvara-koti (Hiranya-garbha) and Jiva-koti (Vairajya) Brahmas. The gopis criticise Brahma in vamya-bhava, but actually they glorify him. The gopis admire the form of Krishna. It’s very difficult to give up the desire for name, fame and reputation. Never criticise anyone and no need to glorify him. The story of how a thief transferred...

28 Feb 2024 evening – Types of Knowledge by Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada (English) – Brasilia, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The Lord has 64 qualities and 4 of them are unique and unparalleled.

– The size of svarupa.

– Number of qualities by Shiva, Vishnu, Rama and jivas.

– The Lord is sat-cid-ananda vigraha.

– The Lord has a beautiful form. Everything is manifested from Him.

– God creates, maintains and destroys everything.

– 5 types of knowledge by Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada.

– Bodily conception of human beings.

20 Feb 2024 morning – Lord Varahadeva and Pariksit Maharaja katha (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 – Brahmaji teaches the four kumaras which is the topmost ashram. – The four kumaras curse Jaya and Vijay because the Lord desires to taste vira-rasa, wrestling mood. – Kama, krodha, lobha are coming from our dehatma-budhi, bodily conception. – Fear is coming when we turn our face from Krishna to maya. – Only Krishna is our best friend who is always with us. – We are all in a dream. Story of the boy who cried when his head was cut off in a dream...

06 Oct 2023 morning – Maha-bhava of the Gopis (English) – Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The gopis are forbidden by their in-laws to meet Krsna, but their hearts have already been stolen. The gopis stay at home, talking krsna-katha to each other. With their transcendental vision, intoxicated, they see Krsna playing the flute and playing with His friends. Purvaraga, before the meeting, the beloved and the lover feel deep attachment to each other. The gopis do not see the beautiful form of Krsna directly, it is like a television. The gopis think about how fortunate the trees, birds...

23 Jun 2023 evening – Primary Issues of the Spiritual Life (English) – Viseu, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

This world is not our home. We are travellers, moving from one body to another. In each body we have a different bodily conception and identity: man, woman, animal, and so on. Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. GOD = Generator/Operator/Destroyer. God has many names and He is always with you. We are in this material world because we have forgotten God. The material world is a prison. The three miseries of Maya: adhyātmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika. In this world happiness is...

12 Apr 2023 morning – Rasika-shekhara Krishna and the Gopis (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Gopis meet Krishna in Kurukshetra-Externally the gopis were very angry with Krishna, but internally they were happy-Meeting without separation is not fully relishable-The Gopis have no bodily conception-Krishna never leaves Vrndavana.-Why people come into the material world; jiva-tattva-Maya’s two functions: avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti-Always remember: Krishna is not cruel and He is not a liar. He simply relishes different mellows from the hearts of the gopis. He is a...

08 Mar 2023 morning – Make Your Mind One-pointed (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The essence of Navadvipa parikrama, the fruit that we get-People visit the Taj Mahal and other places. We visit Navadvipa-Aropa-siddha-bhakti,-We should only make relationships with Guru and Vaishnavas-We should read Manah-shiksha to pacify our mind-Gurau gosthe gosthalayisu-The differences between a black bee and a honey bee. Why a devotee should be like a black bee-The story of a jackal and a crow-Pacify your mind with the flattering words-The bodily conception is the root cause of all...

08 Mar 2023 morning – Make Your Mind One-pointed (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The essence of Navadvipa parikrama, the fruit that we get-People visit the Taj Mahal and other places. We visit Navadvipa-Aropa-siddha-bhakti,-We should only make relationships with Guru and Vaishnavas-We should read Manah-shiksha to pacify our mind-Gurau gosthe gosthalayisu-The differences between a black bee and a honey bee. Why a devotee should be like a black bee-The story of a jackal and a crow-Pacify your mind with the flattering words-The bodily conception is the root cause of all...