body: bodily identification

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Kuala Lumpur 2025, Malaysia 2025, The People Gathered to Pray for Rain but Only One Boy Brought an Umbrella, Shraddha/Faith, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), body: bodily identification, body: subtle body, book: Pranaya-gita, liberation, liberation (mukti): types, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)

30 Sep 2025 evening – Have Firm Faith (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

September 30, 2025 6:00 PM

– About the Gopi-gita being the heart of Srimati Radhika.– Some very important songs from Srimad-Bhagavatam: Venu-gita; Bhramara-gita; Pranaya-gita; Yugala-gita; Gopi-gita.– Pranaya-gita describes when the gopis hear Krsna’s flute and leave their homes to meet Him on the banks of the Yamuna.– The different melodies for the Gopi-gita, with kanak-manjari-chada being the highest, and their meaning.– About the Yugala-gita and its meaning.– ⁠The Bhramara...

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...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: liberation from anarthas, 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), body: bodily identification, jiva: forgetting true identity, Krishna: Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer, liberation, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), soul: conditioned soul, spiritual perfection: realisation of siddha-deha

09 Sep 2025 morning – Bodily Identification (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 9, 2025 7:00 AM

– The importance of the sadhaka knowing how to free himself from anarthas (impurities). – On freeing himself from deep attachment to the material body. – The cause of all kinds of disturbances and unhappiness of the conditioned soul. – On forgetting our true identity and turning to Maya. – The practices involved in the process of liberation from anarthas. – Through the practice of bhajana and sadhana, we will forget our bodily identification. – The...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Hari-katha 2025 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, body: bodily identification, life: cycle of birth and death

11 Apr 2025 – On Bodily Identification and the Cycle of Birth and Death (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 11, 2025 5:36 PM

On bodily designations. We are not this body but eternal servants of Krsna. On the cycles of death and birth. Association with a sadhu will lead us to know our true nature and thus we become eager to listen to Harikatha. The nature of a sadhu is to save the conditioned souls. On what the demigods are capable of giving. On Vrndavana and how Srimati Radhika Herself planted the trees of Vrndavana. On how to acquire transcendental eyes with the help of the Guru in order to see the transcendental...

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...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily identification, character quality: lust and anger, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), universe

21 Sep 2023 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 20, 2023 6:47 PM

Separation increases the flavor of the meeting. The types of meeting and separation. The anartha-nivrtti stage is fundamental for the qualification of the sadhaka. Proverb: “Let the jackfruit become ripe”. High-level harikatha should only be heard by those who have purified their hearts through the process of anartha-nivrrti, otherwise the mind will become disturbed like that of sahajiyas. Sraddha takes many lifetimes to establish itself. Do not try to force the sadhana process, otherwise lust...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily identification, character quality: lust and anger, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), universe

21 Sep 2023 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 20, 2023 6:47 PM

Separation increases the flavor of the meeting. The types of meeting and separation. The anartha-nivrtti stage is fundamental for the qualification of the sadhaka. Proverb: “Let the jackfruit become ripe”. High-level harikatha should only be heard by those who have purified their hearts through the process of anartha-nivrrti, otherwise the mind will become disturbed like that of sahajiyas. Sraddha takes many lifetimes to establish itself. Do not try to force the sadhana process, otherwise lust...

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