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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, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Spain 2026, Glories of the Holy Names, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), jnana: brahma-jnana (knowledge of Brahman; realization of the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), renunciation: difference between atmarama (self-satisfied souls) and aptakama (those whose desires are fulfilled)

10 May 2026 morning – The Power of the Pure Holy Name (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 10, 2026 7:00 AM

Difference between atmarama and aptakama: atmarama is the one who is renounced and satisfied within (Shukadeva Gosvami) and aptakama is the one who lives in a family but is renounced (Janaka Maharaja). When we offer everything to Krishna, we become free from all sins. The symptom of brahma-jnana is having no attachment to anything, and the heart never melts. If brahma-jnanis obtain sadhu-sanga (association with the saint), their hearts will be transformed. Everything transforms when we obtain...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Philadelphia 2024, USA 2024, Bhagavad-gita 1.1, Bhagavad-gita 2024, Arjuna and Krishna on Kurukshetra, Mahaprabhu and the Illiterate Young Man Who Read Bhagavad-gita with Love and Sincerity, A King Plows the Land and Indra Asks Him Why He Is Doing So, Yamaraja Going to Pick Up an Old Lady Who Didn’t Want to Go with Him, Sri Guru Charana Padma, guru: guru-nishtha, jnana: brahma-jnana (knowledge of Brahman; realization of the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth), karma: karma-tattva, knowledge: 5 primary types of knowledge in Bhagavad-gita, prema: types

07 Dec 2024 morning evening – The Glory of Srimad Bhagavad-gita (English) | Philadelphia, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 7, 2024 6:17 PM

0:01:33 – Gita means that if you recite all the verses from the Bhagavad-gita, you will be protected from maya. 0:03:43 – The story of a 6-7 year old boy who tried to read the Bhagavad-gita and cried because he didn’t know Sanskrit; he was seen by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 0:10:13 – Bhajan: ‘Sri Guru Charana Padma’. 0:11:20 – Guru-nishtha (steadfast faith in the guru), guru-bhakti—this is the backbone of sadhana and bhajan. You must have faith in the...

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