morning: brahma-muhurta

11 Aug 2026 morning – The Danger of Maya (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sri Gauravani Gaudiya Matha – Gurudeva guides the sadhaka to protect their sadhana and bhajana. – Glorication of the prema-avatara Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura, highlighting his humility. – On the insidiousness of Maya, which is everywhere. – Beautiful pastime of Sri Srimad BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja that took place in Hawaii. – On lust, anger, and greed, which can only be conquered by the mercy of a sadhu-guru, through surrender to Krishna. – Pastime of...

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

  – 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...

03 May 2026 evening – Guru and Krishna Are Always With Us (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

It is only with this human body that we can perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord. The human body is very rare because it is only after 8,400,000 species that we manage to obtain it. In this age of Kali, it is not possible to reach the Lord by anything other than chanting the Holy Names of the Lord: “harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam…” (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi-līlā 7.76). The six activities of sandhu-sanga: “dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati…” (Verse 4...

03 Apr 2026 morning – Rama-navami (Hindi) – Mumbai, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– It is not auspicious to travel on Navami day. – Ramacandra showed His Vishnu form to Kaikeyi. – Rama told Kaikeyi that she should ask two boons of His father: one that He would go into exile and the other that Bharata would become king. – We can only remember the entire dream for twenty seconds after waking up. – Rama and Sita have a high degree of astrological synastry. – Regarding Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s cancer pastime being in...

03 Apr 2026 morning – Rama-navami (English translation) – Mumbai, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  It is not auspicious to travel on Navami day. Ramacandra showed His Vishnu form to Kaikeyi. Rama told Kaikeyi that she should ask two boons of His father: one that He would go into exile and the other that Bharata would become king. We can only remember the entire dream for twenty seconds after waking up. Rama and Sita have a high degree of astrological synastry. Regarding Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s cancer pastime being in the fourth stage. The lilas of the...

24 Sep 2025 evening – Sri Krishna Mukunda Grants Mukti (English) | Perth, Australia

– Everyone wants happiness, but often ends up unhappy instead. – Great efforts in this material world lead to insignificant results (for example, a miner who finds a mouse instead of gems). – Dharma, artha and moksha create distress and unhappiness. – Govindadeva requested mukti from his ishtadevi, Durga-devi. – If the demigods can grant anything, they take it from Krishna. – Bad karma and good karma interchange. – Verse: ‘kāmais tais tair hṛta...

25 Jul 2025 morning – The Goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnava is Manjari Bhava (English) | Portland, USA

– We must first establish our destiny and then practice spiritual life. – All our activities must be exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna. – Our destiny, upon boarding the Harinama boat, is to go to Goloka Vrndavana and serve Srimati Radhika under the guidance of Rupa Manjari. – It is not possible to cross a river with one foot in different boats, just as one cannot serve Maya and Sri Radha at the same time. – Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami received the highest blessing...

03 Mar 2024 evening – Preaching Krsna Consciousness (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Congratulations to the Alto Paraíso festival and to all the devotees who helped establish the Temple there. Stories from the beginning of preaching in Brazil. It is very important to give the evidence of sastras, without speculation when we say harikatha, so that people accept the philosophy. Raya Ramananda said that our goal (sadhya) begins with varnasrama-dharma, following the rules of society. We must follow the rules to then be able to preach, otherwise we become a disturbance to...