-If we know tattva-siddhanta, the conclusion of the scriptures, we can immerse into bhakti-In Sanskrit, even letters have different meanings-Mahaprabhu gave 9+18+64 meanings of one and the same verse-Do not hear hari-katha from non-Vaishnavas-The glories of holy months and bathing in brahma-muhurta-3 types of listeners-The qualities of Krishna and His incarnations-4 extraordinary qualities of Krishna-Vrindavana welcomes Govinda-Do not keep dead bodies (meat) in your house-The story of how...
morning: brahma-muhurta
15 Jul 2022 – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The importance of rising in brahma-muhurta-Too much knowledge contaminates mind-Question: If a disciple performs vapu-seva with the best of intentions, is it still not as exalted as vani-seva?-We need to examine ourselves, with what motives do we serve the Guru? Is there any self-interest in our actions?-If you practise bhakti, name, fame and reputation will come automatically, but offer them to Guru and Krishna and they will not affect you-Isvara Puripada performed both vani-seva and vapu...
01 Jun 2022 – Q&A (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Brahma-muhurta is a meeting of two moments-Mantra-japa is sandhya-If you do not do sandhya you will not get fruits from your activity-Directions while doing mantra (morning, midday and evening)-The evening mantra should not be chanted during the first 10-15 minutes after sunset-Mantra artha cintanam: While chanting you should remember presiding deity of the mantra-Your eyes can be open or closed while chanting-Prapatti means to surrender; stages of surrender-The story of the female pigeon who...
01 Jun 2022 – Q&A (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Brahma-muhurta is a meeting of two moments-Mantra-japa is sandhya-If you do not do sandhya you will not get fruits from your activity-Directions while doing mantra (morning, midday and evening)-The evening mantra should not be chanted during the first 10-15 minutes after sunset-Mantra artha cintanam: While chanting you should remember presiding deity of the mantra-Your eyes can be open or closed while chanting-Prapatti means to surrender; stages of surrender-The story of the female...
23 Apr 2022 morning – How to get radha-kripa-kataksha (English) – Wales, United Kingdom
-Bhakti does not manifest easily-Jnana will not give bhakti rather mukti-Until a devotee has only one desire for the treasure of prema, the Lord will hide it from him by offering bhukti, mukti and other things-All our endeavours should be to please KrishnaBhakti should be uninterrupted. If we chant maha-mantra today but not chant the next day, or we make arati today but not make the next day this is not bhakti-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami hankers only the mercy of SrimatiRadhika-If you want to get...
23 Feb 2022 morning – How to purify our heart (English) – Brazil
PART 1 -If you go to Navadvipa-dhama what should you do there?-To accomplish these 4 things (eating, sleeping, defending and mating) we don’t need training. But in Krsna consciousness we need training-What is the purpose of our human life?-Conditioned souls always want to go into bad associations.-Example of crow and peacock birds It takes a thousand liters of blood to bring the conditioned soul to Krsna consciousness-Story of the boy who had firm faith in the Lord and said that the rain...
11 Nov 2021 morning – Carana pahari (Hindi) – Charana-pahadi, India
-Even the stones melt seeing the qualities of God-If you heart does not melt it means your heart is full of offences-Kamsa is planning to kill Krishna-Akrura is visiting Vraja to take Krishna and Balarama to Mathura-Akrura left Mathura at brahma-muhurta and arrived in Nandagaon when the sun was already setting, because on the way he fell into an ecstatic state, thinking how Krishna and Balarama would meet him-Akrura persuades Krishna and Balarama to go to Mathura-Akrura drove his chariot over...
11 Nov 2021 morning – Carana pahari (English translation) – Charana-pahadi, India
-Even the stones melt seeing the qualities of God-If you heart does not melt it means your heart is full of offences-Kamsa is planning to kill Krishna-Akrura is visiting Vraja to take Krishna and Balarama to Mathura-Akrura left Mathura at brahma-muhurta and arrived in Nandagaon when the sun was already setting, because on the way he fell into an ecstatic state, thinking how Krishna and Balarama would meet him-Akrura persuades Krishna and Balarama to go to Mathura-Akrura drove his chariot over...