– Sri Nrsimha Bhagavan has vatsalya (paternal) feelings for devotees. – There are people with two types of tendencies in this world: demigods (in sattva-guna) and asuras (tama-guna). – The three qualities of nature: sattva-guna (quality of goodness), raja-guna (qualities of passion), and tama-guna (qualities of ignorance). – Why does the Lord kill the asuras and protect the demigods? – Brahma tells his sons, the Four Kumaras, to marry, and they have an important...
Bhagavan: Brahman effulgence
30 Apr 2026 evening – Sri Nrisimha Chaturdashi (Hindi) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Sri Nrsimha Bhagavan has vatsalya (paternal) feelings for devotees. There are people with two types of tendencies in this world: demigods (in sattva-guna) and asuras (tama-guna). The three qualities of nature: sattva-guna (quality of goodness), raja-guna (qualities of passion), and tama-guna (qualities of ignorance). Why does the Lord kill the asuras and protect the demigods? Brahma tells his sons, the Four Kumaras, to marry, and they have an important dialogue. On what happens to the person...
27 Feb 2025 morning – Shiva-tattva (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 The Madhurya Kadambini sheds light on Siva-tattva. Explanation of two types of Brahma: Vairaja Brahma (jiva-koti-brahma/jiva-tattva) and Hiranyagarbha Brahma (Isvara-koti-brahma/Isvara-tattva). When a jiva attains the qualification for the Brahma position, he receives sakti from the Lord to be able to assume the function of creation. A funny story of how the proud Brahma sent a letter of resignation to Lord Visnu. The jiva who performs perfectly in the Brahma position attains the Siva...
21 Jan 2025 morning – How to Reach the Spiritual World (English) | Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Being born in Satya-yuga is no guarantee of reaching the spiritual world, one must practice bhajana and sadhana. This Kaly-yuga is special, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu came and promised to liberate all living entities, but one must practice spiritual life. Gurudeva explains the meaning of tat-tat-karma, sad-vrtti and sato-vrtteh, mentioned in the third verse of Sri Upadesamrta. Rupa and Santana, true sadhus, how they maintained themselves and how they did bhajana and sadhana. Santana...
15 Aug 2024 airport – Preaching is very important (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: People don’t know anything about yoga… Answer: When you preach, people will start coming. Question: Sometimes we spend a lot of money and effort and the result is insignificant… Answer: Don’t consider aiming at the result, that is not bhakti! You should just do your duty, Krsna says so in the Bhagavad Gita. Karmis aim at their own benefit, bhaktas don’t! Jnanis want to detach themselves with the help of knowledge and merge into the brahman effulgence (brahma...