universe: brahmanda

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, universe: brahmanda

17 Jan 2024 morning – Seva & Hari-katha (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2024 9:09 AM

– When Vaishnava is sleeping he is witnessing Radha-Krishna’s lilas. – Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. – The topmost definition of shraddha by Srila Jiva Gosvami. – Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (CC Madhya 19.151). – Sing Gurvashtaka every morning. – Both seva and hari-katha are important so both should be present. – Hari-katha destroys all anarthas. – The story of how a pujari, a disciple of Srila Gurudeva, who did not listen to...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, universe: brahmanda, Vaivarta Purana

03 Nov 2023 evening – Srimati Radhika Also Killed Demons (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 3, 2023 6:57 PM

Many people wonder, Krsna killed many demons, and Srimati Radhika, did not? Srimati Radhika is none other than Krsna. Radha is more powerful.-Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Brahmanda Purana and other Puranas, confirm that when Radha was little, She killed several demons. Mother Kirtida’s pastimes walking with baby Radha. Lila de Radha aged one year and six months, on the banks of the Yamuna River. Kirtida Devi and her sakhis bathed and played in the river Yamuna. Mother Kirtida is attacked by a...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, universe: brahmanda, Vaivarta Purana

03 Nov 2023 evening – Srimati Radhika Also Killed Demons (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 3, 2023 6:57 PM

PART 1 Many people wonder, Krsna killed many demons, and Srimati Radhika, did not? Srimati Radhika is none other than Krsna. Radha is more powerful.-Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Brahmanda Purana and other Puranas, confirm that when Radha was little, She killed several demons. Mother Kirtida’s pastimes walking with baby Radha. Lila de Radha aged one year and six months, on the banks of the Yamuna River. Kirtida Devi and her sakhis bathed and played in the river Yamuna. Mother Kirtida is...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Lohavana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, universe: brahmanda

03 Nov 2023 – Lohavana (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 3, 2023 12:55 PM

If problems occur in Vrndavana, Krsna is the one who solves them. But, the Vrajavasis, because of their vatsalya-bhava and mamata, pray to Mahadeva Siva. Only by listening to harikata is it possible to have the darsana of the Deity. Brahmanda Ghata. Krsna put a handful of earth in His mouth, and what Mother Yasoda saw in Krsna’s mouth. Mother Yasoda never thinks that Krsna is God, absorbed in vatsalya-bhava, when she sees something unusual, she thinks it is the evil eye or a ghost. Devaki...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Lohavana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, universe: brahmanda

03 Nov 2023 – Lohavana (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 3, 2023 12:55 PM

If problems occur in Vrndavana, Krsna is the one who solves them. But, the Vrajavasis, because of their vatsalya-bhava and mamata, pray to Mahadeva Siva. Only by listening to harikata is it possible to have the darsana of the Deity. Brahmanda Ghata. Krsna put a handful of earth in His mouth, and what Mother Yasoda saw in Krsna’s mouth. Mother Yasoda never thinks that Krsna is God, absorbed in vatsalya-bhava, when she sees something unusual, she thinks it is the evil eye or a ghost. Devaki...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Brighton 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Krishna-samsara: Krishna-centered household; family life devoted to Krishna, universe: brahmanda

12 Sep 2023 evening – The Glories of the Sadhu-sanga (English) – Brighton, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2023 6:23 PM

Glorification of the Janmastami Festival in Wales, United Kingdom, 2023. Man proposes, God disposes. The creation, nourishment and destruction of the material world by the Lord. Problems arise when we think: “I am the doer”. Wandering in the repeated cycle of births and deaths (samsara) and the example of Bharata Maharaja attached to a baby deer. We cannot achieve our goal of perfection through knowledge alone. Only when our sukrti is mature and accumulated can we truly associate with the sadhu...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wales 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Janmashtami 2023, Krishna janma Lila, Krishna-tattva, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), universe: brahmanda

07 Sep 2023 morning – Anniversary of Sri Krishna’s Birth and Appearance (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 7, 2023 8:04 AM

The difference between avirbhava (appearance) and janma (birth). Jnanis realise Brahma (effulgence) without form or anything. To whom does the effulgence belong, where does Brahma come from? The sastras explain that effulgence, Brahma, comes from the toenails of Krishna. One who is in madhurya can understand and see the beautiful form of the Lord. Bhagavan, who is complete, has splendour and controls them all. This Brahmanda of the four-headed Brahma, where we are, is the smallest of all the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Chinese 2023, Hong Kong 2023, China 2023, Hong Kong 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), universe: brahmanda

21 Aug 2023 morning – Encounter and Separation Nourish Devotion (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 21, 2023 9:30 AM

Krsna’s journey from Dvaraka to Kuruksetra and His meeting with the gopis. Divine love is based on encounter and separation. Yogamaya arranges the meeting and separation. Only very fortunate souls meet Guru and Krsna. Verse: brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (Sri Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya-lila 19.151). Sri Guru engages the conditioned souls in the service of Krsna. Hearing harikatha and chanting the holy names is what nourishes devotion. By listening to harikatha, our heart is...

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