soul: conditioned soul

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Portland 2026, USA 2026, Shiva and Parvati Devi Discuss the Importance of Guru in Our Lives, Vamanadeva and Bali Maharaja, Bride Who Chose an Elephant as Her Husband, Narada Rishi and the Couple Where the Wife Wants Diksha but the Husband Does Not, Bhakti-tattva, Qualities of Pure Devotees, mood: divya-unmada, soul: conditioned soul

02 Jul 2026 evening – Pure Devotees Speak the Truth (English) – Portland, USA

July 2, 2026 6:00 PM

– On the divya-unmada (higher humor) of Srimati Radhika’s transcendental madness. – The conditioned soul is its attachment to material enjoyment. – People always say they are fine but are full of problems. – Pure devotees speak the truth. – On Ravana and his constant dissatisfaction despite having everything. – On Ramachandra. – On Vamanadeva and Bali Maharaja. – Krishna is a deceiver and the transcendental madness of Srimati Radhika...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into French 2026, Mirepoix 2026, France 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, api cet su-duracaro, duhkha-madhye kona duhkha haya gurutara, Bhagavad-gita 9.30, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 8.248, Amara Jivana, Diksha initiation, Guru-disciple Relationship, character quality: duplicity, soul: conditioned soul, spiritual progress

16 Apr 2026 evening – Those Who Receive Diksha from Great Vaishnavas Are Not Ordinary People (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 16, 2026 6:00 PM

g It is impossible to compare worldly people with those who chant the Holy Names. On the suffering felt by worldly people when others die. A touching sloka that defines the greatest of sorrows: ‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?’… (CC Madhya-lila 8.248). Ajamila heard the dialogue between the Yamadutas and the Visnudutas. Dialogue of the Visnudutas with Ajamila after some years. Difference between namabhasa and suddha-nama. One who chants the Holy Names is not an ordinary...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Sao Paulo 2026, Brazil 2026, Jaya and Vijaya, Gaurakishora dasa Babaji, Guru-nishtha, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva: difference, jiva: jiva-tattva, jiva: jivas never fall from Vaikuntha, Mahaprabhu: peacock feather on the head of Mahaprabhu, samskaras, soul: conditioned soul

07 Feb 2026 midday – Guru-Nistha & Guru-Bhakti (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 7, 2026 12:00 PM

The conditioned soul does not want to hear Harikatha, but Guru and Vaishnavas give an injection of Harikatha, that is, they give strength like a doctor gives medicine. Bhakti means surrendering completely with love and affection to the Guru. We must be single-mindedly focused on Gurupada Padma. Story of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada and Vinoda Bihari Brahmacari who was going to meet his mother. The true meaning of guru-nistha. We must focus on which stage we are in and which asrama...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Gaia Vrindavana 2026, Viamao 2026, Brazil 2026, Morning walks 2026, Krishna: Krishna is the Supreme Enjoyer, soul: conditioned soul

08 Jan 2026 morning walk – Questions and Answers (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 8, 2026 7:00 AM

Sreya and preya, that which is favorable for spiritual life and that which is favorable for material life. The trees reacted to the transcendental dialogues of Rupa and Sanatana. Sri Radha makes sweet rice for Rupa and Sanatana. She wanted to continue listening to their sweet dialogue. The different types of relationship – sambandha – with Krishna that the Vrajavasis have. Meaning of kama in the transcendental world. Srimati Radhika is the personification of all rasas. Radha-dasya is our goal...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Gaia Vrindavana 2026, Viamao 2026, Brazil 2026, Discourses with transcripts in English 2021, Discourses with transcripts in English 2026, Bhagavata-saptaha in Brazil 2026, Krishna: krishna-nama, soul: conditioned soul, Bhagavata-saptaha in Brazil 2026

07 Jan 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil

January 7, 2026 6:00 PM

TRANSCRIPT Time Stamp – 2:04:50-2:10:36 Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura explains, there is a food for soul and a food for body. Food for soul that is called krishna-katha. Your soul is crying. You listen or not? You are not listening. Baby is crying inside the room. Mother she is a little bit outside. So for this regard mother is not listening her baby crying. That means is what? Your soul, atma, jivatma, is crying. Jivatma is hungry. Jivatma is saying, ‘Give me food! Give me food!’...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Gaia Vrindavana 2026, Viamao 2026, Brazil 2026, Morning walks 2026, Identity of the Soul, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), consciousness: conscious being, maya: gunas, service: cooking, soul: conditioned soul

06 Jan 2026 morning walk – The Nature of the Soul (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 6, 2026 7:00 AM

On the process of Bhakti, which depends on bhajana and sadhana. Under the influence of Maya, souls are obscured, unaware of their own nature and identity. Analogy of the bhakti process with the cooking of rice. On the activities of the conditioned soul in the material world being opposed to bhakti. Explanation of the elimination of anarthas (impurities), which is necessary for the svarupa (original form) of the soul to be revealed. On listening with our material conception and under the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Puebla 2025, Mexico 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Identity of the Soul, Jiva-tattva, body: gross body, body: subtle body, jiva: jiva-tattva, soul: conditioned soul

21 Dec 2025 morning – Jiva-tattva (English) – Puebla, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2025 7:00 AM

* Sanatana Gosvamipada asks Caitanya Mahaprabhu: “Who am I?” * Living entities are integral parts of the Lord. * The difference and similarity between the Lord and the jivas. * The Lord is the Supreme Enjoyer and the jivas enjoy serving the Lord (seva-sukha). * From service to the Lord arises bliss (seva-ananda). * The Lord is also called rasa-ananda, the personification of all rasas. * If any substance manifests, it possesses its intrinsic nature. This nature can also be called its...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Mexico City 2025, Mexico 2025, Identity of the Soul, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), soul: conditioned soul

20 Dec 2025 morning – Material Body and Spiritual Soul (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 20, 2025 7:00 AM

+ morning bhajans – Difference between sadhana and bhajana. – The four types of anarthas present in the heart. – The six questions asked by Sanatana Gosvamipada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – The types of suffering that afflict conditioned souls. – The body only functions when the soul is present in it. – On panca-bhautika-sarira: the material body made of five elements. – On two important concepts of Maya: avarana-atmika-vrtti (covers the soul with the...

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