consciousness: conscious being

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Cochabamba 2026, Bolivia 2026, Nishanta-lila, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), character quality: envy, consciousness: conscious being, disease: diseases, mind: how to control

03 Feb 2026 evening – Nisanta-lila (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 3, 2026 6:00 PM

On the rarity of the human form, which is necessary for devotional practice. Description of the characteristics of the soul: eternal, indestructible, and the capacity for discrimination between what is good and what is not. Explanation of the pursuit of permanent happiness and self-realization. On the non-difference between the Mahamantra and God. The capacity to feel, desire, and know of living beings, unlike inert matter. On our corporeal conception, the word body means: b – birthday; o...

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, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Beginning of Bhakti, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), consciousness: conscious being, mantra: gopala-mantra

10 Dec 2025 morning – A Seed of Bhakti (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 10, 2025 7:00 AM

Sadhu-sanga is very important. The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana, vikasita-chetana and purna-vikasita-chetana. Feeling, willing and knowing are the three characteristics of a conscious being. Devatas are those who have faith in God, while asuras are those who do not. To devotees: You are now a vikasita-chetana. However, your goal should be to become a purna-vikasita-chetana. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Surya-kunda 2025, Vraja 2025, India 2025, Shorts in Hindi 2025, Shorts with English Subtitles 2025, Shorts with Hindi Subtitles 2025, Discourses in Hindi with English subtitles, Discourses in Hindi with Hindi subtitles, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025, consciousness: conscious being, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2025

31 Oct 2025 At Surya-kunda there is a sacred stone (Hindi)

October 31, 2025 12:00 PM

At Suryakund, there rests a sacred stone known as the Mukut Shila — the crown-imprint of Srimati Radharani. Once, when Radharani came here with Her sakhis, She placed Her crown on a nearby rock before bathing in the kund. In that moment, the crown — a conscious being in Goloka — suddenly felt separation from Her divine touch. Overwhelmed by longing to again be upon Her head, the crown burned with the fire of separation, and the stone beneath it melted, leaving behind the eternal mark of its...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, London 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Bhagavan: Brahman effulgence, consciousness: conscious being, jiva: jiva-tattva, liberation: brahma-sayujya, liberation: ishvara-sayujya

27 Feb 2025 morning – Shiva-tattva (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 27, 2025 7:42 AM

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...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Fortaleza 2025, Brazil 2025, Madhvacharya, aparadhi: offender (one who commits offenses; one who acts against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), consciousness: conscious being, sampradayas: Vaishnava sampradayas

06 Feb 2025 morning – Day of the Disappearance of Sri Madhvacarya and His Glories (English) | Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 6, 2025 9:24 AM

The Vedas and Puranas say that the Lord possesses saktis/potentia, so whoever says otherwise is an offender/aparadhi. ⁠Madhvacarya says that the Lord is saktiman (The possessor of all potencies). ⁠Difference between jiva and jiva; jiva and inert matter (Maya); jiva and Bhagavan; inert matter (Maya) and inert matter (Maya); inert matter (Maya) and Bhagavan. ⁠About the different humors of the jivas, the liberated and the conditioned, panca-bheda (five differences). ⁠The conscious being is the one...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, consciousness: conscious being, soul: conditioned soul, Svayam Bhagavan

30 Mar 2024 morning – On the Potencies of Bhagavan Sri Krsna (English) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 30, 2024 9:40 AM

The main meaning of Brahma is Svayam Bhagavan. What every conscious being has in common: wanting, knowing and feeling. About the potency of desire in the heart of Bhagavan and the minute living entities. The three aspects of Bhagavan: brahma, paramatma and Bhagavan. About the three powers present in the material world: mani (stones), mantras and herbs. If you chant the mantras, many types of miracles will happen! About the different types of siddhis provided by mantras. About the two meanings...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Bogota 2024, Colombia 2024, consciousness: conscious being

10 Jan 2024 midday – The Glories of the Holy Name (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 10, 2024 12:28 PM

The size of the atma. Chetana (conscious) and achetana (jada, inert). Feeling, willing and knowing are the symptoms of the conscious being. Food for the soul is hari-katha. Hari-katha is the method of purification of the heart. Krishna is in your heart, but you will see Him when your heart is clean of all dust. Shloka: Harer Nama Harer Nama Harer Namaiva Kevalam. Shloka: Tava kathamritam tapta jivanam. Lila: Sanatana Gosvami glorified the holy name to the devotee of Lord Shiva, which transcends...

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