Sri Gauravani Gaudiya Matha – What does l.o.v.e. stand for? – Story of the mystical jamun tree in the Himalayas. – Love of this world is mixed with the three gunas. – Prema and lust as different as milk and hydrated lime. – Don’t go towards darkness, maya. – Love is only for the exclusive pleasure of Krishna. – Bengali parable of Lila-govinda and the magical tent at the fair. – Lamentation not separation felt in this world. – How we...
love: difference between kama (material love) and prema (transcendental love)
01 Oct 2025 evening – The Meaning of Love (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Hari-katha knows no bounds. – Song: Dhira Samire Yamuna Tire. – Jayadeva Gosvami is the most rasika Vaishnava. – Bhavi-viraha, bhavana-viraha and bhavya-viraha. – Akrura invited Krishna and Balarama to participate in Kamsa’s dhanur-yajna. – Verse: Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām… (BG 4.8). – Krishna and Balarama proceeded to Mathura. The gopis were grief-stricken (bhavi-viraha). – Krishna married 16,108 wives in Mathura. – The...
14 Sep 2024 morning walk – Baladeva Tattva (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srimati Radhika fulfills all the desires of Krsna. Difference between lust and love. Ananga Manjari is the manifestation of transcendental lust (kama) personified, which is synonymous with divine love (prema). Rupa Manjari is the personification of the beautiful form of Srimati Radhika. Qualities attract more than beauty. Prema arises spontaneously in the core of the heart. Here in the material world is a place of causes and effects. Tattva-vicara of Baladeva Prabhu: He serves Krsna in all...
17 Aug 2023 evening – The Guru’s Love Is Unconditional (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kama (desire) and prema (love). The story of the servant who agreed with everything the king said because he had his interests. Conditioned souls are like this. The guru’s love is unconditional because prema is not of this world, it is divine and transcendental. The story of the crow and the jackal. The prema of the gopis is the lust of the gopis and vice versa. Don’t hear harikatha from non-Vaisnavas, hear it from pure devotees. People in this...
16 Mar 2022 evening – Cry for Krishna (Bengali) – Navadvipa, India
-You have to be an expert in diving to get ocean treasure-Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu is full of treasures-Radharani is looking for Krishna’s happiness-Srimati Radhika is calling Krishna lampada-Prema, pure love is like a gold from Himalayas that never comes into material world-Difference between lust and love-Human body cannot tolerate prema-We should cry for the Lord
16 Mar 2022 evening – Cry for Krishna (English translation) – Navadvipa, India
-You have to be an expert in diving to get ocean treasure-Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu is full of treasures-Radharani is looking for Krishna’s happiness-Srimati Radhika is calling Krishna lampada-Prema, pure love is like a gold from Himalayas that never comes into material world-Difference between lust and love-Human body cannot tolerate prema-We should cry for the Lord