animals: dogs

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, animals: dogs, character quality: duplicity, Bhagavata-saptaha in Brazil 2026

05 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil

January 5, 2026 7:00 AM

TRANSCRIPT Time Stamp – 2:25:21-2:56:14 This Bhagavatam is not speaking any duplicity and hypocrisy. Srimad-Bhagavatam is always speaking what is absolutely true. Always speak the truth. If you’ll speak the truth [people] will be angry. This is true or not? This is the truth. If you speak the truth then people will become very angry. This is true. But other Puranas katha is called madhu-pushpita-vakyam, understand or no? Madhu-pushpita-vakyam means that katha is little bit sweet katha but...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Shikshashtaka 1, Shikshashtaka 2, Shikshashtaka 3, Ratha-yatra 2025, ananya-mamata: exclusive possessiveness (pure attachment to Krishna), animals: dogs, bhaktas: jnani; shuddha; premi; premapara; prematura, bhakti: bhakti is service, Janardana: Bhava-grahi Janardana (Lord who accepts the devotee's mood), Radha: Srimati Radhika is bhakta-mukuta-siromani

02 Jul 2025 midday – The Significance of Ratha-yatra (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 2, 2025 12:00 PM

– Bhakti is service. – The Lord is Bhava-grahi Janardana. – Always show respect to senior devotees, especially those from other countries. – The story of Shivananda Sena and his dog. – Nityananda Prabhu heavily chastised Shivananda Sena. – We should show respect even to the dog of a devotee. – Ratha-yatra means showing respect to devotees. – The glories of the Brazilian devotees. – Love is ananya-mamata. If you are not single-minded, you...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Guaruja 2024, Brazil 2024, Nishanta-lila, animals: dogs, guru-varga, liberation, liberation: merge with the Lord, lineage: guru-parampara, renunciation

30 Dec 2024 evening – Don’t Be Slaves of Maya (English) | Guaruja, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 30, 2024 7:20 PM

0:02:12 – How to progress in our spiritual life? We need three things: Sambandha (relationship with the Lord), Abhideya (the process of bhakti), and Prayojana (the ultimate goal). Srila Rupa Gosvamipada speaks about this in Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu. The one goal is to give happiness to Krishna; this mood should be uninterrupted, like a continuous stream of honey. Bhakti should not stop; all efforts should be for Krishna’s happiness. For Krishna’s happiness, we must give up...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, animals: dogs

01 Dec 2024 midday – The True Mood of a Sadhaka (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 1, 2024 12:54 PM

00:00 Saubhari and faith in the Guru’s words;

07:00 On remembering shlokas, what one can learn from dogs;

17:00 What is recommended before sleep and after waking, what happens when bhakti arrives;

27:00 Examples from the prayers of Vritrasura, an example of the thirst for attainment;

40:00 On the search for happiness in the material world;

50:00 The example of the chataka bird for a sadhaka, single-pointed focus.

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, animals: dogs

01 Dec 2024 midday – The True Mood of a Sadhaka (English translation | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 1, 2024 12:54 PM

00:00 Saubhari and faith in the Guru’s words;

07:00 On remembering shlokas, what one can learn from dogs;

17:00 What is recommended before sleep and after waking, what happens when bhakti arrives;

27:00 Examples from the prayers of Vritrasura, an example of the thirst for attainment;

40:00 On the search for happiness in the material world;

50:00 The example of the chataka bird for a sadhaka, single-pointed focus.

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, animals: dogs

04 Oct 2024 midday – Diksa (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 4, 2024 12:07 PM

This human life is very rare and we can leave the body at any time. That is why it is so important to practise bhajana and sadhana now. About the verse in which Radhika speaks of Krsna’s sweet Harikatha and how He makes us go to the transcendental world. About realised souls like Sukadeva Gosvami. How Krsna teaches Sukadeva Gosvami to chant the Holy Name of Radha. The importance of receiving sambandha-jnana and diksa from your Gurudeva. Definition of the word “diksa”. The...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, animals: dogs

15 Jun 2024 morning – Karma and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 15, 2024 7:54 AM

Everything we gain or lose is already predetermined according to karma. The story of the lady’s prediction that the man would not eat anything that day. Everything that happens and stops happening is by Krsna’s desire. Sloka: śrī-bhagavān uvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa… (Bhagavad Gita 3.37). The story of the three dogs that represent tama-guna, raja-guna and sattva-guna. Maya forces us to act in accordance with karma, and the material world is driven by the three modes of material...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023, animals: dogs, morning: brahma-muhurta, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2023

06 Dec 2023 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7, Srimad-Bhagavatam Glorifies Nama-sankirtana (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 6, 2023 8:48 PM

Human body is given by the Lord for bhajana. Jivas of this world are compared to cows, camels, donkeys, dogs, etc. The glories of nama are there in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata. People should behave according to their ashrama. Narada Rishi recommends Vyasadeva to write Krishna’s lilas. Chitraketu Maharaja is cursed by Parvati-devi and is born as Vritrasura. The love of mother is strongest. Slowly refuse meat, eggs, onion, garlic. Our body is the temple of Krishna. 4...

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