– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...
character quality: duplicity
2025, Discourses in English 2025, California 2025, New Vraja (USA) 2025, USA 2025, Radha-dasyam, character quality: duplicity, pure heart
18 Jul 2025 morning – The Desire for Sri Radha’s Mercy (English) | New Vraja, California, USA
– Harikatha is like a rare jewel that must be kept in the depths of the heart. – Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami performed severe austerities on the banks of Radha Kunda, and when Krsna appeared, he did not accept His mercy; his only hope was to receive Srimati Radhika’s glance. – For Harikatha to be imprinted in our hearts, we must have and maintain a simple and pure heart like that of a child, without duplicity or hypocrisy. – We need to nurture the desire to become a...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Santos 2025, Brazil 2025, Jagannatha-tattva, character quality: duplicity, meeting: four types, Viyogini-Radha
12 Jun 2025 midday – Lord Jagannatha (English) | Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Lord Jagannatha retires to rest because He falls ill after the Snana Yatra. Lila of Mahaprabhu in separation from Krsna and He enters the transcendental madness of Sri Radha. Samiyiogini-Radha (in Uddhava Kyari) and Viyogini-Radha (in Kuruksetra). Deity of Halanatha. Hala means “the representative of the Lord”, and Natha means “The Lord/Master”. Gurudeva is not Bhagavan, he is a very close servant, a representative of the Lord. Sevya-bhagavan and sevaka-bhagavan. Uddhava...
2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, Kashinagar 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025, Ekadashi-vrata 2025, character quality: duplicity, ghosts
25 Mar 2025 midday – Glories of Ekadasi (Bengali) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through karma and jnana (knowledge) it is not possible to reach the Lord, bhakti (loving devotional service) is necessary. Srila Rupa Gosvami describes 64 types of devotional service, but declares that without ekadasi, bhakti will not manifest. Citra Gupta, secretary of Yama Maharaja records everything we do. We should follow ekadasi through love, without duplicity and hypocrisy. Story of King Rukmangada, his son Dharmangada and his beautiful wife, a harmonious family, and their subjects, all...
2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025, character quality: duplicity
06 Mar 2025 evening – Blessings and Hari-bhajana (Bengali) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Guru and Vaisnavas are so merciful that they turn the unqualified into qualified ones, crows into cows. About Srila Gurudeva’s annual routine. Srila Gurudeva rejoices with the devotees and the Temple where he is. The actions and reactions of karma never end, it is a cyclical one. Only the practice of Hari-bhajana extinguishes all the seeds of karma. Sloka evidencing Hari-bhajana: na sādhayati māṁ yogo… (SB 11.14.20). You cannot deceive your Guru, surrender and serve your Guru. Adhu...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, West Bengal 2025, India 2025, character quality: duplicity
06 Mar 2025 evening – Blessings and Hari-bhajana (English translation) | West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Guru and Vaisnavas are so merciful that they turn the unqualified into qualified ones, crows into cows. About Srila Gurudeva’s annual routine. Srila Gurudeva rejoices with the devotees and the Temple where he is. The actions and reactions of karma never end, it is a cyclical one. Only the practice of Hari-bhajana extinguishes all the seeds of karma. Sloka evidencing Hari-bhajana: na sādhayati māṁ yogo… (SB 11.14.20). You cannot deceive your Guru, surrender and serve your Guru. Adhu...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Rio de Janeiro 2025, Brazil 2025, Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, character quality: duplicity, service: guru-seva
29 Jan 2025 midday – Srila BV Narayana GM Maha-mahotsava (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is Gurudeva’s Vyasa-puja maha-mahotsava. The barometer of bhakti is the degree of your devotion to the guru. Srila Bhaktiprajnana Keshava GM used to give Vedanta darshana. Narahari Prabhu was called the mother of Gaudiya Matha and Narahari Toran by Srila Bhaktiprajnana Keshava GM. When he was asleep and could not chant the holy names, he used to tie his hair to the wall so that he would not fall asleep. Snigdha-shishya is a disciple who has no duplicity and hypocrisy in his heart...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Online discourses 2025, character quality: duplicity, disciples: types, lineage: guru-parampara
03 Jan 2025 midday – How to Serve the Guru Parampara (English) | Zoom, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How, in the beginning, Lord Narayana manifested everything in the heart of His disciple, Lord Brahma. About the examples of how the Guru nurtures his disciples: those who surrender completely, without duplicity. About the three types of disciples that exist, those in the mode of ignorance, those in the mode of passion and those in the mode of goodness. Ekalavya, a disciple of Dronacarya, is an example of a disciple in the mode of ignorance. Karma, a disciple of Parasurama, is an example of a...