bhakti: enthusiasm in bhakti

01 Oct 2025 midday – Upadeshamrita, Verses 1-7 (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

– Upadeshamrita gives direct orders on how to follow the rules and regulations of the shastras. – Verse: śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-pañcarātra-vidhiṃ…(Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.101). – You should chant the same number of rounds of maha-mantra every day. – Verse: saṅkhyā-pūrvaka-nāma-gāna-natibhiḥ kālāvasānī-kṛtau…(Shad-gosvami-ashtaka 6). – You can speak about Hari as much as you like, but please limit your other conversations. – Sita-devi and Draupadi did not...

18 Jun 2024 evening – How to Follow Ekadashi (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

00:04:00 – A brief story of Pāṇḍava Nirjalā Ekādaśī 00:14:00 – A story from Param Gurudeva about a girl who was making a garland for the Deities and said that if the Deities didn’t come, she would make sabjī out of the edible flowers — but this attitude is incorrect; there should be enthusiasm in bhakti, like in the example of Dhruva 00:24:00 – On following Ekādaśī 00:38:00 – Observing Ekādaśī for Kṛṣṇa 00:40:00 – A brief story of Mahāprabhu’s instruction to His mother about Ekādaśī; Śacī-devī...

28 Jan 2023 evening – The Pastimes of Advaita Acharya (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Link: enthusiasm in bhakti-Bhakti-devi tolerates everything except aparadhas-You have bhakti because you gave up your laziness and craziness and chase after Guru and Vaishnavas. You are always in the warning walk, mangala-arati, etc-Asat-sanga destroys enthusiasm in bhakti-All you are the recipients of Gurudeva’s mercy-Mahaprabhu had great respect for Advaita Acharya because Madhavendra Puri was the guru of Advaita and the guru of Ishvara Puri who was the guru of Mahaprabhu-Lila about how...

15 Jul 2022 – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The importance of rising in brahma-muhurta-Too much knowledge contaminates mind-Question: If a disciple performs vapu-seva with the best of intentions, is it still not as exalted as vani-seva?-We need to examine ourselves, with what motives do we serve the Guru? Is there any self-interest in our actions?-If you practise bhakti, name, fame and reputation will come automatically, but offer them to Guru and Krishna and they will not affect you-Isvara Puripada performed both vani-seva and vapu...