character quality: envy

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam, Hitopadesha 25, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.4, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.24, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, 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), body: gross body, body: subtle body, character quality: envy, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

25 Sep 2025 evening – Practice Bhakti Yoga (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 25, 2025 6:00 PM

Yoga Centre, Perth, Australia – On the meaning of the word body. – Within the gross body there is the subtle body formed of mind, intelligence, and false ego; and within the subtle body there is the soul. – The spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve the Lord: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya-lila 108-109). – There are different philosophies, but the best is Bhakti-yoga: bhakti-yogena manasi samyak praṇihite ’male… (SB 1.7.4). – ⁠The word...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances.– As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations.– The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple.– You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master.– You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva.– Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Vastra-harana Lila, Radha-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), ashta-sakhis: eight principal gopis (eight closest companions of Srimati Radharani), character quality: envy, guru: siksa-guru, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, Radha: meaning of name Radha, Radha: Radha-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila, sakhis: eight sakhis

29 Aug 2025 morning – Radha-Tatva (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– It all depends on the place, time, and circumstances. – As part of society, we must follow rules and regulations. – The Guru is the one who gives knowledge of your relationship with the Divine Couple. – You must honor the Vaisnavas, but be single-minded toward your spiritual master. – You cannot accept just anyone as your Siksa-guru; you must evaluate how much respect that person offers your Gurudeva. – Srila Narayana Gosvami had Swamiji Prabhupada as his...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Sadhana-bhakti, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy

26 Aug 2025 evening – Spiritual Practices (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 26, 2025 6:00 PM

– On the rarity of birth in the human form. – Only the human form is capable of rendering service to the Lord. – The rarity of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha. – Progress in spiritual life depends on bhajana and sadhana. – The need for sukrti (pious credits) for spiritual evolution. – Bad company hinders spiritual development. – Vaco vegam: controlling the impulse to speak. – We should speak Harikatha all the time. – We should control the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), character quality: envy

21 Aug 2025 morning – Krsna and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 21, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is the sarva-avatari (source of all avataras). – Krsna has 64 qualities, Rama has 62 and a half, Narayana has 60, Siva has 55, the demigods have 50, and the jivas have 50 qualities in infinitesimal proportion. – Krsna’s four unique and unparalleled qualities are: rupa-madhuri, lila-madhuri, venu-madhuri, and prema-madhuri. – Souls are controlled by Maya, God controls Maya, He is the Supreme Controller. – ⁠God is brhad-caitanya (supreme consciousness)...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, The Special Position of the Current Kali-yuga, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy, lineage: guru-parampara

29 Jul 2025 midday – The Fortune of This Kali-yuga (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 29, 2025 12:00 PM

– Reflection: If Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not come in this Kali-yuga. – On the manifestation of prema in the heart of the Guru-parampara. – The highest prema is coming from our Guru-parampara, and the qualified jivas (souls) accept it. – Illustration of a beautiful lake, where a black bumblebee can collect the honey from the lotus, and where frogs cannot taste it. – On the vessel needed to collect the prema that is being distributed indiscriminately by Lord...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Cavalcante 2025, Brazil 2025, Gundicha-marjana 2025, Gundicha-marjana Lila, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), apasampradayas: unauthorized disciplic lines (deviations from the teachings of the original sampradaya; improper interpretations of bhakti), character quality: envy, liberation (mukti): types, liberation: brahma-sayujya

25 Jun 2025 midday – Gundicha-marjana, Bhaktivinoda Thakura Glories (English) | Cavalcante, Brazil

June 25, 2025 12:00 PM

– Mahaprabhu cried while cleaning the Gundicha Marjana Temple because He was absorbed in Srimati Radhika’s mood. – Purva-raga, mana, pravasa and prema-vaichittya. – In viraha-dasha, there is no ‘servitor’ mood because a devotee is always crying. – Love does not display unhappiness to others. – Sri Radha calls Her sakhis to decorate the kunja for Krishna. – Only Svarupa Damodara understood the heart of Sriman Mahaprabhu. – Ishvara...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Paris 2025, France 2025, Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai, Sadhana-bhakti, Self-Realization, character quality: envy, devotees: categories of devotees, kamatmika bhakti type: sambhoga-iccha-mayi, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, soul: conditioned soul

22 May 2025 evening – The Development of Sadhana and Realization in Bhakti (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 22, 2025 7:28 PM

A boat is made of wood suitable for it not to sink, in the same way, the Guru gives everything to the disciple whose heart is clean and tidy. ⁠The song Amara Jivana explains that the conditioned soul has no good qualities, but the devotee who recognizes his disqualification is sincere. ⁠The heart cannot be cleaned with soap and water; one must chant Harinama: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam… (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). ⁠The duration of life in each of the four yugas is different. ⁠The...

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