Explanation of the Four Authorized Sampradayas. It is not enough to read the mantra in a book, it is necessary to receive it from a bona fide Guru. Explanation of how the seed of the fig tree is potentiated by the organism of the bird that ate the fruit. The Guru who has attained perfection is able to grant mantra-siddhi, the mantra with the potency to bear fruit when the disciple recites it. Ramanujacarya is the preeminent Acarya of the Sri Sampradaya. He is not an ordinary person, he is an...
character quality: envy
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Birthplace of Sri Ramanujacharya 2025, India 2025, South India Tour 2025, Ramanujacharya, character quality: envy, South India Tour 2025
20 Mar 2025 morning – Birthplace of Sri Ramanujacarya (English translation) | South India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Explanation of the Four Authorized Sampradayas. It is not enough to read the mantra in a book, it is necessary to receive it from a bona fide Guru. Explanation of how the seed of the fig tree is potentiated by the organism of the bird that ate the fruit. The Guru who has attained perfection is able to grant mantra-siddhi, the mantra with the potency to bear fruit when the disciple recites it. Ramanujacarya is the preeminent Acarya of the Sri Sampradaya. He is not an ordinary person, he is an...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Itajai 2025, Brazil 2025, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy, universe
11 Jan 2025 morning – The Eternal “Here and Now” of the Spiritual World (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 – Svakiya and parakiya (conjugal love in wedlock and as paramour); the various moods of the gopis.0:04:36 – Hero and heroine; the three abodes (dhama) of Krishna: Dvaraka, Mathura, Vrindavan; Purna, Purnatara, Purnatama; 96 types of nayikas (heroines). Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati explains: “Before you were in darkness, now it’s also dark. How do you get out? Listen to hari-katha.”0:11:50 – Vigraha and milana (separation and meeting); three types of...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Govardhana 2024, Vraja 2024, India 2024, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2024, Dipavali 2024, Krishna Plants the Pearls, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), association: bad association compared to a rotten potato spoiling the whole sack, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, character quality: envy, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2024
01 Nov 2024 evening (room) – Deep meaning of Dipavali (English translation) | Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:00 The pastime of how Krishna planted pearls; the Gopis followed Krishna’s example and also planted them; at night, Krishna dug them up and planted thorns instead.0:03:12 The glory of Diwali; its true meaning; Light destroys darkness; the darkness is the ignorance in our hearts—anger, lust, envy, etc.0:07:20 Types of bhakti: Vaidi and Raganuga bhakti; a sadhaka must follow the instructions of the sadhus; the process of bhakti; there is a neutral attitude and there are unfavorable...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Govardhana 2024, Vraja 2024, India 2024, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2024, Dipavali 2024, Krishna Plants the Pearls, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), association: bad association compared to a rotten potato spoiling the whole sack, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, character quality: envy, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2024
01 Nov 2024 evening (room) – Deep meaning of Dipavali (Hindi) | Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:00 The pastime of how Krishna planted pearls; the Gopis followed Krishna’s example and also planted them; at night, Krishna dug them up and planted thorns instead.0:03:12 The glory of Diwali; its true meaning; Light destroys darkness; the darkness is the ignorance in our hearts—anger, lust, envy, etc.0:07:20 Types of bhakti: Vaidi and Raganuga bhakti; a sadhaka must follow the instructions of the sadhus; the process of bhakti; there is a neutral attitude and there are unfavorable...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Kortrijk 2024, Belgium 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy, maya: gunas
18 May 2024 afternoon – Little Harikatha after Noon (English, Hindi) – Kortrijk, Belgium | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena… (Siksastaka, 3).
The devotee must always think that he is unqualified, that he is insignificant, and that he is not the best of singers, for example.
The nature of women’s false ego.
Example of Satyabhama’s jealousy.
In this material world envy, anger, jealousy are examples of sense gratification.
In this world all living entities are infected by the three gunas (qualities) of Maya.
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Undisclosed, Germany 2024, ananyas cintayanto mam, gopyah kamad bhayat kamso, kamad dvesad bhayat snehad, yuyam nr-loke bata bhuri-bhaga, Bhagavad-gita 9.22, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.30, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.31, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.32, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.15.75, Krishna-tattva, character quality: envy, mantra: gopala-mantra
02 May 2024 evening – How to Reach Krishna (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In the process of cleaning the heart, when the heart becomes soft: anartha-nvrtti. Simplicity, when the heart becomes simple it is possible to understand Mahaprabhu’s instructions. Lila from Narada Muni and the hunter Mrgari. Whatever you need, Krsna will provide. Sloka: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (Bhagavad Gita 9.22). Lila of Krsna with Sudama Vipra. Bhakti does not depend on money, knowledge or beauty, it only depends on: how much love you have to give! Lila of Mahaprabhu and Kesava...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Undisclosed, Germany 2024, character quality: envy, soul: conditioned soul
02 May 2024 midday – Bhakti Yoga (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
You reach your goal according to your mood, and Krsna responds. Mahaprabhu teaches how to cleanse the temple of the heart (hrdaya-mandira) through cleaning the Temple of Gundica. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ… ( CC Antya-lila 20.12). Cleanse the temple of the heart by chanting nama-sankirtana and remembering Krsna’s pastimes. Four defects of the conditioned soul: bhrama — error;pramāda — illusion;vipralipsā — tendency to deceive; karaṇapāṭava—inefficiency...