– Why Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: sri radhaya pranaya mahima – Verse: rādhikāra bhāva-kānti curi kare kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa hailā gaura rūpa dhari. – Kṛṣṇa steals the bhāva [humor] and kānti [golden complexion] from Śrīmatī Rādhikā and descends into Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma appearing as Śrī Gaurāṅga. – If you do not understand sharanagati, you will not understand pranaya-mahima and madanakhya-mahabhava. – Srimati Radhika is the embodiment of madanakya...
mantra: gayatri-mantras
19 Feb 2025 evening – Different Types of Devotees (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Your heart is like a garden where God plants the flowers but if you are not in sadhu-sanga listening to hari-katha then these flowers will be dry. Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya…(CC Madhya 22.54). 4 types of liberation: sarupya, samipyа, sarsti and salokya. Krishna-prema is higher than liberation. There are different types of prema in the transcendental world: vaikuntha-prema, ayodhya-prema, dvaraka-prema, mathura-prema and prema of Goloka Vrindavana. 5 categories of...
02 Oct 2024 midday – Whether devotees should perform shraddha ceremony (Hindi) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About shraddha ceremony, pinda-dana. The story of a sinner who rejoiced in hell because a Vaishnav was born in his dynasty Pravritti-marga (the path of karma) and nivritti-marga (the path of renunciation) Karma is like digging a mountain and finding only a rat. Why Mahaprabhu went to Gaia Advaita Acharya offers the first plate of prasad at the shraddha ceremony to Sri Haridasa Thakura. Feeding one Vaishnava has the fruit of feeding a billion brahmanas. How to properly chant the holy name...
02 Oct 2024 midday – Whether devotees should perform shraddha ceremony (English translation) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About shraddha ceremony, pinda-dana. The story of a sinner who rejoiced in hell because a Vaishnav was born in his dynasty Pravritti-marga (the path of karma) and nivritti-marga (the path of renunciation) Karma is like digging a mountain and finding only a rat. Why Mahaprabhu went to Gaia Advaita Acharya offers the first plate of prasad at the shraddha ceremony to Sri Haridasa Thakura. Feeding one Vaishnava has the fruit of feeding a billion brahmanas. How to properly chant the holy name...
26 Jun 2024 evening – Installation of the deities (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today we have established the temple and installed the deities Gaura-Nitai. The meaning of the name Govinda. Radhika covers Krishna’s black body with Her golden complexion. In Kali-yuga, the only way to attain perfection is by chanting the holy names. God created man in His own image. So man has his own form and Krishna has His own beautiful sat-chid-ananda form. G_O_D is Generator, Operator and Destroyer. The story of how the wolf blamed the lamb for contaminating the water. Sadhana is...
09 Oct 2023 morning walk – The Meaning of Gayatri-Mantras (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The correct times to chant the mantras.
What to keep in mind when singing.
Prapatti (deep surrender) and saranagati (surrender).
09 Oct 2023 morning walk – The Meaning of Gayatri-Mantras (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The correct times to chant the mantras.
What to keep in mind when singing.
Prapatti (deep surrender) and saranagati (surrender).
01 Oct 2023 evening – The Development of Spiritual Life (Hindi) – Sydney, Australia
The different dynasties (gotras). The two births: the first in the womb and the second when we receive gayatri-mantras. For singing many rounds of japa, Haridasa Thakura was called Brahma Haridasa by Mahaprabhu. The identification of the soul is with eternity. Sanatana Gosvami asked Mahaprabhu: ke āmi’ – “who am I?” (CC Madhya-lila 20.102). We must ask: “why am I suffering the three miseries of maya?” Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-līlā 20.108-109)...