mantra: gayatri-mantras

01 Oct 2023 evening – The Development of Spiritual Life (English translation) – 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)...

05 Apr 2023 evening – Chaitanya-bhagavata [6] (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Lila on how little Nimai saw thieves breaking into His yard-Lila on how little Nimai frightened Shiva-worshipping girls that they would have old and poor husbands, and how he demanded that they worship him instead of Shiva-Lila on how little Nimai spat the Ganges water on the brahmanas-Anyabhilashita shunyam shloka discussion-Become a scholar, but not for the sake of defeat or competition with others-The three symptoms of bhakti-Self realisation is the best realisation-Keep chanting until Nama...

05 Apr 2023 evening – Chaitanya-bhagavata [6] (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Lila on how little Nimai saw thieves breaking into His yard-Lila on how little Nimai frightened Shiva-worshipping girls that they would have old and poor husbands, and how he demanded that they worship him instead of Shiva-Lila on how little Nimai spat the Ganges water on the brahmanas-Anyabhilashita shunyam shloka discussion-Become a scholar, but not for the sake of defeat or competition with others-The three symptoms of bhakti-Self realisation is the best realisation-Keep chanting until Nama...

20 Mar 2023 morning – On Bhagavad-gita and Deities (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The names of Bhagavad-gita: Ganga, Savitri-The story of Savitri, Satyavan’s wife-All the residents of this material world commit known sinful activities and unknown sinful activities-Ramachandra’s names protect Sita-devi from passing away-The rules of three sandhya. Chanting gayatri-mantras-For forty-five minutes after sunset we should not recite gayatri-mantras as it is the time of demons (e.g. if sunset is at 6 p.m. we can start reciting ahnika mantras after 6.45 p.m.-Mayavadis are...

20 Mar 2023 morning – On Bhagavad-gita and Deities (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 -The names of Bhagavad-gita: Ganga, Savitri-The story of Savitri, Satyavan’s wife-All the residents of this material world commit known sinful activities and unknown sinful activities-Ramachandra’s names protect Sita-devi from passing away-The rules of three sandhya. Chanting gayatri-mantras-For forty-five minutes after sunset we should not recite gayatri-mantras as it is the time of demons (e.g. if sunset is at 6 p.m. we can start reciting ahnika mantras after 6.45 p.m.-Mayavadis...

21 Jan 2023 midday – Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja Appearance (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Today is the most important and memorable day (smaraniya divasa) in our life-Srimati Radhika gives the order to Ramana Manjari to bring disciples from the material world (the parallel with how She sent Gopa-kumarа from the spiritual to the material world)-How Srimati Radhika sends Her very nearest and dearest sakhis to deliver all the suffering living entities-The Vrajavasis’ samskara in their heart is that Krishna is their family member-Srila Gurudeva was born in 1921 in Maag masa on Mauni...

25 Dec 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The meaning of nishanta-Which hand to hold the japa-mala in and which fingers to use to move the beads-Tan-nama-rupa-caritadi-sukirtananu sloka discussion-Lila on how Krishna met Srimati Radhika and the gopis and did the rasa dance with them-The meaning of the name Radha-‘Devī’ kahi dyotamānā, paramā sundarī sloka discussion-Srimati Radhika is more beautiful than Krishna-While chanting think about the meanings of the holy names-What perfect maunya (vow of silence) is-The birds in...

14 Dec 2022 evening – Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Disappearance (English) – Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Anusharana and anukarana – do not imitate the activities of a shuddha-vaishnava, just follow his instruction-The story about the hat seller and the monkeys who imitated him-The story of how the son-in-law imitated his father-in-law while reciting gayatri-mantras-Shastras forbid ladies to chant brahma-gayatri mantra not to acquire masculine mood-Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada protect his departed guru from the assaults of the Babaji sampradayа-Mahaprabhu buried...