Shloka: pṛthivīte āche yata nagarādi grāma (Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-khaṇḍa 4.126). Kali-yuga’s dharma is nama-sankirtana. Shloka: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam (CC Adi 17.21). Always chant madhurya-nama, Govinda’s sweet names. To repent for his offence, Brahmaji recited the stava-stuti to Krishna, but could please Him only when he recited the verse about Vrajavasis. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi (Sri Brahma-samhita. 5). Krishna is sarva-karana karanam, the cause of all...
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2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, ghosts, karma: law of karma, liberation
05 Aug 2024 morning – How the Universes Are Created (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Caitanya Caritamrta 20.108-109). How all universes are created (Brahma, Siva and Visnu). One day of Brahma: The yugas and the duration of each one. The method to connect with God in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra. Song: Hari Haraye Namah Krsna. Karma is independent of astrology, and the Holy Names destroy all sins. The types of liberation (mukti). The universal form of Visnu and his weapons. How the law of karma works...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Pipa 2024, Brazil 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), ghosts
07 Mar 2024 morning – The Mercy of Gurudeva and Krsna (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Since time immemorial (anadi-kala) conditioned souls have been wandering and suffering in this material world: sleeping, eating, mating and defending themselves. The souls manifested themselves from the tatastha-sakti potency of the Lord. But, Guru and Vaisnavas are so merciful, they help us to change our lifestyle. The Lord is very merciful in giving us this human body to do sadhana. But most people do not know whom to worship, and they worship speculatively, without sastra-jnana. There are...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Pipa 2024, Brazil 2024, Ekadashi-vrata 2024, ghosts
06 Mar 2024 evening – Everyone Observe Ekadashi (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Everyone from 8 to 80 should observe Ekadashi. – Different religions’ view of ahimsa, non-violence. – Offer to God what you eat. – The meaning of the word ‘meat’. – Topics of reincarnation. – The meaning of the name Rukmangada. – The glories of Ekadashi in the story of King Rukmangada. – Karma-tattva. – You can give the fruits of Ekadashi to bhutas, ghosts, to help them get human bodies. – Everyone please observe...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, ghosts, maya: gunas, sacred thread, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
29 Feb 2024 evening – The Glories of Srila Gurudeva Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta used to teach by analogy between sheep and men who follow blindly; and between the half-chicken philosophy and those who accept God but not His powers. – The second birth is the one in which we receive diksa-mantras from the Guru. – The person who studies the Vedas is called “vipra”; whoever chants the Holy Names is called “brahmana”; and whoever does not sing or study, “sudra”. – Brahmana is the one who chants the Holy Names and follows the...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, ghosts, guru: bonafide guru
14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (Bengali) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears. Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be. Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee. Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost. Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet. Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord. There is no...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Taldi 2023, West Bengal 2023, India 2023, ghosts, guru: bonafide guru
14 Dec 2023 morning – Listen to Harikatha and Receive Diksha from a Pure Devotee (English translation) – Taldi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The food of the soul is harinama and harikatha, without this the soul becomes sad and the meaning of being in a body disappears. Song: Gouranga Bolite Ha’be. Our heart only becomes clean when we hear harikatha from a pure devotee. Story of Tulasi Dasa and a ghost. Story of Srila Gurudeva BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and a ghost who wanted to drink the water that washed his lotus feet. Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one will never obtain the mercy/darsana of the Lord. There is no...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Sydney 2023, Australia 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), ghosts, sadhu-sanga: importance
01 Oct 2023 morning – How to Progress in Bhakti (Hindi) – Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Chant the holy names and do not criticize anyone. The importance of sadhu-sanga. The three times of the day and the appropriate bhajana. Anisthita-bhajana: unstable practice has six stages. The jiva wanders erratically in this prison of maya. Detailed explanation of the verse: “bhavāpavargo bhramato yadā bhavej…” (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.51.53). About material relationships, death and reincarnation. Samsara (cycle of births and deaths) is the attachment to the corporeal conception (me...