ghosts

2023, Discourses Translated into English 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 (English translation) – Sydney, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 1, 2023 8:27 AM

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...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, ghosts, jiva: jiva-tattva

05 Aug 2023 morning – Maya Devi, Nama and Mantra (Hindi) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 5, 2023 8:00 AM

Those who wish to perform bhakti must follow the 64 angas (limbs) of bhakti. By following vaidhi-marga, the ray of love of the Vrajavasis will come and raganuga-bhakti will arise. Difference between nitya-parikara-tattva and jiva-tattva. Always read the Jaiva-dharma sastra. The different jivas come from the three expansions of the Lord: Baladeva Prabhu, Sankarsana and Karanodakasayi Visnu, the latter of which includes two types: nitya-muktas (eternally liberated) and nitya-baddhas (eternally...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, ghosts, jiva: jiva-tattva

05 Aug 2023 morning – Maya Devi, Nama and Mantra (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 5, 2023 8:00 AM

Those who wish to perform bhakti must follow the 64 angas (limbs) of bhakti. By following vaidhi-marga, the ray of love of the Vrajavasis will come and raganuga-bhakti will arise. Difference between nitya-parikara-tattva and jiva-tattva. Always read the Jaiva-dharma sastra. The different jivas come from the three expansions of the Lord: Baladeva Prabhu, Sankarsana and Karanodakasayi Visnu, the latter of which includes two types: nitya-muktas (eternally liberated) and nitya-baddhas (eternally...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, faith: types, ghosts, Kalidasa

22 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 22, 2023 9:22 AM

Two types of sadhaka: jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. The six types of saranagati. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us about saranagati ( surrender). Mahaprabhu is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam (CC Madhya 22.100). The greatest example of atyantika-sraddha ( unwavering faith) is Haridasa Thakura. Vaidhi-sraddha bestows Vaikuntha-dhama, and raganuga-sraddha bestows Vrndavana-dhama. The drawing of tree leaves to...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, ghosts, sacred thread

11 Jul 2023 evening – Glories of the Holy Names and the Lords associates (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 11, 2023 6:32 PM

What are the qualities of a Vaisnava? Explanation of trinad api sunicena. Duties of the four varnas. An explanation of our ancestry from Lord Brahma (Why a baby cries at birth). Our two births: shakra-janma (material birth) and savitri-janma (diksha initiation). Vipra-janma when we are qualified to study vedas. Those who worship Bhagavad-nama, they are known as brahmana. Story of a boy who forgot the sacred mantras and whose life was saved by the sacred thread. Glories of chanting the holy...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, ghosts, sacred thread

11 Jul 2023 evening – Glories of the Holy Names and the Lords associates (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 11, 2023 6:17 PM

What are the qualities of a Vaisnava? Explanation of trinad api sunicena. Duties of the four varnas. An explanation of our ancestry from Lord Brahma (Why a baby cries at birth). Our two births: shakra-janma (material birth) and savitri-janma (diksha initiation). Vipra-janma when we are qualified to study vedas. Those who worship Bhagavad-nama, they are known as brahmana. Story of a boy who forgot the sacred mantras and whose life was saved by the sacred thread. Glories of chanting the holy...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva, art: 16 arts (kalas) described in the scriptures, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), ghosts, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta

07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 7, 2023 8:24 AM

Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva, art: 16 arts (kalas) described in the scriptures, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), ghosts, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta

07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 7, 2023 8:24 AM

Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...

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