mantra: gopala-mantra

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Igualada 2026, Raval 2026, Spain 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2026, Two Brothers Perform Bhajana in Radha-kunda for 50 Years and One Is Rejected by Radharani After Receiving Rukmini’s Stamp, Teachings of Mahaprabhu, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti, bhava: bhava-mayi-sadhana (devotional practice filled with bhava), mantra: gopala-mantra, mood: sudipta-mahabhava, shastras: evidence of shastras, varnashrama-dharma

08 May 2026 midday – Raya-Ramananda samvada (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 8, 2026 12:00 PM

– Story: two brothers doing bhajana in Radha-kunda for 50 years and then one of them is rejected by Radharani after he got stamp of Rukmini in Rukmini temple. – Those who follow the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma are qualified to enter bhakti. – Daiva-varnasrama-dharma consists of the position we occupy according to our natural inclinations. – If we follow varnasrama-dharma, we will obtain mystical powers. – Merely following varna and asrama without...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into French 2026, Paris 2026, France 2026, ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam, krti-sadhya bhavet sadhya-bhava sa sadhanabhidha, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.2, Shikshashtaka 1, Sadhana-bhakti, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhajana and sadhana: difference, bhakti: 3 stages of development (sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti), bhakti: definition of sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti, bhakti: stages, mantra: gopala-mantra

21 Apr 2026 morning – Sadhana-bhakti (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2026 7:00 AM

On advancing in spiritual practice depending on knowledge of slokas (verses). Indication of the Sri Slokamrtam-Bindu, a book containing the main verses we should learn. On the three stages of bhakti: sadhana, bhava, and prema. The first stage of bhakti, sraddha, means faith in the Guru and the Scriptures. The glories of the gopala-mantra, the king of all mantras. A pastime where munis and rsis meet Lord Ramachandra after chanting the gopala-mantra for over ten thousand years. Lord Ramacandra...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Mexico City 2025, Mexico 2025, Diksha initiation, Importance of Guru, mantra: gopala-mantra

18 Dec 2025 evening – Mantra and Guru Are Fundamental (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 18, 2025 6:00 PM

On the preaching of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Suddha-bhakti manifests when we practice sadhana-bhajana in connection with Guru Parampara and his Harikatha. Lila of longing (separation) that the gopis feel when Krishna leaves the rasa dance. The three miseries of Maya: adhyatmika, adhibhautika, and adhidaivika. Krishna-katha brings all auspiciousness and purifies the hearts of these three miseries. Only butchers, those who kill animals, do not like to hear Harikatha. A verse that affirms this:...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, San Jose 2025, Costa Rica 2025, Raganuga-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, mantra: gopala-mantra, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, samskaras

18 Dec 2025 morning – Raganuga-bhakti Katha (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 18, 2025 7:00 AM

About Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami and Jiva Gosvami. ⁠About Guru Parampara (Rupanuga). ⁠Bhagavat-parampara and Siksa-parampara (Pancaratra-parampara). ⁠Detailed description of the difference between raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. ⁠Ramacandra and the Rsis who followed Him. ⁠In the gopala-mantra there are the moods sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya. When it is said “chant the Mahamantra and be happy,” the goal is to encourage devotees (utsaha). What is favorable, neutral, and unfavorable...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Importance of Listening to Hari-katha, Krishna-samsara: Krishna-centered household; family life devoted to Krishna, mantra: gopala-mantra

10 Dec 2025 midday – Food for the Soul (English) – Bogota, Colombia

December 10, 2025 12:00 PM

– Food for the soul is hari-katha. – When a baby is crying far away from its mother, she cannot hear it. The baby cries and cries until it faints. In the same way, your soul cries out for hari-katha, but you do not listen to it, and it finally faints in maya. – Awaken your soul with the maha-mantra, the medicine brought by Mahaprabhu. – Chant gopala-mantra or gayatri-mantra to awaken your soul. – Create krishna-samsara in your home. Remember that your house belongs...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Beginning of Bhakti, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), consciousness: conscious being, mantra: gopala-mantra

10 Dec 2025 morning – A Seed of Bhakti (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 10, 2025 7:00 AM

Sadhu-sanga is very important. The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana, vikasita-chetana and purna-vikasita-chetana. Feeling, willing and knowing are the three characteristics of a conscious being. Devatas are those who have faith in God, while asuras are those who do not. To devotees: You are now a vikasita-chetana. However, your goal should be to become a purna-vikasita-chetana. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Kuala Lumpur 2025, Malaysia 2025, Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya, Mantra Meditation, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhava: gopi-bhava, chanting: methods (loudly; whispering; in the mind, chanting: outloud with Gurudev, mantra: gayatri (how to chant), mantra: gopala-mantra, mantra: gopala-mantra (how to chant), Narada Rishi: childhood

01 Oct 2025 morning – How to Chant Mantras (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 1, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chant the maha-mantra and the Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya mantra every day, and your mind will not be disturbed. – The ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’ mantra has its own melody and is chanted out loud. – How Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy names. – There are three ways to chant mantras: loudly (ucchara), in a whisper (upansa), and in the mind (manasika). – We should chant the gayatri-mantra, the gopala-mantra and the krishna-mantra in our minds, and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Mirepoix 2025, France 2025, Diksha initiation, mantra: gopala-mantra

27 May 2025 evening – Diksa Mantras (English) | Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 27, 2025 6:58 PM

– A pastime where Durvasa Rsi is received by Yudhisthira Maharaja and Droupadi prays for Krsna’s help. – A dialogue between Krsna and Uddhava about who Bhagavan is. – Krsna states that Bhagavan always tells the truth, never lies, and has no 18 faults. – A pastime where the gopis have to reach the other bank of the Yamuna River with their preparations and deliver them to the sadhu Durvasa Rsi. – About the cow padma-gandha that only exists in Krsna’s...

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