0:00:27 – When a sadhu speaks Hari-katha, all sins are destroyed; an example from Sadhana-bhakti is Subal and Sridam. However, one must not think, “I am Subal”; that is called impersonalism. 0:07:10 – The second stage of bhakti; the 9 external and 3 internal moods of bhakti. 0:16:12 – The third stage, Prema-bhakti; Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami tells Krishna, “I pray only for the mercy of Radharani.” This is one-pointed focus. 0:20:35 – You will possess...
bhava: gopi-bhava
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Bhuj 2024, Gujarat 2024, India 2024, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhava: gopi-bhava
26 Nov 2024 midday – Gopi-bhava (English translation) | Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:00:27 – When a sadhu speaks Hari-katha, all sins are destroyed; an example from Sadhana-bhakti is Subal and Sridam. However, one must not think, “I am Subal”; that is called impersonalism. 0:07:10 – The second stage of bhakti; the 9 external and 3 internal moods of bhakti. 0:16:12 – The third stage, Prema-bhakti; Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami tells Krishna, “I pray only for the mercy of Radharani.” This is one-pointed focus. 0:20:35 – You will possess...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, bhava: gopi-bhava, karma: previous life, Mahabharata, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024
24 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Rsis ask Saunaka Rsi questions. Prahlada says that if you surrender to the Lord, He will protect you. The demigods take shelter of the Lord, and the asuras take shelter of their own strength and are against the Lord. Instructions are given to those who have faith! Difference between sukrti and punya. Lila of Ramacandra with Bali, king of Kiskindha. Beautiful prayers by Vrtasura indicating gopi-bhava: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-… (SB 6.11.24–27). A profound explanation of attachment:...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, bhava: gopi-bhava, karma: previous life, Mahabharata, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2024
24 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4 (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Rsis ask Saunaka Rsi questions. Prahlada says that if you surrender to the Lord, He will protect you. The demigods take shelter of the Lord, and the asuras take shelter of their own strength and are against the Lord. Instructions are given to those who have faith! Difference between sukrti and punya. Lila of Ramacandra with Bali, king of Kiskindha. Beautiful prayers by Vrtasura indicating gopi-bhava: ahaṁ hare tava pādaika-mūla-… (SB 6.11.24–27). A profound explanation of attachment:...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vedavati
17 Apr 2024 morning – Sri Rama-navami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The story of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu; Vedavati appeared as Sita-devi afterwards. Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya lila. Shabari story. Shabari did not give her food remnants to Ramachandra. Description of the rasas and their characteristics Lila on how the turtle, who longed to touch the lotus feet of the Lord, became a boatman who ferried Lord Ramachandra across the river in a rama-lila. Lila on how Lord Ramachandra granted liberation to the stone-embedded soul...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vedavati
17 Apr 2024 morning – Sri Rama-navami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The story of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu; Vedavati appeared as Sita-devi afterwards. Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya lila. Shabari story. Shabari did not give her food remnants to Ramachandra. Description of the rasas and their characteristics Lila on how the turtle, who longed to touch the lotus feet of the Lord, became a boatman who ferried Lord Ramachandra across the river in a rama-lila. Lila on how Lord Ramachandra granted liberation to the stone-embedded soul...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2024, Hari-katha at Airports 2014, bhava: gopi-bhava, maya: gunas, sampradayas: Madhva Sampradaya, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga
13 Mar 2024 – Gopis’ Kama (English) – Airport, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Gopis are the internal potency of Krishna. 6 ways to attain the Lord: kamat, dveshat, bhayat, snehat, bhaktya, sambahdhat. Gopis attained Krishna through kama, which is not lust but pure transcendental love. Sri Sampradaya: vidhi-marga and seva-nishtha; Brahma-madhva sampradaya: dvaitavada, pancha-bheda; Rudra Sampradaya: vatsalya-bhava, Sanaka Sampradaya: svakiya-bhava, parakiya-bhava and Madhvacharya Sampradaya: gopi-bhava. Nimitta-karana (reason) and upadana-karana (ingredients)...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, San Francisco 2024, USA 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava
26 Jan 2024 evening – Vritrasura Katha and the Essence of Srimad-Bhagavatam (English) – San Francisco, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 In the story of Citraketu Maharaja, gopi-bhava is made explicit. Our sadhana aims to achieve vraja-parakiya-bhava. Vrtasura manifested from fire. In the past life he was Citraketu Maharaja, an uttama-maha-bhagavata. Siva’s pastime speaking harikatha with Parvati on His lap. And when Citraketu plays with Siva, he is cursed by Parvati to become an asura. Citraketu Maharaja humbly accepted the curse, this is how the Vaisnavas are. Uddhava in Vrndavana. How is it possible that the...