Krsna’s pastime of putting kajala on a gopi. Krsna steals the love of the gopis. Explanation of Corastakam. Krishna is not a thief, He is a dacoit (bandit). Different kinds of sins. Consciously or unconsciously we commit sins. What happens when we go to the infernal planets? Once you come to the lotus feet of Govinda, He will steal everything from you. Question about Christian philosophy. Immersing in the Brahman is like going to prison. Gross body and subtle body. What is the identity of...
body: gross body
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Coelhosa 2023, Portugal 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, disease: diseases, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), samskaras
24 Jun 2023 evening – How to Control the Senses and the Mind (English) – Coelhosa, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Bhakti-yoga is the devotional service that connects you to the Lord. We are residents of Goloka Vrndavana – back to God, back home. We are not the body, we are the soul. The soul is eternal and transcendental and travels in different bodies. There are 5 elements in the gross body: earth, water, fire, air and ether. The soul will complete its journey when it reaches the abode of the Lord. All souls suffer the three kinds of miseries in this material world: adhidaivika (caused by...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Trancoso 2023, Brazil 2023, body: gross body, body: subtle body
11 Jun 2023 evening – The Way to the Direct Perception of the Soul (English) – Trancoso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Without Krishna’s desire, nothing happens. Krishna is the Supreme Controller. mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥsūyate sa-carācaramhetunānena kaunteyajagad viparivartate(Bhagavad-gita 9.10). G.O.D. Today we are here, tomorrow no more. He who is born will surely die. The soul is eternal and transcendental. The body is like a tree with two birds sitting on two branches: the soul and the Supersoul. How to reach/see the Lord. Karma is very complex to understand. The gross body and the subtle body. The...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Balneario Camboriu 2023, Brazil 2023, Krishna-tattva, body: gross body, body: subtle body, karma: cycle of birth and death, samskaras, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
04 Jun 2023 evening – We Are All Eternal Servants of Krishna (English) – Balneario Camboriu, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
All living entities are eternal servants of Krishna. Krishna speaks to Arjuna in BG 15.7. Our duty is to serve Krishna. Maya-devi punishes anyone who does not serve Krishna. Verse: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha ataeva māyā tāre deya saṁsāra-duḥkha (Cc. Madhya 20.117). Although the souls suffer the three miseries in this material world, they do not think about how to get out of it and seek self-realisation. Why do we suffer the three miseries of maya (illusory energy)? Answer: The...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Lithuanian 2023, Kaunas 2023, Lithuania 2023, Entry level discourses 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, mantra: Om mantra, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
22 Apr 2023 evening – How to Achieve Peace, Love and Affection (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Peace comes from the core of the heart and then comes love and affection for all living beings. God is love and love is God. When you love God, you love all living beings. Our spiritual science talks about how to get peace and love. Peace comes from the heart of Narayana, the Supreme Lord. He has many names in different languages, but He is one. God is in everyone and everywhere. To see God, one must follow the process of bhakti-yoga. (Comparison with the process of seeing ghee in milk )-About...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, body: gross body, body: subtle body, karma: previous life, service: guru-seva
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, body: gross body, body: subtle body, karma: previous life, service: guru-seva
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
2022, Discourses in Bengali 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Damodarashtaka 2022, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, body: gross body, body: subtle body, liberation
25 Oct 2022 morning – Significance of Satyavrata Muni prayers (Bengali) – India
-We should respect all vaishnavas & honour them.-Effects of disrespecting vaishnavas.-Respect all jivas as Krsna is in all living entities.-Satyavarata Muni prayers of paying obeisances to Lord & saying he don’t want liberation& hankers for darshan of Lord Krsna’s beautiful form-Baddha-jivas want peace & happiness but don’t get it.-Jiva wanders in this samsara like a blinded ox going around in a circle.-Hari-bhajan is the only difference between animals &...