– The human body is very rare and it is even rarer to obtain sadhusanga. – Rama-katha is very sweet. – Rama-raja-lila. – Story in Valmik’s Ramayana: Lord Ramacandra received His people at court to resolve and sentence disagreements, including those of animals, for example, He listened to a dog. – Sri Bhagavan knows the language of all living beings. – Story in which Lord Ramacandra receives in His court a crow and an eagle who were fighting for a nest...
guru: guru-nishtha
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cuernavaca 2024, Mexico 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga
18 Jan 2024 morning – Bhakti Marga – The Path of Devotion (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Everyone who practises bhakti-yoga must be careful not to commit vaisnava-aparadha. Whoever commits offences becomes unfit to receive Krsna’s mercy. Only see your own flaws. He who follows the rules of the Scriptures, little by little, reaches the highest spiritual destiny. In the sadhana stage, the sadhaka must follow vaidhi-bhakti. Sloka: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ (CC Madhya-lila 22.158). About vidhi-marga and raga-marga...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, guru: guru-nishtha, guru: guru-tattva
14 Jan 2024 morning – The Glories of Nityananda Prabhu (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We must read the books of the Six Gosvamis to understand what the life of bhaktas is like. He who has Guru-nistha (faith in the Guru) can get out of the wheel of samsara. Sloka: prathamaṃ tu guruṃ pūjya tataś caiva mamārcanam kurvan siddhim avāpnoti hy anyathā niṣphalaṃ bhavet (Hari Bhakti Vilasa 4.344). Lila of a person questioning Nityananda Prabhu’s behaviour, telling Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that he had faith in Him, but not in Nityananda. Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains that Nityananda...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Caraguatatuba 2023, Brazil 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: stages, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), soul: conditioned soul
30 Dec 2023 evening – Chant the Holy Names and Listen to Harikatha (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada took diksa from Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja. – Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam (ŚB 11.3.21). – Pranama-mantra of Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja: namo gaura-kisoraya saksad vairagya-murtaye vipralambha-rasambudhe padambujaya te namah. – Srila Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji Maharaja is the direct manifestation of renunciation and he savors vipralambha-rasa (higher mood of...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Oxford 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, mantra: gopala-mantra, universe, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
11 Sep 2023 evening – Life and Teachings of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (English) – Oxford, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sriman Mahaprabhu instructed His followers to travel and preach His holy names throughout the world. Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada manifested the Brhad Bhagavatamrta, which is a compilation of the madhurya-rasa-katha. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami glorifies his guru in his grantha Mukta-Carita. Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of our sadhana and bhajana. He who has one-pointed faith in his Guru conquers the whole universe. Never criticise a guru! Life and bhajana of Srila Raguntha Dasa...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wales 2023, United Kingdom 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, devotees: types, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha
10 Sep 2023 evening – Ambarisa Maharaja and Vritrasura (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Jiva Gosvami explains the lilas of Ambarisa Maharaja and Vritrasura: Sandarbha-tattva. Sanatana Gosvamipada explained about five types of devotees. Sri Krsna asks Uddhava to go to Vrndavana to pacify the hearts of His parents and the gopis. Uddhava performs pranamas and asks for the dust of the gopis’ lotus feet. Sadhya means objective, and sadhana means practice. Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of our sadhana-bhakti. Music: Sri Guru Carana Padma, by Srila Narottama Dasa...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-nishtha, renunciation, soul: conditioned soul
04 Sep 2023 evening – The glories of Krsna-katha (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The highest dharma is devotional service. The renunciation and devotion of Rupa and Sanatana. The separation lila of Radha and Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The meaning of go-dasa: slave of the senses; and, the origin of all sufferings, the corporeal conception of life. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān (CC...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, London 2023, United Kingdom 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-nishtha, renunciation, soul: conditioned soul
02 Sep 2023 evening – The Seed of Devotion is Watered by Hari-katha (English) – London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Hari is in the harikatha. Verse: naham vasami vaikunthe yoginam hridayena ca (Padma Purana). Verse: na dhanam na janaṁ na sundarīṁ (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 4). The highest dharma is devotional service. The renunciation and devotion of Rupa and Sanatana. The separation lila of Radha and Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The meaning of go-dasa: slave of the senses; and, the origin of all sufferings, the corporeal conception of life. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona...