lineage: guru-parampara

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Guaruja 2024, Brazil 2024, Nishanta-lila, animals: dogs, guru-varga, liberation, liberation: merge with the Lord, lineage: guru-parampara, renunciation

30 Dec 2024 evening – Don’t Be Slaves of Maya (English) | Guaruja, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 30, 2024 7:20 PM

0:02:12 – How to progress in our spiritual life? We need three things: Sambandha (relationship with the Lord), Abhideya (the process of bhakti), and Prayojana (the ultimate goal). Srila Rupa Gosvamipada speaks about this in Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu. The one goal is to give happiness to Krishna; this mood should be uninterrupted, like a continuous stream of honey. Bhakti should not stop; all efforts should be for Krishna’s happiness. For Krishna’s happiness, we must give up...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, Christmas 2024, anartha-nivritti: removal of unwanted things (cleansing of the heart; stage of bhakti development), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), gopis: types, lineage: guru-parampara, siddha-pranali: system of spiritual lineage (process of receiving the identity of one's spiritual form through a lineage of teachers)

25 Dec 2024 evening – Our Guru-parampara (English) | Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 25, 2024 6:26 PM

Before taking diksha, carefully realise our guru-parampara. Pancharatriki-parampara and bhagavatiya-parampara. How Baladeva Vidyabhushana Prabhu proved that Srimati Radharani was married to Sri Krishna. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura boldly opened his siddha-pranali. 2 types of siddha-pranali. Shraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nishtha, ruchi, asakti, bhava and prema. Do not hear hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava. Shloka: avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam… (Padma...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Guru-purnima (Vyasa-puja) 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, guru-varga, lineage: guru-parampara

21 Jul 2024 evening – Guru Purnima (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 21, 2024 6:40 PM

Puspanjali to Veda Vyasa, Sanatana Gosvamipada and the entire Guru-parampara. The advaitasvadis accept the existence of Vyasa Deva, but do not accept following his instructions. Parinam-vadha written by Veda Vyasa, the doctrine of transformation, vastu and shakti. Acintya-bedhabedha is a very elevated philosophy. Vyasa Deva is shakti-avesa-avatara, he received from Sri Krsna all the potencies to write the Vedas. Story of Parasara Rsi, the father of Vyasa Deva and Sakti Muni, his grandfather...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Gujarat 2024, Somnath 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024, lineage: guru-parampara, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024

20 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 20, 2024 6:56 PM

All sins are destroyed by listening to Srimad Bhagavatam. About the story of ocean churning and the battle between demigods and demons in search of nectar. About the auspiciousness of mangalacarana prayers and the three existing types. Srimad Bhagavatam manifested from the core of Vyasadeva’s heart and the essence of all the Scriptures are in it. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ… (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.1). The glories of Sri Krsna Bhagavan. God is the Supreme Absolute Truth. The glories of...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Gujarat 2024, Somnath 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024, lineage: guru-parampara, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024

20 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 20, 2024 6:56 PM

PART 1 PART 2 All sins are destroyed by listening to Srimad Bhagavatam. About the story of ocean churning and the battle between demigods and demons in search of nectar. About the auspiciousness of mangalacarana prayers and the three existing types. Srimad Bhagavatam manifested from the core of Vyasadeva’s heart and the essence of all the Scriptures are in it. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ… (Śrī brahma-saṁhitā 5.1). The glories of Sri Krsna Bhagavan. God is the Supreme Absolute Truth. The...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), lineage: guru-parampara

16 Feb 2024 morning – About the Diksa Process and the Relationship with Sri Guru (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 16, 2024 9:45 AM

– About marriage performed according to Vedic culture. – About atmasamarpana (complete surrender of the soul). – About the devotee kanistha-adhikari, uttama-adhikari and the process of diksa. – The twenty-six qualities of a pure devotee. – About the limbs and seed of Bhakti. – Lord Ramacandra’s harikatha and why He didn’t take Hanuman to transcendental Ayodya. – The nature of Hanuman is: where there is Rama-katha he also manifests himself! –...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, lineage: guru-parampara

30 Aug 2023 morning (room) – Questions & Answers (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 30, 2023 10:51 AM

If we do not understand the mood of Srila Gurudeva, we will not understand the mood of our guru-parampara.

Svakiya and parakiya.

Nanda Baba’s prema is higher than Dasharatha Maharaja’s prema.

Srila Svami Maharaja’s humbleness.

Seva is ananda.

Nrisimha-tattva and Shiva-tattva.

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, lineage: guru-parampara, mantras: diksha-mantras, soul: conditioned soul, universe

10 Jul 2023 evening – About Nama and Mantra (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja/Room hari-katha

July 10, 2023 12:57 PM

The process and results of chanting our mantras. The journey through the universe of the bhakti-lata-bija. Discussion of diksha-mantras and the importance of receiving them through Guru-parampara. The two special functions of mantras. The glories of Sri Nama Prabhu are so great. Nama is prema-varchaka. Srila Haridas Thakura is showing the glories of the holy nama. Who is his Guru? To show society, and for the benefit of the conditioned soul, the glories of Guru are coming also. We have to have...

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