0:02:50 – Everything is possible thanks to guru-seva; the most effective method is guru-seva; everything happens by the mercy of the Lord. 0:07:00 – We are called Rupanugas. Why? Because Rupa Gosvami possessed exalted qualities and attained the mercy of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; preaching is going on everywhere. Once the Lord said: “In every village, in every home, they will chant My holy names.” 0:08:40 – For service, three things are needed: a temple, books...
service: guru-seva
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Faridabad 2024, Radha-Madhava Gaudiya Matha 2024, India 2024, service: guru-seva
16 Nov 2024 evening – Harikatha at inauguration Festival Sri Radha-Madhava Gaudiya Matha (English translation) | Faridabad, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:02:50 – Everything is possible thanks to guru-seva; the most effective method is guru-seva; everything happens by the mercy of the Lord. 0:07:00 – We are called Rupanugas. Why? Because Rupa Gosvami possessed exalted qualities and attained the mercy of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; preaching is going on everywhere. Once the Lord said: “In every village, in every home, they will chant My holy names.” 0:08:40 – For service, three things are needed: a temple, books...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, body: dehatma-buddhi, sadhu-sanga: importance, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
21 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Hearing Krsna-katha (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
All sufferings arise due to bodily conception, dehatma-buddhi. Maya Devi is punishing us because we do not serve Krsna. Through Harikatha, Krsna enters through our ears and cleanses our hearts. By hearing Krsna-katha, we forget our bodily identification and, little by little, we will understand our spiritual identity. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). The living entities have innumerable papas (sins) in their hearts and therefore have no taste for hearing Krsna-katha. Only...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, service: guru-seva, soul: conditioned soul
20 Aug 2024 evening – How can we attain the mercy of Guru? (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
We must pray for one drop of Gurudeva’s mercy in order to progress in Bhakti. The nature of the soul is to serve Krishna. It is very rare to become a servant of God. The differences between being served and becoming a servant. The position of the jiva soul since time immemorial. By all our senses we can serve God. Activities of the conditioned soul. We came to this world to do bhajana to God. We are born alone and we will die alone, so do bhajana of God. Lord Rama is always with us. Only those...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, London 2024, United Kingdom 2024, Hari-katha at Airports 2014, Bhagavan: Brahman effulgence, guru: guru-bhakti, liberation: brahma-sayujya, service: guru-seva
15 Aug 2024 airport – Preaching is very important (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Question: People don’t know anything about yoga… Answer: When you preach, people will start coming. Question: Sometimes we spend a lot of money and effort and the result is insignificant… Answer: Don’t consider aiming at the result, that is not bhakti! You should just do your duty, Krsna says so in the Bhagavad Gita. Karmis aim at their own benefit, bhaktas don’t! Jnanis want to detach themselves with the help of knowledge and merge into the brahman effulgence (brahma...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Houston 2024, Texas 2024, USA 2024, service: guru-seva
26 Jul 2024 evening – Guru-seva and Sadhu-sanga (Hindi) | Houston, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Shloka: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ (Sri Guru Stotra). Sri Gurvashtakam. There is no happiness here. Everyone thinks someone else is happy. The importance of guru-seva. Fragrance from the body of a sadhu opened the gate in the hell planet and people from hell came to Vaikuntha. Shloka: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya 22.54). Gurudev inspired us to come today. My Gurudev Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja was the personification of trinad api sunicena. The liberated...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Matinhos 2024, Brazil 2024, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), character quality: duplicity, service: guru-seva
20 Jul 2024 morning – Surrender and Devotional Service (English) | Matinhos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Definition of karma and definition of seva. The meaning of atma-nivedana. Bhakti means that all our efforts should be for the pleasure of Krsna. Question about the difference between seva and karma. We should reject everything that is unfavorable for bhakti. Pastime about Govinda, the intimate servant of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We can only understand Sri Guru’s desire when we receive his mercy and are surrendered. Srila Rupa Gosvamipada fulfilled all the desires of Mahaprabhu’s heart...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Santos 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhaktivinoda Thakura, apasampradayas: unauthorized disciplic lines (deviations from the teachings of the original sampradaya; improper interpretations of bhakti), service: guru-seva
05 Jul 2024 evening – Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Disappearance (English) | Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura tirobhava-tithi and Gadadhara Pandita tirobhava-tithi. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura is called 7th Gosvami. Shloka: śrī-rūpa, sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunātha… (CC Antya 1.3-4). Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura manifested the birthplace of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura manifested Nayana Mani Manjari, i.e. Srila BS Sarasvati Prabhupada. Life history of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura arrested one yogi Bishkishan who claimed to...