The supreme virtue is forgiveness. Why doesn’t Maya Devi have compassion for us? Our offense is not serving Krsna and wanting to enjoy the material world. You can follow all the rules, but if you don’t serve Krsna, everything is useless. Bhajana Rahasya by Bhaktivinoda Thakura and the process of practicing devotional service to the Lord. Sloka: guru-pādāśraya… (CC Madhya 22.115). 1st step: take shelter at the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master. 2nd step: receive spiritual...
service: guru-seva
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, disciples: types, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva
01 Jun 2024 evening – The Parikrama of Vrindavana and Govardhana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Lord Ramacandra uses only a very special arrow called rama bana. The different types of disciples that are not useful. We must always be connected with the Guru. If you do not follow the Guru’s instructions, then it is not guru-seva. About vani-seva (brha-mridanga-seva), the highest service. Posting slokas and the Hare Krsna maha-mantra on Facebook is very good! In this Dhanya Kali-yuga, Kalki Avatara does not come due to the emergence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. About the effects of the...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, disciples: types, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva
01 Jun 2024 evening – The Parikrama of Vrindavana and Govardhana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Lord Ramacandra uses only a very special arrow called rama bana. The different types of disciples that are not useful. We must always be connected with the Guru. If you do not follow the Guru’s instructions, then it is not guru-seva. About vani-seva (brha-mridanga-seva), the highest service. Posting slokas and the Hare Krsna maha-mantra on Facebook is very good! In this Dhanya Kali-yuga, Kalki Avatara does not come due to the emergence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. About the effects of the...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into French 2024, Mirepoix 2024, France 2024, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.2.29, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, service: guru-seva, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)
15 May 2024 evening – How to Receive Diksha and Serve (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Human life is very rare: durlabho mānuṣo deho dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (SB 11.2.29)
Vishrambhena guru-seva.
He who has no common sense, how can he attain transcendental knowledge?
The meaning of diksha.
One needs good qualification (sat-guna) to serve God.
Sadhana-siddhi, bhava-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi and vastu-siddhi.
The gopis will give you training.
Hari-katha is the essence of human life.
ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (Sri Shikshashtaka 1)
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Italian 2024, San Nicolao 2024, Italy 2024, Gadadhara Pandita, rasa dance: rasa-lila, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
08 May 2024 evening – Appearance Day of Sri Gadadhara Pandita (English) – San Nicolao, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Vapu-seva and vani-seva are the two kinds of guru-seva. To preach, one needs a place and books. Under the shelter of a true guru. The exemplary guru-seva of Arunik and Upamanyu. The lila of Shiva trying to enter rasa-lila. Krishna calls Radharani to come with Him into the material world. Radharani comes as Gadadhara Pandita. Krishna is shaktiman and Sri Radha is shakti. Bhagavat-tattva: Krishna’s incarnations and Krishna’s descent in one day of Brahma. The reasons of Mahaprabhu’s descent into...
2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, character quality: duplicity, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya, self-realisation, service: guru-seva
01 Apr 2024 midday – The Difference Between Seva and Aparadha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhu-sanga happens when sukrti becomes mature and accumulated. Proper renunciation (yukta-vairagya) and false renunciation, like a monkey (markata-vairagya, renunciation without self-realisation). Renunciation only happens when the desire for sense gratification ends. It is a great offence (aparadha) to receive money in the name of Krsna, or the Temple, and use it to maintain the enjoyment of your family. There is a specific type of hell only for those who practise these activities. There is...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, character quality: duplicity, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya, self-realisation, service: guru-seva
01 Apr 2024 midday – The Difference Between Seva and Aparadha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sadhu-sanga happens when sukrti becomes mature and accumulated. Proper renunciation (yukta-vairagya) and false renunciation, like a monkey (markata-vairagya, renunciation without self-realisation). Renunciation only happens when the desire for sense gratification ends. It is a great offence (aparadha) to receive money in the name of Krsna, or the Temple, and use it to maintain the enjoyment of your family. There is a specific type of hell only for those who practise these activities. There is...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, smara-garala-khandanam mama sirasi mandanam, Gita-Govinda 10.8, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Uddhava Samvada, A Sadhu Who Chanted Under a Tree and Inspired the Birds, Glories of Guru, Importance of Guru, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Gaudiya: meaning of the word, Radha: Gauri, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
01 Feb 2024 evening – The Dedication of the Guru and Guru-Seva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. – It is necessary to spend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krishna consciousness. Each gallon contains more than four liters. – Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this. – Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada. – It is only possible to reach...