service: guru-seva

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, liberation, renunciation, self-realisation, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

06 Aug 2023 morning – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 6, 2023 9:33 AM

Bhajananandi and gosthanandi. Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s service to his deity. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta opens the first Gaudiya Matha temple in Kolkata. The three things that are necessary for us to practise spiritual life. We should speak according to what the scriptures say. To satisfy God, it is first necessary to follow varnasrama-dharma. Explanation of the verse: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ Our purpose in life is to fulfil Gurudeva’s heart and follow his instructions. The highest...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, liberation, renunciation, self-realisation, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

06 Aug 2023 morning – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (Hindi) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 6, 2023 9:33 AM

Bhajananandi and gosthanandi. Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s service to his deity. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta opens the first Gaudiya Matha temple in Kolkata. The three things that are necessary for us to practise spiritual life. We should speak according to what the scriptures say. To satisfy God, it is first necessary to follow varnasrama-dharma. Explanation of the verse: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ Our purpose in life is to fulfil Gurudeva’s heart and follow his instructions. The highest...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, character quality: duplicity, service: guru-seva

14 Jul 2023 afternoon – The Glories of Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Gosvami Maharaja (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 14, 2023 12:23 PM

One who obtains the association of a Vaishnava and receives instructions from him may experience the moods of separation. Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja devoted his life to serving Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaja. In the heart of one who does guru-seva without duplicity, transcendental feelings are manifested. Such a personality is very rare. The sampradayas are protected when one is able to defend the scriptures. The qualities of Sri Nityananda Prabhu were manifested in...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Jaragua do Sul 2023, Brazil 2023, ceremony: guru-puja, liberation, mantra: gayatri (how to chant), service: guru-seva

05 Jun 2023 evening – The Importance of Guru Seva and Chanting the Gayatri Mantras (English) – Jaragua do Sul, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 5, 2023 6:32 PM

Lord Krishna is our father and mother. By practising our spiritual goal, through sadhana and bhajana, we can return to our original abode. We are like immigrants in this material world. Through sadhu-sanga we can get the realisation of our soul. How to surrender completely to the lotus feet of the spiritual master. With the association of the sadhu, krsna-bhakti manifests in the heart. To attain spiritual development, one must be one-pointed to the spiritual master. How to worship the guru...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Siedelsbrunn 2023, Germany 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, character quality: lust and anger, karma: previous life, service: guru-seva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)

01 Jun 2023 midday – The Sadhaka and the Spiritual Life (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 1, 2023 12:26 PM

Krishna gives us sanga and then He turns away, so is this world, the sun rises and sets, the waves of the sea come and go. You can’t even imagine how many countless souls are born and die in this cycle, come and go. When Krishna was here, you were all here. In this path of repeated birth and death, one day the soul attains sadhu-sanga and hari-katha, and then Bhakti-devi manifests in the heart. Sloka: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido There are different sadhus and different bhakta...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Paris 2023, France 2023, Uma Didi, service: cooking, service: guru-seva, service: vaishnava-seva

27 May 2023 evening – Glorification of Srimati Uma Didi (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 27, 2023 7:24 PM

When one feels separation (viraha) from the devotees of the Lord, inexplicable feelings arise. The story of Gopa Kumara and his separation from his guru, Jayanta. Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja also felt great separation from his guru, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabuphada, so much so that he could not pronounce his name after his departure. The life story of Srimati Uma Didi and her sadhana and bhajana. Srimati Uma Didi was born into an upper-class Vaishnava family and lived in a...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Paris 2023, France 2023, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, Kalidasa, renunciation (vairagya), service: guru-seva, soul: conditioned soul

25 May 2023 morning – How to Achieve the Supreme Goal (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 25, 2023 11:34 AM

You must have a clear decision as to what your cherished goal is. Without sadhana it is not possible to attain the ultimate goal of being Radha-dasi, servant of Radha. Guru-padasraya, diksa, siksa, vrsambhena, guru-sevaya. Without guru-seva there’s no point in having a lot of knowledge. If you don’t chant your mantras, you dishonour your Guru. It is necessary to follow the instructions of the Guru. Initiation does not happen in a single day, it happens throughout the whole process...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Paris 2023, France 2023, service: guru-seva

24 May 2023 evening – Approaching the Spiritual Master (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 24, 2023 6:23 PM

Tad viddhi pranipatena sloka. The meaning of tattva-darshinah. Shreya (spiritual conditions) and preya (material conditions) in our spiritual life. Lack of money and excess of money are the causes of disturbance of the mind. The Lord does not give you money because He knows that you will misuse it. God is our real parent. He knows our hearts. First you have to eat bitter things. Types of pranamas. Atma nivedana bhajana. The meaning of pariprasnena. Krishna hides and watches the gopis express...

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